Episode Details

Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy answer listener questions about language learning as a part of a special live episode of the Language Hacking Podcast.

Featured Resources

• Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
• Speak in a Week
• Drops
• Anki

Mentioned in this Episode

• Livestream on Youtube
• Memrise
• Spaced repetition
• Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
• Speaking without Conversing
• HelloTalk
• Speechling
• All Benny’s Language Missions
• Defense Institute of Languages Categories
• Language learning in hours and not years
• Shannon’s post on picking up a language after a break
• Fi3M’s post on picking up a language after a break
• Shannon’s Italian refresh project
• Dark - German TV Series
• Pomodoro Technique

Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

• How often should I review what I’ve already learned in my target language? - Danni
• Am I alone in thinking: I can’t learn Past , Present and Future? - Brian
• What’s the best routine to learn a new target language? - Tony
• What’s the best way to get full immersion in a new language? - Dennis
• How can you pick up a language even if you can’t practice speaking it very often? - KT
• Is it possible to learn a new language fluently in three months? - Maya
• I took a three-year break from learning Spanish. Do you have any tips for getting back into studying a language after a long break? - Jean
• What do you recommend to maintain languages you have previously worked on? - Ledys
• Can someone learn a second language for the first time in their mid-40s and be fluent? - Caroline
• Do you have any suggestions about study methods for a stay at home parent with three young children, as well as ADHD? - Andy

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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