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Meet the team: Erin

Hi, I’m Erin and I am the Social Media Coordinator here at Coffee Break Languages.  I first worked with Coffee Break as an intern in 2017 when I was involved in the development of Coffee Break Chinese Season 1. After graduating from the University of Glasgow with a degree in Linguistics and Spanish, I joined

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Meet the team: Maurizio

  What is your role in Coffee Break? I am an Italian Content Developer and a Publishing Associate. I work on episodes of Coffee Break Italian, write social media posts, support in the writing and editing of notes on the Academy and film videos for Coffee Break TV. I also keep an eye on the

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Meet the team: Concha

¡Hola! My name is Concha and I am part of the Coffee Break Spanish team. I have worked as a Spanish teacher for almost eight years (time flies!) and I am very happy to be part of the Coffee Break Spanish team. What is your role in Coffee Break? My role involves a wide variety

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Meet the team: Thomas

Servus! My name is Thomas and I am a German Curriculum Developer at Coffee Break Languages. My role is mainly to create and develop content for the different German courses, but I also show up in videos from time to time. What is your role in Coffee Break? I mostly create and record content for

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Meet the team: Léa

Salut ! My name is Léa and I joined Coffee Break in September 2021 as the French Social Media Assistant. I come from Ile-de-France, France and I am currently based in Glasgow, UK. What is your role in Coffee Break? My role as Social Media Assistant is to write Facebook posts for the Coffee Break

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Meet the team: Max

Salut ! I’m Max, I’ve been working for Coffee Break Languages since October 2021 as a French Curriculum Developer. I come from Grenoble, in the beautiful French Alps but I’ve been living in Glasgow since 2014. I love languages and I love learning and teaching. I am a teacher of French as a foreign language.

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Meet the team: Jack

Bonjour ! My name’s Jack and I’m the Audio Visual Production Coordinator at Coffee Break Languages. I joined the company full-time in October 2021 after doing undergraduate degrees in Economics at the University of Aberdeen and Filmmaking and Screenwriting at the University of the West of Scotland. Although I was born in Scotland, I grew

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New podcasts, new courses, a new platform and a new app!

We’re so excited to announce the latest developments from Coffee Break Languages. If you missed our live event, you can watch the replay here. So, what did we announce in this biggest launch ever? Coffee Break Swedish Travel Diaries Following our Travel Diaries series in French, Spanish, German and Italian, we’re delighted to announce that

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A Multilingual Eurovision Roundup

It’s finally May and you know what that means… The Eurovision Song Contest is here! The most eccentric singing competition returns to our screens and the Coffee Break Languages team could not be more excited. If you’re subscribed to our YouTube channel, you’ll know that music and languages are our greatest passions and Eurovision combines

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5 Films for Spanish Learners

¿Vemos una peli? Choosing a film to watch in the language you’re learning can be quite an overwhelming task. Certain foreign-language films may not be as well-known in your country as English-language films, so it’s often hard to know where to even start your search. To help you narrow down your list, we’ve come up

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5 Films for Italian Learners

Films are an important language-learning tool: they present us with alternative points of view from which to admire stories set in other countries. Watching a film means immersing yourself in a different language and culture without having to take a plane, from the comfort of your own sofa. It can be challenging at times but,

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A year of language learning

While 2020 has probably not been the year we expected or planned, there has been one thing which many of us have had to do over the past 12 months more than ever before: we’ve adapted. Simple things like communicating with the people closest to us have become more complicated, and many of you have

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A special thank you to Coffee Break podcast listeners on International Podcast Day

Every 30th September, the podcasting world comes together to celebrate podcasting on International Podcast Day. We’re celebrating today by saying thank you to the Coffee Break community in this special podcast episode. International Podcast Day aims to raise awareness about podcasts and gives podcast creators and listeners a chance to celebrate the medium and the podcast

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Meet the team: Catriona

I’m Catriona and I’m the Co-Director at Radio Lingua. I studied French and German and then Law at Glasgow University, where I met Mark. After graduating there, I went on to study Teacher Training for secondary school and taught for 5 years in Ayrshire and Glasgow. I miss pupils and some parts of life in

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Meet Martina, Coffee Break French learner

Tell us who you are, where you live, your nationality and how long you’ve been learning a language with us. Australia has been my home for more than 3 decades. I was born in Finland, I lived in Sweden for two years in my teens and in Scotland for 5 years in my 20s. I

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Meet the team: Hanna

Hej! My name is Hanna and I joined Coffee Break in 2019. I am doing the Coffee Break Swedish podcast with Mark. I’ve been teaching adults and children Swedish for the last 10 years, since I moved to Scotland. I teach Swedish at the Centre for Open Studies at Glasgow University. What experience have you

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Meet Susan, Coffee Break French learner

Tell us who you are, where you live, your nationality and how long you’ve been learning a language with us. My name is Susan, I live in Michigan and I am a 4th generation Finnish-American. I’ve been learning with Coffee Break French for 5 years. What experience have you had speaking and learning other languages?

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Meet the team: Anabel

Hello! My name is Anabel and I am a Spanish Curriculum Developer for Radio Lingua. I have been part of the team since 2019 and I have enjoyed every minute so far! What is your role in Coffee Break? My role involves a variety of tasks related to Coffee Break Spanish, such as creating content

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Meet James, Coffee Break Spanish, Italian, French and Swedish learner

This week, 31 year old Gardener, James from the South of England, tells us how he transitioned from having no knowledge of any foreign languages to becoming a language enthusiast, thanks to learning with Coffee Break. For the past 20 years, James has been making trips to his holiday home in Torrevieja, just south of

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Meet Heather, Coffee Break French learner

Tell us who you are, where you live, your nationality and how long you’ve been learning a language with us. My name is Heather, and I live in Madoc, Ontario, Canada. I am Canadian, but come from Scottish parents. I started listening and downloading the Coffee Break French podcasts a few years ago. What experience