Kris Broholm from Actual Fluency on Challenges, Information Overload and Book Club
About this episode
In Episode 12 of the Creative Language Learning Podcast, I interviewed a fellow podcaster! Chris Broholm is a language learner with a big mission: 10 Languages in 10 Years!
“As long as you’re doing something, you’re doing it right.”
— Chris on Language Learning Methods
Article of the Week
Duolingo is Getting More Serious by Kay Alexander on Fair Languages
Tips of the Week
Chris chose Tip 1 as his favourite, because goal setting is still WAY undervalued in learning a new language.
Tip 1: set your chosen Fluency level (travel fluent, job fluent?)
Tip 2: Be a historical linguist
Word origins and vocab divergence can help with remembering words
Look up "etymology"
Tip 3: Sprint with the Language Challenge
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The italki New Year Challenge: Study 20 Lessons and Win
Actual Fluency Episode 32 with me talking about how to be an independent online teacher
Russian in 10 Minutes a Day by Kristine Kershul
Special Guest: Kris Broholm.
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