S2 E3: "Creativity: an act of rebellion"

About this episode

In this episode, Janelle French interviews Ola, a business coach from Poland, discussing creativity, bilingualism, and language acquisition.

Wow, wow, wow! Meet Ola, a trailblazing business coach originally from Poland who operates her business English. You can find out more about her work here. In this episode we cover a lot of topics including: 'secondary bilingualism' (a term coined by Ola describing when you become bilingual without really trying); the subtle process of language acquisition in children and teenagers; the credibility (or lack thereof) of non-native and native speakers; the conviction of being a legitimate user ...

People in this episode

Host: Janelle French

Guest: Ola

Topics covered

• creativity
• bilingualism
• language acquisition
• business coaching
• non-native speakers

Keywords

• creativity
• bilingualism
• language acquisition
• business coaching
• non-native speakers

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: English

Places: Poland

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