#05 Olly Richards on Living Abroad and Story Learning

Language Hacking

English - July 06, 2020 11:00 - 45 minutes - 63.2 MB
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Language educator and author Olly Richards joins Benny Lewis and Shannon Kennedy in this episode of the Language Hacking Podcast. He shares about his “Story Learning” method and how his experience learning languages led him to develop this approach.

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Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

How motivation is the most important ingredient in language learningMusic and language learningAdvice for new language learnersComprehensible Input - Listening and Reading above your current levelHow Olly chose “Story Learning” as his method of teachingHow to use comprehensible input and reading materials when learning a languageHow Olly studies languages, from beginner to advanced - DirectnessHow Olly stays motivated when learning languagesOlly's language challenges and how he overcame themOlly's latest language teaching projects

Quote: “Do what makes you happy.” - Olly Richards

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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