Wilbert asks: "I'm learning Portuguese with flashcards. Which side of the flashcard should I display first?"

• If you display the foreign word first, you only have to recognise it
• If you display the mother-tongue word first, you have to recall and produce the word in the target language - much harder to do

• Make Words Stick - a short video lesson about memorising vocabulary and not forgetting it

I’d like to thank iTalki for supporting the show. iTalki is the best place online to connect with affordable and effective native speakers teachers and tutors. To claim your free lesson and start spe

Sabina asks: "I'm trying to reach C2 level English, what should I do?"

• Many native speakers are not C2 level
• It's not easy to reach and involves complex skills
• Knowing the C2 level descriptions doesn't necessarily help you know how to reach it
• Focus on your subject area, and become an expert in that area
• The language skills will follow quickly

• Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
• Can summarise information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.
• Can express themselves spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations

Khan Academy

MOOCs

IELTS Writing

CEFR 

To join the testing group for the Fluent Spanish Academy, click here: http://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/academy

I’d like to thank iTalki for supporting the show. iTalki is the best place online to connect with affordable and effective native speakers teachers and tutors. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, simply visit:http://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/italkishownotes

Ask me your language learning questions by clicking here, and I’ll do my best to feature it on the show! Also, please subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Thanks so much for listening to this episode of the podcast! If you’ve got any comments about the show then please leave them in the “comments” section below! If you’d like to help me out, then I’d love it if you could…

• Share the episode using the social media buttons around you
• Leave an honest review and rating of the podcast on iTunes (click here to do that)

iTunes reviews in particular really help the rankings of the podcast and help me to reach other aspiring language learners out there! See you in the next episode of the I Will Teach You A Language podcast!

Sabina asks: "I'm trying to reach C2 level English, what should I do?"

• Many native speakers are not C2 level
• It's not easy to reach and involves complex skills
• Knowing the C2 level descriptions doesn't necessarily help you know how to reach it
• Focus on your subject area, and become an expert in that area
• The language skills will follow quickly

• Can understand with ease virtually everything heard or read.
• Can summarise information from different spoken and written sources, reconstructing arguments and accounts in a coherent presentation.
• Can express themselves spontaneously, very fluently and precisely, differentiating finer shades of meaning even in the most complex situations

Khan Academy

MOOCs

IELTS Writing

CEFR 

To join

A listener from Korea asks: "What's the easiest language to learn?"

• The difficulty of a language depends on its proximity to your mother tongue
• For Koreans, Japanese is very close
• For English speakers, Spanish and other romance languages are very close
• Motivation is still the most important thing to consider when choosing a new language

I’d like to thank iTalki for supporting the show. iTalki is the best place online to connect with affordable and effective native speakers teachers and tutors. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, simply visit:http://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/italkishownotes

Ask me your language learning questions by clicking here, and I’ll do my best to feature it on the show! Also, please subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Thanks so much for listening to this episode of the podcast! If you’ve got any comments about the show then please leave them in the “comments” section below! If you’d like to help me out, then I’d love it if you could…

• Share the episode using the social media buttons around you
• Leave an honest review and rating of the podcast on iTunes (click here to do that)

iTunes reviews in particular really help the rankings of the podcast and help me to reach other aspiring language learners out there! See you in the next episode of the I Will Teach You A Language podcast!

A listener from Korea asks: "What's the easiest language to learn?"

• The difficulty of a language depends on its proximity to your mother tongue
• For Koreans, Japanese is very close
• For English speakers, Spanish and other romance languages are very close
• Motivation is still the most important thing to consider when choosing a new language

I’d like to thank iTalki for supporting the show. iTalki is the best place online to connect with affordable and effective native speakers teachers and tutors. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, simply visit:http://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/italkishownotes

In this episode, I discuss a hypothetical 1-year plan to learn Spanish.

My hypothetical 1-year plan to learn Spanish:

• 1-3 weeks: Use an introductory audio course
• Months 1-3: Study a good textbook and work with a teacher
• Months 4-6: Speak a lot and focus on vocabulary
• Months 7-12: Replace daily activities in life with Spanish

• Olly's favourite Spanish resources - a complete list

Weeks 1-3:

• Pimsleur Spanish
• Michel Thomas Spanish

Months 1-3:

• Colloquial Spanish
• Assimil Spanish

Months 4-6:

In this episode, I discuss a hypothetical 1-year plan to learn Spanish.

My hypothetical 1-year plan to learn Spanish:

• 1-3 weeks: Use an introductory audio course
• Months 1-3: Study a good textbook and work with a teacher
• Months 4-6: Speak a lot and focus on vocabulary
• Months 7-12: Replace daily activities in life with Spanish

• Olly's favourite Spanish resources - a complete list

Weeks 1-3:

• Pimsleur Spanish
• Michel Thomas Spanish

Months 1-3:

• Colloquial Spanish
• Assimil Spanish

Months 4-6:

• Electronic flashcards
• Olly's books of Short Stories for Beginners

 Months 7-12:

• A frequency dictionary of Spanish vocabulary
• SBS radio - podcasts for learners

I’d like to thank iTalki for supporting the show. iTalki is the best place online to connect with affordable and effective native speakers teachers and tutors. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, simply visit:http://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/italkishownotes

Ask me your language learning questions by clicking here, and I’ll do my best to feature it on the show! Also, please subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Thanks so much for listening to this episode of the podcast! If you’ve got any comments about the show then please leave them in the “comments” section below! If you’d like to help me out, then I’d love it if you could…

• Share the episode using the social media buttons around you
• Leave an honest review and rating of the podcast on iTunes (click here to do that)

iTunes reviews in particular really help the rankings of the podcast and help me to reach other aspiring language learners out there! See you in the next episode of the I Will Teach You A Language podcast!

In this episode, I talk about the impact that language communities have had on my life.

• The Polyglot Gathering in Berlin
• What it's like in a language conference
• Developing deep relationships with likeminded people
• Getting outside your comfort zone
• How this can impact on your language learning

With podcast listener Maria in Berlin... 

I’d like to thank iTalki for supporting the show. iTalki is the best place online to connect with affordable and effective native speakers teachers and tutors. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, simply visit:http://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/italkishownotes

Ask me your language learning questions by clicking here, and I’ll do my best to feature it on the show! Also, please subscribe to the show on iTunes to get automatic updates.

Thanks so much for listening to this episode of the podcast! If you’ve got any comments about the show then please leave them in the “comments” section below! If you’d like to help me out, then I’d love it if you could…

• Share the episode using the social media buttons around you
• Leave an honest review and rating of the podcast on iTunes (click here to do that)

iTunes reviews in particular really help the rankings of the podcast and help me to reach other aspiring language learners out there! See you in the next episode of the I Will Teach You A Language podcast!

In this episode, I talk about the impact that language communities have had on my life.

• The Polyglot Gathering in Berlin
• What it's like in a language conference
• Developing deep relationships with likeminded people
• Getting outside your comfort zone
• How this can impact on your language learning

With podcast listener Maria in Berlin... 

I’d like to thank iTalki for supporting the show. iTalki is the best place online to connect with affordable and effective native speakers teachers and tutors. To claim your free lesson and start speaking today, simply visit:

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