web01.fireside.fm Wed, 06 May 2026 07:15:32 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) The Fluent Show - Episodes Tagged with “Top Tools” https://www.fluent.show/tags/top%20tools Mon, 25 May 2020 07:00:00 +0100 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 languages between us. We share stories, news, tips, and ideas that will make you fluent...eventually. Subscribe to the show today to get your regular dose of Fluent love. It is worth clarifying that we actively want to support anti-racism and will highlight and advocate for the equality of all. Language learning means committing to tolerance of other world views, and this open mind is a core value for me. This topic deserves well considered words so here are the best Kerstin managed to put together. (https://www.fluent.show/blacklivesmatter) en-gb episodic A Podcast About Loving, Living and Learning Languages 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 languages between us. We share stories, news, tips, and ideas that will make you fluent...eventually. Subscribe to the show today to get your regular dose of Fluent love. It is worth clarifying that we actively want to support anti-racism and will highlight and advocate for the equality of all. Language learning means committing to tolerance of other world views, and this open mind is a core value for me. This topic deserves well considered words so here are the best Kerstin managed to put together. (https://www.fluent.show/blacklivesmatter) no languages, language learning, education, polyglot, multilingual, language class, fluent, duolingo, fluency Kerstin Cable kerstin@fluentlanguage.co.uk 🏆 Top Tools 2020 HALL OF FAME: The Ultimate Language Learning Apps 🏅 https://www.fluent.show/182 60b7893b-5ba3-44cd-bcb8-44fd924d0599 Mon, 25 May 2020 07:00:00 +0100 Kerstin Cable full Kerstin Cable Lindsay and Kerstin crown the best top tools from 2016-2020 1:41:59 no <p>Every 6 months or so, the Fluent Show brings you a new set of <strong>top tools</strong>. These are our recommendations for language learning tools you might have missed. It's a LONG episode so follow along with <a href="https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/top-tools-2016-2020" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">our full list of top tools on the blog if you like.</a></p> <p><em>Intro</em>: Lindsay's Language Marathon and our italki Language Challenge progress</p> <h2>Top Tools Hall of Fame</h2> <p>Top Tools has now been running since 2016, with a total of 42 tools recommended. It's easy to lose track so it was time to declutter the list. In this episode, you'll hear about the best, the ultimate, the unmissable Top Tools Hall of Fame from 2016 to 2020.</p> <p>We revisit EVERY SINGLE tool recommendation in the podcast so you can hear how they work and which ones we still love. Then we hand out awards. Here are the headline winners:</p> <h3>The best tools for EVERY language learner:</h3> <ul> <li> <a href="https://www.lingq.com/?referral=fluentkerstin" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lingq</a> </li> <li> <a href="https://www.clozemaster.com/fluentshow" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Clozemaster</a> </li> <li><a href="https://lyricstraining.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lyricstraining</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.lingodeer.com/affiliate/Deer1527750402884515729" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Lingodeer</a></li> <li><a href="https://library.teachyourself.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Teach Yourself Library</a></li> </ul> <p>ALL of these top tools have web and app based versions and lots of languages available for you to pick from.</p> <p>The <strong>Beginners Badge</strong> for people who want good beginner materials goes to <a href="http://www.50languages.com" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">50 Languages</a>.</p> <p>The <strong>Minority Medal</strong> for a tool that is best if you are interested in learning a minority language goes to the <a href="https://www.livelingua.com/project/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">LiveLingua Project</a>.</p> <p>The <strong>Goblet of Recognition</strong> for a tool that we brought back again and again goes to VOCAB NOTEBOOKS <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/B_fEsVgnEmO/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">like these</a>. In America, Gregg or Pitman ruled notebooks might do this job for you.</p> <p><a href="https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/top-tools-2016-2020" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Click here to see the full list of top tools from 2016-2020</a></p> <p>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.<br> Some of the links in these show notes are affiliate links supporting the show. </p> language learning, polyglot, language course, education, language course, duolingo Every 6 months or so, the Fluent Show brings you a new set of top tools. These are our recommendations for language learning tools you might have missed. It's a LONG episode so follow along with our full list of top tools on the blog if you like.

Intro: Lindsay's Language Marathon and our italki Language Challenge progress

Top Tools Hall of Fame

Top Tools has now been running since 2016, with a total of 42 tools recommended. It's easy to lose track so it was time to declutter the list. In this episode, you'll hear about the best, the ultimate, the unmissable Top Tools Hall of Fame from 2016 to 2020.

We revisit EVERY SINGLE tool recommendation in the podcast so you can hear how they work and which ones we still love. Then we hand out awards. Here are the headline winners:

The best tools for EVERY language learner:

ALL of these top tools have web and app based versions and lots of languages available for you to pick from.

The Beginners Badge for people who want good beginner materials goes to 50 Languages.

The Minority Medal for a tool that is best if you are interested in learning a minority language goes to the LiveLingua Project.

The Goblet of Recognition for a tool that we brought back again and again goes to VOCAB NOTEBOOKS like these. In America, Gregg or Pitman ruled notebooks might do this job for you.

Click here to see the full list of top tools from 2016-2020

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.
Some of the links in these show notes are affiliate links supporting the show.

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]]> Every 6 months or so, the Fluent Show brings you a new set of top tools. These are our recommendations for language learning tools you might have missed. It's a LONG episode so follow along with our full list of top tools on the blog if you like.

Intro: Lindsay's Language Marathon and our italki Language Challenge progress

Top Tools Hall of Fame

Top Tools has now been running since 2016, with a total of 42 tools recommended. It's easy to lose track so it was time to declutter the list. In this episode, you'll hear about the best, the ultimate, the unmissable Top Tools Hall of Fame from 2016 to 2020.

We revisit EVERY SINGLE tool recommendation in the podcast so you can hear how they work and which ones we still love. Then we hand out awards. Here are the headline winners:

The best tools for EVERY language learner:

ALL of these top tools have web and app based versions and lots of languages available for you to pick from.

The Beginners Badge for people who want good beginner materials goes to 50 Languages.

The Minority Medal for a tool that is best if you are interested in learning a minority language goes to the LiveLingua Project.

The Goblet of Recognition for a tool that we brought back again and again goes to VOCAB NOTEBOOKS like these. In America, Gregg or Pitman ruled notebooks might do this job for you.

Click here to see the full list of top tools from 2016-2020

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.
Some of the links in these show notes are affiliate links supporting the show.

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]]> Top Tools for Language Learning: Autumn/Winter 2019 https://www.fluent.show/160 783789da-5a61-4c09-8aaa-d156b502da67 Mon, 25 Nov 2019 07:00:00 +0000 Kerstin Cable full Kerstin Cable It's time for the latest top tool recommendations for Autumn/Winter 2019 1:12:18 no <p>Wrap up warm, it's the autumn/winter edition of Top Tools for language learning, bringing you ingenious solutions to common language learning problem. </p> <p>This podcast has chapter support, so if your podcast player supports chapters, you can skip to relevant parts as your little linguist heart desires.</p> <p>&gt;&gt; <a href="http://fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/toptools-autumnwinter-2019" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Click or tap here to read the full show notes and get all links</a> &lt;&lt;</p> <p>This time, we're covering 6 resources that can make your life easier when you're learning languages. You'll hear about:</p> <ul> <li>FlipWord</li> <li>Quizklip</li> <li>The Indo-European Cognate Dictionary</li> <li>Mini Vocab Notebooks (preferably with <a href="https://www.sanrio.com/categories/gudetama" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Gudetama</a> on them)</li> <li>LingoLog</li> <li>Master Any Language</li> </ul> <p>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 <a href="http://www.patreon.com/fluentlanguage" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Patreon</a> community. And if you have a question or want to share your listener intro on the show, please email it to <a href="mailto:hello@fluentlanguage.co.uk" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hello@fluentlanguage.co.uk</a> </p> language learning, polyglot, language course, education, language course, duolingo, chrome extensions Wrap up warm, it's the autumn/winter edition of Top Tools for language learning, bringing you ingenious solutions to common language learning problem.

This podcast has chapter support, so if your podcast player supports chapters, you can skip to relevant parts as your little linguist heart desires.

Click or tap here to read the full show notes and get all links <<

This time, we're covering 6 resources that can make your life easier when you're learning languages. You'll hear about:

  • FlipWord
  • Quizklip
  • The Indo-European Cognate Dictionary
  • Mini Vocab Notebooks (preferably with Gudetama on them)
  • LingoLog
  • Master Any Language

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. And if you have a question or want to share your listener intro on the show, please email it to hello@fluentlanguage.co.uk

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]]> Wrap up warm, it's the autumn/winter edition of Top Tools for language learning, bringing you ingenious solutions to common language learning problem.

This podcast has chapter support, so if your podcast player supports chapters, you can skip to relevant parts as your little linguist heart desires.

Click or tap here to read the full show notes and get all links <<

This time, we're covering 6 resources that can make your life easier when you're learning languages. You'll hear about:

  • FlipWord
  • Quizklip
  • The Indo-European Cognate Dictionary
  • Mini Vocab Notebooks (preferably with Gudetama on them)
  • LingoLog
  • Master Any Language

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. And if you have a question or want to share your listener intro on the show, please email it to hello@fluentlanguage.co.uk

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]]> Top Tools for Spring/Summer 2019 https://www.fluent.show/137 1196470c-c562-4fad-b876-075d97e3c88d Mon, 03 Jun 2019 07:00:00 +0100 Kerstin Cable full Kerstin Cable Listen to this episode with Lindsay and Kerstin to find out what apps and tools you have GOT to check out this season 57:41 no <p>It's Top Tools time!</p> <p>In this regular feature, Lindsay and I dedicate the full episode to bringing you our tips for the most exciting language learning tools of the season.</p> <p>In this episode, get to know </p> <ul> <li>Music Planet Roadtrip</li> <li>Insight Timer</li> <li>Evertype</li> <li>Teach Yourself Library</li> <li>Genius</li> <li>Pleco</li> </ul> <p><a href="https://fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/toptools-springsummer-2019" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Click or tap here to read full show notes and get all links on www.fluentlanguage.co.uk</a></p> <p><strong>Teach &amp; Thrive</strong><br> <a href="https://www.fluentlanguage.co.uk/teach-thrive" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Sign up here</a> if you're interested in Lindsay &amp; Kerstin's new workshop series for ambitious online language teachers and creators.</p> <p><strong>Support This Podcast</strong><br> Like all podcasts, the Fluent Show is supported by your online reviews and word of mouth. </p> <p>If you liked this episode, please tell someone about it. <a href="https://ctt.ac/00VIW" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Click here to tweet about the show</a>, go to your Podcasts app and leave us a review, or simply text a friend about the Fluent Show. Thank you!</p> <p>You can now play the Fluent Show through google home devices (“play the Fluent Show podcast”) and add us to the Alexa flash briefing. The feed URL you need for that is <a href="https://www.fluent.show/alexa" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.fluent.show/alexa</a></p> language learning, polyglot, language course, education, language arts It's Top Tools time!

In this regular feature, Lindsay and I dedicate the full episode to bringing you our tips for the most exciting language learning tools of the season.

In this episode, get to know

  • Music Planet Roadtrip
  • Insight Timer
  • Evertype
  • Teach Yourself Library
  • Genius
  • Pleco

Click or tap here to read full show notes and get all links on www.fluentlanguage.co.uk

Teach & Thrive
Sign up here if you're interested in Lindsay & Kerstin's new workshop series for ambitious online language teachers and creators.

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!

You can now play the Fluent Show through google home devices (“play the Fluent Show podcast”) and add us to the Alexa flash briefing. The feed URL you need for that is https://www.fluent.show/alexa

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]]> It's Top Tools time!

In this regular feature, Lindsay and I dedicate the full episode to bringing you our tips for the most exciting language learning tools of the season.

In this episode, get to know

  • Music Planet Roadtrip
  • Insight Timer
  • Evertype
  • Teach Yourself Library
  • Genius
  • Pleco

Click or tap here to read full show notes and get all links on www.fluentlanguage.co.uk

Teach & Thrive
Sign up here if you're interested in Lindsay & Kerstin's new workshop series for ambitious online language teachers and creators.

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!

You can now play the Fluent Show through google home devices (“play the Fluent Show podcast”) and add us to the Alexa flash briefing. The feed URL you need for that is https://www.fluent.show/alexa

Sponsored By:

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]]> Top Tools for Autumn/Winter 2018 https://www.fluent.show/109 d0df8bc9-8129-484a-bfbd-57f6b351b1ef Mon, 22 Oct 2018 07:00:00 +0100 Kerstin Cable full Kerstin Cable Top tools in language learning, autumn/winter 2018 edition 1:01:14 no <p><a href="http://fluentlanguage.co.uk/blog/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">Click or tap here to read the full show notes in my blog article on www.fluentlanguage.co.uk</a></p> <p>Every month, a staggering amount of new ideas, apps and websites burst onto the scene of language learning. It can be hard to keep up, but here at the Fluent Show we've got your back. </p> <p>We regularly choose our list of <strong>top tools</strong> in language learning and present them to you in a special episode of the show.</p> <p>Listen to this to find out what apps and tools you have GOT to check out this season. Plus:<br> The events you should not miss this year!</p> <p>And you'll hear why the next thing you'll see is a picture of Lindsay's wedding dress:</p> <p><img src="https://uploads.fireside.fm/images/9/9103f3da-a263-4bfe-b5a3-58649ff9b5f7/9akaKpos.jpg" alt="Script on Lindsay's dress - inspired by Amélie"><br> If you read the words on her dress thinking "weird", here's an explanation from Lindsay:</p> <p>Amélie is one of my favourite films and I figured<a href="http://www.script-o-rama.com/movie_scripts/a/amelie-script-transcript-audrey-tautou.html" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener"> a quote from Amelie</a> was more wedding day appropriate than a quote from A Clockwork Orange or Mean Girls my other favourite films! </p> learning, fluency, language learning, language lessons, app review, language courses, coaching, self-teaching, duolingo Click or tap here to read the full show notes in my blog article on www.fluentlanguage.co.uk

Every month, a staggering amount of new ideas, apps and websites burst onto the scene of language learning. It can be hard to keep up, but here at the Fluent Show we've got your back.

We regularly choose our list of top tools in language learning and present them to you in a special episode of the show.

Listen to this to find out what apps and tools you have GOT to check out this season. Plus:
The events you should not miss this year!

And you'll hear why the next thing you'll see is a picture of Lindsay's wedding dress:

Script on Lindsay's dress - inspired by Amélie
If you read the words on her dress thinking "weird", here's an explanation from Lindsay:

Amélie is one of my favourite films and I figured a quote from Amelie was more wedding day appropriate than a quote from A Clockwork Orange or Mean Girls my other favourite films!

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

Every month, a staggering amount of new ideas, apps and websites burst onto the scene of language learning. It can be hard to keep up, but here at the Fluent Show we've got your back.

We regularly choose our list of top tools in language learning and present them to you in a special episode of the show.

Listen to this to find out what apps and tools you have GOT to check out this season. Plus:
The events you should not miss this year!

And you'll hear why the next thing you'll see is a picture of Lindsay's wedding dress:

Script on Lindsay's dress - inspired by Amélie
If you read the words on her dress thinking "weird", here's an explanation from Lindsay:

Amélie is one of my favourite films and I figured a quote from Amelie was more wedding day appropriate than a quote from A Clockwork Orange or Mean Girls my other favourite films!

Sponsored By:

Links:

]]> Top Tools for Summer 2018 https://www.fluent.show/89 a89aef59-169f-4857-80c4-907d3a24f91e Mon, 21 May 2018 07:00:00 +0100 Kerstin Cable full Kerstin Cable Top tools is back and Lindsay is back too! Catch up and learn what we're recommending for your summer 1:02:44 no <p>It's time for our seasonal countdown of what's hot in language learning. Lindsay and I have been collecting our top tools, and we select our list of top 3 recommendations on the Fluent Show.</p> <ul> <li>Lingodeer</li> <li>Text Inspector</li> <li>Talkalang</li> <li>/r/languagelearning</li> <li>FutureLearn</li> <li>Babadum</li> </ul> <p>A lovely image-based vocab game to play in your browser, made by a non-profit design studio from Poland. The range of langauges is massive!</p> <p>Plus: A news segment on what the French have been up to.. 🇫🇷🍔🌭</p> It's time for our seasonal countdown of what's hot in language learning. Lindsay and I have been collecting our top tools, and we select our list of top 3 recommendations on the Fluent Show.

  • Lingodeer
  • Text Inspector
  • Talkalang
  • /r/languagelearning
  • FutureLearn
  • Babadum

A lovely image-based vocab game to play in your browser, made by a non-profit design studio from Poland. The range of langauges is massive!

Plus: A news segment on what the French have been up to.. 🇫🇷🍔🌭

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]]> It's time for our seasonal countdown of what's hot in language learning. Lindsay and I have been collecting our top tools, and we select our list of top 3 recommendations on the Fluent Show.

  • Lingodeer
  • Text Inspector
  • Talkalang
  • /r/languagelearning
  • FutureLearn
  • Babadum

A lovely image-based vocab game to play in your browser, made by a non-profit design studio from Poland. The range of langauges is massive!

Plus: A news segment on what the French have been up to.. 🇫🇷🍔🌭

Sponsored By:

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