040: What kind of books should I read?
One reader asks: "I want to try my hand at reading a book and wondered what you would recommend?" In this episode: The problem with children's books... Intended for children Low-frequency vocabulary ...
13 Aug 201512min
039: How to find materials for minority languages
Alex asks: "How should one go about gathering together language learning materials when there are none?" In this episode: Here are my suggestions for finding materials for minority languages: Reach o...
11 Aug 20159min
038: Living with native speakers
Ben asks: "I'm currently on a work placement in France. How can I make the most of living with native speakers?" In this episode: The huge opportunity of living with native speakers Create a no-Engli...
6 Aug 201514min
037: People keep replying in English
Melissa asks: "I'm learning Spanish, but people keep replying to me in English. How can I solve this?" In this episode: The difficulties of finding native speakers to practise with How social pressur...
4 Aug 201511min
036: Fluency vs Proficiency
ManchesterAul asks (in an iTunes review): "What's the difference btw fluency and proficienncy? Do i consider myself fluent or proficient in my languages?" In this episode: Why I dislike the discussio...
30 Jul 201514min
035: Coaching my mum to learn Italian
Nina asks: "How can I coach my mum to learn Italian?" In this episode: The most important things about coaching someone to learn a language Why fostering a passion for a language is so important Make...
29 Jul 201510min
034: How to learn tonal languages
Shane asks: "I'm learning Chinese and Thai. What's the best way to learn the tones, or tonal languages in general?" In this episode: How to approach learning tonal languages Why top-down approaches b...
23 Jul 201512min
033: Olly's Arabic teacher explains his progress
In this episode, I interview my Arabic teacher Mona about how I made quick progress in my Arabic. In this episode: My progress compared to Mona's other students In what ways I progressed What techniq...
21 Jul 201519min
