
Conversations with language learners, polyglots and teachers about what actually works when learning a language: methods, motivation and the messy reality of fluency.
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 184 | Founded | 12 years ago |
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| Categories | EducationLanguage Learning | ||||

Kris is joined by Toki Pona speaker Joel (jan Telakoman) to discuss comprehensible input as one of the strongest approaches to language learning, plus their shared experiences learning Toki Pona.
Kris Broholm speaks with Katie Pascoe about virtual reality for language learning. As a co-founder of dynamiclanguages.org, Katie shares insights into how this emerging technology aids language acquisition.
Kris Broholm interviews Benny Lewis about his recovery from personal struggles like divorce and debt. They discuss Benny's current Korean language mission, exploring his methodology and the meaning of achieving fluency in three months.
Kris Broholm welcomes polyglot Luca Lampariello back to the podcast for an update. They explore developing an effective mindset for language learning, including how to take on different identities in each language. The discussion details the crucial ... more
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I have been listening to this podcast almost since the very beginning. The show is still amazing. So inspirational.
You get to know different interviewees as well. Language learning is not a black or white thing. It's way more complicated than that. I like the different topics, the discussions and all the energy in Actual Fluency podcast. Thank you for that!
Really interesting collection of interviews with inspiring polyglots
This is an interesting podcast about learning languages. Kris Broholm interviews people who have successfully learned other languages - many of them polyglots, some hyperglots. He helps show that it is not necessary to learn in the traditional classroom (in fact this is probably not the best way for most people).
His guests give practical tips to learn languages and ideas for materials to learn languages. In fact, this is a “Golden Era” for language learning with the internet and modern commun... more
I love these interviews and they definitely help me focus on why I am trying to learn a third language. But the podcast isn’t just for language nerds and academics! Everyone interested in travel, intercultural dialogue and lifelong learning should listen!
Kris is a language learner through and through. His chats with people in this podcast are relaxed and friendly and such a delight to listen to. This is a language show with a heart. There can be a tendency in the language learning and/or polyglot community to focus on speed of learning or languages fluent in but this podcast just focuses on the language stories of the guests. It is lovely and I enjoy how down to earth and personable Kris is. Thank you for making a language show that slow langua... more










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