#05 Olly Richards on Living Abroad and Story Learning
Language learner, educator, and author Olly Richards shares his “Story Learning” method and how his experience learning languages led him to develop this approach.
Language & Travel Hacking · Fluent in 3 Months
Audio is streamed directly from the publisher (media.transistor.fm) as published in their RSS feed. Play Podcasts does not host this file. Rights-holders can request removal through the copyright & takedown page.
Show Notes
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
Join Our Patreon
Enjoy the podcast? Subscribe to our Patreon to get access to bonus content and monthly exclusives.