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From Zero To Fluency: How To Master A Foreign Language – Benny Lewis
Episode 274
Published 2 years, 4 months ago
Description
Benny has been a nomadic polyglot for over 20 years. He speaks over ten languages, several at the fluency level. He runs the largest language blog in the world called Fluent In 3 Months, which receives more than 1 to 2 million unique visitors every month. He is the author of multiple books, has given a number of TED talks, and is a National Geographic Traveller of the World.
In today’s conversation, Benny shares his insights from decades of language learning and world travelling experience.
TODAY'S CONVERSATION WITH BENNY LEWIS
- Hear the inside story of how Benny found himself going from a degree in engineering to becoming a language expert.
- Learn how Benny was able to learn Spanish by refusing to speak anything else for months!
- Find out which of the most commonly promoted language learning methods don’t really work well at all.
- Listen to Benny I dig deeper into some of the “dirty dozen” excuses people use for not learning a foreign language.
- Hear why you “have to feel like an idiot” in order to truly become fluent in a new language.
- Learn about the unique ways that Benny has turned “killing time” on social media and technology tools for learning multiple languages.
- Find out why I believe there is a concerted effort to make access to the Russian language difficult for political reasons.
- Hear about how Benny switches between two different “modes” when it comes to learning languages.
- Uncover Benny’s top strategies expats can use to learn the language of a country they are preparing to move to.
- Lastly, find out Benny’s favourite countries he’s travelled to - we have a few in common!