Language & Travel Hacking

In this episode of The Language Hacking Podcast, Benny Lewis interviews his co-host, Shannon Kennedy about how she made the transition from music to languages, raising multilingual children, and what it’s like speaking another language when you identify as a shy introvert. 

Featured Resources

• Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
• Speak in a Week
• LingQ

Mentioned in this Episode

• Eurolinguiste
• Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
• Speak in a Week
• Drops
• Pimsleur
• LingQ
• Women in Language
• Shannon’s music
• Shannon on Twitter
• Shannon on Facebook
• Shannon on Instagram
• Shannon on Youtube

Episode Overview

• How Shannon went from music to languages and how she connects them
• What skills in learning music she has been able to transfer over to language learning
• Language journalling
• How foreign languages help you become a better musician
• How to get comfortable speaking languages as a shy introvert
• Scripting
• How to use language islands to steer conversations into topics you’re comfortable with
• How to pick up language learning after a break
• Time management and energy management strategies
• Tips for raising multilingual kids

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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Mentioned in this Episode

• italki
• Fluent in 3 Months Blog
• Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
• LingQ
• Fathers and Sons

Episode Overview

• Learning languages at university
• How to overcome language learning failures and keep learning
• How to build confidence in your language skills
• Finding accountability with the Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
• Having fun while learning languages
• How to best use your time when learning a language
• Learning French while battling cancer
• Staying motivated using emotional connections
• Peaks and valleys of motivation
• Self-awareness and self-compassion when studying languages
• Being a renaissance woman
• Coming to peace with the space-time continuum

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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Meet Benny Lewis, the creator of Fluent in 3 Months and the Language Hacking Method. In this episode, Benny shares how he got started in languages, why “fluent” in 3 months, and he offers some universal language hacks.

Mentioned in this Episode

• Fluent in 3 Months Blog
• Benny’s Language Missions
• Fluent in 3 Months Challenge
• Innovative Products
• Speak in a Week
• Benny on Twitter
• Fi3M on Twitter
• Benny on Facebook
• Fi3M on Facebook
• Benny on Instagram
• Fi3M on Instagram
• Benny on YouTube
• Fi3M on Youtube

Episode Overview

• What does “fluent” mean to Benny?
• What are Benny’s goals for a 3-month mission?
• How many languages does Benny Lewis speak?
• Benny’s take on the evolution of the Fi3M challenge.
• What is “language hacking”?
• What are some universal language hacks?
• Advice on “not having time” to learn a language

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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Scott Young shares his experience going a year without English and why immersion is the path to least resistance in language learning in this episode of The Language Hacking Podcast. Benny and Shannon also ask Scott about ultralearning and how it relates to language learning. 

Mentioned in this Episode

• Scott's Rapid Learner course
• Scott’s book “Ultralearning” 
• The Year Without English
• Pimsleur
• Scott’s Macedonian project
• MIT Challenge
• HSK Exam
• Scott’s blog
• Scott’s podcast
• Scott on Twitter
• Scott on Youtube

Episode Overview

• What is ultralearning?
• The effectiveness of total immersion
• How to gain language proficiency quickly
• Learning through social interaction
• How did you approach languages with different writing systems and more distance from your native language?
• How do you get to a level where you can give presentations in a language?
• Why other people switching to English doesn’t happen as often as you worry it will and how to keep the conversation in the language you’re learning if it does
• The importance of immersion and why it removes anxiety around speaking a language
• How to maintain your motivation for language learning
• How to prioritize what you work on 
• How to approach language learning for an exam

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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