In this episode, we let you guys take us where you wanted us to go with your awesome listener messages.

Where to go when you travel to Lithuania (home of our first listener)

Great tips for studying Korean, like how to study the grammar and where to go next after learning Hangul script

Is there ever a perfect language course that is not too slow and not too fast?

How to set yourself little language goals

Great apps on your smartphone that help you learn languages

How to beat procrastination when you’re supposed to be studying your languages

((Find our homescreen gallery on the blog or at www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/podcast)))

We want to thank you guys so much for sending us so much feedback (especially Paulina, Stephen and Andy) in this episode. Keep it coming, we always read your reviews and feedback and definitely want more voice messages.

You can submit your message to us anytime. Simply do one of the following:

go on Skype and leave a voice message for fluentlanguage

email us at [email protected] - include a voice memo from your phone if you can, so we can feature your voice on the show

leave a comment on this blog post

Make sure you mention your name and which languages you’re learning.

Polyglot Symposium in Canada, where Lindsay gave a talk about Social Media and Language Learning

National Eisteddfod - Eisteddfod Genedlaethol, the National Festival of Wales

Lindsay’s Language Script Challenge

italki, where you can find informal and formal tutoring

How to Study Korean

First Step Korean, free online Korean course on Coursera

Audio for Colloquial Korean by Routledge

Podcasts Talk To Me in Korean and Korean Class 101

Naver Dictionary

BBC Welsh Challenge

Say Something In Welsh

Welsh Language Album of the Year

Linq

Wlingua, learn Spanish online

Memrise

HelloTalk

Duolingo

Innovative Language

Meistertask, for organizing yourself

Tandem

JW Language by Jehovah’s Witnesses (whoah!)

LEO Dictionary

There are so many more that we mention on the show, so don’t forget to check out our home screen gallery for inspiration.

Self Control App for Mac Computers

Leechblock for Firefox

StayFocusd for Chrome

30/30 App for iOS

In this episode, we let you guys take us where you wanted us to go with your awesome listener messages.

• Where to go when you travel to Lithuania (home of our first listener)


• Great tips for studying Korean, like how to study the grammar and where to go next after learning Hangul script


• Is there ever a perfect language course that is not too slow and not too fast?


• How to set yourself little language goals


• Great apps on your smartphone that help you learn languages


• How to beat procrastination when you’re supposed to be studying your languages

((Find our homescreen gallery on the blog or at www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/podcast))

We want to thank you guys so much for sending us so much feedback (especially Paulina, Stephen and Andy) in this episode. Keep it coming, we always read your reviews and feedback and definitely want more voice messages.

You can submit your message to us anytime. Simply do one of the following:

• go on Skype and leave a voice message for fluentlanguage
  OR


• email us at [email protected] - include a voice memo from your phone if you can, so we can feature your voice on the show


• leave a comment on this blog post

Make sure you mention your name and which languages you’re learning.

• Polyglot Symposium in Canada, where Lindsay gave a talk about Social Media and Language Learning


• National Eisteddfod - Eisteddfod Genedlaethol, the National Festival of Wales


• Lindsay’s Language Script Challenge


• italki, where you can find informal and formal tutoring

• How to Study Korean


• First Step Korean, free online Korean course on Coursera


• Audio for Colloquial Korean by Routledge


• Podcasts Talk To Me in Korean and Korean Class 101


• Naver Dictionary

• BBC Welsh Challenge


• Say Something In Welsh


• Welsh Language Album of the Year

• Linq


• Wlingua, learn Spanish online


• Memrise


• HelloTalk


• Duolingo


• Innovative Language


• Meistertask, for organizing yourself


• Tandem


• JW Language by Jehovah’s Witnesses (whoah!)


• LEO Dictionary

There are so many more that we mention on the show, so don’t forget to check out our home screen gallery for inspiration.

• Self Control App for Mac Computers


• Leechblock for Firefox


• StayFocusd for Chrome


• 30/30 App for iOS

Support The Fluent Show

Don't forget to catch the mention of our good friends at Flashsticks, the language learning post-it guys. You can purchase vocabulary post-it notes in 8 languages and get 10% off with the code KERSTIN10 - or just download the free Flash Academy app.

When you reach the higher language levels, it's not enough to just study. How does it feel to reach a level where you are looking for ways to go beyond fluency? How can you move towards mastery?

There's no Lindsay in this episode (don't worry, she'll be back very soon!), so I found myself two experts who know what they are talking about:

and

The episode is full of tips and strategies for reaching the very advanced levels and getting better even after years of study.

Check out the full blog post and show notes for this article at www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/podcast-advanced-language

Key Points:

"Learning a language is a bit like hugging a cactus - you can never get entirely comfortable"

Enjoy the journey, stop for a breather whenever you feel like it and keep going.

Tristan sums this up with a wonderful sentence: Don't worry about getting fluent. Worry about getting better.

How to Get Fluent, Gareth's blog - highly recommended

Ellen Jovin's idea of the Polyglutton

Gareth's summary of the Polyglot Gathering, in which he explains what "The Need Principle" is:> Learning another language is a long, hard process, requiring a lot of dedication (..) After all, as an adult trying to learn a new language it’s all about “overcoming human nature”. You need, erm, “need”: you’re either surrounded by the language, you know somebody who speaks it, you have an unusual interest in the country or culture or the language will benefit you at work

Wade's Russian Grammar

Hammer's German Grammar

Teach Yourself Courses

Our sponsors Flashsticks

Special Guest: Gareth Popkins.

Don't forget to catch the mention of our good friends at Flashsticks, the language learning post-it guys. You can purchase vocabulary post-it notes in 8 languages and get 10% off with the code KERSTIN10 - or just download the free Flash Academy app.

When you reach the higher language levels, it's not enough to just study. How does it feel to reach a level where you are looking for ways to go beyond fluency? How can you move towards mastery?

There's no Lindsay in this episode (don't worry, she'll be back very soon!), so I found myself two experts who know what they are talking about:

and

The episode is full of tips and strategies for reaching the very advanced levels and getting better even after years of study.

Check out the full blog post and show notes for this article at www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/podcast-advanced-language

Key Points:

"Learning a language is a bit like hugging a cactus - you can never get entirely comfortable"

Enjoy the journey, stop for a breather whenever you feel like it and keep going.

Tristan sums this up with a wonderful sentence: Don't worry about getting fluent. Worry about getting better.

Learning another language is a long, hard process, requiring a lot of dedication (..) After all, as an adult trying to learn a new language it’s all about “overcoming human nature”. You need, erm, “need”: you’re either surrounded by the language, you know somebody who speaks it, you have an unusual interest in the country or culture or the language will benefit you at work

Special Guest: Gareth Popkins.

Support The Fluent Show

In our introduction, we take you on a tour de force German kids' TV, Icelandic football cheering, and the pronunciation of Montréal.

Don't forget to catch the mention of our good friends at Flashsticks, the language learning post-it guys. You can purchase vocabulary post-it notes in 8 languages and get 10% off with the code KERSTIN10 - or just download the free Flash Academy app.

Snapchat is a social media app for any smartphone. It lets you share photos or videos, and your snap only lasts 24 hours unless you make it a "memory".

Of course you can change the menu language, but with such strong visual focus that alone won't teach you a language.

It's designed for camera phones and not available on your desktop computer.

It's easy, fast and low-pressure. In other photo social networks, you would be tempted to make every picture stunning and impressive and beautiful. But in Snapchat, you'll just play and learn in the process. What does that mean? No more shyness, no more reasons to avoid speaking!

It allows you to stitch things together into a story, so you can share a 5-second snap, or go ahead and combine several videos to show how you speak a foreign language.

For language learning, the new Memories feature is a way to track your progress. Record yourself speaking today, save the memory, and try the same thing in a month. You'll be surprised at your own progress!

fluentlanguage

ldlanguages

irishpolyglot

flashsticks - recommended!

bradchase

How I Use Snapchat For Language Learning on Lindsay's blog

North American Polyglot Symposium, where Lindsay is giving a talk this weekend

Ghostcodes app

Die Sendung mit der Maus, German kids' TV show with bilingual credits

If you use Snapchat for language learning (or not), leave us a comment and share your usernames and snapcodes.

Thank you guys so much for being podcast listeners, chatting to us on twitter (I'm @kerstinhammes and Lindsay is @ldlanguages) and making your voices heard!

In our introduction, we take you on a tour de force German kids' TV, Icelandic football cheering, and the pronunciation of Montréal.

Don't forget to catch the mention of our good friends at Flashsticks, the language learning post-it guys. You can purchase vocabulary post-it notes in 8 languages and get 10% off with the code KERSTIN10 - or just download the free Flash Academy app.

Snapchat is a social media app for any smartphone. It lets you share photos or videos, and your snap only lasts 24 hours unless you make it a "memory".

Of course you can change the menu language, but with such strong visual focus that alone won't teach you a language.

It's designed for camera phones and not available on your desktop computer.

If you use Snapchat for language learning (or not), leave us a comment and share your usernames and snapcodes.

Thank you guys so much for being podcast listeners, chatting to us on twitter (I'm @kerstinhammes and Lindsay is @ldlanguages) and making your voices heard!

Support The Fluent Show

Episode 44 is kindly sponsored by our friends at Flashsticks. Check out their new app Flash Academy is out now. It's a language playground offering you light lessons, games and quizzes. Go check it out for free at Flash Sticks and get 10% off everything at the site with code KERSTIN10.

Learning a language where it is spoken is one of the Top 5 wishes on every learner's bucket list. In this episode, we explore stories and tips about language learning - including Lindsay's travels to Costa Rica, and what Kerstin's English was like on day 1 in England.

What's different between home learning and in-country learning?

The risk and benefit of having a "home library" for language learning

How can you build your in-country vocabulary?

Why having no choice is the single best thing you can do for your language skills

The three types of in-country learning: Short Stay, Mid-Stay and Complete Life Change

How to rank and assess your language level on the "Kerstin Cable Breakfast Food Scale"

German learners! Kerstin is inviting you to come to Germany and speak for a week at the Fluent German Retreat

Exactly what to do when people correct you as you speak another language

What does it mean when you start to dream and think in another language?

We started off the show comparing a few Duolingo notes, and finally find out what happens when you finish a Duolingo skill tree.

Becoming Fluent book by Roger Kreuz and Richard Roberts

Creative Language Learning Podcast Episode 32 - the one about habit building

Learn German in Germany with Kerstin at the Fluent German Retreat

Lindsay's "Learning x in x" Series on Youtube

Derren Brown

David Blaine's interview

Paul McKenna - stage hypnotist and self help guy

Do you want to become a part of the Creative Language Learning Podcast? Then send us your feedback!

We would love you to record a voicemail on your phone and email it to [email protected] -- send us a question or a comment so you can be on the show.

Then take a picture and send it to [email protected] or tweet @kerstinhammes and @ldlanguages #cllp to see your "learner phone" featured in a future show.