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April 1, 2015
Learn to speak Dog in 6 weeks: The Top 5 April stories for Language Lovers
Back in 1957, eight million astounded Brits gathered around their television sets to learn about a magnificient cultural spectacle. The popular BBC programme Panorama was showing exclusive footage of the epic Spaghetti Harvest in Switzerland. They had been enjoying tinned spaghetti from the greengrocer's shelves and relished learning more about how this exotic dish was made.
In fact, the BBC has a long history of bringing us groundbreaking news like that. Just think of their discovery that pe...
March 31, 2015
Language Linkfest: March 2015
I'm so excited about springtime this year. It kicked off a lot of productivity here at camp Fluent, with the addition of my first product for online teachers AND a Udemy course full of online teaching tricks. So in other words, Fluent is truly expanding to serve both you language learners and the language teachers right now. My own experience as a 1-to-1 language tutor over the past few years has taught me lots about technology, marketing styles and how to support learners. I'm excited to sha...
March 27, 2015
6 Tips to Get Your Brain and Body Ready for Language Learning
Today I have a guest article from a fellow female language lover for you. The ideas are snack bites you can focus on in just a few minutes, and I've love to hear more from you about how you have incorporated yourphysical wellbeinginto your language learning time. The article comes fromAlinaCincan, a former English and French teacher, translator and interpreter with over 10 years’ experience. These daysshe managesInbox Translation.You can get in touch onTwitter,Google+andLinkedIn.
Everybody...
March 24, 2015
New Podcast! The Memory Palace is a Happy Place, with Anthony Metivier
Yay, here's episode 14 of the Creative Language Learning Podcast. Thank you guys so much for all the support and attention that the podcast has got over recent months. Ireallyappreciate you all listening and am looking forward to creating more episodes for you. If you want to do something to support this podcast and help me create more shows, please support me on Patreon. It's easy and cheap.
In episode 14, I spoke to a highly unique guy in the language learning world. Anthony Metivier (I've...
March 17, 2015
Learn Languages, Skip Hassle and Have Fun: Does Guerrilla Language Learning deliver?
If you have ever spent a little time learning online, you may have noticed that there are lots of great video courses to help you learn languages. Udemy is one of the leading platforms that offers language courses on video. There are courses for learning any language from German to Hebrew, courses about memorizing words (I reviewed Anthony Metivier's course before) and also general courses aimed at helping you develop great learning routines.
Just in case you are unaware, I am both a teache...
March 13, 2015
Three Quick Techniques for Speaking and Writing More in a Foreign Language
If you are the self-directed type of language learner, I bet you’ve got yourself a little routine set up and have a large amount of input coming in. Online courses, flashcard decks, podcasts. And instructions and TV shows. And Harry Potter in whatever language you are learning. It’s all about how much you can put into your head in the shortest possible period of time.
And then an article comes along and tells you to “speak more”, so you pack your motivation and get yourself that language ex...
March 9, 2015
It's a free app loved by millions. Here's why Duolingo wastes your time.
Whenever I hear that someone new is starting language learning, I get excited. They’re about to enter into this world of verbs and nouns, expressions and exclamations, new culture and new countries. When I hear you say “I’ve started learning a new language”, I want to give you a big ol’ high five.
That is, until you mention Duolingo. The little app with the friendly owl has become the absolute go-to resource for newbies trying to acquire any language. It’s free, it’s accessible and it is bas...
March 4, 2015
This is not Fantascienza: A Real World Language Learning Sprint
I hope you have been looking forward to Tanja's most recent update of her progress in the italki Language Learning Challenge as much as I have. Tanja signed herself up to taking 20 Italian lessons in just 8 weeks. Has she done it? Is this possible for normal people? Find out everything right here in this awesome guest post.
Where is my Mind?Only a few days to go until the iTalki Language Challenge ends – I have 18 lessons under my belt and the two that are left have been scheduled, so it’s loo...
February 27, 2015
Language Linkfest: February 2015
Hello and welcome to the latest language linkfest, everyone. I know that we skipped an edition on 30 January 2015 to make space for the Language Book Club event over on Facebook, so this month I'm back to once again share what's caught my eye online.
Gorgeous image by Alexey Kijatov on Flickr
Best of Fluent's Blog
Lean Back and Enjoy our Language Book Club videos
Follow guest writer Tanja's progress on her italki Italian Learning Challenge
Best Language Articles, January 2015
Using Instagram for...
February 23, 2015
Feel like Giving up Learning a Language?
People, I have some shocking news for you. Remember all that New Year 2015 enthusiasm? Those promises you made? Those ideas about fluency being within reach? That's less than 2 months ago!! Today's guest post comes from a fellow languageteacher who's seen that deflation before.
Jimmy Monaghan is from Ireland andcurrently worksin Malta, where he is working with the Elanguest English Language School.He enjoys studying and practicing French in his spare time. I thought his tips for reviving enth...
