StoryLearning Podcast

By Olly Richards

Got a burning language learning question? I’m Olly Richards and I've learned 8 languages through stories. Every Wednesday, I answer your questions and chat to world-class language experts. Whether you... more

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The podcast currently has 734 episodes available.

StoryLearning Podcast episodes:

June 11, 2015022: How can I help my friend with her English?
Isabelle asks: "My Chinese friend is learning English. How can I help her best?"
In this episode:
How to help someone learn another language
Three exercises you can use to figure out how to help someone learn your language:
Have a discussion, just as you normally would. Don't interrupt, keep the conversation flowing. During this time, make lots of notes about their language. What mistakes are they making? What doesn't sound natural? When you've filled up a couple of pages with notes, look for patterns. What things keep cropping up again and again. Here's your starting point for helping them improve.
Record the conversation. Listen back to it together, and give your friend control over the start/stop button! Ask them to ask you questions about what they have said. This helps them raise awareness of their own language use.
Ask your friend what they most need to use the language for: making notes in lectures, r
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15min
June 11, 2015022: How can I help my friend with her English?
Isabelle asks: "My Chinese friend is learning English. How can I help her best?"
In this episode:
How to help someone learn another language
Three exercises you can use to figure out how to help someone learn your language:
Have a discussion, just as you normally would. Don't interrupt, keep the conversation flowing. During this time, make lots of notes about their language. What mistakes are they making? What doesn't sound natural? When you've filled up a couple of pages with notes, look for patterns. What things keep cropping up again and again. Here's your starting point for helping them improve.
Record the conversation. Listen back to it together, and give your friend control over the start/stop button! Ask them to ask you questions about what they have said. This helps them raise awareness of their own language use.
Ask your friend what they most need to use the language for: making notes in lectures, reading books, giving talks etc. Once you've got this clear, simply do that activity together and help them improve.
Resources mentioned:
10 Essential Tech Resources for Smart Language Learners - my free guide to the best technology for language learners
Isabelle's question from episode 18: When do you consider yourself fluent in another language?
19 quick changes you can make today that will make you a better language teacher
Today's featured resource:
Polyglot Workshops in London - We'll be running some exciting language learning workshops in London (UK) in July.
Do you have a question?
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 for listening
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!
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15min
June 09, 2015021: How can I learn Spanish quickly?
Cody asks: "I'm travelling to South America in a few weeks time. How can I learn the Spanish I need to make the most out of my trip?"
In this episode:
What happened to me when I first went to Spain
The best approach to learning Spanish quickly
Why you need to think about the situations you'll need Spanish in
The most impactful phrases you can learn
Today's featured resource:
Survive in Spanish - this is a video where I talk about how to learn Spanish quickly in order to survive a trip and have a great time. You can also find out about my new guide: Survive in Spanish
Do you have a question?
Ask me your language learning questions by clicking here, and I'll do my best to feature it on the show! Also,
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12min
June 09, 2015021: How can I learn Spanish quickly?
Cody asks: "I'm travelling to South America in a few weeks time. How can I learn the Spanish I need to make the most out of my trip?"
In this episode:
What happened to me when I first went to Spain
The best approach to learning Spanish quickly
Why you need to think about the situations you'll need Spanish in
The most impactful phrases you can learn
Today's featured resource:
Survive in Spanish - this is a video where I talk about how to learn Spanish quickly in order to survive a trip and have a great time. You can also find out about my new guide: Survive in Spanish
Do you have a question?
Ask me your language learning questions by clicking here, and I'll do my best to feature it on the show! Also,
...more
12min
June 04, 2015020: How can I go from intermediate to advanced?
Nate asks: "I'm currently living in Bolivia and working on my Spanish. Do you have any advice for getting from intermediate to advanced?"
In this episode:
What is the "intermediate plateau"?
Why this affects so many language learners
What you can do to break through and become more advanced
Resources featured in this episode:
IWTYAL Episode 12: How can I learn advanced English vocabulary?
The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)
Today's featured resource:
Radio Ambulante - Spanish podcasts with the full transcript available
Do you have a question?
Ask me your language
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13min
June 04, 2015020: How can I go from intermediate to advanced?
Nate asks: "I'm currently living in Bolivia and working on my Spanish. Do you have any advice for getting from intermediate to advanced?"
In this episode:
What is the "intermediate plateau"?
Why this affects so many language learners
What you can do to break through and become more advanced
Resources featured in this episode:
IWTYAL Episode 12: How can I learn advanced English vocabulary?
The Common European Framework of Reference (CEFR)
Today's featured resource:
Radio Ambulante - Spanish podcasts with the full transcript available
Do you have a question?
Ask me your language
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwillteachyoualanguage/message
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13min
June 02, 2015019: How to find someone to speak with
Steve asks: "The thing I most struggle with is not having anyone to speak with. I live in a rural part of the country so there are no Japanese language courses or classes."
In this episode:
Why it's important to start speaking
Why you won't necessarily speak very much by taking a language class
Where to find people to speak with locally
Where to find people to speak with online
Resources featured in this episode:
60secondfluencytest.com - a video I made about the importance of starting to speak
Places to find language exchanges locally:
Conversationexchange.com
Meetup.com
Craiglist.com
Places to find language exc
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14min
June 02, 2015019: How to find someone to speak with
Steve asks: "The thing I most struggle with is not having anyone to speak with. I live in a rural part of the country so there are no Japanese language courses or classes."
In this episode:
Why it's important to start speaking
Why you won't necessarily speak very much by taking a language class
Where to find people to speak with locally
Where to find people to speak with online
Resources featured in this episode:
60secondfluencytest.com - a video I made about the importance of starting to speak
Places to find language exchanges locally:
Conversationexchange.com
Meetup.com
Craiglist.com
Places to find language exchanges and teachers online:
iTalki.com
Conversationexchange.com
Wespeke.com
Verbling.com
Tandemexchange.com
Mylanguageexchange.com
Livemocha.com
Languageforexchange.com
Today's featured resource:
12 steps to finding your perfect language teacher online - my step-by-step guide to getting set up with a speaking partner right now
Do you have a question?
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 for listening
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!
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/iwillteachyoualanguage/message
...more
14min
May 28, 2015018: When do you consider yourself fluent in another language?
Isabelle asks: "At what point do you consider yourself to be fluent in another language?"
In this episode:
What is fluency?
What does it mean to you personally?
When do you switch from learning a language to maintaining it?
Resources featured in this episode:
CEFR - Common European Framework of Reference
IWTYAL Episode 13 - Tamiyo's question about when it's time to move on to a new language
Language Learning Foundations - my video course where I teach you the specific techniques I use to learn to speak a new language quickly
...more
14min
May 28, 2015018: When do you consider yourself fluent in another language?
Isabelle asks: "At what point do you consider yourself to be fluent in another language?"
In this episode:
What is fluency?
What does it mean to you personally?
When do you switch from learning a language to maintaining it?
Resources featured in this episode:
CEFR - Common European Framework of Reference
IWTYAL Episode 13 - Tamiyo's question about when it's time to move on to a new language
Language Learning Foundations - my video course where I teach you the specific techniques I use to learn to speak a new language quickly
...more
14min

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How many episodes does StoryLearning Podcast have?

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