#48 Sarah Gillespie on the Treasure Hunt of Learning a Rare Language

Language Hacking

English - May 03, 2021 11:00 - 54 minutes - 74.5 MB
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Previous Episode: #47 Luca Lampariello on Questioning Everything When Learning Languages

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This episode features Sarah Gillespie, who learned conversational Hiligaynon in just 90 days with 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.

Benny and Elizabeth have a conversation with Sarah Gillespie about her experience of learning a heritage language with few resources as a part of the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge.

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Fluent in 3 Months Challenge italki

Mentioned in this Episode

Fluent in 3 Months Challenge italki Sarah’s Website Sarah’s Article on Fluent in 3 Months Toggl Audacity Paul Soderquist Illonggo Boyz

Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

Learning Hiligaynon in 3 months with the ChallengeLearning heritage languagesEnjoying the learning process with songsUsing trends to learn languagesFinding resources for more obscure languagesUsing lots of apps, software, and habit forming techniques like habit stackingHow to use your target language with family and getting to know them better

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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