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You're Invited: Language Book Club on 30 January 2015

Today I get to share with you what I have been hinting at for a few months now (you may have noticed on my Twitter account. You are invited to a one-day language book party!

Chris Broholm and I are organising the first ever online Language Book Club. The event is going to be a one-day celebration of languages and language learning, with experts and authors from around the globe being there for you to answer questions.

And that's not enough. It's a book club after all, and so each and every...

My New Year Language Challenge: Totalmente Italiano

Now that the new year has begun, I bet you're feeling fired up to take more language lessons, spend more time studying and set all kinds of new goals. And as a language tutor, you know where I stand on the issue: You should at try working with a 1-to-1 tutor. Good language teachers are the ultimate key to unlocking language learning.

While italki is certainly not the only place for you to find a good tutor, they are definitely one of the most encouraging. For 2015, italki is relaunching the La...

Authentic German Words We Learnt on Our Holidays

Happy new year, everyone! I hope that you have been able to enjoy a Christmas break that was restful and you're feeling ready to tackle the challenges that 2015 will bring.

Stuttgart and German Regions

Personally, I have had the luxury of taking two weeks off and travelling around in Germany. It was great to visit Stuttgart as a tourist for the first time, and to walk the snowy streets imagining that this country is where we could live one day. And of course my fiancé made great progress as a G...

Language Linkfest: December 2014

Wow, we're at the end of the year! I really hope that you have enjoyed a wonderful holiday break, and are beginning to put together first plans for the new year.

Fluent's 2014

2014 was huge for Fluent Language Tuition, because I published not one, but two books. If you are among the wonderful supporters who have read and rated these, I want to let you know how awesome you are. You can continue to get those books of course - here are some Amazon links:

Fluency Made Achievable in the US Store

Flu...

[Announcement] Why I have to Close the Fluent Bookstore

I know that today's blog postis "housekeepking", but pleaseread through it as a sign of your support to Fluent Language. I waited over a week for the situation to improve before I posted it, but there seems to be nothing on the horizon.

From January, I am sorry to say I will close my website's shop (hopefully just temporarily) because the tax system is going crazy (here's a good video explanation, in case you are also a small online seller). I am so bloody angry and sad about this right now.

Wh...

My Wishlist: A Gift Guide for the Language Lover in your Life

Are you gearing up for the holidays? Listening to wonderful Christmas Market music? Enjoying the mulled wine? Oh, you're rushing around the shops trying to find gifts for your polyglot friends! I know how you are feeling - it was me who desperately googledGifts for Developers and Codersearlier today. I nearly bought my man a Netduino, but could not quite figure out what that even is.

So if you're still undecided and need help for language lovers, here's my list for 2014.

1. Foreign Language Fri...

Motivation Never Ends: Why this Scot is Learning German For Fun

In this guest post, you are going to hear from someone who might be just like you - Alan McGinlay isa 29-year-old Scottish guy living in Glasgow and for the past 18 months he hasbeen learning German again. Yes, again! In his story, Alan talks about what brought him back to German learning and what works when you are reviving a language after more than ten years. You should follow him on Twitter @alanmcginlay.

You'll find interesting thoughts "from the trenches", when a real learner has to coun...

New Podcast: Putting the World to Rights with Olly Richards

“I never woke up and decided that I want to be a polyglot.”

You wanna learn a language? Then I've got the guy for you! In today's podcast episode, I'm speaking with Olly Richards, the man behind I Will Teach You a Language. Olly is an expat Brit with a lot of travel experience under his belt, and his considered and smart answers really put me to shame.

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Our Dreams of how Education can Make the Language Learning World so much Better
Why "Speaking" Can Become a Huge...

Podcasts are the New Listening Trend that you CANNOT Ignore

There was a time, maybe back in 2008 (and I am so old that this seems like last year to me), when you would have heard the word "Podcast" and rightfully passed it by. Podcasts have been around since the 1980s but were always reserved for the nerdier folks among us. Maybe research scientists? Programmers?

The world is ever changing, and today though it's a different world.
Podcasts are the best new way of getting into anything that you are excited about. A podcast (don't forget you can listen to...

How to Eliminate Your Self-Doubt and Get Speaking

Today I have another awesome guest post for you. Do you remember the podcast with Jade Joddle, where we talked about introversion and extroversion in language learning? I feel like Jade would love today's guest poster. This is all about how to get out of your own head and be that extrovert you HAVE to be when you want to speak another language. For me as a pretty extroverted person, that fear is weaker than for most people I see. I literally just go up to people and speak terrible Russian/Spa...