The Language Confidence Project

I know a lot of us round here are like magpies for buying things and saving things that look really helpful or interesting for our language learning. And the thing is, if you’re studying quite a popular language, there is so much stuff available! But if you're starting to get overwhelmed with language resource hoarding, you are not alone, and this is the episode for you.  Join your host, Emil...

There is so much advice out there to surround yourself with things that inspire you. But today, I’m saying, if you’re anything like me, you need an oasis too. Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage to get you unstuck, whether you love languages or whether you really don't, but need to learn one anyway. Emily is the tiny and colourful creator...

I think we are all more than aware around here that going from zero to fluent in a language is a really big goal. And with any big goals, it can be really easy to talk ourselves out of even starting them. If you're struggling to get yourself going, this is the episode for you!  Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage to get you unstuck,...

If you know what you set out to do today, but you've got stuck in a rabbit hole or caught up in the details, feel overwhelmed and can't get started, this is the episode for you.  Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage to get you unstuck, whether you love languages or whether you really don't, but need to learn one anyway. Emily is the t...

Today, we're back with a short and snappy reminder that trying your best doesn't mean you need to pile pressure on your language learning. We've even borrowed a metaphor! Thank you to Clark Kegley for bringing me a very happy eureka moment.  Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage to get you unstuck, whether you love languages or whether...

If you're still testing the waters and afraid to jump in when it comes to actually speaking your language, you know, with other people, you're in luck! Today, we are looking at my top three ways to make speaking less daunting.  Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage to get you unstuck, whether you love languages or whether you really do...

If you're looking for the right way to learn a language, or worrying that everyone knows something you don't, I have some news. We're all trying to figure it out as we go along.  Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage to get you unstuck, whether you love languages or whether you really don't, but need to learn one anyway . Emily is the...

We spend so much time beating ourselves up about the fact that we're not going fast enough and googling ways to learn our language at triple speed. On this episode, we give ourselves permission to slow down and work out what we really want.  Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage to get you unstuck, whether you love languages or whether...

Happy Thursday! If you’re still telling yourself you’re not ready to learn your language yet, and you just need to do a bit more research, watch a few more videos and maybe listen to a few more experts, this one’s for you! Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage to get you unstuck, whether you love languages or whether you really don't, but n...

We all know what a good teacher and a bad teacher look like... we've all had them! But often, when we're teaching ourselves, all of that can go out of the window and it's easy to slip into the angry, impatient teacher mode we know and hate. In this episode, we're just checking in to make sure our inner teacher is treating us right.  Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short...

Today, we are putting the word "fluent" in the bin. The end.  Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage to get you unstuck, whether you love languages or whether you really don't, but need to learn one anyway . Emily is the tiny and colourful creator of Tea with Me, a platform to help multi-passionate and unconventional language learners s...

If you’re the kind of language learner who goes all in, burns out, recovers, and jumps straight back into going all in again, head this way! In this episode, we are refusing to sabotage our own rest ONE MINUTE LONGER and making sure that we really protect the time to do things that energise us.  Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage to...

If you know what you need to do, but you’re stuck in hesitation and you need a push, head this way! Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage to get you unstuck, whether you love languages or whether you really don't, but need to learn one anyway . Emily is the tiny and colourful creator of Tea with Me, a platform to help multi-passionate and u...

Good morning and happy Thursday! If you're worried that you're just not good at languages, this is the episode for you! Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage to get you unstuck, whether you love languages or whether you really don't, but need to learn one anyway . Emily is the tiny and colourful creator of Tea with Me, a platform to help mu...

Put away the pot plants, move away from the colour-coordinated bookshelf because today, we're diving into the idea of studying exactly as we are. Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage for people who love languages and those who really don't, but need to learn one anyway . Emily is the tiny and colourful creator of Tea with Me, a pla...

Good morning and happy Tuesday! As language learners, we often look at learning our language as a mountain to climb. But in today's episode, we're looking at it from another angle! Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage to get you unstuck, whether you love languages or whether you really don't, but need to learn one anyway . Emily is the tin...

Good morning and welcome to the FIRST EPISODE of the Language Confidence Project! In this episode, we are taking a look at the term "target language" and asking if it might be driving a wedge between you and your new language. Join your host, Emily Richardson, every weekday for a short and snappy dose of language courage to get you unstuck. Emily is the tiny and colourful creator of Tea with Me, a...

Welcome to episode zero of The Language Confidence Project, the daily podcast for those who love languages, and those who really don't, but have to learn one anyway. Designed to be your super short, snappy, daily companion to language learning, The Language Confidence Project will be here every weekday to provide tips, tricks and bucketloads of encouragement, wherever you are on your language lear...