TMBA356: How Long Does it Take to Learn a Foreign Language?
Summary: Podcast 35:24 | <a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/TMBAPodcastAll/TMBAPODCAST356.mp3" target="_blank">Download</a> | <a href="http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/the-lifestyle-business-podcast/get-paid-to-travel-the-world-the-tropical-mba">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tropical-mba-entrepreneurship/id325757845">iTunes</a> | <a href="http://www.tropicalmba.com/LanguageLearning#comments" target="_blank">Comment</a> Hola! Like many of us, <a href="https://twitter.com/tropicalmba">Dan</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/anythingian">Ian</a> spend a lot of time in foreign countries. As regular listeners know, Dan has recently moved to Barcelona and he's starting to get more than a little embarrassed by his limited range lack of Spanish. But he also has a lot of questions and concerns about the kind of a time investment it's going to take him to learn a new language. So, in today's episode, he reaches out to two people who have built successful businesses in the language learning field, and who both speak many different languages themselves: <a href="https://twitter.com/irishpolyglot" target="_blank">Benny Lewis</a> of <a href="http://www.fluentin3months.com/start-here/" target="_blank">FluentIn3Months.com</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/idahosaness" target="_blank">Idahosa Ness</a>, the founder of <a href="https://www.mimicmethod.com/the-mimic-method-summer-apprenticeship-in-budapest-accepting-applications-for-limited-time.html" target="_blank">The Mimic Method</a>. They share some high-quality tips and strategies about how to become fluent in a foreign language - and in a way that fits your lifestyle. <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iEpgxBMI5lOxYd2z8o2r9Am6wCIv4oNZ8H106gcy_Hg/edit">Transcript</a> Listen to this week's show and learn: How much confidence plays into the process of learning a language. (4:54) What Benny's first six months in Spain were like and why he was struggling to learn Spanish. (8:15) The difference between learning a language and living a language. (11:00) The two key stages to learning a language on a conversational level. (24:47) How learning a language is similar to learning how to play an instrument. (26:05) Mentioned in the episode: <a href="http://www.tropicalmba.com/dc/" target="_blank">The Dynamite Circle</a> <a href="http://www.tropicalmba.com/DCPodcast/" target="_blank">The DC Podcast</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/irishpolyglot" target="_blank">Benny Lewis </a> <a href="http://www.fluentin3months.com/start-here/" target="_blank">FluentIn3Months.com</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/idahosaness" target="_blank">Idahosa Ness</a> <a href="https://www.mimicmethod.com/the-mimic-method-summer-apprenticeship-in-budapest-accepting-applications-for-limited-time.html" target="_blank">The Mimic Method</a> <a href="http://www.teachyourself.com/" target="_blank">Teach Yourself</a> <a href="http://eacea.ec.europa.eu/erasmus_mundus/events/events_en.php" target="_blank">Erasmus Mundus - Events</a> <a href="https://www.italki.com/home" target="_blank">iTalki.com</a> <a href="https://www.skype.com/en/" target="_blank">Skype</a> <a href="http://www.tropicalmba.com/learn-to-play-guitar/" target="_blank">Learn to Play the Guitar in 10 Hours – No Musical Talent Required</a> <a href="https://www.upwork.com/" target="_blank">Upwork</a> Enjoyed this podcast? Check out these: <a href="http://www.tropicalmba.com/ip/" target="_blank">TMBA 253: A Bootstrapper’s Thoughts on Intellectual Property</a> <a href="http://www.tropicalmba.com/espressoenglish/" target="_blank">TMBA 272: Is It Getting Harder to Grow a Successful Business Selling Info Products?</a> <a href="http://www.tropicalmba.com/youtube/" target="_blank">TMBA 330: Getting the Most Out of YouTube</a> Listening options: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tropical-mba-entrepreneurship/id325757845" target="_blank">Subscribe via i...</a>
