Ask the Polyglot Episode 5: How do you practice speaking your different languages?

Welcome to the fifth ever episode of our "Ask the Polyglot" series. In each episode, our Resident Polyglot and Language Expert, Shannon Kennedy answers your language learning questions.

Want your questions answered? Over on Instagram, we regularly ask what your questions about language learning are. Be sure to follow us on Instagram to keep an eye on our stories for the next opportunity to ask questions!

In this episode, Shannon answers:

• If you could learn more than one language, what could it be?
• How do you manage time for learning languages?
• How can I learn fast without being in the place that speaks the language?
• How do I become as fluent in speech as I am in writing?
• Is it better to learn one language after the other or can we do two at the same time?
• How do you practice speaking your different languages?
• How do you start conversations in your target language when you can't remember anything?
• How to get over the wall of "I've learned the basics but nothing else is sticking"?
• How do you stay dedicated to language learning?
• How to get back motivation after you lose it? / How do you overcome a language learning block?

What about you? What are your language learning questions? We plan to make them more regularly, so keep an eye on our Instagram stories! We’ll share when we’re accepting more questions and I’d love to answer your language questions in the next round. Happy language learning!