The Fluent Show
The Fluent Show is a language learning podcast that aims to inspire and motivate listeners to learn new languages. Hosted by Kerstin Cable, the show shares stories, news, tips, and ideas about language learning, drawing from the hosts' experience with over 15 languages. The podcast emphasizes anti-racism and tolerance, advocating for equality and open-mindedness in language learning.
Episodes
Words of the Year 2023
Welcome to the Fluent Show's annual WOTY Extravaganza ✨
Exploring AI language goals, language bots, and a global banquet from rizz to crisis mode. This episode has something for everyone!
Get the full show notes and links to all words of the year at https://www.fluent.show/243
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Inside the Mind of a UN Interpreter and AI Expert: Meet Josh Goldsmith
Welcome to episode 242, introducing a very special guest. I'm pretty excited for this interview with my friend Josh Goldsmith from techforword. Josh is a super impressive person: UN and EU interpreter, successful entrepreneur, and an all-round sunny soul.
In this episode, you'll learn about
Interpreting - what's it like and how do you get the good jobs?
Tech for Languages - why does it
Words of the Year 2022
Aren't words of the year the BEST?? Definitely no quiet quitting or shrinkflation over here because today is a bonus! We're coming out of goblin mode for this special topic (what a vibe shift) and having a lot of fun learning words from all over the world, including the UK, Australia, USA, Germany, Austria, Portugal and Norway.
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The Farewell Episode: The Joy of Finishing Good Things
So this is it and the last episode is a good one!! Lindsay and I close this chapter of the Fluent Show in true style, with
lots of YOUR listener feedback and beautiful messages
why finishing things can be beautiful, and how to escape the dreaded feeling of "what could have been"
a look at the secret box of lost Fluent Show episodes that we never got to make
a QUIZ!! Hah, didn't think we
How Learning Languages Has Changed my Life (with Bec from Language Chats AU)
content warning for one mild reference to explicit images at about 24 minutes
In this episode I'm joined by my friend Bec Howie, a passionate language lover from Australia. Bec and I chat about how languages have made a difference in our lives. You think of them as a hobby, but we've found that learning a language has..
changed our career paths
given us amazing new options
helped us fi
Learn a Language with Online Language Exchange
In this episode, you'll learn about language exchange and how you can use it to become fluent in a new language.
My guest is Brian Heavey, international events organiser and director at Online Language Exchange & Real Events Ireland.
Brian has been running language exchange events for 10 years now, with thousands of participants learning languages together. In April 2020, he pivote
🍿 Music, TV & Films in Your Favourite Languages
Get ready for spring and summer with our big pop culture episode featuring recommendations for music, TV and films to enjoy in over 22 languages. Lindsay introduces a helpful framework for getting the most out of pop culture in another language:
Discover
Consume
Create
We hope you enjoy our recommendations!
Timestamps
Lindsay’s faves
MUSIC
Rosalia - MOTOMAMI (Spanish with some Ca
Feminism in Our Language World (Panel Discussion)
Today I’m bringing you a special, a recording of an expert panel discussion I moderated at the recent Women in Language conference, entitled *“Feminism in Our Language World”. *
This is a top quality conversation I think you should hear. It isn’t a talk about how to learn vocabulary or find conversation partners in some kind of feminist way. It’s an examination of the world we live in, a
Grammar Girl Crush
In this episode, my guest is Mignon Fogarty - better known as Grammar Girl.
She's a language podcaster, founder of the Quick and Dirty Tips network, a bestselling author, Podcasting Hall of Fame inductee, and she's even been a guest on the Ophrah Winfrey show! In other words, we have a super expert on the podcast today.
In this fun conversation, Mignon and I chatted about
the biggest
Rock Solid Habits: Reviewing ‘21 with Polyglot Shannon Kennedy
Shannon Kennedy is a professional musician, learner of 16 languages, and a language learning expert at Eurolinguiste, Fluent in 3 Months, and Women in Language. She's also my buddy and we have a tradition: Every year, Shannon visits the show to share how the last year went.
Don't miss this incredible conversation where Shannon shares
how she creates structure and stability for hers
th
What Women in Language Will Bring You in 2022
Women in Language is an online event filled with talks presentations from female language experts who have done amazing things and documented their journey.
The conference is open to everyone, and it's organised by Kerstin, Lindsay and Shannon. In this episode, I've got 10 speakers from the conference sharing exactly why they love this event and what they'll be bringing you this year. Ma
An Impossible Snapshot of India (with Eli Kutty and Jessica Kumar)
Their eyes met at Dubai airport...and it started a love affair with Malayalam!
In this episode, my American-born guests Jessica Kumar and Eliza Keyton (Eli Kutty) share their stories of falling in love with India - well, some of it! You'll hear about
how Jessica and Eliza travelled the world
what family traditions in India mean for independent women like these two
why one person's exp
Words of the Year 2021
If you're the kind of person who doesn't want to hear about vaccines, just press "stop" now. Welcome to our 2021 Words of the Year episode - somewhat dominated by one concept.
It's another fun episode as Lindsay and I discuss all those words that made our 2022, including
vax and vacina, jab and booster
Wellenbrecher
cheugy
Chirui (チルィ)
sportsvaske
And lots more!
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5 Great Pieces of Advice for Learning a Language in 2022
Welcome to the new year! In today's small solo episode, I'm introducing a few updates to this podcast and sharing my big projects for the year. This includes an update on my languages: some "failures" and some wins!
I'll also cover
5 great pieces of advice for you at the start of 2022
there is NO need to start learning new language just cos it's 1 January
you are allowed to listen to
Why You Need to Start Reviewing Your Routine
Have you tried to set goals and track what you are studying, but things are still frustrating?
If you feel like
you are adding too many things to your list
you've no time to do all you want to really do
you've got too much stuff on the shelf and hard drive
then make sure you catch this episode because I'm here to introduce you to a super tool I've been using for years: the review!
Language Trends and Trendy Languages
Ahh, kids these days, all learning Korean on TikTok! Or was it Italian by input method? In this episode, Lindsay and Kerstin went into the fascinating world of language trends.
In this episode:
How we tried to find out which languages are trending
Which languages are so hot right now
via GIPHY
Which language learning trends are floating around out there
The despacito effect, copyright
Bilingual Episode (German and English): Discovering ELF 🧝🏼 and EU Interpreting 🇪🇺 with Karin Reithofer
An Italian native speaker and a Portuguese native speaker walk into a bar.
They are speaking to each other.
Which language are they using? Is it English or ELF? What even is ELF?
In today's episode, my guest is EU intrepreter and ELF expert Karin Reithofer. We discuss
How Karin got into her career as a freelance interpreter working in 4 languages
My non-scientific (and apparently corre
No Language Robots! A fresh look at the concept of consistency
If you don't
study many hours
read all my news in the target language
watch tv with target language subtitles
keep the streak going in my apps
...are you still learning a language?
Uhh, YES, yes you are.
In this episode, I'm taking a fresh look at the concept of consistency, and reminding you that relaxed routines become reliable routines. The tight clinging makes us feel unhappy.
Australian Passion for Culture and Language with Penny Wilson
If you are obsessed with East Asian languages and travel, Penny Wilson has some words of wisdom to share.
Penny is a language lover from Australia, currently learning Mandarin Chinese and Vietnamese. She's a podcast host of Language Chats and she also manages her own business, Lingo Mama.
In today's episode, I got together with Penny to learn more about
her love of East Asian langua
👻 Five Frightful Language Learning Monsters 🎃 for Hallowe'en
Language monsters are everywhere. Lurking in the shadows of your study routine, beckoning you with frightening challenges, haunting texts. But they aren’t real.
Don’t be scared of language learning monsters! Here are five of them to watch out for this Halloween season:
the Grammar Ghoul 👺
the Plateau Poltergeist 👻
the Interaction Imp 😈
the Correcting Chimera 🐲
the Progress Polevik 🎃
Bilingual Episode: Meet My Language Teacher Dafydd (Fearlessly Speaking Welsh)
"I never drop anything entirely. It's always still there in the background."
In today's episode, I have brought on my very own language teacher! Dafydd Morse is a Welsh-Maths-Baking-Everything tutor and learning enthusiast from Wales.
We'll chat about
Dafydd's own background growing up bilingually in Wales
Why it's important to Dafydd to pass on the Welsh language to his own childre
The Hidden Cost of Cheap & Easy Language Learning
We've never had it so good, have we? Language instruction is easily available these days through apps, social media, and teaching platforms. And it's so affordable ...if not entirely free!
Sounds great, right?
Well, just like every other big global industry "disruption", things aren't so simple with this one either.
In today's podcast episode, we bring you a deep dive into that Boston R
Elle Charisse: Escape from New York
Elle Charisse is a language podcaster (she hosts Speaking Tongues), language lover, and foodie. She's a New York woman through and through!
We discuss
why and how life in New York is different from the movie version we're often sold
how to engage with New York's wealth of languages and native speakers respectfully
what a "woman of the world" is and who the most glamorous woman in Elle
Top Tools: Online Language Teacher Edition
Welcome to a special edition of the Fluent Show favourite top tools segment, and this time we're discussing the most useful online tools and tricks for language teachers.
If you're familiar with Top Tools, you might know we try to leave out the most obvious ones and go straight to the practical tools that you might never have heard of. But with this being a first special edition for teac
How We Found Our Teaching Styles: Kate Fisher & Karina Thorne
In this podcast episode, you're going to meet two independent online teachers who decided to build their businesses in unique and interesting ways:
Kate teaches, coaches, and creates materials for English language learners, and she's a fellow podcaster. Karina organises online writing experiences for English Language teachers so they can share their personal stories with confidence.
Lis
What is Language Coaching?
If you are solo learning a language and want to feel confident and fluent, and make language a part of your life, you may feel stuck at some points along the way
Bored and frustrated with the methods you're currently using
Unable to progress no matter how hard you work
Unable to experience the results that you've been working so hard for
Language Coaching is a service that helps you m
Teaching Twi on Clubhouse with Afua Abrafi
My guest for today's episode is somebody I met on a brand new app! No, it's not a dating app. It is the new social media app called Clubhouse.
There's a huge global audience of people on Clubhouse and you can join in, listen in and sometimes even speak hundreds of languages, including the language that we're focusing today: Twi!
Twi is spoken in Ghana, and my expert guest Afua Abrafi
Top 5 Tips for Starting a Career as an Online Language Teacher
You love languages and you want to spend your whole life around them. Ever thought about teaching?
Teaching languages online is a realistic and interesting career choice. You could start a freelance career or even create your very own business. In today's episode, I'm answering the top five questions about being an online teacher plus some bonus tips you can use too!
I am short of i
The Best Song in Europe: We 💜 Eurovision
Many cultural highlights were lost in 2020 due to the Coronavirus pandemic. One that's particularly close to our hearts here at the Fluent Show was the Eurovision Song Contest.
One year on, the event is back ON and Lindsay and I meet to bring you a colourful podcast episode celebrating all the magical things about the Eurovision Song Contest.
via GIPHY
1) The history of Eurovision and
Learning & Teaching with a Visual Impairment with Holly Jensen
Holly Jensen has studied Spanish, German, Arabic, French and Russian. She is an online English teacher.
Holly is also blind. 👩🦯
In today's podcast interview, Holly shares her language life as a blind person. It was a super interesting interview and I'm so appreciative of Holly for suggesting the topic.
Better Listening is for Everyone
Holly shared in the interview that her superior lis
3 Lessons Podcasting Has Taught Me About Life and Languages
Welcome to episode 213 of the Fluent Show. Yes, that's a pretty high number! I've been a podcaster for 7+ years now, and in this episode I look back on why I believe podcasting is wonderful, and what it has taught me about life and languages.
I'll be focusing on 3 lessons:
Consistent improvements and the joy of curiosity
Podcast creation isn't about cranking out perfection. It's about
Teaching Qualifications - yay or nay? with Aubrey Carter
Today's guest is Aubrey Carter, experienced ESL teacher, holder of an MA TESOL and a 3 Keys IELTS Certification.
Aubrey's been a professional ESL teacher for 20 years and has taught in classrooms in New York and Montréal before taking up online teaching as part of the team at All Ears English.
In our podcast conversation, you'll hear more about
how Aubrey became an English teacher thr
No Stress: A Stress Awareness Special 😌
Welcome to our second season of the year. In the coming bunch of episodes, I am going to focus on different stories and aspects related to teaching languages and teaching online.
For today though, it's time to discuss something close to my heart: Stress! 😖
It's Stress Awareness Month in the UK and today I wanted to share my story and bring you helpful tips that can completely change yo
Überraschungstüte with Lindsay: Running Conferences, Doing Masters Degrees, Learning What a "Blaue Reise" is
Lindsay's back on the show and we're closing off the first season of 2021!
Kerstin has more new German words to read out to Lindsay and they're all corona-related
We review this year's Women in Language conference and answer a few questions about how to organise an event with 599 participants
We discuss Lindsay's studies for her MA in Applied Linguistics, and why distance learning is he
Good bye Chemistry, hello Linguistics! with Sarah F. Philips
Bi-dialectal and bilingual as Korean-Black american, Sarah Phillips has always known that language is a huge part of her identity and she was blown away when she found out that she could become a linguist! Sarah focuses on code switching in her research.
In this episode, you'll get SO MUCH super useful information about how linguists can study your brain when you are speaking another lan
Should You Come to Women in Language 2021?
Are you considering joining Women in Language 2021 but aren’t sure whether it’s right for you?
In today's episode, I'm going to be answering all of your burning questions about the event so that you can have the full information for the event that runs 4-7 March 2021. Tune in and hear me discuss:
What happens during the conference days?
We start on Thursday 4 March with our opening ce
Stylistics: The Science of Hemingway and The Wire (with Professor Dan McIntyre)
Wait, stylistics is not about fashion magazines?
There's a job that involves watching The Wire?
And Hemingway's language wasn't as simple as everyone says?
In this interview with Professor Dan McIntyre from the University of Huddersfield, you'll get a super interesting guide to Stylistics, the study of style in language. Dan and I chat about corpus linguistics and audio-visual subtitles,
Top Tools: Winter of 2021
Look, yes, maybe you’re all here for the hottest tips about learning a language super efficiently, but we’re all real people too and so today’s Fluent Show comes with
added love of Riverdale
haikus
and a denouncement of optimising ourselves and our language learning to within an inch of our lives.
Anti-efficient? But no!
We are bringing you the beloved TOP TOOLS of winter 2021. Six
Discover the Languages of Western and Central Asia (with Erin Morgan)
In today's episode, my guest Erin Morgan will tell you more about the most widely spoken languages of Western & Central Asia, such as..
* Arabic
* Persian
* Armenian
* Kazakh
* Turkmen
* Pashto
* ....and only a few dozen more!
where "Western and Central Asia" even is
how to understand the impact of history on any language
why it works best to learn a la
From Expat Bubbles to Bilingual Books: Letters to the Fluent Show
The first mailbag Fluent Show, answering four listener questions on:
The best ways to learn grammar - does spaced repetition software work for learning grammar? 🗂
How to overcome shame and embarrassment when you're caught in the expat language bubble 🙈
Why all the tips about learning your 3rd, 4th, 5th language can be wrong for you 🪜
How I would instruct you in a lesson if we're using a
What 2020 Taught Us About Languages (with Shannon Kennedy)
A new year fireside chat with Shannon Kennedy! We have been recording these for a few years now and with 2020, what a year to review. This is Shannon's personal review of the year, and you can use the following questions to conduct your own review and set goals for the next year.
How would you sum up the year in your languages?
What changed in your life and in your languages in 2020?
Wh
Words of the Year 2020
There are two big types of news in this episode:
Important celebrity word news from the worlds of Hilaria Baldwin and Wagatha Christie 🕵🏼
Important annual word news from the Word of the Year committees around the world
It's a bumper episode as Lindsay dropped in to discuss all those words that made our 2020, including
lockdown
coronavirus
rona / Miss Rona
BLM / Black Lives Matter
Sa
Back from Hiatus with 5 Ways to Set Your Language Goals for 2021
Hi!!!! The Fluent Show is back! How was your 2020? Can you believe we had 200 episodes of Fluent Show? I mean wow. WOW.
In this episode, I'll be reflecting on the big themes of last year and giving you 5 ways to set your language goals for 2021.
Set your Vision Goal first
Build around milestones for the year
Commit to recording over planning
Put the joy and the experience first
Work wi
Bonus Episode: International Podcasters' Panel
Can you imagine creating a podcast in your mother tongue...AND in a foreign language?
Even though I am a German speaker, I podcast in English. And I never really think about it! But I was curious about people who podcast in other languages, and so I reached out to a few awesome people to find out:
What's it like to podcast, but not in English?
My guests for this special bonus episode a
Episode 200 Party Live Stream 🎂
We've done it! Welcome to episode 200 of the Fluent Show podcast with plenty of quizzing and jingles! This episode was broadcast live on 16 October 2020 with awesome participation from our live chatroom and bonus quiz questions from Sarah L, and Megan, the host of Oh No! Lit Class.
Please review us or support us on Patreon and get bonus episodes and extra materials during the hiatus. We'
Learning a Language While Working From Home
How is this not the most current question ever? It's so 2020, and so relevant to many of us. Today, I'm going to do a deep dive into the ups and downs of working from home. You'll learn
How to improve your separation between work life and language life
How to structure your goals so you make regular progress
How to find a productive study routine even if you have only 10 minutes a day
Language Dabbling Advice, the Scots Wikipedia Shocker..and Adele's 🇯🇲 Bikini
We're exploring the hottest of hot potatoes in this episode by discovering the scandal, the drama, the shock of what happened over on Scots Wikipedia. And once everyone's calmed down, Lindsay's on hand to help discover the many different benefits of having a dabble instead of always getting super serious about learning a language.
It's always fun to learn a language, no matter if you're
The Women in Language Speaker Takeover
Last week you heard what it's like behind the scenes of organising our online conference. Women in Language. But what is it like to prepare for speaking at this event? Let's hear from the Women in Language speakers!
Introducing Women in Language
Women in Language is a 4-day online event filled with talks presentations from 30+ female language experts who have done amazing things and doc
How to Run an Online Conference Like Women in Language
The greatest thing about running a conference online? We can organise it between 3 people who live far apart from each other! Make no mistake, there's a lot of work and care in Women in Language. But when it all comes together, this is one fantastic event.
Behind the Scenes at Women in Language
In this episode, Shannon and I share how we use each of these tools for making Women in Langu
5 Fun Ideas To Help You Get More Speaking Practice in Another Language
It's time for a listener question, this time from super-busy mum Jo-Anne, who needed new inspiration for speaking practice in another language.
In the episode you'll learn about
Taking a drop-in class
Joining a Speak Easy session
Chatting to your digital voice assistant
Setting up a practice group with buddies
Practicing through self-talk
Check out how Jo-Anne has used the Language
Will the Real Multilinguals Please Stand Up?
How does being multilingual affect your identity? Do you feel that through these language journeys you've taken, your identity and world views have changed?
When recording this week's episode, Lindsay and I dug deep and discussed our perspectives about being multilingual people. It was a surprising discussion!
Click or tap here to let us know what you think over on Patreon
Thank you fo
Going Up, Up, Up - How to Reach Higher Language Levels
You've come a long way from being a beginner in your target language, so you know that you can make great progress. But the better you get, the harder it seems to improve even more. How can you reach the next level?
In this episode of the Fluent Show, I'm sharing a few tips to help you feel GREAT about your language skills no matter where you're at. Learn more about the role of patience,
Bilingual Episode (Spanish): Language Learning con Salsa 💃🏾 with Tamara Marie
When was the last time you sang a song in your target language? What about dancing in it?
In today's interview, you'll learn what it means to connect to a language through music, and how the culture-first approach helped my guest Tamara Marie from Spanish con Salsa discover new connections, experiences and even insights into her own ancestry.
The origins of Salsa as a music style and a
Don't Let the Streak Run the Show: How to Be Consistent in Language Learning
Have you ever broken a streak or lost track? Powered by lots of fun real life examples, this episode will help you learn how to stay consistent in language learning.
Put this on your schedule and structure your time.
Be super specific
Trust your gut and choose what you enjoy and what challenges you
If you lose your streak, reconnect to your original motivation
Thank you to Dela for th
When You've Got a Notebook, You've Made Space for a Language
We're discussing all things pen & paper! We discuss the state of handwritten notes in modern language learning, how we do it ourselves, and why pen and paper could be the key to giving you an everlasting language memory.
Also featured: Soap operas, Lindsay's a student again, and the Women in Language conference running 17-20 September 2020: www.womeninlanguage.com
Thank you for list
What It Takes to Become a Professional Tutor
This week's listener question comes from Lee, a new online tutor looking for guidance on the difference between community and professional tutoring on italki.
After working at italki as a community tutor, I want to branch out and become a professional tutor. My lessons are extremely structured and informative although I am not a professional teacher so I was wondering as to whether or no
Bilingual Episode 🇩🇪 : Learn Languages from the Streets with Easy Languages
Imagine you're walking down the street in another country, bumping to lots of cool new people and chatting about big and small life questions with them. And all that in another language!
Can't quite travel there? Not ready to speak fluently? Don't worry, Easy Languages has your back!
This hugely popular YouTube channel brings you conversations with people from the street, sharing authe
My Language Plan: Halfway Through 2020
We're halfway through the year, so today's episode is an in-depth review of how it's gone so far.
This is my #clearthelist entry for July 2020.
I'm sharing how it's going with my Chinese studies, my Welsh language, and what I want to try next. You are invited to review your year and make notes as you follow along with this episode.
Here are a few questions you can use for reviewing you
Revisiting Duolingo
After a ridiculous change of topic from ✊🏾 to 🍷 and a discussion of what's new in emoji world, Lindsay and I go back to the deep, deep well that is talking about Duolingo!
We both have the apps on our phones and we use Duolingo in different ways. How do you use yours?
We Shared These Tips for Getting More Out of Duolingo
Use the "Practice" button to get unlimited hearts and review wh
Love Your Accent in Any Language 💛
You say "either" and I say "either"
You say "neither" I say "neither"
"Either" "either", "neither" "neither"
Let's call the whole thing off
George & Ira Gershwin
This week on the Fluent Show, I'm answering a listener question about accents.
What is an accent?
Can your accent change even though you're not trying?
Is it possible to learn a different accent?
Can you get an accent b
Bilingual Episode 🇫🇷: Flying the Flag For Loanwords (with Mathilde Hutin, linguiste française)
The intro of today's episode makes reference to the 8th of the month. This is because the episode publication was delayed by a week after recording to allow all listeners to get a chance to hear the Fluent Show statement about racism. Right, let's get to it:
When there's something étrange in your vocabulaire, who you gonna call? A LINGUIST!
Today I've got a very special linguist on the
A Statement About Racism
I really want to say "this goes without saying" about many of the things I'm saying to you today. But maybe it does not.
Racism is not welcome here.
Thank you for listening to today's episode.
And as maker of the Fluent Show, I can also tell you that every person who works on the team stands behind this message. Please read Lindsay's very well-written perspective here.
Here are 4 wond
How Can We Make Online Lessons Less Exhausting?
You're probably taking your fair share of online lessons in your target languages these days. Add to that a few Zoom hangouts, maybe some extra business meetings...and soon they add up to 10-15 hours of online meetings per week.
For many online language teachers, this kind of online meeting schedule is part of a standard working week. It really is exhausting!
In this week's episode, I'm
🏆 Top Tools 2020 HALL OF FAME: The Ultimate Language Learning Apps 🏅
Every 6 months or so, the Fluent Show brings you a new set of top tools. These are our recommendations for language learning tools you might have missed. It's a LONG episode so follow along with our full list of top tools on the blog if you like.
Intro: Lindsay's Language Marathon and our italki Language Challenge progress
Top Tools Hall of Fame
Top Tools has now been running since 201
How To Navigate Bilingual Love and Change Your Family Perspective
This week on the show, I answer a cry for help from a frustrated listener in Denmark.
Imagine you can speak your target language beautifully. But when it comes to the person you love most, suddenly you clam up and worry and you realise you can't speak to her at all!
Why does this happen? What's going on? Listen to hear more about these three problems and how anyone can solve them and ge
Sara Maria Hasbun on Lockdown, Languages, and Long-Term Success
Do you dream of travelling the world and living in other countries?
Want to see it all, live everywhere, and enjoy the best every country has to offer?
In today's episode, you'll meet someone who knows how to do all that! Sara Maria Hasbun is a language-loving entrepreneur who loves to travel the world. And she's as awesome as all of that sounds! In today's episode, Sara shares her story
How to Learn a Language Every Day
Welcome back! I start by sharing my love for 爱情公寓 (iPartment) on Yabla, and answer Sara's question:
What’s the best tool you use for making sure you get some language learning in every day?
To answer this question, I talk you through the Language Habit Toolkit method which brings together psychology, motivation, and a lot of handy templates that get you started immediately.
Here's th
The Best Books About Language Learning & Linguistics
Lindsay is back on the Fluent Show today and we're talking about the best books about languages and linguistics.
*NOTE: The Fluent Show is now on a podcast break until 6 May, but you can catch up with mini episodes of "Fluent in Isolation" at Patreon.com
We discussed the following books - all linked below on amazon.com and on hive.co.uk.
Popular Science
David Crystal’s ANYTHING, out
Where and How to Start Teaching Online
Hot Potato News: Scottish Gaelic
Learn about the true pronunciation of this language's name, and why it's important to get it right.
Where and How to Start Teaching Online
It’s a great time to start offering online lessons because
Life has just moved online
Your school or in-person tutoring may just have been cancelled
You can connect with people around the world, and right now that’
50 Years, 17 Languages with Steve Kaufmann
"In languages, when you want to learn, you learn."
Steve Kaufmann is a language learner from Canada who has studied over 17 languages so far. He is an advocate of reading in other languages, even from the start...and turns out this is something he did even back in the 60s.
I've met Steve in person a few times at events like the Polyglot Gathering and Langfest, and he is ALWAYS full of
Brilliant Tips for Remembering More Vocabulary
Word of the day: Hamsterkaufen - to hoard or panic buy. 🐹
Listener Elizabeth asks for advice about what to do when she remembers words in her target language on one day, but finds that they've disappeared the next day. It's a dilemma: Should she review and get the information perfect before moving on? Or just stick with the programme and hope that things will stick eventually?
This show
Our Favourite Language Learning Textbooks
What makes a language textbook great? Why should you use a language textbook? And which ones are the best ones out there?
In today's episode, Lindsay and I sat down to dig through our language bookshelves and bring you a HUGE list of language textbooks that we have loved.
Click or tap here to download a PDF of all book recommendations
This PDF is a great file full of links to both Amaz
Keep Saying YES To a New Language
It is difficult to learn several languages together. You may forget some, you may lose some, BUT hey you’re learning more than one language.
In this Q&A episode I answer a question from the wonderful Elizabeth:
When did you know you were ready to start Mandarin? And how do you keep your Welsh healthy, happy and well-fed? What does a two language study routine look like for you?
Marc Okrand on Creating the Klingon Language
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Is "Natural Language Learning" even a thing?
This week, we discussed two topics:
Topic 1: Teaching Methods!
After watching a few episodes of Welsh reality TV Welsh learning celebrity knees-up cariad@iaith, we decided to pick up on their 3 big methods for teaching languages and explain what they mean and who they work for. These are immersion, TPR, "communication" and story time a.k.a. the "input method".
What is natural language
Should You Learn Similar Languages Together?
In this podcast episode, I explain how to use similar languages and language families to get a head start in your multilingual life.
If you've ever wondered how to work out which languages belong to the same family, or how to decide if you should learn related languages as a group, listen in as I go through linguistics and geopolitics to work out how to make your learning life easier.
Why Heritage Learners Aren't Normal Language Learners
Do you know someone who grew up speaking a language at home as a child, but never fully developed it because their environment wasn't able to support it?
This community of speakers who grow up with a different dominant language is called heritage language speakers. They are often found in immigrant communities. In fact, here in the UK there are many thousands of them all over the countr
How to Find Fantastic Language Tutors in Your Network Right Now
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Are you looking for a new language tutor, but you can't find one online?
Does it feel like no one is teaching your target language?
Today on the show, I've got your back and I'm sharing lots of ideas for hidden places to find great people.
You'll learn
how to use your own networ
What Did You Learn in 2019? (with Shannon Kennedy)
Shannon Kennedy is back!! It's been a whole year since we recorded our review of 2019 and this year it's time to do "the same procedure", if you get my Dinner for One reference.
Shannon is an accomplished language learner who's studied 13 languages including French, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Italian, German, Hungarian, and Russian. In this podcast we talked about music and motherhood, t
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