408 - How to develop TRUE spoken fluency in a foreign language

Sam asks: "How do you keep up with ever-changing slang in Cantonese?" In this episode: The dangers of slang and idioms When to learn them... and when not! Resources Featured In Today's Episode: Carlos Douh - Cantonese slang on YouTube Cantonese Proverbs in One Picture... Start speaking today 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 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 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!

19 Tammi 201615min

Andrew asks: "What's the best way to run a language exchange?" In this episode: Manage expectations - tell your partner what you want Keep it in the target language Don't let them interrupt with corrections Ask them to take notes and fill you in later Try to be cool - ask questions and listen to the answer! Resources Featured In Today's Episode: MyLanguageExchange.com - a great (paid) language exchange site Start speaking today 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 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 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!

14 Tammi 201615min

Alexia asks: "I can hold a conversation in Polish, but I can't take my patients' medical history. How can I do this?" In this episode: Doctors vs waiters in a restaurant Are your expectations realistic? How to find a tutor and work on that specific task Resources Featured In Today's Episode: 059: How can I understand my colleagues at work? Start speaking today 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:<a href="http://iwillteachyoualanguage.com/ita

12 Tammi 201610min

Steve asks: "I learnt Spanish for two years, and recently I've been learning Portuguese for 8 months. How can I avoid confusing the two?" In this episode: Why you might confuse Spanish and Portuguese How to stop it happening How to learn to use both languages at the same time Resources Featured In Today's Episode: Portuguese and Spanish: Some Musings - An interesting article on the Omniglot blog Start speaking today 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

8 Tammi 201612min

In this episode, I give you 8 reasons you should be reading in your target language. In this episode: Reading slows down the language It's great for introverts who aren't comfortable speaking You can learn less common vocabulary You can significantly increase your vocabulary range by extensive reading It's cheap! (Cheaper than teachers, or travelling!) Sense of achievement Immersion in a foreign world It's fun, which builds an emotional attachment to the language Resources Featured In Today's Episode: I've written short story books in a number of languages to help you start reading! Spanish Vol.1 - http://amzn.to/1Ti3yb4 Spanish Vol.2 - http://amzn.to/1m64ghc Russian - http://amzn.to/1O6lHbJ Italian - http://amzn.to/1O6kiBX German - http://amzn.to/1JrtRps Start speaking today 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 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 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!

5 Tammi 201613min

In this episode, I discuss my language plans for 2016 and how you can make it the best year of language learning ever! In this episode: 3 ways to succeed in your language learning in 2016: Join a language challenge Join a community of language enthusiasts locally Attend a language event Start speaking today 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 yo

29 Joulu 201512min

Nicole asks: "How can I progress beyond the basics in Japanese?" In this episode: Why you should avoid focusing on kanji as a beginner What you should do instead My story in Japan How to improve the fastest as a beginner Resources Featured In Today's Episode: These resources are the best out there for learning natural Japanese: Japanese Pod 101 - natural dialogues with clickable audio FluentU - learn Japanese with video and transcripts Master Japanese - a fantastic guide for learning kanji and finding sources of natural Japanese Start speaking today I’d like to thank <a href="http://iwillteachy

18 Joulu 201512min

Owain asks: "How can you deal with fossilisation in a language?" In this episode: What is fossilisation? Why does it occur? How can you deal with it? Resources Featured In Today's Episode: The Defossilization Diaries - Language teacher Scott Thornbury talks about his attempts to defossilise his Spanish! (Whilst spelling it with a "z"!) Start speaking today 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 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 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!

16 Joulu 201512min