Emma's Language Journal

As a language teacher 😉 My 2024 language-learning plan is not what you might expect, and I think it will help you get your New Year's goals for the New Year. Based on my experience as a teacher, and a passionate language learner, and the book "Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It", I share with you my unexpected tips to learn a new language in 2024.

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Kyle gives us his tips to keep learning, even with a busy schedule, a full time job, a YouTube channel and kids! Being a parent is challenging. But you have to remind yourself that you are still an individual. If you have language-learning goals, you don't have to wait until your kids are 18 to learn new things! You got this!

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Planning on visiting Sevilla? You are in for an amazing treat: Seville is a wonderful city with budget-friendly and free experiences everybody can enjoy, surrounded by amazing architecture and culture. Free, or almost free plans include: visiting La Giralda and the Catedral, The María Luisa Park and Plaza de España, Las Setas, a Flamenco show in La Carbonería, going for a Cafe at La Alameda de Hércules and visiting the famous Torre del oro.

Learning a new language can give you more than the ability to ask for directions in a foreign country. It rewires your brain. It gives you a world of possibilities. Which can make your conversations rich, your confidence boosted and your life experiences richer. And THAT, my friends, that is interesting.

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Feeling like you don't have enough time to do the things you want to do is normal. ⏰ Our lives tend to be so hectic that taking on the task of learning a language might seem nearly impossible. 🙃 But you can do it! I have five tips for you so you can fit language learning into your busy schedule.

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Learning a new language can be like having a superpower. You'll be able to communicate with other people and also discover that you can express yourself no matter the vocabulary. Language learning can impact your life in such positive ways that you might not be able to imagine. During our conversation, Bethany and I discuss how learning Spanish has even inspired us to learn new things about ourselves.

Learning languages can give you a sense of belonging and community that is very special. It has the potential to make you feel like you belong in several different contexts. This is amazing for your overall mental health and wellbeing. Learning a different language opens many doors. Emma and Bethany discuss how being able to speak other languages has changed their world-view, confidence and made it possible to connect with different people around the world.

How to know if you're fluent in English or Spanish? How to achieve fluency in languages? In today's episode, Shawna and I discuss speaking languages with FLUENCY and CONFIDENCE!

Shawna is a yoga teacher based in Seattle. We met while studying at the University of Washington. We both studied abroad in Ecuador. Nowadays we travel, teach and learn languages!

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Two trilingual teachers share how to learn and speak a new language quickly and fluently. We both speak English, Spanish and Portuguese! Join Shawna and I, as we share our language learning journeys.

Today we share 5 unique tips that will improve your conversations and overall communication skills, in your native AND second language! Bethany also shares her language learning journey: she speaks English, Spanish and some Tagolog.

The tips we share today:

1. Practice active listening

2. Don't interrupt people who you're having a conversation with

3. Use open body language and hand gestures

4. Observe and mimic body language and communication styles from the culture and language that you're learning

5. Prepare yourself for communication and practice speaking often