Ep #011 - Looking for Language Learning Inspiration? Our Favourite Language Bloggers To Follow
About this Language Chat
Learning a language takes time – it can be both fun and fulfilling, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not hard work! Outwardly, it can seem like it happens overnight for polyglots, but we have to remind ourselves that this isn’t the reality. So it’s always refreshing (and comforting!) to read and hear from other language learners who have had the same struggles and challenges as us!
In this episode of Language Chats, Bec and Penny discuss their favourite language bloggers to follow for inspiration, motivation and language learning tips and resources.
There are so many more language bloggers out there! Do you have any favourites or go-to language blogs?
Let us know who or what you’ve been following lately!
Episode Links
General Language Bloggers
Kerstin Cable – Fluent Language
Plus podcast – The Fluent Show
Lindsay Williams – Lindsay Does Languages
Plus Language Stories series podcasts, videos and book
#ClearTheList – Accountability, motivation and checking in with other language learners each month
Shannon Kennedy – Eurolinguiste
Resources, plus a Croatian podcast
Kerstin Cable, Lindsay Williams & Shannon Kennedy – co-founders of Women in Language conference
Katie Harris – Joy of Languages
Tips and resources, lots of focus on the ‘fun of learning’, plus an Italian podcast
#LanguageDiaryChallenge – daily check-ins on Instagram
Benny Lewis – Fluent in Three Months
Big collection of articles on language learning and languages in general
Olly Richards – I Will Teach You a Language
Short Stories in German, Italian, Spanish, French, Russian & English
French in beginners book – tips on learning and pronunciation
Michele Frolla – The Intrepid Guide
Travel-focused with language guides and great images!
Ingrid Truemper – Second Half Travels
Travels and language learning with focus on Spanish, Portuguese and Russian – Plus TV show inspiration
Itchy Feet Comics by Malachi Ray Rempen
All about language and travel
Language-specific Bloggers
Vietnamese
Elisabeth – More Vietnamese
Resources, information on exams, tones, pronunciation etc
Chinese
Travel related, character learning, exam related preparation
(English version plus and Italian and Spanish version of website)
Asian language-focused – Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Malay, Tagalog, Vietnamese
Italian
Lucrezia Oddone – Learn Italian with Lucrezia
Plus videos on Instagram and YouTube
Great everyday Italian, plus fantastic insight into life in Rome
Episode published: 16 Sept 2019