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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.24,0:00:04.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love learning foreign languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.67,0:00:08.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, I love it so much that I like\Nto learn a new language every two years,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.100,0:00:11.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,currently working on my eighth one.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:11.17,0:00:13.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When people find that out about me,\Nthey always ask me,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.61,0:00:15.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"How do you do that? What's your secret?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.86,0:00:19.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to be honest, for many years,\Nmy answer would be,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:19.32,0:00:21.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I don't know. I simply\Nlove learning languages."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.97,0:00:24.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But people were never\Nhappy with that answer.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.29,0:00:28.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They wanted to know why they are spending\Nyears trying to learn even one language,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.27,0:00:29.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,never achieving fluency,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.83,0:00:32.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and here I come learning\None language after another.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.54,0:00:35.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They wanted to know\Nthe secret of polyglots,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.26,0:00:37.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people who speak a lot of languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.63,0:00:39.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that made me wonder, too,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:39.10,0:00:41.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how do actually other polyglots do it?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.40,0:00:42.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do we have in common?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.86,0:00:45.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what is it that enables us
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.54,0:00:48.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn languages so much\Nfaster than other people?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:48.21,0:00:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to meet other people\Nlike me and find that out.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.02,0:00:54.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The best place to meet a lot of polyglots
Dialogue: 0,0:00:54.09,0:00:56.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is an event where hundreds\Nof language lovers
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.31,0:00:59.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meet in one place\Nto practice their languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.13,0:01:02.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are several such polyglot events\Norganized all around the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.44,0:01:03.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so I decided to go there
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.99,0:01:07.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ask polyglots about\Nthe methods that they use.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.08,0:01:09.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I met Benny from Ireland,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.44,0:01:14.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who told me that his method\Nis to start speaking from day one.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.25,0:01:17.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He learns a few phrases\Nfrom a travel phrasebook
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.43,0:01:20.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and goes to meet native speakers\Nand starts having conversations
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.10,0:01:21.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with them right away.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.84,0:01:24.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He doesn't mind making\Neven 200 mistakes a day,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.68,0:01:27.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that's how he learns,\Nbased on the feedback.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.53,0:01:30.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the best thing is, he doesn't\Neven need to travel a lot today,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.57,0:01:33.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you can easily have\Nconversations with native speakers
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.13,0:01:34.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the comfort of your living room
Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.48,0:01:36.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using websites.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.50,0:01:37.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also met Lucas from Brazil
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.94,0:01:41.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had a really interesting\Nmethod to learn Russian.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.19,0:01:46.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He simply added a hundred random\NRussian speakers on Skype as friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.76,0:01:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then he opened\Na chat window with one of them
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.06,0:01:53.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wrote "Hi" in Russian.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.10,0:01:55.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the person replied, "Hi, how are you?"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.87,0:01:59.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lucas copied this and put it\Ninto a text window with another person,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.88,0:02:03.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the person replied,\N"I'm fine, thank you, and how are you?"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.92,0:02:06.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lucas copied this\Nback to the first person,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.81,0:02:10.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in this way, he had two strangers\Nhave a conversation with each other
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.30,0:02:11.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without knowing about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.76,0:02:13.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.27,0:02:14.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And soon he would start typing himself,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.79,0:02:16.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because he had so many\Nof these conversations
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.77,0:02:19.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he figured out how\Nthe Russian conversation usually starts.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:19.55,0:02:21.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What an ingenious method, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.59,0:02:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I met polyglots who always start\Nby imitating sounds of the language,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.14,0:02:31.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and others who always learn the 500\Nmost frequent words of the language,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.58,0:02:35.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet others who always start\Nby reading about the grammar.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.86,0:02:38.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I asked a hundred different polyglots,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:38.15,0:02:41.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I heard a hundred different\Napproaches to learning languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.80,0:02:45.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everybody seems to have a unique way\Nhow they learn a language,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.41,0:02:50.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet we all come to the same result\Nof speaking several languages fluently.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.48,0:02:54.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as I was listening to these polyglots\Ntelling me about their methods,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.42,0:02:56.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it suddenly dawned on me:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.76,0:02:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the one thing we all have in common
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.76,0:03:05.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we simply found ways how to enjoy\Nthe language-learning process.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.59,0:03:07.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of these polyglots were talking\Nabout language learning
Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.86,0:03:09.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as if it was great fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.73,0:03:10.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You should have seen their faces
Dialogue: 0,0:03:10.95,0:03:13.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they were showing me\Ntheir colorful grammar charts
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.59,0:03:16.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their carefully handmade flash cards,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.44,0:03:19.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their statistics about\Nlearning vocabulary using apps,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.62,0:03:24.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even how they love to cook\Nbased on recipes in a foreign language.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.96,0:03:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of them use different methods,\Nbut they always make sure it's something
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.98,0:03:30.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that they personally enjoy.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.07,0:03:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized that this is actually\Nhow I learn languages myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.40,0:03:35.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was learning Spanish,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:35.98,0:03:37.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was bored with the text in the textbook.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.100,0:03:39.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, who wants to read about Jose
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.70,0:03:42.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,asking about the directions\Nto the train station. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.62,0:03:45.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to read Harry Potter instead,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.35,0:03:47.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that was\Nmy favorite book as a child,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.25,0:03:49.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I have read it many times.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.05,0:03:52.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I got the Spanish translation\Nof Harry Potter and started reading,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.70,0:03:55.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sure enough, I didn't understand\Nalmost anything at the beginning,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.86,0:03:57.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I kept on reading\Nbecause I loved the book,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.97,0:04:02.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and by the end of the book, I was able\Nto follow it almost without any problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.43,0:04:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the same thing happened\Nwhen I was learning German.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.74,0:04:08.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to watch "Friends,"\Nmy favorite sitcom, in German,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.09,0:04:11.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and again, at the beginning\Nit was all just gibberish.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.32,0:04:14.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't know where one word finished\Nand another one started,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.84,0:04:17.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I kept on watching every day\Nbecause it's "Friends."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.07,0:04:19.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can watch it in any language.\NI love it so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.05,0:04:21.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And after the second or third season,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.97,0:04:25.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seriously, the dialogue\Nstarted to make sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.48,0:04:28.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I only realized this\Nafter meeting other polyglots.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.62,0:04:30.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are no geniuses,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:30.12,0:04:32.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we have no shortcut\Nto learning languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.46,0:04:36.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We simply found ways\Nhow to enjoy the process,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.31,0:04:39.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to turn language learning\Nfrom a boring school subject
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.36,0:04:43.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into a pleasant activity which\Nyou don't mind doing every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.74,0:04:45.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don't like writing\Nwords down on paper,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.81,0:04:47.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can always type them in an app.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.69,0:04:50.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don't like listening\Nto boring textbook material,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.19,0:04:54.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,find interesting content on YouTube\Nor in podcasts for any language.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.81,0:04:56.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're a more introverted person
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.54,0:04:59.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can't imagine speaking\Nto native speakers right away,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.52,0:05:02.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can apply the message of self-talk.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.01,0:05:04.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can talk to yourself\Nin the comfort of your room,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.39,0:05:07.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,describing your plans for the weekend,\Nhow your day has been,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.15,0:05:09.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even take a random\Npicture from your phone
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.30,0:05:12.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and describe the picture\Nto your imaginary friend.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.39,0:05:15.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is how polyglots learn languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.70,0:05:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the best news is,\Nit's available to anyone
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.08,0:05:22.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who is willing to take the learning\Ninto their own hands.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.00,0:05:24.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So meeting other polyglots\Nhelped me realize
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.63,0:05:27.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it is really crucial\Nto find enjoyment
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.92,0:05:30.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the process of learning languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:30.07,0:05:33.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also that joy in itself is not enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.86,0:05:36.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to achieve\Nfluency in a foreign language,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.71,0:05:39.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll also need to apply\Nthree more principles.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.69,0:05:42.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, you'll need\Neffective methods.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.02,0:05:46.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you try to memorize a list of word\Nfor a test tomorrow,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.55,0:05:49.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the words will be stored\Nin your short-term memory
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.24,0:05:51.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you'll forget them after a few days.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.68,0:05:54.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you, however, want\Nto keep words long term,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.37,0:05:57.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need to revise them in the course\Nof a few days repeatedly
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.40,0:05:59.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using the so-called space repetition.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.86,0:06:03.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can use apps which are based\Non this system such as Anki or Memrise,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.96,0:06:07.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you can write lists of word\Nin a notebook using the ?? method,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.48,0:06:09.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is also very popular\Nwith many polyglots.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.94,0:06:13.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're not sure which methods are\Neffective and what is available out there,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.54,0:06:16.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just check out polyglots'\NYouTube channels and websites
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.94,0:06:18.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get inspiration from them.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.75,0:06:22.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it works for them, it will\Nmost probably work for you too.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.41,0:06:24.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third principle to follow
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.42,0:06:27.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to create a system in your learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.75,0:06:32.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're all very busy, and no one\Nreally has time to learn a language today.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:32.10,0:06:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we can create that time\Nif we just plan a bit ahead.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:36.02,0:06:39.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you wake up 15 minutes earlier\Nthan you normally do?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.22,0:06:42.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That would be the perfect time\Nto revise some vocabulary.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.74,0:06:46.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you listen to a podcast\Non your way to work while driving?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.62,0:06:49.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, that would be great\Nto get some listening experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.85,0:06:53.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are so many things we can do\Nwithout even planning that extra time,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.44,0:06:56.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as listening to podcasts\Non our way to work
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.20,0:06:57.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or doing our household chores.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.86,0:07:00.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The important thing is to create\Na plan in the learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.14,0:07:03.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will practice speaking\Nevery Tuesday and Thursday
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.71,0:07:05.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a friend for 20 minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.53,0:07:10.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will listen to a YouTube video\Nwhile having breakfast.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:10.06,0:07:12.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you create a system in your learning,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.20,0:07:14.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't need to find that extra time,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.18,0:07:17.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it will become\Na part of your everyday life.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.52,0:07:21.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And finally, if you want to learn\Na language fluently,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.06,0:07:24.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need also a bit of patience.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.86,0:07:27.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not possible to learn\Na language within two months,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.49,0:07:31.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's definitely possible to make\Na visible improvement in two months,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.56,0:07:35.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you learn in small chunks every day\Nin a way that you enjoy.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.11,0:07:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there is nothing\Nthat motivates us more
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.34,0:07:39.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than our own success.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.39,0:07:41.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I vividly remember the moment
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.19,0:07:45.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I understood the first joke\Nin German while watching "Friends."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.13,0:07:49.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so happy and motivated\Nthat I just kept on watching that day
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.17,0:07:50.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,two more episodes,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.36,0:07:51.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as I kept watching,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.99,0:07:56.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had more and more of those moments\Nof understanding, these little victories,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.30,0:07:59.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and step by step, I got to a level\Nwhere I could use the language
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.75,0:08:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freely and fluently to express anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.64,0:08:04.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a wonderful feeling.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.62,0:08:06.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't get enough of that feeling,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.31,0:08:09.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's why I learn\Na language every two years.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.43,0:08:12.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is the whole polyglot secret.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:12.06,0:08:14.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Find effective methods which\Nyou can use systematically
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.43,0:08:17.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over the period of some time\Nin a way which you enjoy,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.64,0:08:22.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is how polyglots learn\Nlanguages within months, not years.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:22.47,0:08:24.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, some of you may be thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:25.10,0:08:27.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That's all very nice to enjoy\Nlanguage learning,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.16,0:08:29.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but isn't the real secret\Nthat you polyglots
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.64,0:08:33.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are just super-talented\Nand most of us aren't?"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.42,0:08:37.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, there's one thing I haven't\Ntold you about Benny and Lucas.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.02,0:08:42.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Benny had 11 years of Irish Gaelic\Nand five years of German at school.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.99,0:08:46.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He couldn't speak them\Nat all when graduating.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.16,0:08:50.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Up to the age of 21, he thought\Nhe didn't have the language gene,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.56,0:08:53.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he could not speak another language.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:53.13,0:08:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then he started to look\Nfor his way of learning languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.18,0:08:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was speaking to native speakers
Dialogue: 0,0:08:58.10,0:08:59.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and getting feedback from them,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.100,0:09:03.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and today Benny can easily have\Na conversation in 10 languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.89,0:09:08.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lucas tried to learn English\Nat school for 10 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.78,0:09:11.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was one of the worst students in class.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.21,0:09:12.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His friends even made fun of him,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.94,0:09:15.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and gave him a Russian textbook as a joke
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.62,0:09:19.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because he thought he would never\Nlearn that language, or any language.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.22,0:09:21.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then Lucas started\Nto experiment with methods,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.54,0:09:23.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking for his own way to learn,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:23.80,0:09:28.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for example, by having Skype chat\Nconversations with strangers,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.97,0:09:30.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and after just 10 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.76,0:09:35.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lucas is able to speak\N11 languages fluently.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.27,0:09:37.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does that sound like a miracle?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.34,0:09:40.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I see such miracles\Nevery single day.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.98,0:09:42.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a language ??,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.46,0:09:44.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I help people learn\Nlanguages by themselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.76,0:09:46.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I see this every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:46.16,0:09:50.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People struggle with language learning\Nfor five, 10, even 20 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.07,0:09:53.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then they suddenly take\Ntheir learning into their own hands,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.94,0:09:57.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,start using materials which they enjoy,\Nmore effective methods,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.36,0:09:59.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or they start tracking their learning
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.28,0:10:02.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that they can appreciate\Ntheir own progress,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.33,0:10:04.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's when suddenly
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.33,0:10:09.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they magically find the language talent\Nthat they were missing all their lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.77,0:10:11.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you've also tried\Nto learn a language
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.100,0:10:14.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you gave up,\Nthinking it's too difficult
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.39,0:10:16.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you don't have the language talent,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.39,0:10:18.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give it another try.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.24,0:10:21.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you're also\Njust one enjoyable method away
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.13,0:10:23.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from learning that language fluently.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:23.18,0:10:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you're just one method away\Nfrom becoming a polyglot.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:27.14,0:10:28.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.81,0:10:32.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)