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28 Days of Social Media: The First 6 Social Networks

Hello, hello! It's the first Friday of my "28 Days of Social Media" journey, time to take stock and post a quick update telling you what has worked so far, what I liked and what didn't deliver.

If you want to join in with the challenge, check out the full details here on my blog.

Language Lessons from Social Media

Week 1 was great fun overall. Something I noticed straight away was that I have a head start because I already have all the necessary apps and I know how to use them.

I learnt usin...

28 Days of Social Media for Language Learning

Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, Reddit, Quora, Pinterest...are they 100 new ways to waste your time?

My friend Lindsay from Lindsay Does Languages thinks otherwise. She is obsessed with social media, but not in that "candy-crush-comment-spiral" sort of way. Lindsay is a very disciplined language learner, having created her own courses on language learning (check out my review of "Successful Self Study" here)

Last month, Lindsay brought out a new little course called Social Media Succe...

Progress Report after 13 Months of "Slow Welsh Language Study"

Waw, mae'r amser yn rhedeg...time flies (or runs, as my dodgy translation implies).

I have been learning this new language for about 13 months now...so let's have a look what the middle ground looks like!

Before you read the post, download your copy of the free "Teach Yourself Toolkit" in the Fluent Cool Kids Club. It's got links to all the resources I use.

I Spoke Lots of Welsh in Wales!

Back in August, I fulfilled one of this year's language goals and spoke Welsh at the Eisteddfod, the Nat...

Getting Results! What I Learnt in 13 Months of "Slow Language Study"

Waw, mae'r tywydd yn rhedeg...time flies (or runs, as my dodgy translation implies).

I have been learning this new language for about 13 months now...so let's have a look what the middle ground looks like!

Before you read the post, download your copy of the free "Teach Yourself Toolkit" in the Fluent Cool Kids Club. It's got links to all the resources I use.

I Spoke Lots of Welsh in Wales!

Back in August, I fulfilled one of this year's language goals and spoke Welsh at the Eisteddfod, the Natio...

How to Stay Motivated in Language Learning (Even When You're Not Feeling It)

In our latest podcast episode, my co-host Lindsay Dow and I found ourselves discussing one of the big topics in language learning: the ultimate struggles, good moments and bad moments.

These are true for every language learner we've ever spoken to, so if you're suffering from one of these issues, you are most definitely not alone. And since I've recently spent a bit of time hitting the books to learn more about the science of language learning in linguistics and psychology, I've added 4 resea...

Glossika Review: Powerfully Effective Language Training

I've been looking forward to publishing today's review for a few months now - it's a favourite language course among polyglots.

Here's the short version of my verdict: If you've been frustrated because you can't find a way to speak your target language, this is perfect. Buy and use Glossika courses and you will be chatting in no time - the system works when you speak.

Click here to see the full list of Glossika courses

In my review, I was as neutral-bordering-on-skeptical about the Glossik...

The Best Language Learning Tools of Autumn/Winter 2016

This episode of the Creative Language Learning Podcast is as fun as ever, covering the ultimate Good, Bad and Struggling and our Top 5 Language Learning Tools of 2016/17.

So The Podcast is Taking a Break..

Yes, the rumours are true. The Creative Language Learning Podcast is taking a break for a while, going on hiatus and there will not be regular episodes after number 52.

BUT!

That does not mean you're going to miss us too much. Lindsay and I have gone through the archives together, selecting o...

Top 5 Fictional Languages (Podcast Episode 51)

Do you speak Sindarin?

The world of fictional languages is richer than a London billionaire, and we have researched and collected the most awesome fictional languages for you to learn about.

In this episode, you'll hear the new Good, Bad and Struggling followed by the Ultimate Fictional Languages Chart. Here in the shownotes, you'll see our Top 5 and the best of all links available so you can follow along and listen to the show.

Our Top 5 Fictional Languages Elvish Nadsat/ Newspeak Klingon Min...

What Cats Can Teach Us About Language Learning

In today's article, I have something a little different for you: cat philosophy! Let me introduce you to Abigail.

She doesn't know a single word in any language, but she's super smart.

Abigail is my cat, and her favourite thing is snoozing at home. Every day, she looks out of the window and sometimes she plays in the back yard too. And today Abigail left the house in an unusual way - through the front door! I was chatting to my friend and barely noticed her sneaking out, until I found her visi...

Take Our European Day of Languages Quiz (Podcast Episode 50)

We did it!You guys stuck with us, listened and wrote in to 50 episodes of the show now, and we want to thank you and tell you how much we appreciate you for this. It's awesome to know that there are language geeks all over the world who enjoy our show.

In This Episode You'll HearKerstin's story of creating her European Day of Languages video on YouTube with all of the strangers (did you know I knew nothing about Welsh?)LIVE Good, Bad and Struggling with the Chatroom!Of course, our Huge36 Ques...