An Amazing METHOD to BUILD SPOKEN FLUENCY In A New Language | EPISODE 02

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

🎈 The first 1000 people to use the link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: skl.sh/robinmacpherson05211 I can't wait to get your thoughts on this method and would love you to comment about it here so we can support each other, share resources, and keep ourselves accountable 💪🏼 LET'S DO THIS! 🚀

[@vellmaycary7476]

Por qué te haces llamar políglota??? Si ni siquiera lo eres!! No vi ningún vídeo en donde hblas los idiomas que dices saber...si fuera cierto lo harías🙄🙄🙄 Así que deja de mentir a la gente !!!!😑😑

[@katerinap.5662]

Hey guys, I'm a native speaker of Greek and I have been teaching it online for a year now. I'm thinking of creating a website with a lot of free material on modern greek language and literature. I have had so many students who have been complaining about how there is so little material available online about greek. Is there anyone interested in it? I would like to have a couple people to run it by before publishing. P.S. Robin, I love your videos! They are very relatable and very helpful. Thank you so much for your work! I'm excited to start out with Journaly!

[@mariategus5184]

Please do! I love Greece so much, been visiting it for a long time and I wish I could talk to locals, but I can't find a lot of materials

[@katerinap.5662]

I use Notion, this is actually a pretty good idea. I want to make the website so that I can also sell my lessons and some material (I still need to make money somehow sadly) but this is a great idea. I'll reply here again once I have a notion page with the essentials. Will try to start working on it this week!

[@NataliaZagoriy]

That's amazing. Count me in:) I passed my D certificate more than 10 years ago, but I don't practice Greek and there are no adequate materials to keep in alive

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Thanks Katerina! It sounds like you're working on great things for the community 😄

[@samuk3963]

I love Greece and I'm looking forward to learning Greek, but is true that there isn't that much info and materials that are helpful so I love what you're trying to do!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

For those looking for Mandarin Podcasts, so far I like: *Intermediate* • Inspire Mandarin • Learn Taiwanese Mandarin (slightly harder) *Advanced* • BearTalk - 狗熊有话说 (mostly one man talking about great topics about design, careers, general life, self-development, etc) • 旅歐三小事 (two Taiwanese women discussing lots of topics in a very natural and colloquial way)

[@HrvojePelin]

What about German?

[@shadowkatzchen]

For any Korean learners out there, there’s a KZbin channel called Dan & Joel, they’re 2 guys who live in Korea & their videos are usually either documentary style or podcast style where they interview people in Korean- great for listening practise! I’d say better for intermediate rather than beginner. For beginners I’d recommend Talk To Me in Korean’s real life Korean conversations for beginners or their Iyagi podcast

[@My_ally]

This would help me in my Korean studies a lot, thanks so much for your recommendations!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

For anyone looking for Spanish a great advanced Spanish podcast: • I love *Entiende Tu Mente* which has short, beautifully produced episodes where three psychologists discuss issues around mental health and the mind in general. • I also quite like *Libros Para Emprendedores* (Books For Entrepreneurs) for nice succinct book reviews and he speaks VERY clearly. • A classic is *Radio Ambulante* but their collection is so vast, so one of my favourites is "240 Aves"

[@uzKantHarrison]

Radio Ambulante is literally the reason why Spanish was worth learning for me. Wrote about that (in Spanish) on Journaly. Another good one from the same team is El Hilo, and one from Spain that they recommended and I love is De Esto No Se Habla. Radio Ambulante people aside, Epistolar is also very cool. They read all sorts of real letters.

[@halina328]

Yo recomiendo: Desarrollo profesional de Mattia Pantaloni

[@deadfolk]

Any recs for intermediate Spanish? Preferably European.

[@Adrian13rams]

Gracias por compartir tus recursos ☺️ He buscando algunos Podcasts buenos por mucho tiempo! Voy a tratar estes! ☺️

[@Urduseekhiye]

I'm surprised Duolingo didn't make this list. Thanks for this strategy and the recommendations. I'm transcribing a Duolingo episode now; can't wait to get to step 2 on Journaly! :)

[@brelove1414]

THANK YOU. i have always said that writing is like rehearsing for conversation. you internalize not only the words and phrases you use, but also sentence structure and patterns. if you write often enough, all the things you've internalized will come out in conversation with little to no hesitance and it's magical

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Yay I'm so glad you feel the same way about writing! I totally agree that it's like rehearsing and it really does create the same anxieties and struggles and stumbles as speaking when we first start writing. But it allows us to experience those in a much slower and lower-stress environment where we have time to think, process, and overcome them which I think is great practice and helps us move past a lot of that when it comes to speaking to people!

[@dlsolof]

This is great! What you described is the Present-Practice-Produce (PPP) approach. This is what language teachers are trained to do when putting lessons and assignments together. What you've done is explain to students how they can make their own lessons and assignments using the approach. Nice!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Thank you for this great comment, Danielle! It's great to see your analysis and to have a name for the approach!

[@MargaretHall]

Your point about the transcription providing you with an example of correct spoken language is a really good one. With Welsh, I've found that reading is great for providing new vocabulary but in terms of sentence structure, there is a much greater difference between written and spoken Welsh than there is between written and spoken English. Even now when people are starting to write articles in a slightly less formal register, it's not how people would speak naturally. A podcast, on the other hand is a natural talk or conversation. I think this is something I will definitely try myself.

[@l.a.3096]

Thank you so much Robin for your words of wisdom. I am learning French with Duolingo, I pronounce and write everything. I hear There is something powerful about writing it down, it really makes the words and sentence structure stick to my memory. I will try your method. If anyone knows an intermedium French podcast, please let me know.

[@karenbaily]

I love how you create your language learning. As a homeschool parent I deeply respect how connected all the aspects of your learning are! Wonderful!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Thanks so much for this feedback @karenbaily! I'm really glad the approach resonates with you. I always love hearing from you and getting your support! ✨

[@tullochgorum6323]

Idahosa Ness has a technique he calls a Story Stack which I find really helps with the process of building islands without writing rigid scripts. The aim is to have a useful structured way to organise the vocabulary and phrases you'll be using. Basically, you fill in a spreadheet with the headings: | Characters | Actions | Settings | Objects | Descriptors | Connectors. So you would mine the native input for the content to fill out the Stack, and fill in any gaps with a dictionary or translation app. Then you use the stack to improvise self-talk conversations around the topic to prepare for the live conversation. As you learn more, you can expand and refine the stack incrementally. Simple, elegant, effective. It's also a much more compact format for review compared to a full long-form script.

[@floresamor4146]

This is awesome! Thanks for sharing. Where can I listen to him talk about that or read more about that?

[@Vadur]

I’m ready for this video! Thank you in advance Robin!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Thank you Vadur! I hope you enjoy it!

[@abigeallagrange3006]

Thank you so much Robin! This is a phenomenal step by step process to grow speaking fluency. 🇮🇹🇨🇦 Your videos are pure gold and have helped me move from a beginner for 3 years to an intermediate in 8 months👌

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Wow I'm so happy to read this, Abigeal! Congratulations on your fantastic progress!! Keep up the amazing work 🙌🏼

[@karenbaily]

Sounds like a really great way to make speaking more comfortable. I had my first conversation in Spanish today. It was really hard but also a little bit fun. I've felt quite anxious before during and after. I may try your method. The biggest problem I had was finding words. I even forgot so many of those I know! I think this method of having a topic that I know the vocabulary well should help! Thanks for your channel it is inspiring and helpful! Congratulations on your move!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Heyyy Karen! Sorry for the slow reply here. I'm really glad you like this method! And congratulations on having your first Spanish conversation! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 It sounds like the experience you had is completely normal so please don't feel discouraged by struggling to find words. I'm glad you still had fun and the more you speak, the easier this will get! I do think this method can definitely help to ease that anxiety and to help you remember those words as you build your confidence. Please keep me updated on your progress!!!

[@levipatrickdiaz]

This seems like a really solid and well thought out method! It’s still mind blowing to me how much carryover things like reading and writing have for spoken language production. I was just telling someone recently how writing is a really useful first step to speaking because if you’ve already articulated something in written form, your brain has already worked out most of the details (grammar, specific vocabulary, etc) for if you ever need to say it.

[@ginaherold]

I have a recommendation for a Vietnamese podcast for learners: Your Vietnamese Tutor. The episodes track chronologically from basic subjects at A1/A2, to the current dialogues for B1/B2. All episodes come with a transcript. Disclaimer: the podcaster is my actual Vietnamese tutor, but I believe this is the only podcast of its kind for the northern dialect of Vietnamese. It's one of my most valuable learning tools, and I'd urge you to try it if you're learning tiếng Việt.

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Thanks so much for posting this recommendation, Gina! ✨

[@mileshoney262]

i didn't realize the podcasts were increasing in difficulty that way! i listen to them every week and i was wondering why some were so much easier 😅 i absolutely love her podcast

[@ginaherold]

@@mileshoney262 Isn't she great?! Did you know you can book lessons with her on her website (yourvietnamesetutor.com)? I know I sound like a shill, but she's a wonderful, patient teacher and a lovely person ❤️

[@DennisSmdFreefightTrainer]

I really like these episodes as I am also learning Chinese for 4 years now. I'll definitely give the podcast transcription method a try!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

I'm so glad to read that! Please keep me posted on how it goes! 加油！

[@nori_tutor]

Robin, I'll tell you, I've been using my own transcribing method a long time, and I didn't have any idea about this project you've been working on! today, I was feeling like "I need to do it in a different way, to connect more, to help more" when I got to your website I got like "OOOOOOOH GOOOOOOD" dude, thank you so much!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

WOOHOOO I love that reaction!! I hope you're loving Journaly!!! It's already turning into a wonderful and flourishing community after just a few months being publicly released!

[@nori_tutor]

@@RobinMacPhersonFilms ❤️

[@cartweel]

I'm enjoying this series! Especially because I am right nowconcentrating on improving my writing, with occasional Journaly posts!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

I'm really glad you're enjoying it, @cartweel! It's always great seeing your posts on Journaly! Keep me posted on how you feel about your progress after all the new writing focus!

[@zurilyons457]

I’d love some podcast resources for A2/B1 level Italian. Thanks so much Robin!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Hi Zuri! I think Italiano Automatico is absolutely fantastic and has a huge variety of content at different levels 😄

[@benibiam9889]

Awesome video, really looking to find a good A2 podcast for french

[@AceOfSpades_211]

I feel like I've completely stalled in my Japanese. I've been actively working on it for about a year now, using the MIA approach, went through the whole heisig remembering the kanji anki deck, the JLPT 5 book, and have skimmed through as much grammar as I can sink my teeth into. Somehow I still feel like I know absolutely nothing and I absolutely feel that mental block keeping me from speaking or even attempting to write that you spoke of Robin. Definitely going to try this method but I'm very prepared to fail the first few times.

[@reasonablyobsessed]

Maybe you just need to take a break and come back when you feel like it. This could lead to a burnout, and that's the last thing you want to associate with a language. Anyway, whatever you do, good luck and happy language learning!

[@AceOfSpades_211]

@@reasonablyobsessed you might be right. I ordered the book a couple days back for the multilingual book club. Maybe I'll take a month or so to just breath before I start something that intensive. Just always afraid I'll lose progress if I stop the train ya know

[@AceOfSpades_211]

@arthur piper Oh god I haven't even considered a tutor yet hahaha. Going through all the Kanji and just learning the basics of reading has taken so much of my time that I'm sure my speaking skills are atrocious!

[@rordanstanton7431]

These podcasts recommendations in the comments are exactly what i needed.. following all of them on spotify

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

I'm so glad the recommendations were what you needed, Rordan!

[@japaneseimmersion7295]

Excellent ideas! Thanks so much for sharing them!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Thanks so much, Japanese Immersion! I'm so glad these ideas resonate with you 😄

[@le-gadp5629]

Merci Robin. This video is so cool. Today, I started sharing your tricks with some of my students. Exciting!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Wow that’s so kind of you to share my tips with your students, merci beaucoup !

[@johanye3624]

Interesting method! I will try it out. Looking forward to your next post.

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Thanks Johan! I hope you enjoy today's video 😄

[@cheryl184]

Thank you Robin. This sounds like an amazing process for improving fluency! I'm going to try it out with my beginner's Spanish!

[@khloud6401]

I liked this method a lot and I think am gonna add them right now to my English learning schedule. 🤗

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

That’s fantastic, Khloud! I really hope this works great for you 😄

[@solea59]

hello Robin you've fired me up ! I just have to decide whether to boost my spanish or dive into my italian . Good work , thanks !

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

That’s fantastic, Brian! I know you’ve got lots of experience using writing as a tool for language learning so this should be a very natural method for you! Keep me posted on how it goes! 😄

[@alobo_78]

Happy Friday Robin! Vamos a probar el método. ..!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Feliz fin de semana, Annie! Buena suerte con el método!

[@naomi_nguyen-h7g]

Wonderful suggestion of method. I am eager to try it. I’m learning French and struggle with the listening and speaking greatly

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Thank you, @Le Minh Dao! I'm really glad that you like the method. Good luck and please let me know how it goes!

[@gboundrapa]

This is fascinating! I'm also learning Chinese, but I'm at the beginner stage using Assimil... So it's always interesting to consume this kind of content and get new ideas for future language studies as well.

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

I totally agree! It's great to build up a little library of content and also methods that will become useful to you later when the time is right 😄

[@ricardopac1816]

awesome!

[@davb11]

Great video Robin...! I've found podcasts in the different languages I learn, but I have never found one in mayan. That would be amazing.

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Oh wow yes that would be amazing!

[@stewste4316]

great video

[@cynthiagutierrez95]

Beautiful and valuable content! Thank you so much, Robin. If anybody knows about a beginner german podcast, I really appreciate that shares it with me. Thanks!!!

[@lindiwevwmoyo258]

hey did you manage to find any beginner podcasts?

[@irenemcnamara9699]

Hola, zdravctvuy, Bonjour, Guten Tag, zdravo, etc.! I have great news! I am going to start studying Chinese calligraphy tonight, because of your encouragement! A year ago I decided to start studying the Chinese alphabet, because you encouraged me. I started learning some words, then I subscribed to Skritter. Last month I bought a calligraphy set and am now going to practice their alphabet, or Pinyin. Isn't that great!

[@deadfolk]

Aeropress. Man after my own heart!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Aeropress all the way! ❤️

[@OnlineSinifAcademy]

Thnaks buddy

[@lindaha]

Hi everybody, I'm looking for French intermediate podcasts. I only know InnerFrench so far. Do you know any other French podcasts I could listen to?

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Hi Linda! This one might be a little more advanced but it's an AMAZING one to keep in your back pocket for later and also a good one to try as an intermediate to see if you can follow - it's called "Chemins d'Écrivains" (the paths of authors" and I absolutely adore it! The episodes are short and beautifully produced on location with a famous author discussing how a particular place played a role in their development as a writer. I actually did this exact transcription method myself and with my students in the past with this podcast! www.rtl.fr/emission/chemins-decrivain

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Some of my favourite episodes were: • Marc Levy • Érik Orsenna • David Foenkinos • Mazarine Pingeot • Pierre Lemaitre • Guillaume Musso

[@DouglasSilva-ys6lw]

InnerFrench is so perfect, isn't it? I advise you to increase the speed(to 1.25,1.5 and so on) of the podcast whenever you think he is speaking too slow for you. I like to listen about Tech and Games so there is one podcast that once was gibberish to me and nowadays I listen for fun called: "Le Rendez-vous Tech" and from the same producers "Le Rendez-vous Jeux" frenchspin.fr/category/le-rdv-tech/

[@josephphelps1350]

Français Authentique is good for intermediate learners too.

[@joao7941]

Aux Frontières Du Possible, La leçon and Trasfert. I really love these podcast

[@sengokusanada2690]

Learning Japanese for a bit and i have a foot hold in the historical side of Japanese but i ran out of poddcasts about that. i would seriously apreciate anything about that, also that would be cool if yall have any recomendations for japanese podcasts about culture too.

[@havvaalexander9520]

I’m looking for a beginner to intermediate level in Turkish. Thank you!

[@IowaLanguages]

Try the Easy Turkish KZbin channel and Patreon tools.

[@IowaLanguages]

I posted about this.

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

I knew Tricia would come through on this one! 😄❤️

[@sibylleschwarzer9798]

I also use the free podcast episodes of "learn Turkish with turkish coffee "

[@havvaalexander9520]

Thank you to everyone for the tips!

[@schoolingdiana9086]

I’m learning Norwegian and Cherokee. Both A1, bordering on A2. I found Slow Norwegian on Apple Podcasts, but it’s hard to stay focused past her English introduction. The Cherokee podcast--and I do mean **the** Cherokee podcast--was started by the University of North Carolina-Culowhee, and hasn’t had any new episodes in years (I’m also learning through the Cherokee Nation Oklahoma’s online course, and there are some distinct differences in some words). I’m thinking of doing the Michel Thomas Norwegian to ingrain some basics before going on . . . And I definitely need to spend more time on each language, daily. (I do have them separated: Norwegian in the morning, Cherokee after dinner.) I used to be fluent in German, so between that and the amount of English that comes from Norwegian, that part isn’t quite as daunting as it sounds. Cherokee is a syllabary, though, like Mandarin. For example: hello=Osiyo (pronunciation) and is spelled ᎣᏏᏲ.

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

I hope you have lots of success finding more Cherokee content, @Schooling Diana! It's so fascinating to see the script!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Thank you for contributing these great resources @Chirping Trees!

[@jesrevillas6164]

Hi Robin, Thanks for your ideas. Can you share your German podcast for beginners.

[@steladdineva]

Thank you so much for your kind and helpful content. I'm probably not like the most here - I aways struggled with learning languages, but whenever I watch any of your videos I feel inspired to keep trying. To the lovely comunity: I'm currently learning German, but keep your podcast recommendations for the other people that already asked I'll check them out. I'm more interested to hear about your recommendations for Flashcard builder app. Thank you.

[@reasonablyobsessed]

Have you tried Anki yet?

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Thanks so much for this feedback, Stela. I'm really happy to read that my videos inspire you to keep trying! I am sure you will get there and just keep in mind that every day you spend time with your languages, you're a step (or perhaps several steps!) closer to your goals and as long as you keep going, you're bound to arrive, no matter how long it takes! As far as flashcard apps, as @surprisinglyacarrot said, Anki is a good one that is very powerful and has a lot of capabilities. Memrise is another option that can sometimes be nice, especially for widely learned languages like German, because it often has definitions and pre-recorded audio for most common vocabulary words so it makes creating vocab decks very fast. However, Anki is definitely way more customisable and has a huge community creating add-ons and pre-made decks.

[@steladdineva]

@@reasonablyobsessed I did, but I think I didn't really gave it a chance. A while ago I tested some apps for flashcards and never stick to any of them. But I can see how limited is my vocabulary due to that and not keeping up with my analog alternative. It's a shame as I live currently in Germany and I never feel prepared when I have an opportunity to speak and always feel I cannot express myself clearly and even simple words often don't come to mind. I want to work on that and currently rebuilding my learning routine around it and looking forward to include more speaking to practice using them freely. Thought I could ask here what apps worked for others specificly for German and limit the choice of apps I should test and focus on practicing. Vielen Dank for the recommendation. Anki is installed, couple of premade decks imported and I'm building some custom ones. I'll stick to it this time and see what happens.

[@steladdineva]

@Kamehameha Linux and Android is all I need. I'll try it out and give it a real chance this time. Thanks for your input.

[@steladdineva]

@@RobinMacPhersonFilms Thank you again for the encouraging words, Robin. Anki is installed and I will give it a real try this time. As I wrote earlier in another comment, I'm rebuilding my study routine to focus more on vocabulary and speaking, but I also revisiting some old textbooks as another way to strengthen my (limited) current knowledge (another thing you recommend in your videos) and have been great so far. I'm glad you content is out there. As long as you enjoy creating it, keep on doing what you are doing. P.S. Congrats on your move. I'm sure you will make it feel like home in no time.

[@kfalconid]

I love the video, I'm going to start using this method! Does anyone know of more French podcasts for beginners? The ones I listen to are: -News in Slow French for beginners -Learn French with Alexa -Coffee break French -Duolingo French podcasts

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Wonderful, I can't wait to hear how this goes for you, Ann! I'm not aware of any other beginner podcasts in French but it looks like you have a great list!

[@brynnnheiley]

One Thing in a French Day is a good one, but im still searching for other options too

[@kfalconid]

@@brynnnheiley Thank you!

[@ClarissaJustinodeLima]

Suggestions for Dutch (b1-b2)? Thanks

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

I hope we get some good ones here!

[@marion3590]

I'd love to have beginner or intermediate podcasts in dutch !

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Hi Marion! Here are some things I was able to find, I hope these help! • Zeg Het In Het Nederlands (Say It In Dutch) - soundcloud.com/user-960408825/sets/podcast-say-it-in-dutch • Echt Gebeurd (True Story - a narrative Dutch podcast featuring a diverse range of storytellers on a stage recounting funny, special, beautiful or otherwise noteworthy tales of all the different that happened to them) - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/echt-gebeurd/id638203140?mt=2 • Yous & Yay: New Emotions - www.stitcher.com/show/yous-yay-new-emotions • Man Met De Microfoon (Man With The Microphone - a man in Amsterdam who features stories about and interviews with the people he encounters and the often off-the-wall experiences and perspectives they carry with them) - art19.com/shows/man-met-de-microfoon Easy Dutch (more intermediate): kzbin.info/aero/PLA5UIoabheFM3fi9i9xw6ODUoSqyKJYU7

[@jeremybischak6640]

I am learning Polish and love the idea of your website Journaly. Is it for all languages? Love your videos btw! They're so helpful :)

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

I’m so glad you like the idea of Journaly and are finding my videos helpful! ☺️ Yes Journaly is for all languages 😄

[@anakappsachdev8799]

I need a suggestion for a German beginners podcast please

[@gracielaesmeraldagomezkuca7341]

Coffee Break German

[@reasonablyobsessed]

@@gracielaesmeraldagomezkuca7341 I second this.

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Great recommendation!

[@nori_tutor]

oh my God, what a beautiful sponsor!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Woohoo 🥳

[@will_mac]

Hey great video I will be testing this straight away with German. I was just wondering if you had any thoughts on whether some topics are better than others? I guess it's best to choose audio about topics which interest you, but beyond this do you think any types of topics work better?

[@elisabeth7221]

I am learning two languages at the same time, so if someone knows a podcast for intermediate/advanced Italian or beginners Croatian, I would be so thankful!

[@uzKantHarrison]

Advanced Italian: Wikiradio. It's an actual radio show (meant for natives, not for learners), but the episodes are not too long and most journalists speak clearly. Also, they alternate, so both the accent you hear and the style of the episode changes from time to time.

[@valq10]

Podcast Italiano (Davide Gemello) is great and on both youtube and spotify (maybe other platforms too). Authentic content about interesting and varied topics (Dante, the Italian Political system, all sorts) as well as interviews with other polyglots and also just vlogs about his daily life. Something for everyone. Episodes ranging from 20 min segments to 2 hour long interviews. I personally like these longer form shows so that's great for me.

[@elisabeth7221]

@@uzKantHarrison Thank you!!

[@elisabeth7221]

@@valq10 Thank you so much, I'll check that out!

[@elisabeth7221]

@@uzKantHarrison That sounds great! Thank you!

[@PS3GOLDEN]

Thanks for all this value! But don't you think writing by hand is even better to learn a language? Have a nice day

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

I agree with Candace! I also love handwriting in general but using the digital medium opens amazing doors to getting feedback, revising your work, storing/organising all of that rich feedback and also connecting with other people! I often start writing by hand if that's the mood I am in and then move those onto Journaly and flesh them out there, as Candace suggested 😊

[@schoolingdiana9086]

I’m a visual learner so when I’m searching for a word in my head, I actually see my hand writing the word (like if I can’t remember the last 3 letters, is that a /p/ or a /t/, etc). I envy people who can learn just from listening and repeating.

[@Aldroid151]

Any good beginner/intermediate Urdu podcasts?

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Would love to see some recommendations here!

[@solea59]

Having watched this video again, I think that this hurdle of " first time of launching yoursef " is far more stressful than the intermediate plateau. I have posted on journaly that I'm going to " tunnel under " the plateau !

[@valentinasoulsister6906]

Hi! Could you recommend Spanish beginner podcast, please?

[@isabelrodriguezibanez615]

Any suggestion for intermediate Turkish🇹🇷?

[@TaughneeStone]

Thanks Robin! It just so happens I've been looking for Croatian podcasts - beginner or advanced-beginner level. Or, ANY Croatian content with audio + transcription (videos with transcribed subtitles would be great - anything, seriously! lol). HVALA LIJEPO! 🤗🇭🇷

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Haha oh I really hope we get some good recommendations from someone here! I just did a search and here are some things I found but please note I'm not able to really test these out myself haha: *Croatian TED Talks* www.ted.com/talks?language=hr *TuneIn Croatia* (listen to radio from Croatia) tunein.com/radio/languages/?attributes=filter%3Dl132 *A KZbin Channel where you can hear short conversations in various Croatian dialects* kzbin.info/door/VEK3S9xLaRlKBiR_qTeOIwvideos *A few Croatian vloggers I found* kzbin.info/www/bejne/qJethn2olJppsKc (a lifestyle blogger from Croatia who documents her life and offers tons of advice in her videos) kzbin.info/door/BEipHW5jNHITTkNXJHPD1g I hope these help while we wait for other recommendations!

[@TaughneeStone]

@@RobinMacPhersonFilms Oh my gosh, you are a PEACH! Thank you!!! I'm spending my Saturday morning scouring the internet for resources, this is so kind of you. BTW, I just signed up for Journaly this week - no Croatian, so I had to struggle between choosing Bosnian or Dothraki (brilliiant). 😂Muchas gracias, merci beaucoup, thank you! 😘

[@a.r.4707]

@@TaughneeStone You can try serbian sources as well, if you find any. You know it is basically the same language. I learned serbian and i have no problems understanding croatian and bosnian. I found a lot more resources for serbian than in croatian for example. And every time when i meet a bosnian (we don't have many croats here) he/she tells me how well i speak bosnian😆 even when i speak with ekavian dialect.

[@TaughneeStone]

@@a.r.4707 Yes I actually do end up using Serbian content but the trouble is, I live in Croatia and am married to a Croat so I get "Why are you learning Serbian?" 😂I have to be a little careful with that. He did tell me that Bosnian is closer to the dialect of our region, and I think that depends. It's so complicated! Good for you for tackling such a challenging language!!! I don't know what your native language is but it's tough for me. (Love a challenge though, it's super rewarding!)

[@TaughneeStone]

@Kamehameha Thank you! This looks perfect. 👍

[@eliorcesana4517]

Looking for a dutch podcast recommendations! Finding dutch resources is so hard!!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Ahhh yes I remember having trouble with this while learning Dutch, too! Here are a few I found for you, but I of course can't verify them too well. I hope this helps! • *Zeg Het In Het Nederlands (Say It In Dutch)* - soundcloud.com/user-960408825/sets/podcast-say-it-in-dutch • *Echt Gebeurd* (True Story - a narrative Dutch podcast featuring a diverse range of storytellers on a stage recounting funny, special, beautiful or otherwise noteworthy tales of all the different that happened to them) - podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/echt-gebeurd/id638203140?mt=2 • Yous & Yay: New Emotions - www.stitcher.com/show/yous-yay-new-emotions • Man Met De Microfoon (Man With The Microphone - a man in Amsterdam who features stories about and interviews with the people he encounters and the often off-the-wall experiences and perspectives they carry with them) - art19.com/shows/man-met-de-microfoon

[@eliorcesana4517]

@@RobinMacPhersonFilms thank you! Do you have any other good resources for dutch? I'm desperate at this point👌

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

@Elior Cesana you're welcome! These are all the ones I could find. Other than that I really enjoyed Babbel's Dutch course if you haven't tried that already, but I'm not sure if you're already beyond that level or not. If you want to have a trial to check it out and support me, please feel free to use my affiliate link 😄 bit.ly/robin-babbel But I would say take a look at the levels/content they have first to make sure it will be suitable for you!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Oh I did just think of one more thing if you haven't already tried it! The Easy Languages KZbin channel has some Dutch content at both beginner and intermediate levels! *Super Easy Dutch* kzbin.info/aero/PLA5UIoabheFMEM7XAQj6x8rkrPeRNOEys *Easy Dutch (more intermediate):* kzbin.info/aero/PLA5UIoabheFM3fi9i9xw6ODUoSqyKJYU7

[@quebecer4605]

I would love to find a lower intermediate Quebec French podcast.

[@flow7502]

Looking for this too.

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Oh this is a good one! Here are some things I found for you: • *3 bières* (3bieres.com/) - The topics are submitted by listeners and then chosen out of a hat so there is quite a range in what they talk about. Once they choose a topic, they discuss it in the time it takes them to drink a beer. It's nice because it's casual and conversational, rather than "news-y". It's pretty funny, too! • Radio Canada's *Les années lumières* (science & culture) - ici.radio-canada.ca/ohdio/premiere/emissions/52/les-annees-lumiere

[@flow7502]

@@RobinMacPhersonFilms You're the man.

[@brynnnheiley]

Looks like 3 bières is no longer available 😭

[@MaryAliceCullenB]

Loved the video! I would like to try this method. Does anyone know of a good Korean podcast for beginners, please?

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

I'm glad you liked it! You could try "Talk To Me In Korean" for great beginner resources!

[@Ewan_Smith]

Great video! I can imagine doing this technique over a long period of time will give you practice speaking about a whole lot of topics, some of which overlap, and this will give you a good chance in most conversations you would encounter. I guess even for conversations about new topics you would also have a good enough general spoken vocabulary to get by quite well. Would you go back and revisit old posts and topics that you previously studied? Do you think it would be useful to set up a review system for posts as well as vocabulary?

[@ufo9791]

Hey Robin, I have started using journaly and I really love it ! I have noticed a few things that could be easily corrected to have a better user experience, where can I send you that ?

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

So happy to read that you're loving Journaly, @ufo97! Please follow @CandaceP's suggestions for providing any feedback or suggestions you have 😊

[@SparklesNJazz]

Does anyone have any Korean podcast recommendations (besides Talk to me in Korean… lol)?? thank youuu

[@katjabeisteiner3750]

How did you learn the mandarin signs?

[@OneBreathStudio]

Love your channel! Thanks for all the insight. Tengo una pregunta 🙋‍♀️, does anyone recommend a beginners podcast that I can listen to? I already listen to Coffee Break Spanish and Duolingo podcasts which are amazing.

[@JP-xt9js]

An excellent free ressource for intermediate russian learners: Next Level Russian podcast (podcast + transcription). Also, Russian with Max (the podcasts are free and you can buy the transcriptions).

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Amazing! Thanks for sharing these @J P 🔥

[@albertomedina4394]

what's the software name for the transcription you used for the podcast idea?

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Journaly! 😄 www.journaly.com

[@tasnim7459]

any suggestions for an intermediate spanish podcast

[@paulian8031]

Try these: - Hoy Hablamos - Spanish Language Coach - Español Automático

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Thanks so much for posting these, Paul!

[@Ellary_Rosewood]

Looking for a good Mexican Spanish podcast that can hopefully be found on Spotify! If it's about art, culture, travel, or something like that, that would also be a huge plus! I honestly don't have much experience with podcasts or where to find good ones, so any help would be much appreciated. ☺️

[@paulian8031]

I just recently found "Español Intermedio" on Spotify. It's in Mexican Spanish. Quite new and not a lot of episodes yet but worth the try..

[@sasharama5485]

Any suggestion for a beginner podcast in korean (with no English)?

[@KateWitt]

Talk to me in Korean has a lot of great content. Try the IYAGI series or maybe the Slow Korean on their website. I think I'm going to try the Slow Korean first because my listening comprehension is not great. 😆

[@sasharama5485]

@@KateWitt thank you so much for your reply 🙏🙏🙏🙏 I feel you. I just started korean.. listening to it it's still feels like gibberish 🤣

[@KateWitt]

@@sasharama5485 "Come on brain....let's distinguish these sounds. Work with me here..." :)

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Loveeeeeeeee Talk To Me In Korean, they have such a wealth of content at different levels! Great recommendation @Kate Witt!

[@georgejohnstone6820]

I like the sound of your method so far. It seems to be a case of really preparing in depth before a conversation. I'm wanting to improve spoken fluency and get over my apprehension about speaking Chinese. I've also been wondering how to make the best use of Journaly, this will be one way of doing that. I've got loads of podcast like material transcripts and recordings (TCB & Duchinese) that I've been using for reading, listening and also typing/handwriting practice, but they're all a bit short and I've only ever done reading and transcribing, I've never tried listening and transcribing. So I'm looking for slightly longer (5 - 10 minutes) HSK2/3 level Mandarin podcasts. I'll take a look at Inspire Mandarin, but any other suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks for this!👍

[@sonjah.596]

Hi Robin, I really like your videos. I find this method very exciting and would like to try it out. Can anyone give me a recommendation for a podcast (intermediate beginner)? Thanks a lot

[@reasonablyobsessed]

What language?

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

I'm happy that you like my videos and this method, Sonja! As @surprisinglyacarrot said, let us know which language you're learning and hopefully people can give you some great recommendations 😊

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Thanks for being so helpful in the comments by the way, @surprisinglyacarrot! ❤️

[@sonjah.596]

Oh sorry - english is the language

[@BeliciaTran]

Does anyone recommend podcasts for Spanish beginner? Thanks

[@marcelam.8752]

Hii, so I used this method today and it seems to work! I just need to review more the phrases that i wrote on the flashcard app. However I have a few questions. Would you recommend doing this exercise everyday? I use it mostly with videos since I don't like podcasts so much, but i dont know if I could do the same with every video or if it's too much?.. It was also a bit frustrating when I tried to explain what my video was about, and tried to use the new words but not all of them came to my mind :( is that part of this process?

[@Yunus_Zaahir]

Could anyone suggest good english podcast for intermediate

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

I've seen "Zeitgeist Banana" recommended on a few other comments, maybe you can give that a try 😄

[@Yunus_Zaahir]

@@RobinMacPhersonFilms thanks for your reply♥️

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

You're very welcome!

[@marceloteixeira1996]

Hey, thank you for the inspiration! Any beginner-level podcasts/resources in German? TY :)

[@anthonybarnes3633]

I’m looking for absolute beginner in French, please let me know if anyone has resources! :)

[@reasonablyobsessed]

Coffee Break French News in slow French Parlez away

[@anthonybarnes3633]

@@reasonablyobsessed Thank you so much! :)

[@eduardoinke7081]

Innerfrench

[@josephphelps1350]

How about a Brazilian Portuguese podcast around B1?

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Hopefully we get some nice recommendations from others here but one thing you could try is the Easy Brazilian Portuguese videos on KZbin, which may be at a suitable level 😄 It's nice, too, because they have subtitles so you could try transcribing them yourself but then you always have those subtitles to check your work when you get stuck 😄

[@Vierka23ful]

Hi! Any suggestions for English podcasts?Thanks in advance!

[@a.r.4707]

Just google english podcasts and you will find some😄

[@a.r.4707]

Also zeitgeist banana youtube channel is good and it is all about the english language.

[@Vierka23ful]

@@a.r.4707 Thanks, I’ll have a look at it!

[@a.r.4707]

@@Vierka23ful No probs mate. You can also check "LetThemTalkTV" youtube channel.

[@felipeadao5552]

Fantastic video, Robin! I’m looking for an intermediate level German podcast with transcripts (other than Easy German) for practice. Could you guys recommend me one?

[@oxanka81]

Hi! Please check Nicos Weg videos on youtube, they are a1,a2,b1 1 hour series - quite helpful

[@taylornesbitt4380]

Does anyone know any good intermediate Korean podcasts? I know talktomeinkorean has some but are they good?

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

They’re amazing! Highly recommend their intermediate content 😊

[@ramj100]

Beginners podcast in German. Looking beside Easy German.

[@josechristianiniguezbonill5535]

Same here

[@anakappsachdev8799]

Me too

[@gopikavijaya7656]

Check out RadioD by Deutsche Welle.

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Good suggestion, Gopika! ✨

[@christopherhaslerud2307]

Any suggestions for Portuguese podcasts (European), for beginner/intermediate?🙏😊

[@tomas_ibzw]

Could anyone just suggest a good english podcast (to try this method) for me, please?

[@davb11]

I like Zeitgeist banana

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Thanks for sharing this suggestion, @Tungor B! Good luck with your English @Tomás!

[@davidmolina5758]

RealLife English is the perfect one, moreover they have an App available in Play Store to download for free and there you're going to find the transcription of all the episodes (actually I'm not sure if all of them but of several surely)

[@stephenbrivati3233]

Greetings, as per the maestro7s instructions, I’m posting a request for lower Intermediate English podcasts. Warmest Regards, Buri

[@espagnolmalin]

Spanish 😍

[@SparklesNJazz]

when you say writing is one of the most under-practiced tools… and all i can do is write 😭😭 my typing speed in Korean is like 50wpm yet i’m like 5wpm speaking HAHA

[@paulcrossen6106]

Hi, I’m looking for a Podcast in Thai

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Ah, this is an interesting one. I hope we get some nice recommendations!

[@nickmorris2250]

Did you end up finding anything?

[@ehudlamm9066]

Any suggestions for beginner Arabic podcasts?

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Oh this is a good one, I hope we get some good recommendations! Do you know which dialect of Arabic you're interested in learning yet? I'm not sure with beginner resources but this might inform the recommendations people give you 😊

[@ehudlamm9066]

@@RobinMacPhersonFilms Palestinian, for sure. I guess more specifically it is the urban variety that is the more widely spoken here.

[@a.r.4707]

@@ehudlamm9066 Learn levantine arabic with livi is a good podcast. Also real arabic and rakwe podcast. Also the arabic we speak. I have them in spotify app but you might find them in other podcast apps as well and some might be in youtube also.

[@a.r.4707]

You can search in podcast apps "levantine arabic" or in youtube. You know that this includes syrian, lebanese, jordanian and palestinian dialects. Those dialects are very similar and the speakers of any of those four have no problems understanding each others, but you are probably aware of it😊.

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Thanks so much for these great recommendations, @A.R.!

[@UltrasoundInstructor]

Hi: I'm looking for a beginner level in Spanish. Currently, I listen to The Duolingo podcast and love it but understand very little on the Spanish which is intermediate. Thank you

[@poljento]

Dreaming Spanish here on YT.

[@UltrasoundInstructor]

@@poljento Thank you I am checking them out!

[@poljento]

@@UltrasoundInstructor No problem! I wish that channel had more views, it's great.

[@reasonablyobsessed]

Does anyone have a suggestion for beginner/intermediate hebrew podcasts?

[@bunnyteeth365]

I don't think Hebrew has many beginner or intermediate podcasts, but I do find self development podcasts like חושבים טוב or Mindset מיינדסט pretty learner-friendly.

[@turboschnecke6355]

I really like "Learn Hebrew By Word Of Mouth". They introduce new words first and have grammar and comprehension exercises at the end of each episode. Unfortunately, there are only 15 episodes at the moment. As an upper beginner, I found the language level perfect. חושבים טוב is still too difficult for me. "Streetwise Hebrew" is also great. It's aboout the language itself, explaining various roots and other topics systematically. There are 2 versions of each episode: 1) English -> free for everyone, 2) Hebrew -> only available to patrons.

[@kilianwoods3183]

Is there any podcasts in german and italian? Intermediate

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Italiano Automatico has great content at the intermediate level and Easy German podcast is great for German and if that’s too hard you can use their KZbin videos which are a little easier and have full bilingual subtitles 😄

[@bhagwantrandhawa8134]

On First sikh guru nanakdev ji birthday 🎂. P. M modi gives us great surprise by repeals the three black laws. And today is great day for farmers. Kisaan majdoor ekta zindabaad 🙏💪🇨🇮 No farmer, No food 🍲

[@albinjohn6735]

Can you recommend some podcast for learning German?

[@sasharama5485]

Slow german with annik rubens

[@davb11]

Easy German has an amazing podcast. I also hear to Auf Deutsch gesagt and No Kangaroos. The last one to understand austrian German

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Awesome suggestions!

[@albinjohn6735]

@@davb11 But easy german is not for free,is it?

[@davb11]

@@albinjohn6735 It is completely free. You can hear them on their website, Amazon music,Spotify or probably any other podcasts provider.

[@yoru900]

Does anyone know good Indonesian podcasts for beginners

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Oh this is a great question! Here's an article I found for you that contains 6 podcast recommendations, including two beginner ones! 😄 www.babbel.com/en/magazine/indonesian-podcasts

[@yoru900]

@@RobinMacPhersonFilms I never got the notification for this but thank you very much

[@dante1672]

Anyone have one for an Upper Beginner in Japanese (A2), and Lower Beginner for Korean (A1).

[@seherling207]

Nihongo con Teppei has a beginner one

[@TheSammiSalsa]

Does anyone have any Turkish podcasts suggestions? (Possibly one with a transcript)

[@NataliaZagoriy]

I need a suggestion for Arabic podcasts (not advanced). Thanks!

[@RobinMacPhersonFilms]

Hi Natalia! I saw that one other user recommended these podcasts: Learn Levantine Arabic with Livi, Real Arabic, and Rakwe Podcast.