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This episode is brought to you with support from Other Cats to Whip, a cute French book that you can buy for 10% off using the code FLUENT. What was language learning like before the internet? What’s so great about an event like the Language Show? Our ideas for Langathon and Language Speed Dating Language and Careers: What’s out there beyond Teaching and Translating? Lindsay’s passionate explanation of “Primary Languages” in the UK, and how to instil a language passion for life in younger learners Our appreciation of multilingual actors and subtitles in TV and movies Our podcast also featured a short interview with Dan McIntyre from the University of Huddersfield and our discussion around what fluency involved. Tip of the Week Lindsay chose Tip 2 as the winning tip for this episode and added more great ideas on how you can present to people, even when they are not learning your language. 1) Draw a trilingual vocab chart to practice vocab divergence 2) Prepare a presentation for your tutor or buddy 3) Swipe in two languages using the Swiftkey Keyboard app Links and Interesting Stuff from This Show Podcast: Episode 13 with Becky Morales about raising bilingual children Daniel Brühl Monsters by Gareth Edwards The Add 1 Challenge The Lingo Show on the BBC Babel Language Magazine Learning English with Phrasal Verbs, Lindsay's new online course Language Learning Events around the World Language Show Live Polyglot Gathering Polyglot Conference Polyglot Workshops