A few weeks back I came across Türkçe / On the Front Page, a site created by Canadian Felix who has the Turkish bug and wants to help you catch it too. The website is simple.  Turkish newspaper headlines are given in Turkish and then discussed.  New words are explained.  New vocabulary is gained.  It is a great site and each post is a fun, short lesson in Turkish.  If you click on the subscribe button at the top right corner, you can have each blog post emailed to you when it is posted.  Felix posts a couple of times a week so its not overwhelming, but can be a great way to keep the Turkish bug fresh.  Go over and visit today and make sure and subscribe.

You can see the site HERE.

I was recently made aware of the great quantity of Turkish cartoons (with Subtitles in Turkish for following along) on YouTube.  Over the course of the next few weeks I would like to create another page on this site dedicated to making a space to collect these. At this point, they seem pretty scattered around.  We will see what I can do, but tell your Turkish learning friends and check back often.  Better yet, subscribe by RSS or email to the right and the news will come to you!  Anyway.  I have created the page and will shortly begin adding videos as I find them.  A new addition to the library.  And if you have seen any good videos for language learning on YouTube, let me know.   Kolay Gelsin!

After a hearty break, the TLL HCA Podcast is back.  I don't think I will be posting new shows at the once a week rate that I was in the fall, but I am dedicated to getting two out a month this spring.  We will see how it goes.  If I get a few comments at itunes, I might decide to do more!  Anyway, Episode 18 is here.  The sound quality is a bit rough as it is a recording from my third month in Turkey!  A blast from the past.  But it is a good show none the less.  You can of course find and subscribe to the Podcast at either itunes or podbean.  Make sure and stop by the Handcrafted Audio page to download just the Turkish as well.  

I have also rebranded my coaching page and am working tirelessly to get it up and running and a useful site for everyone.  It is The Everyday Language Learner.  Check it out and subscribe if you like what you find there.  And make sure and hit the subscribe button at the top right of this page in order to keep up with new editions to this website.  Kolay Gelsin!

Several TLL readers have asked for the Turkish transcript of the Turkish of the HCA Podcast.  Well.  Easy enough.  Check the TLL HCA Podcast page where you can now download just the Turkish of each episode, but also the Turkish text of each of the first fourteen episodes.  Hoping it will make your learning experience even better.  

I will also be working to get a new episode of the podcast out this week, but will slow things down a bit.  In 2011, I have a goal to get the total number of podcast s up to around 50 meaning I will be producing a new show every two weeks - more or less.  I would love to get some of your journals, stories or other hand crafted material to record for the show.  I am hoping to mix things up with a female voice reading some of my wife's journals in the near future, but it would be great to get a little input from outside of the Myers family as well.  Send it in!

Hoping you all have had  and will continue to have a great holiday season.  As a late Christmas present and a bit to get you going for the New Year I wanted to pass on a great resource.    It is the Peace Corps On-Going Language Learning Manual and it is 100 pages of self-directed learner heaven.  Great information and great insight into learning language in the community, from the community.  Check it out here.

Also, as part of my review and reflection of 2010 and looking forward to 2011, I am looking for a educational charity to support.  Know any?  Here is what I am looking for:

• educational program (educating kids mostly)
• non-profit
• working in Turkey, the Middle East or Central  Asia.
• Good reputation.

Let me know of your favorite charities and we will make it a little competition.  Details coming soon.

Merry Christmas!  Well, not quite yet, but today's podcast will be the last of 2010.  I will be back after the New Year.  I am putting a call out to all podcast listeners and Turkish learners for submissions of your handcrafted audio.  I can even get someone to record it if you write it and work through the mistakes with a Turk first.  Anyway.  Get to work and send in some content!


But today's program laughs in the face of the recent cold snap with a journal entry from the summer of 2008.  It must have been hot because today's show is all about finding ways to combat the heat in our unairconditioned life.  Hopefully it will warm you up a bit.  As always, jump over to the HCA Podcast page to download just the Turkish of the show which you can find at itunes or podbean.  And if you want to leave a comment at itunes that would be greatly appreciated.


Have a wonderful Holiday season.

Hey all.  Here is this weeks new podcast.  I had a few "issues" with this one, neither of which I solved.  First is the nasal drone of my allergy induced voice change. (See my story "Am I Allergic to Turkey")  The second is the eternal silence right after the intro.  Remember the pigeons from the movie Bolt, "Wait for it, Wait for it."  Anyway, sorry about both of those.  This weeks show as always can be found at itunes or at podbean.  I will let you listen to the summary on the podcast, but it is about trying to call home to the states.  Anyway.  Take care, have fun and blessings on your Turkish language learning journey.  


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Welcome to the new look of the Turkish Listening LIbrary.  If you are a follower of the blog and the website, you will have noticed that I have made a few changes.  In an effort to make the site more focused on Turkish Listening material, I have created a new blog where I will continue to write more about language learning.  I have been wanting to grow my language coaching business, but having it attached to the Turkish Listening LIbrary seemed to be narrowing the audience down quite a bit and I am wanting to serve a broader audience.  So, I have created the TLL Language Coach blog where I will will continue to write about language learning, share ideas, give tips, discuss articles, etc.  This blog will continue, but will now focus just on Turkish listening materials and updates to this site.  I hope it will be of better use to those of you wanting to just focus on Turkish.  As always, I do want to hear from you.  How can I make this site better for you, the Turkish language learner.  


Blessings on the Journey!


--Aaron