Unconventional language hacking tips from Benny the Irish polyglot; travelling the world to learn languages to fluency and beyond!
Language educator and author Olly Richards joins Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy in this episode of the Language Hacking Podcast. He shares about his “Story Learning” method and how his experience learning languages led him to develop this approach. Featured Resources Spanish Uncovered German Uncovered French Uncovered Italian Uncovered Japanese Uncovered Language Hacking Books Olly’s […]
What’s the best way to learn a new language? A really good way to approach language hacking is to look at how other people learn – especially how successful language learners pick up a new language and approach the challenges of language learning. By modelling how other people learn languages, you can recreate excellence. Where […]
Follow Elizabeth’s journey as she aims for a 15 minute conversation in Spanish after just 90 days of learning (part 1).
It was all going smoothly until language number seven came along. This time was different. The “method” that I’d applied so well up until this point was suddenly no use to me. I felt like a fraud. The language: Cantonese (the Chinese dialect of Hong Kong). The place: Doha, Qatar.
Fed up with giving 110% then burning out? Stop beating yourself up and start doing something small. It’s magical!
Maureen Wiley finds that language learning is positive for her mental health. In this article, she explains why.
It really is a fine art. During my first ever language exchange my brain was so busy finding words that I had the social skills of a baby moose.
If you ask someone the question “Are you close-minded?” the answer will almost certainly be a no. I don’t think anyone in the world sees themselves as closed minded. They are always sceptical or simply convinced that the other guy is wrong. The description closed minded is one we tend to reserve for someone else. […]
Discover some of the more common and interesting terms of endearment from different languages and dialects around the world.
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