#18 Kerstin Cable on Slow Learning

Kerstin Cable from the Fluent Language Blog shares her experience
learning English to full fluency as a native German speaker, her
method for acquiring new vocabulary and her long-term, slow
approach to learning new languages.


Featured Resources


Your Solid Vocab Memory

German Uncovered



Mentioned in this Episode


The Fluent Show

The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin

German Uncovered

Duolingo

Fluentlanguage.co.uk

Kerstin’s Instagram

Kerstin’s Youtube channel

Kerstin’s Twitter account



Episode Overview


Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:


How the bigness of our world inspired Kerstin to learn
languages

Learning English using 90s Brit-pop

Kerstin’s curiosity and excitement for learning Welsh

Kerstin’s biggest challenges learning Mandarin

Using mnemonics and visual images to learn new vocabulary

How to find your language learning personality so you can
find the right approaches and resources for you

How Kerstin takes language learning slow, studying only 2-3
hours a week

Kerstin’s top tips for language learners from her experience
as a one-to-one language coach

How to choose the best language learning resources for you

Using handwriting in vocab notebooks as a memory strategy

How teaching German helps Kerstin feel like she knows the
language better than ever

Kerstin’s German student immersion retreats

“Your solid vocab memory” - Kerstin’s method of acquiring,
memorizing, and reviewing vocabulary



Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy


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