Love, Joy, and Languages

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Love, Joy, and Languages is a podcast where you can learn about language learning; supporting your children in their language journeys; and overcoming the many challenges faced by adult language learners, parents raising multilingual children, and expat language learners. I sit at the intersection of these three worlds, and I want to share my own journey navigating this crossroads while inviting you to discover your own, unique language learning journey. Music used as intro & outro in this Podcast is "Home" by artist Nick Gallant, licensed from TuneCore

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Episode 0: Introduction

Feb 25 2022 2 mins  
Welcome to Love, Joy, and Languages! Today I'm introducing my podcast in which I'm going to talk all about the lovely world of language learning. Here, I'm going to talk about my own experiences as an adult language learner & mother of two littles learning the community language where we live. I want to talk about everything -- mistakes, failures, challenges, succes

Episode 70: A Polyglot's Journey of Discovery, Struggle, and Finding His Way - Interview with Polyglot Kuba

May 20 2024 66 mins  
In today's episode I'm chatting with my dear friend, Kuba, a polyglot and passionate language learner who has a fascinating history with languages. As a native Polish speaker, Kuba learned Spanish and English in school, Hungarian at University and through immersion, and Catalan through immersion before diving into a world of self-study. After becoming a polyglot in this way

Episode 69: Functional But Not Fluent

May 13 2024 20 mins  
Probably all of us have, at one point or another, had a goal of being fluent in our target language(s). When we think of being fluent, we often think of easily speaking the language, not having to think about what we're going to say, and just being able to spontaneously use the words and grammar we've acquired. There's this weird place I've found myself in with Germ

Episode 68: Planning, Confidence, and Reflection w/Bront'e Singleton of The Polyglot Fox

May 06 2024 50 mins  
Today's episode is one you won't want to miss! I recently sat down with Bront’e Singleton, the incredible woman behind The Polyglot Fox, to chat about her experiences learning languages and coaching others, guiding them to finding the right language path for themselves. Bront’e has a long list of languages she speaks and learns, and she is so inspiring. Bront’e shares

Episode 67: Let's Talk About Flashcards

Apr 29 2024 30 mins  
We've probably all used flashcards at one time or another to memorize vocabulary in our new languages, and I'm sure we've all hated them or at least been bored by them. Many, many language learners, coaches, and teachers bluntly tell us to stop using flashcards because they don't work. But that's simply false. It's a narrative built on the assumption that ev

Episode 66: Manifesting in Language Learning w/Angel Pretot of French Fluency

Apr 15 2024 58 mins  
Manifesting. Some people love it. Some people believe it's hogwash. Wherever you stand, the truth remains that our actions lead to consequences. When our actions are in line with our goals (something that takes conscious awareness and intention), then the consequences will be in line with our desires. So it makes sense that our actions that are aligned with our language goals w

Episode 65: When Progress Isn't Helpful

Apr 09 2024 26 mins  
As language learners, we always want progress, right? We all want to move forward, learning new words and taking in the grammar. Yet, many times in my language journey, I've found myself making some progress just to look back and realize that the progress I made was actually the opposite of helpful. Instead, it was holding me back from reaching my goals faster and in a more enj

Episode 64: What I Love About Language Dabbling

Apr 01 2024 11 mins  
Are you a language dabbler? Do you enjoy playing around with new languages in a fun and non-committal way? Language dabbling isn't for everyone, but I really enjoy it, and I find several benefits to dabbling that actually help me keep my main languages going. Of course there are often connections between languages that help to strengthen our understanding of them, but I've

Episode 63: Trust (but Verify) Your Language Knowledge

Mar 25 2024 11 mins  
Do you find that you doubt yourself way more than you believe in yourself when it comes to your language knowledge and skills? I certainly do, and it isn't always warranted. No matter your level, I think we can all find a balance in our language lives where we can trust what we know and also take time to verify when we come across something in the language that doesn't seem

Episode 62: What's Your Excuse?

Mar 18 2024 17 mins  
Have you ever noticed that the word "excuse" has grown a very negative connotation? It's far too easy to internalize the idea that we should be in our languages all the time, every spare moment of every day, and if we aren't, then whatever the reason, it's "just an excuse." While perhaps once intended to motivate, this phrase and similar others more