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**Travel and Tutor Hunting Tips from Kerstin and Lindsay** Aug 24, 2015
Show notes

This episode features two core themes of discussion: travel and tutor tips.

"I buy everyone a little lollipop in my lessons"

Why does "Germany" have so many different names in different languages?

Should you study pronunciation first or just go all in with vocabulary? (hint: whatever you like)

When is it too late to learn? (hint: never)

What do you need to buy before you set off? (hint: nothing)

In the article discussion of this episode, we took apart the step-by-step process of finding a language tutor.

What do you have to look for?

Why are some of them expensive?

What kind of tutor should you try to work with?

Articles of the Week

Tips on working with a tutor from Judith Meyer

How much do you pay your language tutor? here on Fluent

Tips of the Week

This time, Lindsay chose her favourite tip and in line with her own productivity skills she chose Tip 3. Get organized, folks!

1) Download Quiz Up! and play the language sections

2) Read LOCAL lit, not just "Harry Potter in my target language"

3) Get organized with Evernote

Links and Resources from this Podcast

You can sign up for Lindsay's new shop here

My Savvy Brand Toolkit is designed to guide teachers through brand creation

This train goes on a boat!

Great sites for you to find a tutor:

Italki

Learn out Live's Private Teacher Listings

Mobile Language Learning and Big News with Lindsay Does Languages Jul 19, 2015

Show notes

Big news for the ladies of the Creative Language Learning Podcast in episode 20: Lindsay is engaged and Kerstin is married!

In this episode, you’ll hear:

What makes a German wedding and an English engagement special
Lindsay's and Kerstin's recent language learning updates - we've been learning Semaphore and Welsh!
How do you use Memrise for language learning?
Lindsay's exact process for learning a new way of communicating with online resources
Should you speak early? Is there any reason to hold back?

Article of the Week

Can you really learn a language using mobile apps? on Languages around the Globe

Tips of the Week

Summer is my favourite season, so you won't have to guess hard to work out which tip I chose as the big tip of the week!

1) Get outside and away from all your screens for a summer's learning session

2) Make Language Study your first task of the day with Early Morning Study Sessions

3) Watch your foreign movie...but watch the commentary!

Tips and Links from this Podcast

Memrise Semaphore Course
Collins Easy Learning Dictionaries
Ap Geriaduron, Welsh dictionary app
LEO, German dictionary app and website
Omniglot, a huge language resource
Micro Robert, the French monolingual dictionary

Question of the Week

Are you in an international relationship? Maybe a bilingual one? Tell us your story of living across borders in the comments or over on Facebook!

Chilled out Success with Language Surfer Ron Gullekson Jul 05, 2015

Show notes

“Languages are ultimately designed to bring people together.”

Welcome to 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."

Article of the week

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

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

cll ep 18.jpg — **Defining Polyglot and World View with Lindsay Dow** Jun 22, 2015
Show notes

Episode 18 was packed full of language learning news and chat with Lindsay from Lindsay does Languages, my trusty and lovely co-host. I hope you'll join us for all the debate and learning!

We discussed

A truly useful and helpful definition of *Polyglot* by Richard Simcott

What the Polyglot Gathering is and how it went down in Berlin in 2015

If a language you learn really makes you think differently, and

Whether Kerstin should make herself study more Russian or allow herself the fun of exploring a bit of Welsh

In Episode 16, I'm introducing our new co-host: Lindsay Dow from Lindsay Does Languages I’m bringing Lindsay in for more Creative Language Learning Podcast because she's just been so much fun for you to listen to.

Article of the Week

"How the Language you Speak Changes your View of the World" in the Independent

*closely related* Does your Language Shape how you Think? in the NY Times

Tips of the Week

Lindsay's tip of the week was tip number 1, of course because she is completely involved in the awesome Script Challenge this year. Unplug your computer, get a book from the library and write down those words.

1) Go Old Skool with handwriting

2) Use your internal thesaurus when you get stuck

3) Play video games in another language (here's a relevant article from Learn out Live)

Links for Episode 18 of the Creative Language Learning Podcast

This episode is brought to you by FlashSticks, the printed language learning post-its. Use code KERSTIN10 for 10% off.

Polyglot Berlin and here is their Youtube channel

Tuvan throat singing

Support the podcast with a Patreon pledge and get a lovely card from me

podcast languages — **It's a language! No, it's a dialect! And Lindsay is back.** May 17, 2015
Show notes

This episode is supported by FlashSticks, the printed language learning post-its. Use code KERSTIN10 for 10% off.

In Episode 16, I'm introducing our new co-host: Lindsay Dow from Lindsay Does Languages I’m bringing Lindsay in for more Creative Language Learning Podcast because she's just been so much fun for you to listen to.

In Episode 16, you’ll hear:

A discussion of the world’s many different scripts and writing systems, with Lindsay’s recent forays into Amharic and how I worked in Korea for 2 days

What makes a dialect different from a language, and where is the line?

What travelling to Europe and getting your Health Insurance card can do for your world perspectives

A live recording of my first ever #iglc Instagram Language Challenge video

Tips of the Week

In this episode the tables were turned and Lindsay allowed me to choose the tip of the week from three awesome creative tips she had researched. I loved it! My favourite tip ended up being tip 3, using a language in order to learn a language.

1) Open your ears and get into the exercises at listeningpractice.org

2) Learn a language with Pinterest. Both Lindsay and I love this social network and we have about how you can enhance your lessons and learning adventures with it. Here they are:

Kerstin’s 4 Steps to Learning a Language with Pinterest on Fluent

Using Pinterest for Language Learning on Lindsay Does Languages

3) Learn a new language via a language that you already know

Links for Episode 16 of the Creative Language Learning Podcast

This episode is brought to you by FlashSticks, the printed language learning post-its. Use code KERSTIN10 for 10% off.

Memrise Courses for learning foreign writing systems such as Amharic, Russian Cyrillic or Hebrew

Lindsay Does Languages on Instagram

The Instagram Language Challenge Hashtag is #iglc. view it here

Online Teaching Tricks, my new Udemy course - this deal gets you the course for £7

From Marrying a Soldier to Writing a German Blog, with Angelika Davey Apr 20, 2015

Show notes

My guest this week is Angelika Davey, owner of the blog angelikasgerman.co.uk. Angelika has been teaching German independently for many years.

Listen to our interview to find out more about

Keeping your mind agile, and whether it really matters to anyone under 50
The ultimate showdown: Age vs. Attitude! Which one makes you a better learner?
Why learning German is your best choice for business
What it’s like to date someone from a different country
A new and innovative approach that makes even the best private teacher affordable and accessible to you

Article of the Week

Multilingual Families: Even our Dog uses 3 Languages

Tips of the Week

Angelika chose Tip 1 as her

Tip 1: Read cereal packets, clothing labels and anything you can get (see Language Surfer blog)

Tip 2: Discover foreign culture at home

Find your local Oktoberfest, join the Chinese New Year celebrations and throw it all at the Notting Hill Carnival to hear more natural language and boost your motivation.

Tip 3: Use Eurovision to learn your Target Language (see Koko the Polyglot)

Tips and Links from this Podcast

Support the Creative Language Learning Podcast through Patreon - from just $1!

Angelika’s Awesome German blog

Angelika Davey on Twitter

Online course Beginners’ German for Busy People for only $10!

Teach Yourself German books on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk

Links to Amazon and Udemy are affiliate links so they cost you nothing more but they support Fluent Language and this podcast. Thanks for your clicks.

Special Guest: Angelika Davey.

The Memory Palace is a Happy Place (with guest Anthony Metivier) Mar 23, 2015

Show notes

Beyond what it is that the Memory Palace can actually do for you, Anthony and I dug a bit deeper and discussed some really interesting perspectives.

Check out the interview for

Thoughts on what it is that will stop you from giving up
Competition in language learning, and where exactly Freud comes in
The point when giving up might be the right decision
How a memory palace can be a source of happiness and comfort in your life
Fifty shades of German

“There should be some fire under your backside.”

Article of the Week

20 Struggles of Expats living in Germany

Tips of the Week

Anthony opted for tip number 2 as his favourite, but actually added such a great perspective to Tip 1 that it became unmissable.

1) Label things

2) Use Instagram (Lindsay does Languages has an article about this)

3) Get onto a MOOC

Tips and Links from this Podcast

Support this Podcast through Patreon - every $ helps!

Magnetic Memory Method, the home of Anthony Metivier

The How of Happiness on Amazon.com and Amazon.co.uk

The Nerdist Podcast

The Vocab Cookbook

National Geographic Documentary: Brain Games

Becky Morales on Perfect Pronunciation and Having 4 Bilingual Kids Feb 26, 2015

Show notes

Hey, welcome to lucky episode 13 of the Creative Language Learning Podcast. In this episode, I'll be sharing a delicious foodie article and talking about Kid World Citizens with Becky Morales.

You Will Learn More About:

How Becky went from Maths major to Spanish lover in college
What it takes and what it means to become bilingual
How to put together a golden approach to teaching language
Why pronunciation can be something you master at any age if you only have time, dedication and fun
How to create an environment where you can learn a language to any level from your own home

Article of the Week

Top Five Russian Pasta DIshes on Transparent Language

Bonus! Recipes of the Week

Jewish Noodle Kugel

German Spätzle

Kazakh Beshbarmak

Tips of the Week

Out of the following three tips, Becky chose number 1 as her favourite tip - personalize your language learning experience by building your own vocab decks.

1) DIY your Memrise Courses

2) Start with Pronunciation (here's Gabriel Wyner's take)

3) Incorporate all the senses into your vocab learning habits (Science Daily)

Tips and Links from this Podcast

Support this Podcast through Patreon

The Top 10 Podcasts to Help you Learn a Language

Heartwarming video of Brazilian students practicing with elderly Americans

Kid World Citizen : Becky's Website

The Global Education Toolkit for Elementary Learners, Becky's book on Amazon.co.uk and on Amazon.com (Buy through this link to support my podcast!)

Thanks for reading this article on Fluent, the Language Learning Blog.

Special Guest: Becky Morales.

Kris Broholm from Actual Fluency on Challenges, Information Overload and Book Club Jan 23, 2015

Show notes

In Episode 12 of the Creative Language Learning Podcast, I interviewed a fellow podcaster! Chris Broholm is a language learner with a big mission: 10 Languages in 10 Years!

“As long as you’re doing something, you’re doing it right.”

— Chris on Language Learning Methods

Article of the Week

Duolingo is Getting More Serious by Kay Alexander on Fair Languages

Tips of the Week

Chris chose Tip 1 as his favourite, because goal setting is still WAY undervalued in learning a new language.

Tip 1: set your chosen Fluency level (travel fluent, job fluent?)
Tip 2: Be a historical linguist
- Word origins and vocab divergence can help with remembering words
- Look up "etymology"
Tip 3: Sprint with the Language Challenge