#50 Dayna Brockbank on Budget Language Learning with Cartoons, Anki, and italki

Language Hacking

English - May 17, 2021 11:00 - 44 minutes - 60.9 MB
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Previous Episode: #49 Alex Rawlings on Speaking 11 Languages Fluently

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Benny and Shannon chat with Dayna Brockbank about learning languages on a budget with Duolingo, italki and Anki by building systems for motivation.

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italki Atomic Habits Anki

Mentioned in this Episode

italki Atomic Habits Anki Fluent in 3 Months blog Duolingo Happily Ever Travels VIP Kid Universe of Memory

Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

Learning Spanish while living in Chile in complete immersionWhat makes language immersion workHow language learners waste time to try to be more effectiveTips for budget travelingBuilding a career you can take travelingFinding motivation with systemsHow to choose which languages you learnBuilding conversation skills in a new languageLearning for the sake of learningCommon struggles amongst English language learnersSomething is better than nothing in language learning

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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