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Language & Travel Hacking

Language & Travel Hacking

Fluent in 3 Months

International best-selling author and nomadic polyglot Benny Lewis shares his real experiences and advice while on-the-road about travel and language learning. Learn more at: https://www.fluentin3months.com/podcast/
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Language & Travel Hacking episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Language & Travel Hacking for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Language & Travel Hacking episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Language & Travel Hacking - Ask Benny: Does Daily Duolingo Really Help?
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03/30/22 • 7 min

For this episode, Benny shares his opinions and experience of the Duolingo app. Getting points and maintaining a streak may be great motivators, but does it really work if you want to speak the language? Benny explains how gamified apps can be a valuable part of your language learning, but to be successful, there is another important element that should be central to your practise.

To ask Benny a question, leave a comment on Instagram (@languagehacking) or Twitter (@fi3m), or you can email [email protected]

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Language & Travel Hacking - #126 Miguel on Community and Connection in Language Learning
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12/12/22 • 32 min

Can anyone join the active polyglot community?

If you’re hesitant to join the active polyglot community, polyglot and language mentor Miguel, also founder of the blog The Multilingual Bronxite, shares about what he’s discovered from taking part in these communities.

In this interview with Benny, Miguel shares his perspective on the usefulness of the polyglot community. As a regular participant and speaker himself at international polyglot events such as Polyglotar, Miguel explains how the community is less intimidating than what would seem from the outside. As he puts forward, everyone is learning, so everyone is very open and like-minded!

Miguel also discusses how studying on your own can prove more valuable than learning languages the academic way as well as his opinion regarding immersion. Does it really help you learn a language, or does that depend on your skill level?

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Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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Language & Travel Hacking - #137 Victoria Galmarini on Mundo Lingo and Language Exchange Events
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04/17/23 • 39 min

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!)

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Language & Travel Hacking - #109 Ellen Jovin on “The Grammar Table”
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07/25/22 • 47 min

Creator and proprietor of The Grammar Table, Ellen Jovin, joins Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy to talk about traveling the country to discuss grammar, learning the languages of New York, and finding joy in learning grammar.

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  • The most common grammar questions Ellen encountered on the road with The Grammar Table
  • How knowing more grammar frees you from the confines of grammar
  • Ellen’s ideal day with languages
  • Ellen’s advice for someone who dreads learning grammar
  • Ways to make learning grammar easier and how to remember it better
  • Ellen’s grammar pet peeves

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Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

  • Words and Worlds of New York and learning the languages of the city
  • Why many people hate grammar and why Ellen doesn’t
  • The positives of getting outside and pairing language learning with walking
  • The story behind “The Grammar Table”
  • Setting boundaries around grammar and common misconceptions
  • Ways grammar rules are actually somewhat arbitrary
  • Regional uses of languages and loving our linguistic diversity
  • How The Grammar Table has also been an opportunity for Ellen to learn about other languages
  • The power of humility in all things
  • Playing with language and loving grammar and how things are put together

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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Language & Travel Hacking - #24 Elizabeth Bruckner - from 10x Failure to Language Coach
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11/16/20 • 48 min

Elizabeth Bruckner failed ten times to learn French. It wasn’t until she began exploring the online language community that she finally learned French... in her 40s. She’s since gone on to successfully learn German and Spanish and is now one of the coaches of the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge.

In this episode, we chat with Elizabeth about her experiences learning a language in her 40s, the brain and language learning, how to overcome our inner gremlins and Elizabeth gives you a taste of what it’s like to get coached in the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge.

We actually guarantee that anyone who completes the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge will have a 15-minute conversation in their new language after 90 days of learning. You can find out more here.

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Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

  • Learning languages later in life
  • Finding the desire to learn languages
  • Using neuroscience to help with learning
  • How to stop making emotional excuses and finally learn a language
  • The biggest language learning gremlins to overcome
  • The importance of community in language learning
  • Creating systems and paths to push you towards your language learning
  • An inside look at coaching in the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
  • Advice for the most common stumbling blocks for language learners
  • Finding language giants
  • Why there’s no one path to learning a language

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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Language & Travel Hacking - Ask Benny: What's the Best Way to Prep for a Language Class?
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11/08/21 • 5 min

Benny shares his advice about how to prepare for a 1-1 language lesson, and his method for note taking before, during, and after lessons.

To ask Benny a question, please email [email protected]

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Grammar getting you down? Benny's here to help! This week he takes the pressure off by explaining how he approaches (or ignores!) grammar, particularly verb conjugations, when he starts a new language. Making mistakes is an important part of the learning process, especially in the early days, and the most important thing is to be understood. Leaving the grammar to one side for a while and focussing on communication can really help you progress at the beginning of your language journey.

To ask Benny a question, please email [email protected]

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Language & Travel Hacking - #26 Jonathan Huggins on the “One Method” Strategy
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11/30/20 • 44 min

Jonathan Huggins first discovered his love for learning languages when he started diving into his father’s language learning library. That passion brought him to France to study music and continues to be a part of his life as he teaches English online while living abroad and raising his kids to speak multiple languages.

In this episode, we chat with Jonathan about why classroom learning worked for him, how to learn languages in the age of distraction, and how to create sustainable language routines.

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Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

  • How he excelled at classroom learning
  • Learning in the age of distraction
  • Sticking to one method and system
  • Raising multilingual children
  • Studying music abroad and in another language
  • Creating sustainable language routines
  • Recommendations for the first few months of language learning
  • Common misconceptions and stereotypes about language learning
  • Parallels between learning languages and learning music
  • Using Instagram and social media to learn languages

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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Language & Travel Hacking - #28 Lindsay Williams the Language Dabbler
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12/14/20 • 50 min

Lindsay Williams of Lindsay Does Languages is a co-founder of Women in Language, the creator of Language Stories, and is passionate about language learning.

In this episode, Lindsay Williams joins us to discuss traveling around the world while learning languages, recording her docuseries and podcast Language Stories, and what it’s like being a “language dabbler”.

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Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

  • Moving to Costa Rica for three months at 18 years old
  • Her experience traveling around the world with her husband Ashley creating Language Stories
  • Advice for learning indigenous languages (Guarani)
  • Keeping up language learning while backpacking around Latin America
  • Maximizing immersion experiences
  • Plan of action for learning a language before a big trip
  • Being a “language dabbler”
  • Habit stacking, habit chaining, and time management
  • Language learning systems, goals, and routines
  • How to teach and be taught languages

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Language & Travel Hacking - #81 Carine Lemaire on Fearless Language Practice
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01/10/22 • 37 min

Language coach and French teacher, Carine Lemaire, shares about her experience growing up trilingual, being a language learner with ADHD, watching 300 hours of TV, and the pitfalls of language apps.

Carine’s approach to teaching is very student-led, and she has a great understanding of how important it is to learn in a way that suits you and your personality. She talks about how her ADHD impacts her study routine, and ways to manage “type A” students’ expectations.

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Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

  • Growing up trilingual (French, Italian and Swahili), and losing a language when you stop practising it
  • David Bowie and other British music as a motivation to learn English
  • Pros and cons of teaching groups and one-to-one
  • How to solve language learning “emergencies”
  • Watching 300 hours of TV to improve listening skills
  • The importance of trust between teacher and student
  • How to learn languages as a “type A” person
  • Benny’s daily language learning routine (or lack thereof)
  • Working with, and around, ADHD
  • The pitfalls of gamified learning apps
  • Becoming a writer in a non-native language, and learning by making mistakes
  • Differences between French in France and Belgium
  • Carine’s French Chatter podcast, and learning from intermediate French speakers
  • Persistence, variety, and being fearless in your language practise

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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FAQ

How many episodes does Language & Travel Hacking have?

Language & Travel Hacking currently has 232 episodes available.

What topics does Language & Travel Hacking cover?

The podcast is about Motivation, Chinese, German, Language Learning, Podcasts, Japanese, Self-Improvement, Education, French and Spanish.

What is the most popular episode on Language & Travel Hacking?

The episode title 'Ask Benny: Does Daily Duolingo Really Help?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Language & Travel Hacking?

The average episode length on Language & Travel Hacking is 30 minutes.

How often are episodes of Language & Travel Hacking released?

Episodes of Language & Travel Hacking are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Language & Travel Hacking?

The first episode of Language & Travel Hacking was released on Jun 16, 2020.

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