Being bold and brave in language learning: A chat with Natalie King

About this Language Chat

In this episode, we’re chatting with Natalie King, a member of the Language Lovers AU Community who shows us that you can learn and continue to learn other languages no matter what stage of life you find yourself at. We’re so inspired by her story!

Natalie has studied Latin, German, Japanese, French, Italian, Mandarin Chinese and Turkish at different times in her life, and we loved speaking with her about her experiences of learning languages through various methods (at times when there have been more - or less! - resources available), the important part that being brave has to play, her enviable travels around the world and how language learning brings her joy.

Does Natalie’s story inspire you too? Join the Language Lovers AU Community on Facebook to take part in the conversation and let us know about any questions you might have!

Episode Links

• University of New England - Study Languages

• Rosetta Stone Language Learning

• Language Chats Ep #081 - Embrace feeling like an idiot: A chat with Benny Lewis from Fluent in 3 Months

• Mosalingua

• Agglutinative language - Encyclopedia Britannica

• Italki

• Conversation Exchange - Language learning with native speakers

• Skritter - Learn to Write Chinese and Japanese Characters

• The Chairman's Bao - Chinese Immersion with Graded News

• Anki - Flashcards

• SBS News In-Language - news in more than 60 languages

• Find Natalie on Instagram at @natalinguist / @scoutaroundtheworld