The Actual Fluency Podcast for Language Learners
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The Actual Fluency Podcast for Language Learners
Conversations with language learners, polyglots and teachers about what actually works when learning a language: methods, motivation and the messy reality of fluency.
Episodis Recents
184 episodisAFP 193 - Comprehensible Input and Toki Pona with Joel ( jan Telakoman)
Kris is joined by Toki Pona speaker Joel (jan Telakoman) to discuss comprehensible input as one of the strongest approaches to language learning, plus...
AFP 192: Virtual Reality Language Learning with Katie Pascoe
Kris Broholm speaks with Katie Pascoe about virtual reality for language learning. As a co-founder of dynamiclanguages.org, Katie shares insights into...
AFP 191 - Benny Lewis: Recovery from bad times, Korean Mission, and the Fluent in 3 Months Bootcamp
Kris Broholm interviews Benny Lewis about his recovery from personal struggles like divorce and debt. They discuss Benny's current Korean language mis...
AFP 190 - Luca Lampariello: The Impact of Mindset on Language Learning
Kris Broholm welcomes polyglot Luca Lampariello back to the podcast for an update. They explore developing an effective mindset for language learning,...
AFP 189 - Emily Harris: Language Learning, Culture, and Perfectionism as a Transracial Adoptee
Kris Broholm hosts Emily Harris to discuss her experiences as a transracial adoptee. They explore how cultural background, identity, and language lear...
AFP 188: Cara Leopold - Expat Experiences, Listening Skills, and Movie Club
Kris and Cara Leopold discuss expat experiences, including culture shock and integrating into a new country like France. They also cover Cara's work h...
AFP 187 - Heidi Lovejoy: Perfectionism and Language Learning
Kris Broholm welcomes guest Heidi Lovejoy to discuss perfectionism in language learning. They explore how striving for perfection can hinder progress...
June 2022 Update - Post Pandemic Stress Disorder, Moving Countries, Podcast
Kris comes back with a quick update to announce the return of the Actual Fluency podcast.
AFP 186: Rosemary Salomone - The Rise of English
Kris and Rosemary Salomone discuss the global rise of English and its political and social implications. They examine the impact of universities teach...
AFP 185: Sadelle Wiltshire - Learning at Different Ages and Minority Languages
Kris and Sadelle Wiltshire discuss her experiences learning languages across different ages, including how language learning keeps minds sharp at 60+....
AFP 184: Rick Dearman - Using Forums in Language Learning
Kris Broholm interviews Rick Dearman, founder of language-learners.org, about using online forums for language learning success. They discuss how foru...
AFP 183 - Jennifer Degenhardt: Better School Learning and Creating Inclusive Materials
Kris Broholm welcomes Jennifer Degenhardt to discuss strategies for improving school learning. They explore methods for creating educational materials...
AFP 182 - Liz Sharma from Talk The Streets on Portuguese
Kris Broholm welcomes Liz Sharma from Talk The Streets to discuss European Portuguese. They cover Liz's background as a language teacher, tips for lea...
AFP 181 - Olle Linge: Hacking Chinese and Academic vs Non-Academic Learning
Kris Broholm interviews Hacking Chinese founder Olle Linge. They explore language learning from academic and non-academic perspectives, offering insig...
AFP 180 - Hēmi Kelly: Māori Language and Culture
Kris Broholm hosts Hēmi Kelly to discuss Māori language and culture. Hēmi introduces Māori as New Zealand's indigenous language, part of the Polynesia...
AFP 179 - Kerstin Cable: Women in Language and Teaching Careers in Languages
Kris Broholm interviews Kerstin Cable about the Women in Language conference and how language teachers can earn income online. They also discuss Cable...
AFP 178 - Lina Vasquez: Mindset, Psychology, and Self-development
Kris Broholm and Lina Vasquez delve into the psychology of self-development and the drive for personal improvement. They discuss how language learning...
AFP 177 - Gloria Spagnoli: Find Your Confidence and Inner Resources
Kris Broholm and guest Gloria Spagnoli discuss the differences between language teaching and learning. They explore how teachers can better motivate s...
AFP 176 - Maria Ortega Garcia: Connecting Deeper with Languages!
Kris Broholm hosts Spanish teacher Maria Ortega Garcia to explore personalizing language learning for greater fluency. They discuss methods for learne...
AFP 175 - Tetsu Yung: Raising Children in 5 Languages
Kris Broholm interviews Tetsu Yung about raising his children to speak five languages. They discuss Yung's specific method for fostering multilinguali...
AFP 174 - Peter Strang: From the UK to Russia
Kris Broholm interviews Peter Strang about his move from the UK to rural Russia. Peter shares his experience becoming an English teacher, learning Rus...
AFP 173 - Anthony Metivier: Mental Well-Being and the Victorious Mind
Kris Broholm and guest Anthony Metivier discuss mental health and well-being. They explore how language learning positively impacts mental balance, pr...
AFP 172 - Dick Howeson: From CD-ROM to App learning with uTalk
Kris Broholm interviews Dick Howeson from uTalk, who shares his personal struggles with French language learning in school. Howeson discusses the evol...
Podcast Update: April 2020
In this unnumbered Actual Fluency episode I'm getting into a few updates as of April 2020.
Here's what you'll hear about in the episode:
T...
AFP 171 - Matt vs Japan: The Mass Immersion Approach
Kris Broholm hosts Matt vs Japan to discuss his "all Japanese, all the time" mass immersion concept. They explore this extreme immersion method for fa...
AFP 170 - Mark Pentleton: From Teacher to Language Podcaster (Coffee Break Languages)
Kris Broholm interviews Mark Pentleton, founder of Coffee Break Languages. They discuss Mark's transition from a language teacher to a podcaster and h...
AFP 169 - Sweeps Episode: Events and Plans for 2020
Kris Broholm outlines his plans and upcoming events for 2020. He details polyglot gatherings like the Language Influencer Workshop and his Polyglot Cr...
AFP 168 - John Fotheringham: Inside the Language Podcaster's Studio (Part 2)
PART 2! > John Fotheringham, a fellow language podcaster comes on the show to do an experiment. Instead of a traditional interview, we are chatting as...
AFP 167 - John Fotheringham: Inside the Language Podcaster's Studio (Part 1)
John Fotheringham, a fellow language podcaster comes on the show to do an experiment. Instead of a traditional interview, we are chatting as two langu...
AFP 166 - Ekaterina Matveeva: Language Alter Ego and Cultural Intelligence
Kris Broholm interviews Ekaterina Matveeva about her book "Language Alter Ego," exploring how cultural identity influences language learning. They als...
AFP 165 - Lea Tiralarc: 5000+ lessons as an online teacher and the staircase method
Kris Broholm interviews Lea Tiralarc, creator of the Staircase method. Lea discusses her experience as an online teacher, having completed over 5,000...
AFP 164 - Scott Young: A Year Without English and Ultralearning Languages
Kris Broholm interviews Scott Young about his book, Ultralearning. They discuss his language learning project, "A Year Without English," where he trav...
AFP 163 - Mait Müntel: From discovering the Higgs-Boson to language learning
Kris Broholm interviews Mait Müntel, a physicist who helped discover the Higgs boson at CERN. They discuss his transition from nuclear physics to foun...
AFP 162 - Jonty Yamisha: Heritage language learning and practical advice
On this episode I chat to Jonty Yamisha, who took it upon himself to learn his heritage language of Circassian as an adult.
He shares a lot of...
AFP 161 - Jon Mahoney: Around the world in 900+ days and mastering Russian
On this episode I chat to Jon Mahoney, who went on a trip around the world that lasted over 900 days. We also get into his story of living in Ukraine,...
AFP 160 - Steve Kaufmann: YouTube, Travelling, and learning languages when retired
Kris Broholm welcomes Steve Kaufmann to discuss his popular YouTube channel, world travels, and passion for language learning. Steve shares his journe...
AFP 159 - Nelson Dellis: Using Memory techniques for languages
Kris Broholm interviews memory champion Nelson Dellis about his background, memory techniques, and applying these strategies to language learning, inc...
AFP 158 - Ben Worthington: Improve your English and pass the IELTS exam!
Kris Broholm interviews Ben Worthington about improving English and passing the IELTS exam. Ben shares concrete strategies for success on the IELTS te...
AFP 157 - Pablo Roman: Japanese in 6 months and DreamingSpanish
Kris Broholm interviews guest Pablo Roman about his experience learning Japanese in just six months. They also discuss Pablo's project, Dreaming Spani...
AFP 156 - Iker Uriarte: italki past, present, and future
Kris Broholm interviews Iker Uriarte, Italki's Marketing Director. They discuss Italki's mission to connect language learners with teachers, its origi...