Embrace mistakes and start speaking from day one in language learning.
Set specific language learning goals and focus on individual areas of improvement.
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Benny Lewis's Language Learning Journey
Benny Lewis, a renowned expert on learning languages quickly, shares his personal journey from struggling with Spanish and Irish to developing his own language learning system. He has become fluent in seven languages and runs a popular blog called 'Fluent in 3 Months'.
Embracing Mistakes and Speaking from Day One
Benny emphasizes the importance of embracing mistakes in language learning and encourages learners to start speaking from day one. He believes that making mistakes is a vital part of the learning process and that being confident and willing to communicate, even with limited vocabulary or grammar proficiency, is key.
Specific Goals, Timeframes, and Using Relevant Resources
Benny recommends setting specific language learning goals and timeframes to focus on specific aspects of the language. Instead of using generic language courses, he advises learners to address their own language challenges and seek assistance from native speakers or teachers to identify and work on specific areas of improvement. Benny also shares various online resources, such as Memrise, Anki, and italki, for effective language learning.
Our guest 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.
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