The Fluent Show

By Kerstin Cable

Learn a Language...Or Maybe Three!

The Fluent Show is on a mission to help you get excited about language learning. We learn languages every day in our lives, and have learnt over 15 different languag... more

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April 26, 2021Teaching Qualifications - yay or nay? with Aubrey Carter
Today's guest is Aubrey Carter, experienced ESL teacher, holder of an MA TESOL and a 3 Keys IELTS Certification.
Aubrey's been a professional ESL teacher for 20 years and has taught in classrooms in New York and Montréal before taking up online teaching as part of the team at All Ears English.
In our podcast conversation, you'll hear more about
how Aubrey became an English teacher through the New York City Teaching Fellows programme
why online teaching the English language is so different from other types of teaching
whether you need to make sure you have qualifications for online teaching or not
why starting a business isn't for everyone
how Aubrey keeps her 1:1 lessons interesting and fresh every time
how to create an online course that stands out above all others.
I was inspired by Aubrey in so many ways and I'm excited for you to meet her today.
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Ever thought about creating your OWN podcast?
My brand new masterclass Podcasting 101 is going live on 15 May and you can book your super early place on it here. Next time your mate mentions "we should do a podcast together"? This training is where you go!
Special Guest: Aubrey Carter.
Sponsored By:
Yabla: Stream authentic shows you enjoy and learn at the same time. Give Yabla a try with a free trial for Fluent Show listeners
Links:
IELTS Energy 933: 3 Study Tips with Kerstin Cable of The Fluent Show | All Ears English Podcast — Listen to my visit to the IELTS energy podcast
Home | Teach For America
New York City Teaching Fellows | NYC Teaching Fellows
...more
1h 9min
April 19, 2021No Stress: A Stress Awareness Special 😌
Welcome to our second season of the year. In the coming bunch of episodes, I am going to focus on different stories and aspects related to teaching languages and teaching online.
For today though, it's time to discuss something close to my heart: Stress! 😖
It's Stress Awareness Month in the UK and today I wanted to share my story and bring you helpful tips that can completely change your life. Whether you teach or learn languages, today's episode is going to help you figure out the struggles of stress.
Important steps for reducing stress anywhere in your life
The following tips are from mind.org.uk, a wonderful charity:
Make some lifestyle changes such as
Working on your assertiveness so you can feel confident saying no when people add pressure
Developing your hobbies and interests - as language lovers you're miles ahead
Adding in relaxation techniques and relaxing activities like yoga, meditation, creative activities, engagement in nature and music...er and podcasts? podcast walks!
Limit your tech consumption - have an evening off from social media now and then
Look after your physical health, this is the classics of sleep, exercise and healthy food
Make sure you have a good support network through friends and family, workplace support (I found my union invaluable), your doctor if needed
The Importance of Taking a Break
As a language teacher, self-employed worker, I sometimes struggle with my boss - my boss being me. I have to make sure that the standards I set myself are fair. I had to learn to take breaks so that I can create better work.
As a language learner, I'm very laid back but I often see others who worry that a break means stopping and being unable to pick things back up. Whether it's pressure from an app, a teacher, or your Insta feed, make sure you know that breaks are not endings.
How will you use these tips?
Thank you to Jon for this episode introduction.
Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community
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Sponsored By:
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Links:
Work and stress | Mind
Kerstin Cable (@kerstin_fluent) • Instagram photos and videos — DM me a question
The Magical High-Value, Low-Effort 1:1 Offer — My mentor Elizabeth's free training session that led to my Mobile Mentoring day
Stress Management Techniques from MindTools.com
Treatments for Stress | Stressbusting
Mental Health Chatbot | Woebot Health
Stress Awareness Month April 2021 - Regain Connection, Certainty and Control - The Stress Management Society % %
...more
30min
March 15, 2021Überraschungstüte with Lindsay: Running Conferences, Doing Masters Degrees, Learning What a "Blaue Reise" is
Lindsay's back on the show and we're closing off the first season of 2021!
Kerstin has more new German words to read out to Lindsay and they're all corona-related
We review this year's Women in Language conference and answer a few questions about how to organise an event with 599 participants
We discuss Lindsay's studies for her MA in Applied Linguistics, and why distance learning is her jam
This show's a lovely mixed back of lots of fun topics, so kick back and enjoy with us. The Fluent Show will now be on a break until mid-April, when I'm excited to start the next season theme: teaching!
Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community
Love the show? Rate & Review it here
Sponsored By:
Yabla: Stream authentic shows you enjoy and learn at the same time. Give Yabla a try with a free trial for Fluent Show listeners
Links:
SURVEY: What's your Language Learner Identity? — If you have 5 minutes, please complete this survey about online language learners.
Language Habit Toolkit - Fluent Every Day
Neologismenwörterbuch : Neuer Wortschatz rund um die Coronapandemie
MA Applied Linguistics course - Postgraduate degree study - University of Birmingham
Language Stories
...more
1h 21min
March 08, 2021Good bye Chemistry, hello Linguistics! with Sarah F. Philips
Bi-dialectal and bilingual as Korean-Black american, Sarah Phillips has always known that language is a huge part of her identity and she was blown away when she found out that she could become a linguist! Sarah focuses on code switching in her research.
In this episode, you'll get SO MUCH super useful information about how linguists can study your brain when you are speaking another language. I loved talking to Sarah and having her as my guest.
What's code switching?
Code-switching means alternating languages during conversations. It has been widely studied in linguistics, psychology, and neuroscience; but the aim of Sarah's research is to integrate approaches from all three fields to develop a more holistic perspective on the bilingual mind.
Free Class! How to Get Fluent When Life's Chaotic
I'm running a brand new free training where you will learn how to get fluent without having to make a complex study plan, micro-manage yourself, or ever feel bad about missing a lesson.
Sound good?
Sign up at www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/lifechaotic
Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app and telling someone about the Fluent Show
Special Guest: Sarah F. Phillips.
Sponsored By:
Yabla: Stream authentic shows you enjoy and learn at the same time. Give Yabla a try with a free trial for Fluent Show listeners
Links:
How to Get Fluent When Life's Chaotic — New Free Class with me! Live on Friday 12 March and there's a replay for all who sign up
Why I Study Linguistics – Sarah Frances Phillips
Janet Oh | California State University, Northridge
The Fluent Show: Maintaining Old Languages While Learning New Ones — More language learning tips about interference
Bilingualism in Development
EEG vs. MRI vs. fMRI - What are the Differences? - iMotions
...more
1h 7min
March 01, 2021Should You Come to Women in Language 2021?
Are you considering joining Women in Language 2021 but aren’t sure whether it’s right for you?
In today's episode, I'm going to be answering all of your burning questions about the event so that you can have the full information for the event that runs 4-7 March 2021. Tune in and hear me discuss:
What happens during the conference days?
We start on Thursday 4 March with our opening ceremony, welcoming all attendeesy and getting everyone in the mood for our 4 days of fun. Then we start with the first presentation.
You will watch this presentation by logging into a special attendee's area on our website.
There will be a fun and lively chatroom where you can meet other participants.
This year we have
23 presentations from expert speaker, covering topics from having a bilingual family to revitalising an endangered language
3 powerful panels about languages in the world of social media, in technology, and in Australia with our Australian speakers Michele, Bec & Karla
2 Speak Easy sessions where all participants can join to practice languages
What's on?
Here's the schedule!
How does it all work technologically?
When you get your ticket, you're automatically a member of our teachable online school, which is the Women in Language members area. For the chatroom, we use Youtube Live. You'll need a Youtube account in order to chat, but you don't need to download anything in order to watch.
For the Speak Easy portion, we use Zoom. You need to download the free Zoom app if you want to join.
For follow-up and connecting outside of the presentations, we have an exclusive Facebook group.
Who is Women in Language 2021 for?
People who are learning languages, no matter if it's their first language or their 10th
Women, men, trans, non-binary, queer people, people of color, white people, monolingual people, multilingual people - our community welcomes you
People who are passionate about culture, society, equality, and self-improvement
People who want to connect with a strong and lively community of like-minded language learners
People who enjoy this podcast! If you like the Fluent Show, honestly, I think you'd love Women in Language
Can men join Women in Language 2021?
Sometimes, men ask us if they can come too. The answer is YES - come along and enjoy learning from these smart, funny, and dedicated language loving women. In this episode you'll hear from 🤴🏼Jonathan, Léo, Richard and Shane who want to encourage you to join us!
Is Women in Language just for people who speak multiple languages?
Nope!
We are not a space where you have to prove yourself. We're not going to ask you or test you, and we will speak out against any implication that knowing more languages makes anyone a better learner or a better person.
If you're interested in the topics we bring you, then sign up and you'll be welcome.
How much does it cost to join Women in Language 2021?
$29
all in, including our presentations, opening party, closing party, live language exchange, Facebook group, raffle ticket and replays for anything you miss first time round.
How do I sign up?
www.womeninlanguage.com and tickets are open until 7 March but we start 4 March!
See you there? See you there!!
Thank you to Bonnie for this episode introduction and to Léo, Jonathan, Shane, and Richard for their participation.
Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community
Sponsored By:
Yabla: Stream authentic shows you enjoy and learn at the same time. Give Yabla a try with a free trial for Fluent Show listeners
Links:
The Fluent Show - Alexa Little
Women in Language 2021 | Women In Language
...more
25min
February 22, 2021Stylistics: The Science of Hemingway and The Wire (with Professor Dan McIntyre)
Wait, stylistics is not about fashion magazines?
There's a job that involves watching The Wire?
And Hemingway's language wasn't as simple as everyone says?
In this interview with Professor Dan McIntyre from the University of Huddersfield, you'll get a super interesting guide to Stylistics, the study of style in language. Dan and I chat about corpus linguistics and audio-visual subtitles, and you'll learn more about what inspired him to start the popular language magazine, Babel. If you ever wanted a linguist in your pocket to answer all kinds of questions about subtitles and style, this is going to be the best hour of your week.
Thank you to Dan for this episode introduction.
And just like you heard in the episode, tickets are currently available for Women in Language 2021! Get yours here
Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community
Special Guest: Dan McIntyre.
Sponsored By:
Yabla: Stream authentic shows you enjoy and learn at the same time. Give Yabla a try with a free trial for Fluent Show listeners
Links:
Lingo Magazine — Check out this free copy of LINGO magazine for young language learners
The Babel Lexicon of Language — New book by Dan et al!
...more
1h 2min
February 15, 2021Top Tools: Winter of 2021
Look, yes, maybe you’re all here for the hottest tips about learning a language super efficiently, but we’re all real people too and so today’s Fluent Show comes with
added love of Riverdale
haikus
and a denouncement of optimising ourselves and our language learning to within an inch of our lives.
Anti-efficient? But no!
We are bringing you the beloved TOP TOOLS of winter 2021. Six hot new language learning apps and resources to help you through that pandemic with a smile on your face
Here are all of our top tool suggestions
Radio Garden
Brainscape
Flipboard
wiktionary.org
Down Dog yoga app
BBC Bitesize
Listen in to find out which ones came out on top.
Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community
Sponsored By:
Yabla: Stream authentic shows you enjoy and learn at the same time. Give Yabla a try with a free trial for Fluent Show listeners
Links:
The Ultimate Top Tools for Language Learning from 2016-2020 by Fluent Language — All previous top tools in one blog article
Radio Garden
Brainscape: The Best Flashcards App | Make Flashcards Online
Wiktionary
Flipboard - Stories from 28,875 topics personalized for you
Home - BBC Bitesize
Down Dog | Great Yoga Anywhere
Down Dog For Schools — Free until 1 July
...more
47min
February 08, 2021Discover the Languages of Western and Central Asia (with Erin Morgan)
In today's episode, my guest Erin Morgan will tell you more about the most widely spoken languages of Western & Central Asia, such as..
* Arabic
* Persian
* Armenian
* Kazakh
* Turkmen
* Pashto
* ....and only a few dozen more!
where "Western and Central Asia" even is
how to understand the impact of history on any language
why it works best to learn a language when you're really feeling it
Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community
Special Guest: Erin Morgan.
Sponsored By:
Yabla: Stream authentic shows you enjoy and learn at the same time. Give Yabla a try with a free trial for Fluent Show listeners
Links:
Turkmenistan: The Berdymukhamedov Holiday Special - YouTube
Turkmenistan's president performs in rap video with his grandson - YouTube
...more
1h 4min
February 01, 2021From Expat Bubbles to Bilingual Books: Letters to the Fluent Show
The first mailbag Fluent Show, answering four listener questions on:
The best ways to learn grammar - does spaced repetition software work for learning grammar? 🗂
How to overcome shame and embarrassment when you're caught in the expat language bubble 🙈
Why all the tips about learning your 3rd, 4th, 5th language can be wrong for you 🪜
How I would instruct you in a lesson if we're using a bilingual parallel reader 📙
Thank you to Amanda for this episode introduction.
If you want to submit an intro for this podcast, you can do so! Click here to read how it works.
Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community.
Sponsored By:
Yabla: Stream authentic shows you enjoy and learn at the same time. Give Yabla a try with a free trial for Fluent Show listeners
Links:
The Fluent Show: How To Navigate Bilingual Love and Change Your Family Perspective
Resources and Courses for French Learners
Comme une Française Partners with Fluent Language - Free French Crash Course - Comme une Française — (affiliate link)
Interlinear Books - Bringing Literature to Language Learners
Crack the Grammar Code
Tips to Improve Your Vocab Memory by Fluent Language
Johnson, LAL.Johnson:Intro to Foreign Lan_p2, 2nd Edition | Pearson
How to Learn Several Languages At The Same Time by Fluent Language
The Fluent Show: Learning a Language Through Another Language (Laddering)
...more
42min
January 25, 2021What 2020 Taught Us About Languages (with Shannon Kennedy)
A new year fireside chat with Shannon Kennedy! We have been recording these for a few years now and with 2020, what a year to review. This is Shannon's personal review of the year, and you can use the following questions to conduct your own review and set goals for the next year.
How would you sum up the year in your languages?
What changed in your life and in your languages in 2020?
What lessons do you think you learnt from the year 2020?
What surprised you?
What will you change going forward?
Looking forward, what are your language learning goals for 2021?
Shannon's top 3 books of 2020
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari
Shannon also mentioned Atomic Habits by James Clear
Shannon's top 4 apps of 2020
This is for language learning and not-language-learning.
Todoist for task management
Notion for study note management
Drops and Memrise for language learning
Thank you for listening to the Fluent Show! If you enjoyed this episode, please consider supporting the show by leaving a review in your podcast app or becoming a member of our Patreon community
Special Guest: Shannon Kennedy.
Sponsored By:
The Language Habit Toolkit: Build a productive language learning routine that makes you fluent, not frustrated
Links:
The Fluent Show: What Did You Learn in 2019? (with Shannon Kennedy)
...more
56min

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