The secrets of learning a new language

How often does Lýdia learn a new language

• She learns a new language every year.

• She learns a new language every two years.

• She learns a new language every three years.

How many languages has she learned?

• She has learned 28 languages.

• She has learned 8 languages.

What are polyglots?

• Polyglots are large libraries.

• Polyglots are people who speak a lot of languages.

What question do people ask her?

• What is your favorite language?

• How do you learn languages so quickly?

What did Lýdia want to find out?

• She wanted to find out how polyglots learn languages so much faster than other people.

• She wanted to find out the best way to learn a language.

How does her friend Benny learn a new language? What's his method?

• He talks with people and makes mistakes and learns from their feedback.

• He reads a lot of travel phrasebooks.

Where does Benny find people to have conversations with?

• local libraries, community colleges, and cafes

• online

Lýdia says that all of the polyglots she spoke to have the same approach to learning a new language.

• True

• False

What did Lýdia realize that was really important?

• Polyglots follow time-tested methods to quickly learn new languages.

• The one thing polyglots have in common is that they find ways to enjoy the language-learning process.

Does Lýdia always use the same method when she learns a new language?

• No. For example she started learning Spanish re-reading Harry Potter and German by watching "Friends."

• Yes. AND, she has developed a system that anyone can use -- a system that's available to everyone.