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What Women in Language Will Bring You in 2022 Feb 21, 2022

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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. Make sure you get your $29 ticket at www.womeninlanguage.com today!

You will hear from

Jessica Kumar on privilege in linguistics
Irene Cangi on reaching higher language levels of Italian
Lauren Williams introducing AAC - what is it, why do you need it? She has the answers!
Mariana Favila-Alcala and Belen Nuñez on why feminism matters in the language industry
Sara Holmes on how to teach your baby American sign language
Abigail Fulbrook on taboos in the language classroom
Marjolein Benschop on her talk about learning when you are multipassionate
Vickie Kelty and Laia Moret on why they're going to bring some games to the event

Get the full speaker line-up at www.womeninlanguage.com

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An Impossible Snapshot of India (with Eli Kutty and Jessica Kumar) Feb 07, 2022

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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 experience can never show you all that India has to offer
how learning a language can change your experience of India, no matter where you are
why both of them decided to share their experiences by podcast and instagram

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A transcript of the interview is available for this episode

Special Guests: Eliza Keyton and Jessica Kumar.

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Words of the Year 2021 Jan 24, 2022

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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 Jan 10, 2022

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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 things in your native language if you like
commitment pays off with language learning (and podcasting)
community matters and your boundaries do too
your goals don’t always have to be achieved

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Thank you to Isabella for this episode introduction.

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Did you know that you can get a whole library of exciting courses on language learning mindset and strategies from me?

Ranging from grammar and vocab to productivity and planning, these resources are your start into a brilliant new language learning year. There is something for everyone, including a free video training to help you get through language chaos, at fluentlanguage.co.uk/my-courses

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13 Inspiring Ideas for Language Learning By Podcast by Fluent Language

Why You Need to Start Reviewing Your Routine Dec 06, 2021

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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! When done right, reviewing can be a powerful step into great self-leadership, and in today's episode you'll learn why and how to do it.

Join my workshop: The Power of a Good Review

Get your ticket right here
I've been using reviews successfully for my languages, my business and even for this very podcast for many years, and I'm going to teach you all I know about how to do it this month. Come and join us!

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Drops Stats thank you Drops — **Language Trends and Trendy Languages** Nov 29, 2021
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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 Lindsay Williams

The Gangnam Squid effect?

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How to spot a trend? #michellesLEARNINGmeal - YouTube

[The Fluent Show: "French is Romantic, Arabic Is Aggressive"...Does Culture Stop Us from Learning Languages?](https://www.fluent.show/95 "The Fluent Show: "French is Romantic, Arabic Is Aggressive"...Does Culture Stop Us from Learning Languages?")

What makes a language attractive – its sound, national identity or familiarity? | Languages | The Guardian

Through the Language Glass — bookshop.org (affiliate link)

Which languages did the UK study in lockdown? | British Council

The Tyranny Of Rosegold | Nanosphere

British Council Language Trends Report 2021

2020 Duolingo Language Report

2020 Duolingo Language Report: United Kingdom

Drops | Free language learning | Available for 43+ Languages — Thank you to Drops and MVP Steph for sending us interesting data

K wave: Squid Game puts Korean top of language learners’ lists

K-beauty, hallyu and mukbang: dozens of Korean words added to Oxford English Dictionary | South Korea | The Guardian

Bilingual Episode (German and English): Discovering ELF 🧝🏼 and EU Interpreting 🇪🇺 with Karin Reithofer Nov 22, 2021

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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 correct!) theory about the personalities of interpreters and translators
What ELF is and who speaks it
Who owns English and whose English is correct?
How Brexit has liberated the EU (linguistically! don't come for me!)

Bilingual Episode

Karin and I are both German native speakers, so we switched from English into German for a little bit to give you some listening practice as a learner.

If you are not a German learner, don't worry as we'll always switch back to English and I interpreted make sure you don't miss anything.

Here I always like to remember what the late Ron Gullekson from Language Surfer told me:

"in a new language, I like to get uncomfortable as early as possible."

So enjoy the challenge and enjoy the German practice!

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Thank you to Karin for this episode introduction in Kärntnerisch.

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Special Guest: Karin Reithofer.

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Work as a Freelance Interpreter at the EU | European Union
Black Friday Deals for Language Learners — One week only!

No Language Robots! A fresh look at the concept of consistency Nov 15, 2021

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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. Listen in if you are feeling stressed by a rigid routine today, and let's talk about what you can do to make your language routine a little easier.

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Australian Passion for Culture and Language with Penny Wilson Nov 01, 2021

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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 languages and travel
how she is bringing language into her career and family life
how the local Aboriginal languages of Australia are shaping how she learns culture and language now

Plus, you'll find out what a Walkshop is and you'll come out wanting to book one right now. If you are missing friends and connections with language lovers like you, don't miss it!

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Special Guest: Penny Wilson.

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👻 Five Frightful Language Learning Monsters 🎃 for Hallowe'en Oct 25, 2021

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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 🎃

For each scary language monster, I've also got a ghostbusting tip for you.

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