#89 Elena Guillén on Going from Dabbler to Consistent Learner

Language Hacking

English - March 07, 2022 12:00 - 36 minutes - 49.6 MB
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Language dabbler and native Spanish speaker, Elena Guillén, speaks with Benny and Shannon about learning Hindi during the pandemic, as a part of the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge.

This episode features Elena, who found the routine and structure of the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge helped her make significant progress with Hindi in just 90 days.

We 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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Episode Overview

Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

The pros of being an introverted language learnerLearning languages with ADD and finding focusUsing structures vs frameworksOvercoming perfectionism and distractionTips for studying lesser-learned and ancient languagesFinding commonalities between languagesAdvantages and disadvantages of knowing multiple languagesLearning through music, songs and filmsLearning vocabulary with the “goldlisting” methodThe power of community and accountabilityThe fun of learning different writing systems

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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