Unconventional language hacking tips from Benny the Irish polyglot; travelling the world to learn languages to fluency and beyond!
International best-selling author and nomadic polyglot Benny Lewis shares his real experiences and advice while on-the-road about travel and language learning
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I’m counting down the final month before my Irish B2 exam while travelling through Italy, and I’m sharing how I’ve created a full day of Irish immersion every Wednesday. From watching TG4 with Irish subtitles and reading newspapers to listening to podcasts, using Anki, following Irish content creators, and practising speaking, I explain how I’ve […]
I explore the difference between three-month language-learning projects and longer journeys that take three years or more.
In this episode I announce my next big project: sitting the official TEG B2 Irish exam in December. There's just one small problem...
It’s never too late to reconnect with a language you care about. Start using it, be patient, and see how much comes back.
My goal isn’t to find one perfect resource, but to make my target language easier to encounter throughout my everyday life
Just before I could apply for the master's degree I had been working toward, the university changed its admissions rules and made me ineligible.
I’ve just returned from an Irish immersion course that I first attended 20 years ago, and it gave me a fresh perspective on where my Irish stands today.
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