#01 Scott Young on Learning Four Languages in One Year

Scott Young shares his experience going a year without English
and why immersion is the path to least resistance in language
learning in this episode of The Language Hacking Podcast. Benny
and Shannon also ask Scott about ultralearning and how it relates
to language learning. 


Mentioned in this Episode


Scott's Rapid Learner course

Scott’s book “Ultralearning” 

The Year Without English

Pimsleur

Scott’s Macedonian project

MIT Challenge

HSK Exam

Scott’s blog

Scott’s podcast

Scott on Twitter

Scott on Youtube



Episode Overview


What is ultralearning?

The effectiveness of total immersion

How to gain language proficiency quickly

Learning through social interaction

How did you approach languages with different writing systems
and more distance from your native language?

How do you get to a level where you can give presentations in
a language?

Why other people switching to English doesn’t happen as often
as you worry it will and how to keep the conversation in the
language you’re learning if it does

The importance of immersion and why it removes anxiety around
speaking a language

How to maintain your motivation for language learning

How to prioritize what you work on 

How to approach language learning for an exam



Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy


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