English words in Japanese: Music video with Japanese learners
Watch a Japanese music video built around English loanwords, then learn how Benny used writing, correction and rehearsal during his challenge.
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Formal Japanese for Beginners: Polite and Plain Speech
Learn when to use polite or plain Japanese, how dictionary forms differ from casual speech, and why context matters more than one fixed rule.
Tour of my home in Japanese after learning it for 2 weeks!
Watch Benny give a tour of his Valencia home in Japanese after two weeks of learning, with an honest snapshot of his early speaking progress.
National Geographic Traveler of the Year – a win for language learning tourism
Read Benny’s announcement about being named a National Geographic Traveler of the Year and why he saw it as a win for language-learning travel.
My Japanese Video Call After One Week
Watch my unscripted Japanese video call after ten days of study, then compare it with my two-month Japanese update.
What’s your 3 month language project?
See how learners used three-month language projects, public goals and community support to stay accountable through the original Add1 Challenge.
You have to start somewhere! My first few days learning Japanese [+video of day 3, reading Kana]
Watch Benny read kana and attempt a Japanese-only video three days into his mission, mistakes and slow progress included.
Japanese project: Reach fluency in 3 months… in Spain [INTRO VIDEO]
From the 2013 archive, Benny introduces a three-month Japanese project in Spain and explains his speaking goal, plan and early preparation.
A fluent in 3 months mission from the outside: Scott and Vat’s first week speaking only Spanish
See how Scott and Vat spent their first week speaking only Spanish in Valencia, using preparation, tutors and socialising to keep their mission moving.
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