Here I offer some more advice, ideas and opinions on the subject of language learning, based on my experience gained over many years.

The theme is "You don't have to be 'fluent''" I explain why I am dissatisfied with the word 'fluent' when used to describe language competency and why people starting off in a language often become frustrated because they set themselves the goal of being 'fluent' in the language they are trying to learn.

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In this episode of the Super Language Learner Podcast, I explain what I mean by 'learn from content' and why it is the best way to learn a language.

The best way to learn a language is to consume content - read, listen, watch, focus on material about subjects you find interesting, then practice a little, try a little memorisation, every day, and keep doing it.

It's best to leave detailed study of grammar till later. Trying to memorise words from lists is a waste of time, as words have flexible meanings.

The problem is finding suitable material at the right level. I produce lots of materials to help language learning in my two main tutoring languages - German and English - plus a few more.

Please sign up to my mailing list to find out more and receive a sample of these free language learning materials that I've used with my own students, taken from my media library.

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Before I send you mailouts with my free language learning materials, I'll e-mail you a personal welcome message and ask you a few questions. This helps to filter out spam sign ups and allows me to get to know you. Many thanks.

I hope I can help you to become a Super Language Learner.

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In this podcast I take a look at the modern smartphone, which many people today take for granted. It is an incredible tool for language learning but many students don't use it to the full - or they don't use it at all. I talk about all the amazing things it can do, and how it is a primary tool for language learning. I explain a little about how I make use of it in preparing materials for my students.

From this episode onwards, I have changed the format of this podcast. I am no longer using it to share my multilingual content for language learning. Instead I have gone back to my original idea, to share my ideas about language learning in English, with a little bit of other languages. Of course, if you're learning English, you can also learn from this material as well.

But if you're learning English or German, you can get free materials from my media library by signing up to my mailing list. Go to www.aidan.co.uk/ALT

In this episode of the Super German Language Learner Podcast, I look at over 60 holiday regions - Urlaubsregionen in Germany. They are not displayed on the map, but people in Germany often talk about them and visit them for holidays / tourism.

I have referred to the excellent map on this website - Look at the map as I read through the regions and give information about them. Many thanks for listening!

http://www.urlaubsregionen.de

In diesem Video stelle ich mehr als 60 Urlaubsregionen in Deutschland vor. Du findest sie nicht auf der Landkarte, zumindest die meisten. Die Menschen in Deutschland gehen oft in ihrer Freizeit dorthin, or um Urlaub zu machen.

Bitte schau die Website an. Auf der Homepage findest du eine ausgezeichnete Landkarte der Urlaubsregionen und auch viele Informationen. Vielen Dank fürs Zuhören!

In this podcast I share my Reisebericht or travelogue - about my day visit to Munich - München,. It's written in clear German and is suitable for people learning German at A2 or B1 level.

I mention places I've visited, including BMW Welt, the BMW Museum, Munich Airport Visitors Centre for the Airport Live Tour and the city centre, the new town hall the Marienkirche - the cathedral.

The main language point is the perfect tense. I read out a list of the verbs used in the text to help you to familiarise yourself with them.

I refer to my six-point language learning checklist which summarises the things we focus on when working with content, whether in writing or spoken.

The shownotes are on my Buy Me A Coffee pages. Just go to www.buymeacoffee.com/aorlanguages and look for Besuch in München.

You can buy me a coffee if you like, but you don't have to!

Du kannst mir eine Tasse Kaffee kaufen, wenn du willst, aber du musst nicht!

This episode focuses on the English language, it's making a kind of guest appearance. It's related to the previous episode on the word in German for love, which is 'Liebe'.

I take you on a meandering random journey through the various meanings, varieties and connotations of the word 'love'.

I'm fascinated by words, whether in English or other languages. They are all interrelated. Love is one of the most commonly used words in all languages but there are many hidden and neglected aspects to its use, pronunciation and meaning.

I talk about a notable change in the meaning of the word during the 20th century, reflecting changing social attitudes. We hear about specific uses both in the English spoken in England and in North America.

Most of my students at the moment are learning German with me, but about one third of them are non-native speakers of English, and most of them need to improve their English too.

To read and copy the shownotes, go to www.buymeacoffee.com/aorlanguages and you can buy me a coffee if you like!

For this episode of the Super German Language Learner Podcast, I recorded an spoken word version of an article from the series, original title 'The Magic of German Words'. I've changed it to the Magic of Words in German.

In each article - written in English, embedded with German - I focus on a topic and look at the words in the German language used to describe it, in this case 'die Liebe' and all its variations.

'Ich liebe dich' is known even by people who don't know German, along with 'je t'aime' in French. I discuss the related terms such as the difference between 'Ich liebe dich' and 'Ich habe dich lieb', very important in a relationship!

I have a long list of 'Magic of Words' titles which I have already written and intend to transfer into podcast format. This is the first one. The shownotes for this episode are available to my students and supporters. This is the sixth episode of the Super German Language Learner podcast.

This is another episode in my City-Bericht or City-Report series, this one is in clear German written by me.

We listen to the article, I explain vocab and language points and we answer a few comprehension questions. It's a lesson based on a lesson I taught with students.

There's a transcript in the shownotes, available to my students and supporters. Please note I changed the name from Super Language Learner Podcast to Super German Language Learner Podcast to show that the main language focus is German. Please support the Super German Language Learner Podcast by AOR Languages on Buy Me A Coffee and Patreon.