Podcast Episode 26: Language Careers, Language Events, Language Inspiration

November 9, 2015 Kerstin Cable

In this episode, Lindsay and Kerstin discuss a good bunch of topics around the topic of language learning in person.

This episode is brought to you with support from Other Cats to Whip, a cute French book that you can buy for 10% off using the code FLUENT.

What was language learning like before the internet?
What’s so great about an event like the Language Show?
Our ideas for Langathon and Language Speed Dating
Language and Careers: What’s out there beyond Teaching and Translating?
Lindsay’s passionate explanation of “Primary Languages” in the UK, and how to instil a language passion for life in younger learners
Our appreciation of multilingual actors and subtitles in TV and movies

Our podcast also featured a short interview with Dan McIntyre from the University of Huddersfield and our discussion around what fluency involved.

Tip of the Week

Lindsay chose Tip 2 as the winning tip for this episode and added more great ideas on how you can present to people, even when they are not learning your language.

1) Draw a trilingual vocab chart to practice vocab divergence

2) Prepare a presentation for your tutor or buddy

3) Swipe in two languages using the Swiftkey Keyboard app

Links and Interesting Stuff from This Show

Language Learning Events around the World

New Podcast Episode: Chilled out Success with Language Surfer Ron Gullekson

July 7, 2015 Kerstin Cable

““Languages are ultimately designed to bring people together.””

This episode of the Creative Language Learning Podcast is brought to you by Flashsticks - use code KERSTIN for 10% off vocabulary aids in French, German, Italian, Spanish or BSL.

Welcome to episode 19 of the Creative Language Learning Podcast, featuring a current article of the week and an inspiring interview with one of my favourite language bloggers: Ron Gullekson from Language Surfer. His relaxed language learning attitude will make you so comfortable.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Why Ron's blog is called Language Surfer
How formal language learners all know what "drawing a line down the middle" means :)
How Ron structures his on curriculum for language learning
Which level of language learning you might be at if you studied Arabic for 8 hours a day..for 64 weeks!
Free listening, and how soon you can start doing this in your own study routine
How to create your organic SRS system

"I want to get used to the idea of being lost as soon as possible."

Tips of the Week

I had secretly expected Ron to choose tip 3 as a music fan, but his own choice was tip 1: Get out and talk to people.

1) Meet up in conversation groups offline

2) Find local podcasts by switching itunes to the country's store

3) Learn with music on Spotify

Tips and Links from this Podcast

Support the Creative Language Learning Podcast on Patreon and I’ll send you a nice card.
L anguage Surfer
Language Master Key: How to Unlock your Brain's Ability to Learn any Language on Amazon UK or Amazon US
Forvo, a website helping you learn new pronunciations
Readlang, to help you analyze texts and create Flashcards based on what you learn
Readlang review from Fluent's guest writer Ricky Rutledge

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Podcast Episode 17: Discover a Travel-Loving Lifestyle with Gabby Wallace

June 8, 2015 Kerstin Cable

In this episode, I giggle my way through a football reporter’s discovery that German is a useful language - live! You will also hear my interview with Gabby Wallace, a friendly and experienced teacher who has made the whole world her office.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

Where in the USA they still had a queen in the 1950s
Why Discipline and Sharing are the two most important techniques in language learning
How to combine the best of Japanese learning traditions with the best of the American classroom
How real language learners improve through videos
And best of all: How to become location independent, and how to have an immersion trip
How I flounder when I’m actually asked to explain Memrise