Gabriel Wyner, the author of bestselling book Fluent Forever, comes on the show to talk about how you can perfect your pronunciation in foreign languages, as well as how make awesome flashcards. He also teaches me how to do the rolled R in Russian.
Gabriel Wyner
Today's guest is none other than Gabriel Wyner. The author of Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It – a very comprehensive guide to the way he learns languages.
Gabriel is an opera singer who turned language learner as he discovered a passion for it. He successfully learnt 4 languages in 4 years and now spends a lot of time sharing his knowledge on learning languages, hosting workshops and encouraging learners world-wide.
The Episode
Show Notes
In this episode you will hear about:
- What got Gabriel into learning languages
- His approach to flash carding, and how it differs from the mainstream methods
- What language learners can learn from singers
- How to really learn and perfect pronunciation
- How to do the rolled R in Russian!
- And much more….
Episode Resources
This lists the resources relevant to the episode. For other language learning resources please go to the resource page for more information.
- Gabriel's Website
- Fluent Forever (Gabriel's book)
- Middlebury, Vermont – Immersive language courses with a no-english contract!
- Episode sponsors
- Audible: Get a free audio book!
Kris is the founder of Actual Fluency, and has spent the last 8 years becoming an expert in language learning software, methods, and techniques.
Originally from Denmark, he now lives in Portugal and speaks 5+ languages at varying levels. His other interests are Wine, Online Marketing, and Travelling.