Unconventional language hacking tips from Benny the Irish polyglot; travelling the world to learn languages to fluency and beyond!
(Note: The Fluent in 3 Months book has been converted to be read on all devices, using the techniques in this post.) Thanks to ditching dead trees and embracing 21st century technology I have been reading a lot more lately and really enjoying myself. I’ve got the fantastic Amazon Kindle (International free 3G version since I’m […]
Here it is – my first ever video in Arabic, a week after starting to learn it! Subtitles are provided in original Arabic, English and Portuguese for all videos of this project. In this video, I read a script written entirely in Arabic (no romanisation) about how I’m in Rio and just starting the mission. To make it more interesting, I’ve thrown in some nice views of the city at various points in the video, but there is no editing out of my pauses and hesitations.
“If you want the job it’s yours.” I couldn’t believe it. Here's how I got my dream job overseas working in China. You can work abroad, too.
(Note: Flow courses are currently discontinued, you can learn about my new courses here) I’m a musician, and I advocate learning language with your ears instead of your eyes. But I often get pushback for this view: “You can’t just assume that everyone is an auditory learner like you. Personally, I’m a visual learner so I […]
It’s been one month (and a couple of days) since I got into Taipei with the objective to speak fluent Mandarin in 3 months. So it’s about time I gave you a status report on my progress, before I share my next Mandarin video with you on Friday tomorrow! (This photo is a teaser for […]
Professor Dawn Field spent 6 months in Sweden learning the local language. These are her top tips on how to learn Swedish.
In this French Uncovered review, French learner Elizabeth shares her honest opinion about the course and whether it’s a good fit for beginner French learners.
Have you ever wondered what other countries think of you? This post shares some interesting perspectives on that!
Everything in Japanese culture is super polite. That’s why you need to know the 4 basic Japanese honorifics. And we’ve put in some bonus honorifics too.
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