How to Learn a Language Fast with Polyglot Benny Lewis
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Привет, everyone! I'm very excited to announce that my guest on the SuperHuman Academy Podcast this week is one of the world’s most renowned experts on learning languages quickly and effectively. By his early-20’s, Benny Lewis had failed to learn Spanish and Irish, despite living in Spain and growing up in Ireland. As a result, he decided to reapproach language learning in a smarter way, and developed his own system. Using this methodology, he has since becoming fluent and confident in 7 languages. He runs a popular blog called Fluent in 3 months, and his book of the same title was the #1 bestseller across numerous categories and countries on Amazon. Benny has been featured in Time Magazine, Forbes, Lifehacker, the BBC, and many more, and he also gave one of my favorite TEDx talks of all time.
I’m a HUGE fan of Benny’s, not just because he’s an upbeat and lovable guy, but also because in just half an hour, he can inspire anyone with the thirst and motivation to learn a language. This interview was one of the most inspiring half-hour conversations I’ve had in a long time. In addition to a hefty dose of inspiration, Benny offers practical and applicable tips that ANYONE can use to start learning a language TODAY. If you’re currently learning a language, this interview will arm you with the tools to double your efficacy – and if you’re not learning a language, you’re going to want to after listening to this episode.
In this episode, we discuss:
- How Benny Lewis went from failing to learn two languages to becoming a “polyglot” who is fluent in 7 languages
- What languages mean to Benny, and why that is the key to his success
- Why (and how) Benny decided to make language learning his life's work
- The game-changing attitude shift that allows Benny and his students to learn languages FAST
- Embarrassment and being comfortable speaking a new languages
- Benny's guidelines for setting goals and timelines when learning a new language
- How Benny Lewis structures and plans his 3-month language learning sessions as he goes along
- How Benny knows what areas or skills to focus on at which point in his language learning journey
- Benny Lewis's method for how to learn a language fast – exclusively through the internet
- What are the key tools, websites, and resources that Benny relies on to learn languages fast
- How does one “hack” grammar and learn it more effectively
- When and where do reading & writing come into Benny's learning timeline
- How Benny's learning methodology has influenced other personal growth goals, including running a marathon
- What Benny is working on now, and what's coming up next from him
Resources Mentioned in This Episode:
- Benny Lewis' Bestselling Book: Fluent in 3 Months (Also available on the iBookstore)
- Benny's Blog, Fluent in 3 Months
- Memrise, a startup by GrandMaster of Memory Ed Cooke
- Anki, a highly-sophisticated software that helps you do spaced repetition and memorization
- Duolingo, a free language-learning app for Android and iPhone
- iTalki, a website where you can hire private tutors very affordably
- YouTube's Trends Dashboard
- Malcolm Knowles (Though I mistakenly call him Malcolm Gladwell! Oops!) and his works on adult andragogy
4 Comments
Thanks, I learned a lot of interesting things in past episodes.
loved th heart and the depth of the conversation. The way that Dr. Metivier shared from his enormous experience and insights was just amazing. Thank you Jonathan for doing this podcast!! 🙂
Great interview with Dr. Greg Wells! He mentioned a doctor from Colorado around the 42:30 point of the podcast, discussing turmeric and black pepper. I couldn’t make out the doctor’s name. Can you provide me with his full name and maybe his website or contact info. Interested in his products.
Thanks,
Rob
I am new here, and learning really fast.
Thank you.