Language & Travel Hacking

In this episode, Benny lists the most helpful resources that have helped him throughout his Korean mission. He goes into details about what makes those resources great to help all Korea learners out there!Resources:90 Day KoreanTalk To Me In KoreanPreplyAnkiMemriseKpop Korean 2KoreanClass101PS: We have an on-going promotion with Benny’s favourite resource, 90 Day Korean, which you can check out here. The promotion only runs until June 12th, so make the most out of it now!To ask Benny a question, leave a comment on Instagram (@‌languagehacking) or Twitter (@‌fi3m), or you can email ask@languagehacking.com.Check out Benny’s progress during his mission on his YouTube channel.

Do old-school language learning methods still work in our technology-focused and app-driven world? Fluent in 3 Months student Peggy tackled this question while learning Spanish with us. She also discovered how to balance motivation and discipline through “little victories”.Peggy shares her experience with realizing failures are more important than successes, building language islands and figuring out what topics are the right ones to choose, how to design a personalized language learning routine, and how the Fluent in 3 Months program helped her through community and support even when she already had a language learning system that worked for her.Mentioned in this EpisodeFluent in 3 Months BootcampitalkiIn this episode, we mention the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge which has been replaced by Fluent in 3 Months Bootcamp. We guarantee that anyone who completes Bootcamp will have a 15-minute conversation in their new language after 90 days of learning. You can find out more here.Join Our PatreonEnjoy the podcast? Subscribe to our Patreon to support what we do.Podcast theme: “[A New Beginning](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B086W5YPN8/ref=dm_ws_tlw_trk5)” by Shannon Kennedy

“Before the Challenge I would have laughed if you told me I was going to study [French] every day for a week.” This is what Fluent in 3 Months Challenge participant and French learner, Will Scott, shared. Discover how he found success with the language and completely revamped his learning through fun and the support of a community.Will Scott shares how traveling to Salamanca didn’t do much for his Spanish learning, how building language islands around his juggling hobby added fun into his language learning routine, the power of documenting your progress in a new language, and how he set up French dinner parties with his friends to practice the language.(Pss… Listen to this episode to hear Will ask Shannon and Benny questions about how to use flashcards and spaced-repetition to master their languages.)Mentioned in this EpisodeFluent in 3 Months BootcampWe guarantee that anyone who completes Fluent in 3 Months Bootcamp will have a 15-minute conversation in their new language after 90 days of learning. You can find out more here.italkiFrenchPod101AnkiMemriseDeepl TranslatorInner FrenchLe Petit PrinceJoin Our PatreonEnjoy the podcast? Subscribe to our Patreon to support what we do.Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

In this episode, Benny goes over his Korean mission and lists some of the best decisions he’s taken and the setbacks he’s encountered.He analyses the CEFR level he is at, outlines a plan to improve over the next weeks, and shares where he will travel to for the following months.PS: Listen to this episode if you want to hear about Benny’s idea for a new hobbie… it involves K-pop!To ask Benny a question, leave a comment on Instagram (@‌languagehacking) or Twitter (@‌fi3m), or you can email ask@languagehacking.com.Check out Benny’s progress during his mission on his YouTube channel.

Guest Anika, a Fluent in 3 Months student, shares how she learned Telugu with limited resources. She discusses using native speakers, finding content, and creating learning resources. Anika also talks about learning her partner's language, using the TPRS method, and taking initiative with tutors.

Benny explores the challenges of learning a language with your partner and suggests building relationships with native speakers or teachers. He also emphasizes other ways your partner can support your language learning.

What’s it like attending an in-person language exchange event?Victoria Galmarini, Lead Manager for MundoLingo, an in-person language exchange organization, shares how to run a language exchange event, ways exchanges differ in different countries, and what a successful language exchange event looks like.(PS: Learn a little about Benny’s experience at language exchange events by listening to this episode!)Mentioned in this EpisodeMundo LingoApply to be a Mundo Lingo ManagerJoin Our PatreonEnjoy the podcast? Subscribe to our Patreon to support what we do!Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

Benny answers the big questions that a lot of skeptics asking him: Why 3 months?Listen to this episode to hear the founder of world-famous Fluent in 3 Months language brand explain how setting himself a deadline of three months motivates him to actually learn a new language.Benny reflects on his “learning drought” over the last 10 years, his new mission, and the work and sacrifices he has put in to lay the ground for his Korean mission this time.Follow Benny’s progress on his Korean mission on our YouTube channel, and don’t forget to check out the Fluent in 3 Months Bootcamp.To ask Benny a question, leave a comment on Instagram (@languagehacking) or Twitter (@fi3m), or you can email ask@languagehacking.com

How can you make grammar “less boring” to learn?Mignon Fogarty, founder of the platform Quick and Dirty Tips and of the beloved Grammar Girl podcast, comes onto the Language Hacking podcast to help answer this question. She tells Benny how Grammar Girl was born from having to look up grammar rules often as part of her job, and how she grew her podcast into a successful business.Mignon then explains how language evolution tends to emerge primarily from younger people, hence why using social media to stay on top of grammar evolution is completely valid! She and Benny discuss changes in the English language, including the emotional weight of punctuation online, and how social media can be the number one resource for fun language facts.(PS: Listen to this episode if you wonder what kind of experience in life you need to become a polyglot. Benny explains how his background in engineering helps him face language learning in a more productive way.)Mentioned in this EpisodeGrammar Girl PodcastQuick and Dirty TipsMignon’s twitterMignon’s TikTokBenny’s main TikTokJoin Our PatreonEnjoy the podcast? Subscribe to our Patreon to get access to bonus content and monthly exclusives.Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

How can you find good resources to learn uncommon or less popular languages?Azren grew up multilingual and made a career out of his passion for languages. He currently speaks English, French, Spanish, Gujarati, and Mandarin, but his online tutoring business covers 11 more… Some of which are not widely spoken worldwide.In his interview with Benny, Azren explains how he went from working for a window-cleaning franchise during his university studies to developing his own language-tutoring team. He goes into details about how he carefully selected tutors over the course of several years, and how he maintains the same patient rhythm to constantly grow his business by organically recruiting team-members to cover new languages.Then the conversation moves on to a pain point for minority language learners: finding resources, either digitally or physically, a struggle which Azren has learned.From intensive learner to intensive learner, Azren and Benny discuss Azren’s methods to do full immersion, talk about how he stumbled upon the online polyglot community, how it helped him to grow as a language learner, and how it has impacted his teaching style.(PS: If you’re struggling to get out of an intermediate plateau, Azren has some must-hear advice for you!)Mentioned In This EpisodeCalgary Language NerdsAzren’s InstagramCEFR Companion GuideitalkiJoin Our PatreonEnjoy the podcast? Subscribe to our Patreon to get access to bonus content and monthly exclusives.Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy