The No-Nonsense Guide to Language Learning: Hacks and Tips to Learn a Language Faster

by Benny Lewis

“Benny Lewis rocks!” – Tim Ferriss, author, the Four Hour Working Week

“Benny was enormously helpful in planning my year without English." - Scott Young, Rapid Learner

Benny's destiny was to never speak Spanish, or any other language.

At school he spent years studying Irish and German. Even after all this study, he still couldn't speak them.

By the time he reached his 20's he could only speak English.

Yet he ignored the call of destiny, and decided to learn Spanish anyway.

These days, Benny speaks over 10 languages - all self-taught - and runs the world's most popular language learning blog, Fluent in 3 Months.

How has he achieved this? He's devoted his adult life to discovering "language hacks" - faster and smarter ways to learn a new language.

Inside The No-Nonsense Guide to Language Learning, you'll discover:

Why Benny's destiny was to never speak Spanish - and how he did it anyway
The smartest decision you can ever make for your language learning
How to learn a new language fluently
How beginners can outsmart "expert" language learners
Why the CIA wrong and it doesn't take 1,000+ hours to learn a language
The 7 most common mistakes language learners make - and how to fix them
How to practise speaking a foreign language without travelling overseas

If you want to learn how to speak a new language, pick up your copy of The No-Nonsense Guide to Language Learning today.

Genres: Nonfiction, Language

90 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 1, 2018

About the author

Benny Lewis is a digital nomad and founder of the largest language learning blog in the world, www.fluentin3months.com. He is a world traveller and after travelling non-stop for 21 years, on the road to this day with everything he owns travelling with him.

His internationally best-selling book Fluent in 3 Months, published by HarperCollins, discusses how adults can learn any language from anywhere at any age. He is a polyglot who speaks over a dozen languages (7 of which are at a fluent level or higher), though he could only speak English when he started his travels at age 21.

He has also published multiple language courses with John Murray learning.

As a result of his travels and his focus on integrating himself into local cultures through language, Benny was named National Geographic’s Traveler of the Year in 2013.

Reviews

[Anri · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was alright. The first half felt very huckster-y (surely you can recognize that the methods most people use might just not work for you, instead of shitting on them entirely?) but the second half had some interesting ideas for practicing with tutors.

[Paul Kearns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Practical no nonsense advice

Benny has a knack of sharing great advice in a very practical and friendly way, dispelling some of the common myths about language learning and helping motivate you to action. You read the book and feel inspired to get on with your language learning project.

[Jesús Alán · Rating 3 out of 5]

Practical case for the study of a language, it shows some tools that you can use, although due to the times where technology is outdated quickly, in the short future I think they will be somewhat obsolete

[Nancy Dardarian · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quick read with lots of ideas for how to learn a language quickly.

[Debhs · Rating 3 out of 5]

Speak the language over anything else

A well-needed reminder that if I want to learn how to actually speak French I better start speaking it instead of focusing on silly grammar.
I really enjoyed the personal story comparing the author’s experience as an expat and that of the usual “I’m just gonna hang out with English speakers for a bit” expat. I once made the same mistake and then thankfully realised I was wasting a unique opportunity and forced myself to get out of my comfort zone and speak Spanish everyday. I will never regret that decision.