The Fluent Show - Episodes Tagged with “French”

The Best You In Another Language (with Nicole Miles)

Kerstin Cable — Mon, 11 Mar 2019 07:00:00 +0000

What's it like to realise you're getting good at the language you're learning?

Where do you go when you don't need handholding anymore?

In today's episode, I'm talking to Nicole Miles, an advanced level French learner preparing for her C1 exam this year. Her language learning story is all about how she made it work as an adult learner with a positive attitude.

If you wonder about advanced level study, the kinds of questions that come up when you’re like "OMG I’m good at this", and moving towards taking on your next foreign language, then our interview will answer so many questions.

If you're at the start of your language learning journey and wondering how you'll ever get anywhere, then Nicole's got tips that you need to hear - especially you introverts out there!

Here's what's in store in our podcast

Hear why and how Nicole learnt more French in one year of solo study than in all her school years
Discover what helped her find the best italki tutors and make more out of her sessions
Hear about what the controversy around one small book title can do for one learner's motivation
Learn a language learning trick we call the language role model to tap into a version of yourself in your target language
Join me to wish Nicole all the best for her upcoming language exam languages she's planning to study next...and how!

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Special Guest: Nicole Miles.

Bilingual Podcast! The Biggest African Languages / Les Plus Grandes Langues d'Afrique [with Khady Ndoye]

Kerstin Cable — Mon, 04 Feb 2019 07:00:00 +0000

This Podcast Episode Is Bilingual: French and English

Khady comes from a bilingual family and grew up speaking Wolof and French. And as such, we will be speaking French during some parts of the episode. And my French is far from perfect, so trust that I'm doing mon mieux.

If you are not an experienced French learner, there will be some parts of the podcast that you don’t understand. But like all language learners, you’re not alone in that feeling.

I always remember what the lovely Ron Gullekson said: “I want to get used to feeling uncomfortable.” So fear not, trust that we will come back to English again and again, and the interview will still be interesting for you.

Let's Talk About African Languages

If your language bucket list is longer than you'd like...you're going to HATE this episode 😛

There are over 2000 African languages, and most people don't know about their existence. There is a huge dominance of European languages, even on the continent itself, but learning African languages is more valuable than ever.

Par Spiridon Ion Cepleanu — Travail personnel, CC BY-SA 3.0, Lien

In today's episode, my guest Khady Ndoye will tell you more about

the most widely spoken languages of Africa, such as..
- Swahili
- Hausa
- Yoruba
- Igbo
- Oromo
- Zulu
- Lingala
- ...and yes...Arabic!
why African languages are a great choice for any polyglot
how you can go about learning one of these languages
why it won't work to just say "oh, I'd like to learn an African language"
Khady's a African music and TV recommendations!

Support This Podcast
Like all podcasts, the Fluent Show is supported by your online reviews and word of mouth.

If you liked this episode, please tell someone about it. Click here to tweet about the show, go to your Podcasts app and leave us a review, or simply text a friend about the Fluent Show. Thank you!

Special Guest: Khady Ndoye.

Living And Speaking French Just Like In France

Kerstin Cable — Mon, 18 Jun 2018 07:00:00 +0100

Click or tap here to read the full show notes in my blog article on www.fluentlanguage.co.uk

Bonjour les auditeurs, and welcome to a special édition française of the Fluent Show, with my native French speaking guest Géraldine Lepere.

Check out Géraldine's AWESOME site Comme Une Française

This show is a bilingual podcast, meaning you'll hear me do my best in French.

Bilingual? How does that work?

It's simple. Throughout this episode of the podcast, Géraldine and I will switch between speaking English and speaking French.

You will hear me make mistakes, forget words, and be right there in the truth of making mistakes. I am a French speaker and have studied French for 20+ years, but my French is NOT perfect.

If you are not an experienced French learner, there will be some parts of the podcast that you don’t understand. But like all language learners, you’re not alone in that feeling. I always remember what the lovely Ron Gullekson said about listening to a different language:

“I want to get used to feeling uncomfortable.”

So fear not, trust that we will come back to English again and again, and the interview will still be interesting for you.

Get A List Of Vocabulary I Learnt In This Episode + My Main Takeaways

Special Guest: Géraldine Lepere.

10 Polyglot Conversations from Langfest 2017 in Montréal

Kerstin Cable — Sun, 03 Sep 2017 22:00:00 +0100

This podcast episode is a bit like a Wundertüte - a lucky dip bag of interviews with wonderful people who made the 2017 Langfest event what it was. Thank you so much to all of these lovely people - Langfest was motivating, informative, energising, and of course very, very multilingual.

Here's a taste of what you'll find inside the episode:

Could you become a multilingual parent?

We've all seen the feats of Bella Devyatkina, who speaks 8 languages at age 5. But how does that work? In my interview with conference organizer Tetsu Young, we touched on the everyday actions that he and his wife create a multilingual environment for their three (!) kids.

Applying your outside skills to language learning

You might not know this, but all of us have hidden skills that help us learn languages. I interviewed Benny Lewis and Tim Pelletier to find out what theirs are.

Impressions of Québécois

From how to make those dipthong sounds to religious swearing, be a fly on the wall during our French-language lesson on the Québec dialect.

A few words in Romanian

Listen to me try as hard as possible to get my Romanian pronunciation right with the kind help of presenter Mihai. Ooof!

Unconventional Motivational Techniques

Jana Fadness is a polyglot, translator, traveller, and introvert. She shares her insights on the most popular motivational techniques - and how she found her own unconventional ways of making things work. Jana's interview was amazing, her honesty stood out among the crowd.

Special Guests: Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy.

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