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Actual Fluency Podcast episodes
- Ekaterina Matveeva: Language Alter Ego and Cultural IntelligenceKris Broholm interviews Ekaterina Matveeva about her book "Language Alter Ego," exploring how cultural identity influences language learning. They also discuss Ekaterina's personal language journey, her upbringing, and how she became a polyglot.1 hr 8 min
- Lea Tiralarc: 5000+ lessons as an online teacher and the staircase methodKris Broholm interviews Lea Tiralarc, creator of the Staircase method. Lea discusses her experience as an online teacher, having completed over 5,000 lessons. She also explains the Staircase method, which uses laddering vocabulary to build longer sentences.44 min
- Scott Young: A Year Without English and Ultralearning LanguagesKris Broholm interviews Scott Young about his book, Ultralearning. They discuss his language learning project, "A Year Without English," where he traveled to four countries speaking minimal English. Young also shares insights from his MIT challenge, completing a four-year degree in one year.1 hr 16 min
- Mait Müntel: From discovering the Higgs-Boson to language learningKris Broholm interviews Mait Müntel, a physicist who helped discover the Higgs boson at CERN. They discuss his transition from nuclear physics to founding the Linguist language learning app. Mait explains how his scientific background informs his approach to language acquisition and designing a tool for faster learning.53 min
- AFP 162 - Jonty Yamisha: Heritage language learning and practical advice
On this episode I chat to Jonty Yamisha, who took it upon himself to learn his heritage language of Circassian as an adult.
He shares a lot of great stories about his family, and practical tips and advice for how he managed to learn a language with such limited resources available.
Perfect if you have a heritage language you've been meaning to learn!
Show Links:
OptiLingo (Jonty's language learning software) - https://optilingo.com
Circassian Culture Non-profit - http://nassip.org==============
📣 This podcast is sponsored by Italki! Learn REAL language through the power and convenience of personal tutoring lessons, for any language at VERY affordable rates.
💰 You can get a $10 credit when you book your first lesson by clicking HERE
1 hr 5 min - AFP 161 - Jon Mahoney: Around the world in 900+ days and mastering Russian
On this episode I chat to Jon Mahoney, who went on a trip around the world that lasted over 900 days. We also get into his story of living in Ukraine, and Russia - as well as progressing his Russian skills to well above advanced.
Along the way he produced videos for his YouTube channels (in English and Russian) together with his wife Eva.
Show Links:
Russian YouTube channel - https://youtube.com/JonandEva
English YouTube channel - https://youtube.com/CANRUSHInstagram - https://instagram.com/JonandEva==============
📣 This podcast is sponsored by Italki! Learn REAL language through the power and convenience of personal tutoring lessons, for any language at VERY affordable rates.
💰 You can get a $10 credit when you book your first lesson by clicking HERE
1 hr 22 min - Steve Kaufmann: YouTube, Travelling, and learning languages when retiredKris Broholm welcomes Steve Kaufmann to discuss his popular YouTube channel, world travels, and passion for language learning. Steve shares his journey from diplomatic and business careers to semi-retirement, where he co-founded LingQ and continued acquiring new languages. The conversation explores strategies for language learning at any stage of life.47 min
- Nelson Dellis: Using Memory techniques for languagesKris Broholm interviews memory champion Nelson Dellis about his background, memory techniques, and applying these strategies to language learning, including Dellis's project of learning Dutch in one year. Dellis shares his personal journey and motivations for memory training.49 min
- Ben Worthington: Improve your English and pass the IELTS exam!Kris Broholm interviews Ben Worthington about improving English and passing the IELTS exam. Ben shares concrete strategies for success on the IELTS test, noting their applicability to general English proficiency. He also details his personal journey and experience specializing in IELTS instruction.1 hr 10 min
- Pablo Roman: Japanese in 6 months and DreamingSpanishKris Broholm interviews guest Pablo Roman about his experience learning Japanese in just six months. They also discuss Pablo's project, Dreaming Spanish, which provides Spanish learning materials.1 hr 3 min
About Actual Fluency Podcast
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Conversations with language learners, polyglots and teachers about what actually works when learning a language: methods, motivation and the messy reality of fluency.