A classroom isn't always the best place to learn a language. We talk about how to study foreign languages on your own time.

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Things mentioned in this episode:

iTalki (If you take a lesson with this, both you and Martin get $10 in lesson credits. Happy learning!)

LanguageLearning subreddit's language learning resources

Anki (iOS | Android)

Forvo (iOS | Android)

Duolingo (iOS | Android)

Rosetta Stone

LanguagePod101

Lang-8

WeSpeke (iOS | Android)

MindSnacks (iOS)

Heads Up! (iOS | Android)

TextFugu

Eto Eto

WaniKani

Poe's law

How to Make the Most of Your Language Class (Ep. 162)

La Disparition (Original French Edition), by Georges Perec

La Disparition / A Void (English Edition), by Georges Perec

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams

How I'm Using Twitter To Learn Japanese

Mr. Ando of the Woods

International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)

Fluent Forever, by Gabriel Wyner

Fluent Forever (Gabriel Wyner's website)

Benny Lewis

Fluent in 3 Months, by Benny Lewis

Fluent in 3 months (Benny Lewis's website)

Reading Faster: The Science Behind What Works... and What Doesn't (Ep. 93)

Meetup (iOS | Android)

Ethereum

CoinDesk

Forbes

How to Remember More of What You Learn with Spaced Repetition

Spacing effect

Powlyglot - How to Boost Your Vocabulary with OVA

The Art of Language Invention, by David J. Peterson

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Timestamps:

0:02:41 - Being fluent in a language

0:06:39 - Learning the specific sounds of a language

0:13:56 - Having something that motivates you and some resource examples

0:17:16 - Speaking a language from day one and having conversations

0:22:46 - Defining your language goals and the importance of pronunciation

0:26:46 - Progressing on learning a language after pronunciation

0:33:39 - Creating something in your target language

0:36:25 - Being evaluated by native speakers and noticing mistakes

0:44:45 - Hiring people to teach you and other ways to practice speaking

0:49:52 - Maintaining several languages

0:55:16 - Using different resources instead of focusing on a single one

1:01:02 - What is Anki and how do you use it?

1:09:59 - Recap and conclusion

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