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The Fluent Show is on a mission to help you get excited about language learning. We learn languages every day in our lives, and have learnt over 15 different languages between us.

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Inside the Mind of a UN Interpreter and AI Expert: Meet Josh Goldsmith from 2023-09-11T07:00

Welcome to episode 242, introducing a very special guest. I'm pretty excited for this interview with my friend Josh Goldsmith from techforword (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/techforword). Josh i...

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Words of the Year 2022 from 2023-01-16T07:00

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...

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The Farewell Episode: The Joy of Finishing Good Things from 2022-05-30T07:00

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 thi...

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How Learning Languages Has Changed my Life (with Bec from Language Chats AU) from 2022-05-16T07:00

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...

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Learn a Language with Online Language Exchange from 2022-05-02T07:00

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 Lang...

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🍿Music, TV&Films in Your Favourite Languages from 2022-04-18T07:00

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 ...

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Feminism in Our Language World (Panel Discussion) from 2022-04-04T07:00

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 quali...

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Grammar Girl Crush from 2022-03-21T07:00

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 in...

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Rock Solid Habits: Reviewing ‘21 with Polyglot Shannon Kennedy from 2022-03-07T07:00

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 tr...

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What Women in Language Will Bring You in 2022 from 2022-02-21T07:00

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 ...

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An Impossible Snapshot of India (with Eli Kutty and Jessica Kumar) from 2022-02-07T07:00

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 ...

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Words of the Year 2021 from 2022-01-24T07:00

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 epi...

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5 Great Pieces of Advice for Learning a Language in 2022 from 2022-01-10T07:00

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 "failur...

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Why You Need to Start Reviewing Your Routine from 2021-12-06T07:00

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 re...

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Language Trends and Trendy Languages from 2021-11-29T07:00

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:* H...

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Bilingual Episode (German and English): Discovering ELF 🧝🏼and EU Interpreting 🇪🇺with Karin Reithofer from 2021-11-22T07:00

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,...

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No Language Robots! A fresh look at the concept of consistency from 2021-11-15T07:00

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, ...

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Australian Passion for Culture and Language with Penny Wilson from 2021-11-01T07:00

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 Vietname...

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👻Five Frightful Language Learning Monsters 🎃for Hallowe'en from 2021-10-25T07:00

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...

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Bilingual Episode: Meet My Language Teacher Dafydd (Fearlessly Speaking Welsh) from 2021-10-18T07:00

"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 tuto...

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The Hidden Cost of Cheap&Easy Language Learning from 2021-10-11T07:00

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 g...

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Elle Charisse: Escape from New York from 2021-10-04T07:00

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 fro...

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Top Tools: Online Language Teacher Edition from 2021-06-21T07:00

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 To...

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How We Found Our Teaching Styles: Kate Fisher&Karina Thorne from 2021-06-14T07:00

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 ...

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What is Language Coaching? from 2021-06-07T07:00

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 met...

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Teaching Twi on Clubhouse with Afua Abrafi from 2021-05-31T07:00

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...

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Top 5 Tips for Starting a Career as an Online Language Teacher from 2021-05-24T07:00

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 freelan...

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The Best Song in Europe: We 💜Eurovision from 2021-05-17T07:00

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 eve...

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Learning&Teaching with a Visual Impairment with Holly Jensen from 2021-05-10T07:00

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 bl...

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3 Lessons Podcasting Has Taught Me About Life and Languages from 2021-05-03T07:00

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 wh...

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Teaching Qualifications - yay or nay? with Aubrey Carter from 2021-04-26T07:00

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 i...

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No Stress: A Stress Awareness Special 😌 from 2021-04-19T07:00

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, ...

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Überraschungstüte with Lindsay: Running Conferences, Doing Masters Degrees, Learning What a "Blaue Reise" is from 2021-03-15T09:00

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-relatedWe review this year's Women in Lang...

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Good bye Chemistry, hello Linguistics! with Sarah F. Philips from 2021-03-08T07:00

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 l...

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Should You Come to Women in Language 2021? from 2021-03-01T07:00

Are you considering joining Women in Language 2021 (http://www.womeninlanguage.com) but aren’t sure whether it’s right for you? In today's episode, I'm going to be answering all of your burning qu...

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Stylistics: The Science of Hemingway and The Wire (with Professor Dan McIntyre) from 2021-02-22T07:00

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 McInt...

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Top Tools: Winter of 2021 from 2021-02-15T07:00

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* ha...

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Discover the Languages of Western and Central Asia (with Erin Morgan) from 2021-02-08T07:00

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* P...

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From Expat Bubbles to Bilingual Books: Letters to the Fluent Show from 2021-02-01T07:00

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 embarrass...

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What 2020 Taught Us About Languages (with Shannon Kennedy) from 2021-01-25T07:00

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 ...

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Words of the Year 2020 from 2021-01-18T07:00

There are two big types of news in this episode: 1. Important celebrity word news from the worlds of Hilaria Baldwin and Wagatha Christie🕵🏼2. Important annual word news from the Word of the Year ...

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Back from Hiatus with 5 Ways to Set Your Language Goals for 2021 from 2021-01-11T07:00

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...

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Bonus Episode: International Podcasters' Panel from 2020-11-21T09:30

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 a...

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Episode 200 Party Live Stream 🎂 from 2020-10-16T07:00

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 cha...

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Learning a Language While Working From Home from 2020-10-05T07:00

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 impr...

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Language Dabbling Advice, the Scots Wikipedia Shocker..and Adele's 🇯🇲Bikini from 2020-09-28T07:00

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 ...

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The Women in Language Speaker Takeover from 2020-09-14T07:00

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 ...

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How to Run an Online Conference Like Women in Language from 2020-09-07T07:00

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. B...

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5 Fun Ideas To Help You Get More Speaking Practice in Another Language from 2020-08-31T07:00

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 c...

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Will the Real Multilinguals Please Stand Up? from 2020-08-24T07:00

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, Lind...

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Going Up, Up, Up - How to Reach Higher Language Levels from 2020-08-17T07:00

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 rea...

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Bilingual Episode (Spanish): Language Learning con Salsa 💃🏾with Tamara Marie from 2020-08-10T07:00

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 cultur...

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Don't Let the Streak Run the Show: How to Be Consistent in Language Learning from 2020-08-03T07:00

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 s...

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When You've Got a Notebook, You've Made Space for a Language from 2020-07-27T07:00

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 everlas...

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What It Takes to Become a Professional Tutor from 2020-07-20T07:00

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...

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Bilingual Episode 🇩🇪: Learn Languages from the Streets with Easy Languages from 2020-07-13T07:00

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 quit...

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My Language Plan: Halfway Through 2020 from 2020-07-06T07:00

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, m...

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Revisiting Duolingo from 2020-06-29T07:00

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...

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Love Your Accent in Any Language 💛 from 2020-06-22T07:00

You say "either" and I say "either" You say "neither" I say "neither""Either" "either", "neither" "neither" Let's call the whole thing offGeorge&Ira Gershwin This week on the Fluent Show, I'm answe...

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Bilingual Episode 🇫🇷: Flying the Flag For Loanwords (with Mathilde Hutin, linguiste française) from 2020-06-15T07:00

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 th...

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A Statement About Racism from 2020-06-06T11:00

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 a...

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How Can We Make Online Lessons Less Exhausting? from 2020-06-01T07:00

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 hou...

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🏆Top Tools 2020 HALL OF FAME: The Ultimate Language Learning Apps 🏅 from 2020-05-25T07:00

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 ou...

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How To Navigate Bilingual Love and Change Your Family Perspective from 2020-05-18T07:00

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...

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Sara Maria Hasbun on Lockdown, Languages, and Long-Term Success from 2020-05-11T07:00

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 kn...

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How to Learn a Language Every Day from 2020-05-04T07:00

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 answe...

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The Best Books About Language Learning&Linguistics from 2020-04-06T07:00

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 w...

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Where and How to Start Teaching Online from 2020-03-30T07:00

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...

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50 Years, 17 Languages with Steve Kaufmann from 2020-03-23T07:00

"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 f...

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Brilliant Tips for Remembering More Vocabulary from 2020-03-16T07:00

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 disa...

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Our Favourite Language Learning Textbooks from 2020-03-09T07:00

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 book...

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Keep Saying YES To a New Language from 2020-03-02T07:00

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 wonderf...

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Marc Okrand on Creating the Klingon Language from 2020-02-24T07:00

NEW PATREON LEVEL!! I've just set up a brand new supporter tier at the $2/month level - join us here. (http://www.patreon.com/fluentshow)The patron benefits for the $2 level are access to the patro...

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Reading on Mobile (+Survey&Clear The List) from 2020-02-17T07:00

NEW PATREON LEVEL!! I've just set up a brand new supporter tier at the $2/month level - join us here. (http://www.patreon.com/fluentshow)The patron benefits for the $2 level are access to the patro...

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Is "Natural Language Learning" even a thing? from 2020-02-10T07:00

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 ...

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Should You Learn Similar Languages Together? from 2020-02-03T07:00

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 ...

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Why Heritage Learners Aren't Normal Language Learners from 2020-01-27T07:00

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 wit...

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How to Find Fantastic Language Tutors in Your Network Right Now from 2020-01-20T07:00

SURVEY TIME: Please take 5 minutes and participate in the annual Fluent Show survey. Click here to start. (https://forms.gle/2u6D8jjnzPXZ4LZ8A) Are you looking for a new language tutor, but you can...

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What Did You Learn in 2019? (with Shannon Kennedy) from 2020-01-13T07:00

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 accom...

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My 2020 Language Plan from 2020-01-06T07:00

In this episode I share my own review of language learning in the year 2019 and what's next for me in 2020. It's like an audio #clearthelist article on my goals and what matters most in the upcomin...

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Words of the Year 2019 from 2019-12-23T07:00

In this episode, Lindsay and Kerstin wrap up the year by reviewing a BIG crop of Words of the Year from Australia, the USA, the UK, Germany, Portugal and Japan. We also create a Spanish version of ...

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Fluent Festivities! How to Learn a Language at Christmas (Even If You Don't Celebrate Christmas) from 2019-12-16T07:00

Grab a Brandy and a Mince Pie! This is the festive Fluent Show. Is your mind wrapped up in gift wrapping and hosting this week instead of flashcards and language partners? Don't worry, because in ...

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Shahidah Foster on Black Girls Learn Languages (bilingual podcast in German and English) from 2019-12-09T07:00

Shahidah Foster is an American expat in Germany, creator of the Black Girls Learn Languages community, and a passionate language learner. She's an English native speaker but her German is 💯so prep...

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How Your Personality Changes in Another Language from 2019-12-02T07:00

In today's podcast, I'm excited to tackle a big question: Listener Maria writes that she hears people sounding different to her depending on the language they speak. Could it be that learning anot...

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Top Tools for Language Learning: Autumn/Winter 2019 from 2019-11-25T07:00

Wrap up warm, it's the autumn/winter edition of Top Tools for language learning, bringing you ingenious solutions to common language learning problem. This podcast has chapter support, so if your ...

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Learning a Language Through Another Language (Laddering) from 2019-11-18T07:00

Today I am answering a listener question from Jessica who is an English native speaker, but so advanced in German that she wants to use it to learn a third language, Spanish. Can you learn a langua...

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Interview with Language Creator David Peterson (Game of Thrones, Dune, The 100, Doctor Strange) from 2019-11-11T07:00

"Polyglots and language creators...that Venn diagram is almost a circle." In this episode, language creator David Peterson sat down with me to talk about language creation, language ownership, and ...

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Language Levels Revealed: The One Conversation You Need to Hear (with English teacher Michael Lavers) from 2019-11-04T07:00

When you are learning a language and selecting courses and materials, it's important to assess your level accurately. But how do you do that? In today's episode I've got English teacher Michael Lav...

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Good Lessons vs. GREAT Lessons: Life’s Too Short Not to Find a Great Tutor from 2019-10-28T07:00

Lindsay is back from Korea and Kerstin is back from America, and we're all together again to talk about finding yourself a GREAT language tutor! We discussedwhat the research tells us about the 5 s...

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Find Yourself a Language Avatar to Step into Fluency from 2019-10-07T07:00

You're leveling up in courses, going from A2 to C1 quickly...but stalling in real life. What gives? This week's podcast covers a question from Maria, a talented language learner who has found herse...

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If Language is On Fire, Who Puts it Out? (with Alexa Little from 7000 Languages 👩🏼‍🚒) from 2019-09-30T07:00

In this episode, I bring you a touching interview with Alexa Little, a computational linguist who runs a non-profit building language apps for languages that REALLY need them. Endangered Language R...

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Can Helpful Notes Cut Your Reaction Time in Conversations? from 2019-09-23T07:00

This week, I am on a listener inspired quest: Is there a set of language learning notes that can make you better at speaking another language?This Fluent Show episode brings you a discussion of the...

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Are You Intimidated by "Ultralearning"? Scott Young is Here to Reassure Us All from 2019-09-16T07:00

Bestselling author Scott Young presents his book "Ultralearning". Scott is well known for his project called "The Year Without English", which involved a year of full immersion and learning 4 langu...

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Unusual Ways to Remember Vocabulary That Describes Ideas from 2019-09-09T07:00

The German Retreat in Berlin (https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/german-retreat-2019) Today I answer a listener question from Hadassah about memorizing vocabulary that describes ideas, not objectsHer...

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Did You Miss the Outstanding Langfest 2019? Catch Up Here! from 2019-09-02T07:00

Hooray, it's conference time! In today's episode I'll bring you a mix of language learning goodies straight from Montréal, Canada. You'll hear What a language conference is all aboutPoetry, writte...

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A Language Learner's Guide to Mindset, Mantras&Emotions from 2019-08-26T07:00

Free gift with today's podcast: Sign up here for free affirmation cards to print&save (http://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/affirmations) Read the in-depth blog article for this podcast on www.fluentlan...

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How to Increase Your Vocabulary so You Can Talk about Anything from 2019-08-19T07:00

Today’s theme: How to Learn Specialist Vocabulary Thank you to Bonnie for this episode introduction.Support This Podcast Like all podcasts, the Fluent Show is supported by your online reviews and w...

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Professor Emoji 👩🏼‍🏫Stops by to Explain How We Use Language Online 😍(with Dr Monica Riordan) from 2019-08-12T07:00

You can't see their faces, you can't see their hands, you can't hear their voices. But somehow, you still know how people are feeling when they communicate with you online. How does that work? 🤔In...

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Study Grammar? 🤓Speak from Day 1? 😮What is the Right Mixture for Language Learning Success? from 2019-08-05T07:00

In this episode you'll hear how courses like the Michel Thomas series change the script on language learning and why they work. I'll share my personal language success mixture, and why I don't deba...

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Indigenous Languages Explained (and the Real Meaning of No Woman, No Cry) from 2019-07-29T07:00

This episode effortlessly covers the full language world, from Sean Paul to the UN Declaration of Human Rights.