Language & Travel Hacking #18 Kerstin Cable on Slow Learning
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Kerstin Cable from the Fluent Language Blog shares her experience learning English to full fluency as a native German speaker, her method for acquiring new vocabulary and her long-term, slow approach to learning new languages.
Featured Resources
Mentioned in this Episode
- The Fluent Show
- The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin
- German Uncovered
- Duolingo
- Fluentlanguage.co.uk
- Kerstin’s Instagram
- Kerstin’s Youtube channel
- Kerstin’s Twitter account
Episode Overview
Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:
- How the bigness of our world inspired Kerstin to learn languages
- Learning English using 90s Brit-pop
- Kerstin’s curiosity and excitement for learning Welsh
- Kerstin’s biggest challenges learning Mandarin
- Using mnemonics and visual images to learn new vocabulary
- How to find your language learning personality so you can find the right approaches and resources for you
- How Kerstin takes language learning slow, studying only 2-3 hours a week
- Kerstin’s top tips for language learners from her experience as a one-to-one language coach
- How to choose the best language learning resources for you
- Using handwriting in vocab notebooks as a memory strategy
- How teaching German helps Kerstin feel like she knows the language better than ever
- Kerstin’s German student immersion retreats
- “Your solid vocab memory” - Kerstin’s method of acquiring, memorizing, and reviewing vocabulary
Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy
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