• 382 - My 8 coolest ever language learning moments
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• 381 - 7 big regrets about my language learning
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• 380 - 6 steps to read effectively in a foreign language
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• 379: 6 things every extrovert needs to know about language learning
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• 378 - 8 things every introvert needs to know about language learning
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• 377: Dangerous developments & naked truths in language learning (with Lamont)
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• 376: What’s the secret to learning Cantonese tones?
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• 375: Announcing the StoryLearning Spanish podcast!
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• 374: Can I learn French along with C2 English?
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• 373: 8 ways to spot a GREAT language tutor
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• 372: 10 ways to practise speaking every day
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• 371: All change - New books, teacher’s guides and leaving London?
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• 370: I’m advanced... but I want more!
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• 369: I’m confused by Japanese sentence structure
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• 368: My little upset story
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• 367: On the road #6 - Help, I cant speak proper!
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• 366: Xiaoma on learning Chinese vs Spanish
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• 365: On the road #5 - How to run a good language exchange.
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• 364: On the road #4 - When your speaking practice stops working
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• 363: On the road #3 - Goals vs Habits (Inspired by James Clear)
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• 362: On the road #2 - What do you think of language schools?
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• 361: On the road #1 - What to do after 4 years of Arabic?
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• 360: Why do you think it's good to start speaking early?
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• 359: Matt vs Japan talks hardcore language learning
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• Special: Brand new intermediate books out now - only $0.99!
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• 358: Was my 2011 disaster experience worse than coronavirus?
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• 357: What was it like as an IELTS examiner?
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• 356: Should I learn Japanese kanji from lists or from context?
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• 355: What will happen to my Spanish when I move to Germany?
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• 354: Help! My speaking progress has stalled!
";
• 353: What can musicians learn from language learning?
";
• 352: Can I learn a living & dead language at the same time?
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• 351: Can I apply "periodisation" from athletics to language learning?
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• 350: What to expect from Olly in 2020
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• 349: How can I help foreigners in Japan learn Japanese?
";
• 348: How to reach "flow" in my speaking?
";
• 347: Don't learn two languages at the same time | TROLL025
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• 346: Olly chats with a TEFL teacher about language learning
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• 345: Take responsibility for your own speaking practice | TROLL024
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• 344: Keep your language learning outside the home | TROLL023
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• 343: Learn the script from the start | TROLL022
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• Special - Japanese Uncovered is out now!
";
• 342: Don't move abroad to learn a new language | TROLL 021
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• 341: My teachers just don't get it...
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• 340: Language teachers must be language learners | TROLL 020
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• 339: Is daily journaling in a foreign language effective?
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• 337: Should I take a language immersion programme?
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• 338: Quantity, not quality | TROLL 019
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• 336: Make More Mistakes | TROLL 018
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• 335: Behind the scenes of Japanese Uncovered
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• 334: First learn it, then use it | TROLL 017
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• 333: What has Olly been up to?
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• 332 - Ultralearning with Scott Young (Part 2)
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• 331 - Ultralearning with Scott Young (Part 1)
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• 330: Learn phrases, not words | TROLL 016
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• 329: You Don't Have To Be Fluent! | TROLL015
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• 328: Read, Read, Read (for Krashen) | TROLL014
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• 327: Nobody Cares About Your Language Skills | TROLL013
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• 326: The Secret To Speaking Fluently Is... | TROLL012
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• 325: Don't Worry About Language Problems In Advance! | TROLL 011
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• 324: Study Languages The Same Way Every Day! | TROLL 010
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• 323: How to learn a language on a budget
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• 322: Don't Learn It Just Because It's In Your Textbook! | TROLL 009
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• 321: Social Activism - A case study in language learning
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• 320: Move Heaven & Earth to Find Compelling Input | TROLL 008
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• 319: Is it useful to learn songs?
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• 318: Always Listen With The Transcript | TROLL007
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• 317: Why do I have random bad language days?
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• 316: Do Something With Your Languages Every Day | TROLL006
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• 315: How to pass the IELTS exam with Ben Worthington
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• 314: Review, Review, Review | TROLL 005
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• 313: Can I learn Italian in 4 weeks?
";
• Special Episode - French Uncovered is out now!
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• 312: Don't Learn Grammar Before You Really Need It | TROLL 004
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• 311: Will I remember my childhood language?
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• 310: Study At Your Desk With The Door Closed | TROLL 003
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• 309: Any tips for learning sign language?
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• 308: Look For Big Dominos, Not New Gimmicks | TROLL 002
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• 307: What do you think of cultural appropriation in language learning?
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• 306: Don't Take Language Learning Advice From Native Speakers | TROLL 001
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• 305: The "Overwhelming Ocean" of Language Learning
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• 304: How to maintain language partners
";
• 303: How can I learn to read Chinese?
";
• 302: Is there value in maintaining your languages?
";
• 301: Creativity in Language Learning with Lindsay Williams
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• 300: How can I work on my pronunciation?
";
• 299: Studying Spanish through another foreign language
";
• 298: How to ride the wave of post-travel motivation
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• 297: What to expect from Olly in 2019
";
• 296: Principles of Language Learning with Lydia Machova | Part 5
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• 295: Principles of Language Learning with Lydia Machova | Part 4
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• 294: Principles of Language Learning with Lydia Machova | Part 3
";
• 293: Principles of Language Learning with Lydia Machova | Part 2
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• 292: Principles of Language Learning with Lydia Machova | Part 1
";
• 291: How do I decide what to study every day?
";
• 290: Is there a place for romanisation in language learning?
";
• 289: Should you use translations when reading?
";
• 288: Announcing... Grammar Hero!
";
• 287: How to Become a Grammar Hero (Part 3)
";
• 286: How to Become a Grammar Hero (Part 2)
";
• 285: How to Become a Grammar Hero (Part 1)
";
• 284: How to learn colloquial Arabic with limited resources
";
• 283: Has your approach to learning vocabulary changed?
";
• 282: How important is it to review notes after lessons?
";
• 281: October Update from Olly
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• 280: Interview with Olly from the Reaching for Words podcast
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• 279: Learning a new language as a couple
";
• 278: How to make revision effective & fun
";
• 277: How to supplement university language courses
";
• 276: I'm losing my motivation to keep learning
";
• 275: The big announcement!
";
• 274: The nonsense of reading children's books to learn a language
";
• 273: The Rules of Language Learning (Part 3)
";
• 272: The Rules of Language Learning (Part 2)
";
• 271: How to learn vocabulary from reading?
";
• 270: How to use storytelling in the classroom
";
• 269: How many words can you learn per day?
";
• 268: 3 tips for learning verb conjugations
";
• 267: Introducing my project to learn Italian
";
• 266: Introversion & minimalism in languages with Shannon Kennedy
";
• 265: Are you changing your view on language learning?
";
• 264: So many words, so little conversation
";
• 263: Tips for learning Spanish in my salsa class
";
• 262: Olly and Gabe Wyner discuss learning Italian through opera
";
• 261: Learning languages in the car
";
• 260: Take the leap and start speaking
";
• 259: How should I organise my flashcard decks?
";
• 258: Coping with jealousy in language learning
";
• 257: The Rules of Language Learning (Part 1)
";
• 256: The extraordinary power of haircuts in language learning
";
• 256: The extraordinary power of haircuts in language learning
";
• 255: Creating a story-based German course
";
• 255: Creating a story-based German course
";
• 254: The gun to the head method
";
• 254: The gun to the head method
";
• 253: What do you think of meetups?
";
• 253: What do you think of meetups?
";
• 252: How to learn niche vocabulary
";
• 252: How to learn niche vocabulary
";
• 251: Should I learn MSA or Arabic dialect?
";
• 251: Should I learn MSA or Arabic dialect?
";
• 250: How to use language textbooks the right way
";
• 250: How to use language textbooks the right way
";
• 249: What do you think of Memrise?
";
• 248: Is social media destroying your language learning?
";
• 248: Is social media destroying your language learning?
";
• 247: People criticise my accent goals
";
• 246: Why do gurus advise against learning multiple languages?
";
• 245: Whats the use of passive listening?
";
• 244: I go blank when I talk on Skype
";
• 243: Is translation a BAD thing?
";
• 242: What to expect from me in 2018
";
• 241: Are subtitles really that bad?
";
• 240: 9 ways to start an argument about language learning (Part 2)
";
• 239: 9 ways to start an argument about language learning (Part 1)
";
• 238: How often should my teacher correct my mistakes?
";
• 237: Do we need vacations from language learning?
";
• 236: How can I create my own study material?
";
• 235: My girlfriend speaks to me in English
";
• 235: My girlfriend speaks to me in English
";
• 234: How to resolve your language dilemmas
";
• 233: The dubious benefits of immersion
";
• 232: Why you shouldn't listen to "slow audio"
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• 231: Should I be concerned about my accent?
";
• 230: My strategy for learning a language from scratch
";
• 229: Does alcohol make you more fluent in a foreign language?
";
• 228: In what ways do polyglots become better language learners?
";
• 227: Personal reflections on Conversations
";
• 226: Introducing Conversations
";
• 225: Listening Skills 3 - Real Conversations Are Nothing Like My Textbook!
";
• 224: Listening Skills 2: I Can't Tell Words Apart!
";
• 223: Listening Skills 1 - People talk too fast!
";
• 222: How can I integrate grammar & writing into my routine?
";
• 221: How can I help my child learn a language?
";
• 220: Interview with Stephen Krashen
";
• 219: How to help students with fossilisation
";
• 218: Is it time to change your study method?
";
• 217: Listening comprehension in a bilingual country
";
• 216: Alex Rawlings on How To Speak Any Language Fluently
";
• 215: What's the deal with "triangulating" languages?
";
• 214: Should I create monolingual flashcards?
";
• 213: Gabriel Wyner on Becoming Fluent Forever
";
• 212: How should I use all my free time?
";
• 211: Best practice for vocabulary notebooks
";
• 210: How was the Montreal Language Festival?
";
• 208: How can I listen to older podcast episodes?
";
• 209: What's it like with so many languages in your head?
";
• 207: The best language learning method
";
• 206: How I designed my new Spanish course
";
• 205: Should I learn Mandarin or Cantonese?
";
• 204: Experimenting with subtitles in English movies
";
• 203: Where to find audio with transcripts
";
• 202: Barbara Oakley on Learning How To Learn
";
• 201: What are some good careers with languages?
";
• 200: A Fireside Chat With Three Language Podcasters
";
• 199: Interview with Michel Thomas Publisher Sue Hart
";
• 198: The Truth About Language Immersion Abroad
";
• 197: How to make great travel videos
";
• 196: Hello from Mexico!
";
• 194: How do you remember the gender of nouns?
";
• 195: I study too much!
";
• 193: What do you think of the ESL industry?
";
• 192: Giving a presentation in a foreign language
";
• 191: Do you use apps for language learning?
";
• 190: Tips for new teachers on iTalki
";
• 189: Should I learn Spanish or Japanese?
";
• 188: What are the benefits of monolingual flashcards?
";
• 187: Saturday night at the podcast awards with Coffee Break Italian
";
• 186: How to prepare for a trip to China
";
• 185: How to make your sentences less English
";
• 184: My students have holes in their grammar
";
• 184: My students have holes in their grammar
";
• 183: Don't let other people's agendas control your learning
";
• 183: Don't let other people's agendas control your learning
";
• 182: Update on my Conversations project
";
• 182: Update on my Conversations project
";
• 181: Two musicians reveal their language secrets - Part 2
";
• 181: Two musicians reveal their language secrets - Part 2
";
• 180: Two musicians reveal their language secrets - Part 1
";
• 180: Two musicians reveal their language secrets - Part 1
";
• 179: Can you become fluent only by listening?
";
• 179: Can you become fluent only by listening?
";
• 178: I hesitate and draw blanks when I speak
";
• 178: I hesitate and draw blanks when I speak
";
• 177: What does it mean to be a polyglot?
";
• 177: What does it mean to be a polyglot?
";
• 176: Is now a good time to learn another language?
";
• 176: Is now a good time to learn another language?
";
• IWTYAL 175: I just smile and pretend I can understand
";
• IWTYAL 175: I just smile and pretend I can understand
";
• IWTYAL 174: Should I rely on Google Translate?
";
• IWTYAL 174: Should I rely on Google Translate?
";
• 173: How many hours a week do you study?
";
• 173: How many hours a week do you study?
";
• 172: Re-Broadcast - I'm too busy to learn a language (3/3)
";
• 172: Re-Broadcast - I'm too busy to learn a language (3/3)
";
• Are you learning English?
";
• Are you learning English?
";
• 171: Re-Broadcast: I’m too busy to learn a language (2/3)
";
• 171: Re-Broadcast: I’m too busy to learn a language (2/3)
";
• 170: Re-Broadcast - I'm too busy to learn a language (1/3)
";
• 170: Re-Broadcast - I'm too busy to learn a language (1/3)
";
• 169: Using accelerated learning techniques to upgrade your life with Jonathan Levi
";
• 169: Using accelerated learning techniques to upgrade your life with Jonathan Levi
";
• 168: How did you get started with Japanese?
";
• 168: How did you get started with Japanese?
";
• 166: Adapting the Memory Palace technique
";
• 166: Adapting the Memory Palace technique
";
• 167: How to stop translating in your head
";
• 167: How to stop translating in your head
";
• 165: What's the ideal language learning environment?
";
• 165: What's the ideal language learning environment?
";
• 164: Maintaining a language after university
";
• 164: Maintaining a language after university
";
• 163: Learning Cantonese after Mandarin
";
• 163: Learning Cantonese after Mandarin
";
• 162: Was this the worst language exchange I ever did?
";
• 162: Was this the worst language exchange I ever did?
";
• 161: Should I use formal or informal language?
";
• 161: Should I use formal or informal language?
";
• 160: 5 Tips For Finding Comprehensible Input
";
• 160: 5 Tips For Finding Comprehensible Input
";
• 159: Growing vocabulary at intermediate level
";
• 159: Growing vocabulary at intermediate level
";
• 158: Skype conversations as a beginner
";
• 158: Skype conversations as a beginner
";
• 157: Keeping the language alive after returning home
";
• 157: Keeping the language alive after returning home
";
• 156: What to expect in 2017
";
• 156: What to expect in 2017
";
• 155: How long should I study with the same material?
";
• 155: How long should I study with the same material?
";
• 154: How to teach languages to children
";
• 154: How to teach languages to children
";
• 153: Tips to learn languages abroad
";
• 153: Tips to learn languages abroad
";
• 152: I don't sound like a native
";
• 152: I don't sound like a native
";
• 151: Why am I still a beginner?
";
• 150: Expressing time in Chinese
";
• 149: Looking back on 3 months of Thai
";
• 148: How to learn a language from home
";
• 147: Are word frequency lists useful?
";
• 146: How to enrich your vocabulary
";
• 145: Staying safe in language exchanges
";
• 144: Learning Japanese Kanji with Star Wars
";
• 143: Master Your Memory Part 3
";
• 142: Master Your Memory Part 2
";
• 141: Master Your Memory Part 1
";
• 140: I'm in the wrong class!
";
• 139: I'm overwhelmed with study options
";
• 138: Making the most of iTalki lessons
";
• 137: Love and language learning
";
• 136: Learning English grammar with Shayna
";
• 135: What inspired you to learn so many languages?
";
• 134: Dealing with frustration in Chinese
";
• 133: Advanced English without speaking more
";
• 132: A critique of FSI methodology
";
• 131: Switching Portuguese from European to Brazilian
";
• 130: Do native speakers use technical terms?
";
• 129: How to facilitate language exchanges
";
• 128: Benny Lewis on Designing Language Courses
";
• 127: Behind the scenes in Thailand
";
• 126: What do you think of Esperanto?
";
• 125: Advanced grammar without studying
";
• 124: Shadowing and self-talk
";
• 123: How can we change language education in schools?
";
• 122: Pronunciation in difficult languages
";
• 121: I'm not motivated to speak, but...
";
• 120: The mother tongue's role in vocabulary learning
";
• 119: I can't understand English TV
";
• 118: How to choose intermediate material
";
• 117: Conversation with Steve Kaufmann Part 2
";
• 116: Conversation with Steve Kaufmann Part 1
";
• 115: My teacher wants me to slow down
";
• 114: Brexit and what it means for language learners
";
• 114: Brexit and what it means for language learners
";
• 113: Thoughts on tracking progress in a language
";
• 113: Thoughts on tracking progress in a language
";
• 112: How can I save my Portuguese?
";
• 112: How can I save my Portuguese?
";
• Fluent Spanish Academy is open for BETA members
";
• Fluent Spanish Academy is open for BETA members
";
• 111: How to learn hiragana with memory techniques
";
• 111: How to learn hiragana with memory techniques
";
• 110: How can I measure my progress?
";
• 110: How can I measure my progress?
";
• 109: How can I maintain my Spanish while learning French?
";
• 109: How can I maintain my Spanish while learning French?
";
• 108: Coping with unknown vocabulary
";
• 108: Coping with unknown vocabulary
";
• 107: Which language exam should I take?
";
• 107: Which language exam should I take?
";
• 106: How useful is laddering?
";
• 106: How useful is laddering?
";
• 105: Which side of a flashcard should you display first?
";
• 105: Which side of a flashcard should you display first?
";
• 104: How to reach C2 level in English
";
• 104: How to reach C2 level in English
";
• 103: What's the easiest language in the world?
";
• 103: What's the easiest language in the world?
";
• 102: A One Year Spanish Self-Study Plan
";
• 102: A One Year Spanish Self-Study Plan
";
• 101: Is a community the ultimate language hack?
";
• 101: Is a community the ultimate language hack?
";
• 100: Language Learners Around the World Reveal Their Best Tips!
";
• 100: Language Learners Around the World Reveal Their Best Tips!
";
• 099: How to cope with a different alphabet
";
• 099: How to cope with a different alphabet
";
• 098: Improving writing skills without a teacher
";
• 098: Improving writing skills without a teacher
";
• 097: Word Order & Sentence Structure In A New Language
";
• 096: Olly's Strategy to Learn German
";
• 095: Should I rely on translation at advanced levels?
";
• 094: I get tired after speaking for 30 minutes
";
• 093: Is culture important in language learning?
";
• 092: Is reading aloud helpful?
";
• 091: Luke Thompson on teaching and learning
";
• 090: Should I add audio to my flashcards?
";
• 089: How can I resurrect a childhood language?
";
• 088: Should I watch movies with subtitles?
";
• 087: How to avoid translating in your head
";
• 086: How to study during a busy period
";
• 085: How should I allocate time to different languages?
";
• 084: How can I teach my mother English?
";
• 083: Shouldn't language learning be unconscious?
";
• 082: The truth about flashcards and language learning
";
• 081: 10 Ways To Make A Living Online With Languages
";
• 080: Does travelling make you fluent?
";
• 079: Want me to teach you Spanish?
";
• 078: When should I stop learning vocabulary?
";
• 077: How do you learn slang?
";
• 076: How to run a language exchange
";
• 075: How to complete specific tasks in another language
";
• 074: Confusing Spanish & Portuguese
";
• 073: 8 reasons to read in a foreign language
";
• 072: Audacious language goals
";
• 071: Beginner Japanese hacks
";
• 070: How to deal with fossilisation
";
• 069: Are some language pairings easier than others?
";
• 068: Studying for the test or speaking practice?
";
• 067: How to use teachers at different levels
";
• 066: What does it feel like at different language levels?
";
• 065: My CRAZY 5am language routine - Part 2
";
• 064: My CRAZY 5am language routine - Part 1
";
• 063: Can texting improve spoken fluency?
";
• 062: How can I restart learning a language?
";
• 061: Is it REALLY a bad idea to learn multiple languages?
";
• 060: How to assess your progress in a language
";
• 059: How can I understand my colleagues?
";
• 058: What Skype recording software do you use?
";
• 057: Extensive listening - good or bad?
";
• 056: Do I have to travel to learn a language?
";
• 055: Polyglot Conference 2015 NYC
";
• 054: I'm reluctant to give up a language
";
• 053: Starting to speak with limited vocabulary
";
• 052: Can technology help you learn a language? (2/2)
";
• 051: Can technology help you learn a language? (1/2)
";
• 050: I'm too busy to learn a language (3/3)
";
• 049: I'm too busy to learn a language (2/3)
";
• 048: I'm too busy to learn a language (1/3)
";
• 047: How to you maintain your level in multiple languages
";
• 046: Can I learn Afrikaans with my friend?
";
• 045: How should I study between lessons?
";
• 044: How many teachers should I have?
";
• 043: A career in languages
";
• 042: Which language should I learn?
";
• 041: Introverts and language learning
";
• 040: What kind of books should I read?
";
• 039: How to find materials for minority languages
";
• 038: Living with native speakers
";
• 037: People keep replying in English
";
• 036: Fluency vs Proficiency
";
• 035: Coaching my mum to learn Italian
";
• 034: How to learn tonal languages
";
• 033: Olly's Arabic teacher explains his progress
";
• 032: Single words or full sentences?
";
• 031: What's the best mobile app for connecting with native speakers?
";
• 030: Should I learn a German dialect?
";
• 029: Learning your partner's language
";
• 028: How to stop reading becoming a chore
";
• 027: How can I improve my listening comprehension?
";
• Special Spanish offer for podcast listeners
";
• 026: How to get a good accent quickly?
";
• 025: I'm torn between two languages
";
• 024: How can I stay motivated as a beginner?
";
• 023: Which Spanish dialect should I learn?
";
• 022: How can I help my friend with her English?
";
• 021: How can I learn Spanish quickly?
";
• 020: How can I go from intermediate to advanced?
";
• 019: How to find someone to speak with
";
• 018: When do you consider yourself fluent in another language?
";
• 017: How much time should I spend on pronunciation?
";
• 016: How do you stay motivated when you're living at home?
";
• 015: How do I organise vocabulary from different books?
";
• 014: Can you use one language to learn another?
";
• 013: When is it time to move on to another language?
";
• 012: How can I learn advanced English vocabulary?
";
• 011: I'm 17. Should I bother learning a language?
";
• 010: How can you learn a completely different language?
";
• 009: How can I avoid confusing two languages?
";
• 008: How can I make sure I don't forget a word?
";
• 007: How can I learn the Russian cases?
";
• 006: Which is better - intensive or extensive reading?
";
• 005: How can I learn vocab from songs?
";
• 004: Can you learn 3 languages at the same time?
";
• 003: How can I stay motivated in my language learning?
";
• 002: The story of my 8 languages
";
• 001: Introduction | About the Podcast | Who is Olly?
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