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What To Do When You're Overwhelmed In Language Lessons

What do you feel when you're in a conversation practice and find that you struggle to say a single sentence without interruption?

Have you ever experienced the OVERWHELM of being corrected too much?

If your answer is yes, the I've got some great tips and answers to help you get over that feeling and create effective progress in language learning.

In this podcast episode, you'll hear an insight into how I work in "coaching mode". Language coaching is a process where you can learn from an experi...

Living And Speaking French Just Like In France + 11 Everyday French Expressions

Let's be honest: We all dream of speaking perfect French. To communicate in melodic sentences, move along the boulevards and feel right at home, and essentially turn into Amélie for a day.

But if you've been learning the French language for a while, maybe you've found that it's hard to feel at home with this language. You know all the vocabulary, you have practiced the grammar...but something feels like it's missing.

In today's episode of the Fluent Show, I've got a special guest who is going...

7 Tips For Learning A Language From Your Girlfriend or Boyfriend

If I had 5p every time I read someone telling someone else that the best way to learn a language is to "get a native speaking girlfriend", I think I could retire at 35.

Today, you'll hear from Nick Vance, who is in the lucky position of having one of those handy "native speaker girlfriends". So, how's it working out?

In this article, Nick will share 7 useful tips to help you understand how to learn a language with your sweetheart.

Learning German from My Girlfriend

As an American living in...

#clearthelist June 2018: Learning Languages When Busy

Welcome to my latest language learning update through #clearthelist. Clear the List is a support and accountability blog group sharing monthly language learning goals.

I’m writing this article a few days later than I would have liked, but that doesn’t mean I can’t review and set my language goals.

What Happened In May

Looking back at the diary, here is a list of what happened over the month. It was a B U S Y one.

I recorded an awesome episode of the Fluent Show with Ellen Jovin, and several ep...

What Is Fluency, What Is Mastery...And How Do You Get There?

If there is one question that haunts language learners, it must be this one:

"How many languages do you speak fluently?"

Often asked innocently by people who are interested, it can strike terror in your mind. Will they test you on your languages? Are you allowed to say you're fluent if you still make mistakes?

Oof! Those are heavy questions, and none of them are difficult to answer. Even for those of us who have studied for decades, the question of fluency still causes confusion.

This week...

The Best Language Learning Tools for Spring/Summer 2018

What if your language-crazy friends could get together and give you a list of their top tools in language learning, curated from the coolest new language sites, apps, and books right now?

In this episode of the The Fluent Show, we're going to be those friends! Lindsay and I have searched through the fog and found a few super-cool new language learning tools for you to try.

Wanna hear which ones were our top 3? Check out the podcast right here:

Lindsay is back on the show, and this time checki...

9 Of The Best Podcasts For Learning French

Do you ever find it difficult to fit French listening practice into your life?

Do you want to understand native French speakers?

Bonjour! This month in the 9 Best series, we’re going to list 9 of the best podcasts for French learners.

Podcasts are a great way to add a little French listening practice into your day-to-day life. They are free, and can accompany any part of your day: driving a car, washing your dishes, doing laundry, working out, reading, and more.

In addition to the French podcast...

#clearthelist April 2018: Now I Know My Language Level

Welcome to my latest language learning update through #clearthelist. Clear the List is a support and accountability blog group sharing monthly language learning goals. I have got LOTS OF GOALS this months, so let's get going.

What Happened in April 2018?

First of all: I went to Wales!

My big April goal was Book a day in Wales: SMASH SUCCESS PARTY, I went and attended a 2 day Easter Course in Wales in early April. You may have heard about it on the podcast I recorded there, which I was so ha...

How To Learn and Use Idioms In Your Language Study Routine

You started to learn a language because you wanted to do something practical, talk to a specific person, travel, improve your career. But along the way, languages have this way of pulling you in. The one weird letter, the sounds you never thought you could make. The new friends you make. All of these become reasons why you fall in love with a language.

One more reason to fall in love with your language is often in the way it reveals a new world view. Maybe you're into German's descriptive wo...

Welsh Is Not English: How The Welsh Language Fought Back

What do you know about the Welsh language?

When I first moved to the UK 15 years ago, I thought Welsh was dying out. I moved to England and never considered that people in the UK speak more than English. To me, the Welsh language was a relic from the past.

But did you know that people went on protest marches and even got ARRESTED to keep this language alive?

In this podcast episode, I bring you interviews with Welsh learners and teachers, sharing their own passions for this ancient langua...