Fluent in 3 Months - Softcover

Lewis, Benny

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0007543921 ISBN 13: 9780007543922

Publisher: Collins, 2014

Synopsis

Meet the man who makes the mission of learning any language possible!

The all-you-need guide to learning a language.

Language hacker Benny Lewis shows how anyone anywhere can learn any language without leaving their home, using a simple toolkit and by harnessing the power of the Internet.

Benny definitely wasn’t born with the ‘language gene’. After graduating in electronic engineering in his native Ireland he spent six months in Spain struggling to learn Spanish. This frustrating experience fuelled his determination to take a different approach to learning foreign languages.

Today he speaks over ten languages including Mandarin Chinese, Arabic, French, German, Portuguese, and Hungarian. He has also learnt Japanese in Spain. This typifies one of his ‘3-month challenges’ where he targets a new language and proceeds to become fluent in it within just three months. He charts his progress on his blog, proving that his techniques allow anyone to learn a language from anywhere.

Benny’s blog, also called Fluent in 3 Months, is the largest language learning blog in the world.

The key principles of Benny’s method:

· Speak from day one: find mother-tongue speaking partners online. Don’t be self-conscious – keep the flow going!
· Change your mindset: ditch the excuses, you can do it!
· Stay focused and determined: even if you don’t have much time, never forget the goal you’ve set yourself and work at it.
· Learning a language doesn’t need to be expensive: there is a wealth of free resources out there, if you know where to find them
· Reap the rewards! Learning a new language is not an end in itself, but a means to meeting new people and discovering new cultures. Curiosity will fuel your determination.

About this title

Review

"Benny Lewis is the Eckhart Tolle of language learning. Fluent in 3 Months is the definitive self-help guide for anyone who wants to master a foreign language." Anna Codrea-Rado, the Guardian.

“This is a lively and down-to-earth guide to learning a language. It really communicates Benny Lewis’s own passion for languages and encourages readers to take a more unbuttoned approach to learning them.” Professor Mike Kelly, Honorary Secretary and Director of Speak to the Future

“Buy this book and prepare to experience the world―no matter where you live or travel." Chris Guillebeau, author of New York Times bestseller $100 Start Up.

“Benny is an inspiration! What a great motivator!” Paul Noble, language guru.

"Fluent in 3 Months is the essential first step for anyone interested in learning languages. Its practical and insightful advice will inspire a whole new generation of polyglots." Alex Rawlings, Collins Most Multilingual Student 2012

From the Back Cover

An Unconventional Guide to Start Speaking a New Language Today

Benny Lewis is the creator of www.fluentin3months.com, the largest language learning blog in the world. His proven techniques break down language learning myths and replace them with practical "language hacks" that take advantage of the skills we already possess. Fluent in 3 Months provides everything you need to make learning a new language fast, intuitive, and fun.

Edition details

• Publisher: Collins
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0007543921
• ISBN 13: 9780007543922
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 258