You may have recognised the title as a modified version of the saying \"Think before you speak!\" We have changed it into a good piece of advice for English learners, based on what today\'s guest tells Roger about her research on phonetics for foreign learners of English.
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Oh, and if you wonder after listening... Yes the word really exists and wasn\'t invented for this podcast. ;-)
IPA-Chart
And this is the promised link to an interactive chart of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

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Folge vom 01.08.2018121. Listen before you speak
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Folge vom 23.03.2018120. Studying genderHeike is back with Roger for a more detailed look into gender studies. They are discussing what this particular field of social sciences is about, who does and who maybe should study it, and what aspects there are in terms of research topics and interdisciplinary facets. The UdS Gender Studies Certificate If you want to read up on Saarland University\'s gender study course, follow this link for more information.
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Folge vom 19.02.2018119. Our gender issueThis time Roger invited Heike, an expert for gender studies. She is going to explain to us, how the term gender evolved from a mere grammatical phenomenon to what may very well be the most discussed topic of social and linguistic sciences in the last decades. We\'ll hear about many facets: From the influential heads that started the discussion up to the current situation and influences on our everyday life.
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Folge vom 06.01.2018118. A Jazzy New Year!Peter is back in jazzy 2018 for another episode with Saul Rubin, his guitar teacher from New York. Today Peter asks about the jargon of Jazz music and how that differs from other styles\' vocabulary. Talking about music is not an easy task afterall. Finally, Saul can solve the mystery of the Real Book\'s name for Peter. Just listen in to learn how that name came about and why you could be faking a song if you play it from the Real Book. Please note: We recommend watching this episode as vidcast. See the YouTube link on the right.