You wanna learn a language? Then I've got the guy for you! In today's podcast episode, I'm speaking with Olly Richards, the man behind I Will Teach You a Language. Olly is an expat Brit with a lot of travel experience under his belt, and his considered and smart answers really put me to shame.

You Will Learn More About:


Our Dreams of how Education can Make the Language Learning World so much Better
What to Look Out for When Taking a Teaching Qualification
How to Make Motivation Work
What Beginners should Read - and why reading Children's Books is not a good idea
Why Olly Advises that you DON'T Track Your Progress


Articles of the WeekMost Language Students unable to do more than understand Basic Phrases on the UK GuardianThe Best Way to Learn a Language is the Opposite of the Usual Way on ForbesTips of the WeekOut of the following fabulous three tips, Olly chose number 2 as his favourite tip - not without a lot of careful consideration though!1) Use online self-tests as check-ins, not tutorials2) "Makers Classroom", like at Raw Learning - follow foreign recipes, sewing patterns, directions?3) Join Parleremo, a virtual town that teaches languagesTips and Links from this PodcastSupport this Podcast through Patreon - from just $1!The 60 Second Fluency Test by Olly RichardsMy Article that Sparked some Polyglot DebateDer Weg zum Lesen, simple German short storiesLe Petit Nicolas et Les Copains, fun story in simple FrenchFrench Comic Books for Language LearnersThanks for reading this article on Fluent, the Language Learning Blog. If you are feeling stuck right now, why not subscribe to Fluent and check out our language book shop. Special Guest: Olly Richards.