#05 Olly Richards on Living Abroad and Story Learning

Language educator and author Olly Richards joins Benny Lewis and
Shannon Kennedy in this episode of the Language Hacking Podcast.
He shares about his “Story Learning” method and how his
experience learning languages led him to develop this approach.


Featured Resources


Spanish Uncovered

German Uncovered

French Uncovered

Italian Uncovered

Japanese Uncovered

Language Hacking Books

Olly’s Uncovered Courses



Mentioned in this Episode


I Will Teach You a Language

I Will Teach You a Language Podcast

Language Hacking Books

Olly’s Italian Mission

Olly’s Thai Mission



Episode Overview


Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:


How motivation is the most important ingredient in language
learning

Music and language learning

Advice for new language learners

Comprehensible Input - Listening and Reading above your
current level

How Olly chose “Story Learning” as his method of teaching

How to use comprehensible input and reading materials when
learning a language

How Olly studies languages, from beginner to advanced -
Directness

How Olly stays motivated when learning languages

Olly's language challenges and how he overcame them

Olly's latest language teaching projects



Quote: “Do what makes you happy.” - Olly Richards


Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy


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