Tag: Language Learning

November 25, 2025Podcast Episodes

#164: Modals of Obligation is Not a Punk Band

Ian and Michael meander through the quirks, confusions, and small joys of language learning. The conversation ambles across pronunciations, past tenses, and all the little linguistic oddities that trip people up. There’s a healthy dose of nostalgia for how languages used to be taught, musings on what actually helps people learn, and the occasional tangent into dictionary rabbit holes. And yes, somewhere along the way, the perfect name for a punk band is discovered. (This description was written with the help of AI; this episode contains AI-generated speech)
November 18, 2025Podcast Episodes

#163: The Mistake-Doing Episode: A Tale of L1 Interference

In this harrowing instalment of AI Unfiltered, Ian and Michael venture deep into the treacherous world of L1 interference: the subtle, sinister force that causes second-language mishaps, awkward phrasing, and, in Michael’s case, one truly unforgivable linguistic blunder committed live on air. The consequences? Tragic. Catastrophic. Entirely self-inflicted.

From grammar gremlins to cross-lingual chaos, the hosts unpack how native-language patterns sneak into speech — and why some mistakes echo far beyond the recording studio. Listener discretion advised: contains scenes of grammatical violence. (This description was written with the help of AI)
October 22, 2024Podcast Episodes

#118: Nautical Expressions, Language Acquisition Metholodogies

Ian and Michael discuss nautical terms and expressions in everyday use and the contribution of seafaring traditions to the English language, as well as different approaches to language acquisition.
October 15, 2024Podcast Episodes

#117: Weather Expressions, Learning Conversational English

Ian and Michael delve into everyone's favourite topic of conversation - the weather - and its assortment of expressions, as well as language eduction from a conversational standpoint.
September 3, 2024Podcast Episodes

#112: Teaching English and Cross-cultural Communication

Ian and Michael discuss the future of teaching languages and communication across different cultures, especially in the context of English as a lingua franca.
April 9, 2024Podcast Episodes

#97: Card Games, Board Games and AI, Collectibles

Ian and Michael discuss card games in the context of language learning, use of AI in creating board games, and collectible items. (This episode contains AI-generated speech)
June 13, 2023Podcast Episodes

#63: Digital Language Learning

Ian and Michael discuss online language learning and the role ChatGPT in language learning - are we replacing the human language teacher anytime soon?
May 16, 2023Podcast Episodes

#59: Languages in the Digital Era

Get ready to tune in to an illuminating conversation with Ian and Michael as they navigate the fascinating crossroads of technology and linguistics in our latest episode, "Languages in the Digital Era."

This episode is a deep dive into the essential but often overlooked topic of providing digital services in minority languages. They'll explore the unique challenges and potential solutions that come with this digital inclusivity. Furthermore, they'll delve into practical language learning in today's digital world, highlighting the impact of technological advancements on our capacity to learn and retain new languages. (This description was automatically generated with ChatGPT)
July 12, 2022Podcast Episodes

#23: The Translated Episode

In the last episode before the summer hiatus, Ian and Michael discuss translation and speech in the context of language learning, virtual voice-overs, and virtual movie actors. As an experiment, we've also included excerpts from episode 16 (No code and low code) that have been automatically translated to Spanish and French using speech-to-text (to create the transcript from the original English), machine translation, and text-to-speech!

AI Unfiltered will be back from its summer hiatus with new episodes on August 30!