The Fluent Show - Episodes Tagged with “Langfest”

Did You Miss the Outstanding Langfest 2019? Catch Up Here!

Kerstin Cable — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 07:00:00 +0100

Hooray, it's conference time! In today's episode I'll bring you a mix of language learning goodies straight from Montréal, Canada. You'll hear

What a language conference is all about
Poetry, written on the spot by language learners
A drinking song in a minority language you may have never heard of
Language learning tips from an 8-year old who speaks four languages
And how you can make the most out of attending these language events!

As a podcaster bonus, I've also added reflections on Podcast Movement 2019 in Orlando, Florida.

Which Language Events are Coming Up?

Here's a list of the next language learning events for your diary:

Polyglot Conference in Fukuoka, Japan, in October 2019
Women in Language in March 2020
Polyglot Cruise sailing from Barcelona, Spain, that’s in April 2020
Polyglot Gathering in Terezin, Poland, that’s in May 2020

All links below!

And Here Are a Few of Your Poems!

Paglalakad sa Montreal

This poem was written by Lance Gough during our workshop Creative Writing, Public Speaking, and Performance

Naglalakad ako sa mga kalye ng lungsod

Hindi ako tumitingin sa iba pang tao
Mag-áakalá yata ang mga babae na nanonood ako sa kanila
Mag-áakalá yata ang mga lalaki na gusto kong makipag-away sa kanila
Sa wakas, tumítíngalá ako, sa mga tao
Ayos! Walang sinuman ay tumitingin naman sa akin

Nagsasalita sila sa mga smart phone nila
Tumitingin din sila sa mga relo nila
Nanonood din sila sa bangketa sa ilalim ng paa.
Pero, walang sinuman ay tumitingin sa iba pang tao.
Iniisip lang silang lahat sa sariling buhay nila.

Translation Walking in Montréal

I’m walking on the city streets
Not looking at anyone else.
Women might think I’m looking at them!
Men might think I want to fight!
But finally, I look up at the people
Wow! No one is looking back at me.

They’re talking on their smart phones,
They're also looking at their watches,
They’re also watching the sidewalk under foot.
But, nobody is looking at anyone else.
They’re all only thinking of their own lives.

Carol's Poem in French

Les gens heureux rirent
Ils partagents les histoires bilingues
Je' peux pas parler

Jonathan's Visual Poem

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What is it that you want to achieve?

Kerstin Cable — Mon, 01 Jan 2018 10:45:00 +0000

Hello from Kerstin and happy new year! In today's show, I've got notes for you on what really mattered for language learning in 2017, and how you can make the most out of these for your own path to fluency.

Lessons from 2017:

Best practices aren’t going anywhere
- Ask yourself what you want to achieve
- Get out of the house and use what you know
- Contribute to your community
Getting organised is the key to actually using those best practices: Plan - Track - Review
Setting goals helps me get out of my comfort zone - I’ve never self-studied a language to this level and I can totally do it

The Year in Language Learning Events

Polyglot Gathering in Bratislava
- It was warm, busy, and great to visit this Slovak city
- The organisation was outstanding and there was a real sense of interest in almost every talk
- A lot of people enjoyed the no-English zone
- I gave a talk on how to talk to people and the feedback was very interesting (no it was NOT about chatting up girls)
- Already bought my ticket for 2018
Langfest in Montreal
- It was warm again, a slightly smaller event, and with so many great volunteers and organisers
- Langfest stood out in how media-savvy it was, there was live streaming, lots of web coverage, even a little podcasting room
- Montréal is an amazing city for any polyglot
Languages of London
- A smaller meet-up, great for connecting

The podcast came back this year!! Thank you all so much for listening and supporting us.

Thank you to my wonderful guests this year: Madeline Vadkerty and Marianne Manz, Gabriel Wyner, Chuck Smith, Kris Broholm, Shannon Kennedy
Thank you to our sponsor Clozemaster, and the future sponsors who have shown interest in supporting the Creative Language Learning Podcast
A special thank you to my co-host Lindsay Williams
Please review!!

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.

Links:

Future You is The Best You, with Guest Benny Lewis

Kerstin Cable — Sun, 14 Feb 2016 20:00:00 +0000

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This episode is all about being inspired by other people and their achievements. We decided to invite a guest, well-known language learning hero Benny Lewis from Fluent in 3 Months.

Benny has done a lot for the promotion of language learning, and these days he gets hundreds of emails from his fans.

In our interview, you'll find out:

How does it feel to be the big language author and influencer man?

Who is the mystery man that got Benny excited about language learning?

Does "Benny the Irish Polyglot" want people to say that he is impressive?

How can we share the love of language and stop people from asking us how many languages we speak?

What is the most important difference Benny thinks he's made in the lives of language learners?

Which polyglots and community members have made an impact to Benny?

What did Barbie, Shakira and Beyoncé do to get us where we are today?

You also get to find out a lot about how Benny is keen to be promoting many others in the community, and how even a speaker of over 10 languages can be thrown when they're "hit with another language".

"The people around us are the ones that can inspire us even more than those YouTube superstars."

And what about being someone who runs their own business and travels the whole world learning languages? Benny is a pioneer, but knowing the real situation is a different story.

We hope you enjoy this awesome interview with Benny. Tell us what you think as well! Hashtag #cllp on Twitter, or simply comment below and let's chat about our heroes!