How to Learn a Language with Spotify, The App for Learning Languages with Music

May 20, 2024 Kerstin Cable

If you’ve ever had trouble finding more songs and artists to listen to or if you’ve wondered whether it was worth it to try a popular music app like Spotify, here are some tips that can help you make the most of learning with all that Spotify has to offer.

Why is it so Hard to Find Pop Music in Other Languages?

August 7, 2017 Kerstin Cable

This podcast goes into so much detail - it's an exploration of pop music in languages and language learning.

Why does pop music matter for language learning?
What influence does the industry have for which music gets made and which doesn't?
Why is English such a convenient language for pop music?
How should you incorporate pop music into your language learning routine...or should you?
Where can language learners find music in their own target language?
Who are our favourite artists in other languages?

Podcast Episode 24: European Day of Languages Live!

October 5, 2015 Kerstin Cable

Welcome to our first ever LIVE episode of the Creative Language Learning Podcast! In episode 24, we treat you to a piece of the European Day of Languages broadcast which was the first time ever that Lindsay and I tried something like this.

There was so much going on:

Music!
Live comments!
A Revival of the Languages vs. Dialects Debate!
Reports on Log Sawing in Germany!
Chat about our Grandparents!

European Language Charts!

Instead of the Creative Language Learning Podcast tips, this episode featured a collection of as many European artists and European language songs as we could find. Here is our Spotify playlist for hours of Euro music fun.