#01 Scott Young on Learning Four Languages in One Year
Language Hacking
English - June 16, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutes - 67 MBLanguage Learning Education Self-Improvement language learning languages spanish french german japanese chinese motivation Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Scott Young shares his experience going a year without English and why immersion is the path to least resistance in language learning in this episode of The Language Hacking Podcast. Benny and Shannon also ask Scott about ultralearning and how it relates to language learning.
Mentioned in this Episode
Scott's Rapid Learner courseScott’s book “Ultralearning” The Year Without EnglishPimsleurScott’s Macedonian projectMIT ChallengeHSK ExamScott’s blogScott’s podcastScott on TwitterScott on YoutubeEpisode Overview
What is ultralearning?The effectiveness of total immersionHow to gain language proficiency quicklyLearning through social interactionHow did you approach languages with different writing systems and more distance from your native language?How do you get to a level where you can give presentations in a language?Why other people switching to English doesn’t happen as often as you worry it will and how to keep the conversation in the language you’re learning if it doesThe importance of immersion and why it removes anxiety around speaking a languageHow to maintain your motivation for language learningHow to prioritize what you work on How to approach language learning for an examPodcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy
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