Professor, polyglot and all-round language expert, Alexander Argüelles, talks with Benny and Elizabeth about his routines, methods, favourite activities and language learning interests.Professor Argüelles employs his vast experience to help people learn languages through a variety of methods, including reading circles and videos on his YouTube channel, and he shares a lot of advice and inspiration during this conversation.Mentioned in this EpisodeProfessor Argüelles‘ websiteProfessor Argüelles‘ Q&A pageProfessor Argüelles‘ YouTube channelThe Assimil MethodEpisode OverviewSome of the topics brought up during the interview are:What it’s like to be inside the brain of someone who speaks numerous languagesLearning a language in 15 minutes a dayDoing what you love in your languageReading in target languagesA daily language learning routineHow to learn a language through reading circlesWhat shadowing isThe “scriptorium” methodMythology, religion and languageDigital detox and screen-free timePodcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy
