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Couch surfing- invite people to lunch who host other people and speak the language you want to speak

SPEAK THE LANGUAGE WITH OTHER PEOPLE

Memorize scripts (phrases) that you will often use.

Rogue memorization doesn’t keep words there especially with not being able to produce words instead of just recognize them.


Create an image or short story when trying to remember a new word - stories with similar sounds

You need breaks esp with full on immersion.

When you’re doing some tbh big that doesn’t feel like work (watching tv in the la gauge) you can learn a lot more without as many breaks)

Fluent in 3 months: several hours a day and you can probably get to A1 or A2 maybe B1, avoid other side projects

- set good goals (not just learn Spanish): specific target in a specific timeline

I am frustrated with this book. I thought it was going to teach me to how to learn a language quickly but I am 13% in and it has just told me that I am capable of learning a language which I know. I just don’t know what to do

great, i love it, awesome book, very informative

Benny always recommends speak first type products to learn languages. I noticed he does approve of Pimsleur but he always recommends the cheapest options and getting speaking right away vs trying to find the best program. Tracking progress is also helpful and having community is important too.

A helpful tool Benny mentions a lot is the fluency scale A1,A2,B1,B2,C1,C2 (A being beginner, C being master) is worth looking into more. Some times you can learn languages off of other languages if you care to. Make sure whatever languages you learn you have a need or passion to learn it and keep you motivated.

When learning new languages though you don’t wanna learn multiple languages at a time and you also like you said earlier, want to learn languages for specific reasons, not just to accumulate languages. You need to have passion for what you do. People maintain languages that are important to them.

Ben made comments about fixing your accent often times does matter how you say the language. Most people can tell the difference in always try to help you improve.

Benny has a whole chapter devoted to how to be mistaken for a native speaker. Part of that is not standing out dressing like a lot of other people and not giving off American vibes. He gets mistaken for a native speaker and people speak the language to him because he dresses like the rest of the people in the country he’s in.