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Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.76,0:00:04.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love learning foreign languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.68,0:00:08.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In fact, I love it so much that I like\Nto learn a new language every two years,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.76,0:00:10.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,currently working on my eighth one.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:10.88,0:00:13.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When people find that out about me,\Nthey always ask me,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.52,0:00:15.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"How do you do that? What's your secret?"
Dialogue: 0,0:00:15.64,0:00:18.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And to be honest, for many years,\Nmy answer would be,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:18.68,0:00:21.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I don't know. I simply\Nlove learning languages."
Dialogue: 0,0:00:21.72,0:00:23.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But people were never\Nhappy with that answer.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:24.00,0:00:27.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They wanted to know why they are spending\Nyears trying to learn even one language,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.00,0:00:29.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,never achieving fluency,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:29.56,0:00:32.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and here I come, learning\None language after another.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:32.64,0:00:34.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They wanted to know\Nthe secret of polyglots,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:34.88,0:00:36.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people who speak a lot of languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:37.40,0:00:38.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that made me wonder, too,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.84,0:00:41.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how do actually other polyglots do it?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.16,0:00:42.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What do we have in common?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.68,0:00:44.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And what is it that enables us
Dialogue: 0,0:00:44.64,0:00:47.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn languages\Nso much faster than other people?
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.88,0:00:50.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to meet other people\Nlike me and find that out.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.76,0:00:53.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The best place to meet a lot of polyglots
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.84,0:00:56.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is an event where hundreds\Nof language lovers
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.16,0:00:59.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meet in one place\Nto practice their languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:59.04,0:01:02.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are several such polyglot events\Norganized all around the world,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:02.36,0:01:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and so I decided to go there
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.76,0:01:06.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ask polyglots\Nabout the methods that they use.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.20,0:01:09.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so I met Benny from Ireland,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.16,0:01:13.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who told me that his method\Nis to start speaking from day one.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.24,0:01:17.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He learns a few phrases\Nfrom a travel phrasebook
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.16,0:01:18.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and goes to meet native speakers
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.76,0:01:21.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and starts having conversations\Nwith them right away.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.60,0:01:24.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He doesn't mind making\Neven 200 mistakes a day,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.40,0:01:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that's how he learns,\Nbased on the feedback.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.48,0:01:30.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the best thing is, he doesn't\Neven need to travel a lot today,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.64,0:01:33.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because you can easily have\Nconversations with native speakers
Dialogue: 0,0:01:33.60,0:01:36.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from the comfort of\Nyour living room, using websites.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.32,0:01:38.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also met Lucas from Brazil
Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.12,0:01:40.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who had a really interesting\Nmethod to learn Russian.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.20,0:01:46.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He simply added a hundred random\NRussian speakers on Skype as friends,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.88,0:01:50.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then he opened\Na chat window with one of them
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.80,0:01:52.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and wrote "Hi" in Russian.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.00,0:01:55.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the person replied, "Hi, how are you?"
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.60,0:02:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lucas copied this and put it\Ninto a text window with another person,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.08,0:02:03.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the person replied,\N"I'm fine, thank you, and how are you?"
Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.68,0:02:06.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lucas copied this\Nback to the first person,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.68,0:02:10.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and in this way, he had two strangers\Nhave a conversation with each other
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.16,0:02:11.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,without knowing about it.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.60,0:02:12.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Laughter)
Dialogue: 0,0:02:12.88,0:02:14.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And soon he would start typing himself,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.80,0:02:16.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because he had so many\Nof these conversations
Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.96,0:02:19.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that he figured out how\Nthe Russian conversation usually starts.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.00,0:02:22.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What an ingenious method, right?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.36,0:02:26.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then I met polyglots who always start\Nby imitating sounds of the language,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.88,0:02:31.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and others who always learn the 500\Nmost frequent words of the language,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.32,0:02:34.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet others who always start\Nby reading about the grammar.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.60,0:02:37.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If I asked a hundred different polyglots,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.92,0:02:41.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I heard a hundred different\Napproaches to learning languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.56,0:02:45.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everybody seems to have a unique way\Nthey learn a language,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:45.20,0:02:49.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and yet we all come to the same result\Nof speaking several languages fluently.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.12,0:02:54.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as I was listening to these polyglots\Ntelling me about their methods,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:54.44,0:02:56.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it suddenly dawned on me:
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.76,0:02:59.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the one thing we all have in common
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.92,0:03:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is that we simply found ways to enjoy\Nthe language-learning process.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:05.48,0:03:08.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of these polyglots\Nwere talking about language learning
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.28,0:03:09.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as if it was great fun.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:09.56,0:03:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You should have seen their faces
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.16,0:03:13.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when they were showing me\Ntheir colorful grammar charts
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.80,0:03:16.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their carefully handmade flash cards,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:16.32,0:03:19.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and their statistics\Nabout learning vocabulary using apps,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:19.36,0:03:23.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even how they love to cook\Nbased on recipes in a foreign language.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.68,0:03:26.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All of them use different methods,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.44,0:03:30.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but they always make sure\Nit's something that they personally enjoy.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.24,0:03:34.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I realized that this is actually\Nhow I learn languages myself.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.16,0:03:37.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When I was learning Spanish,\NI was bored with the text in the textbook.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.76,0:03:39.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, who wants to read about Jose
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.52,0:03:42.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,asking about the directions\Nto the train station. Right?
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.68,0:03:45.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wanted to read "Harry Potter" instead,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.04,0:03:47.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because that was\Nmy favorite book as a child,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.20,0:03:48.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I have read it many times.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:48.88,0:03:52.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So I got the Spanish translation\Nof "Harry Potter" and started reading,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:52.52,0:03:55.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and sure enough, I didn't understand\Nalmost anything at the beginning,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.88,0:03:58.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I kept on reading\Nbecause I loved the book,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.12,0:04:02.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and by the end of the book, I was able\Nto follow it almost without any problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.28,0:04:04.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the same thing happened\Nwhen I was learning German.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:04.92,0:04:08.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I decided to watch "Friends,"\Nmy favorite sitcom, in German,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:08.24,0:04:11.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and again, at the beginning\Nit was all just gibberish.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.36,0:04:14.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I didn't know where one word finished\Nand another one started,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:14.56,0:04:17.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but I kept on watching every day\Nbecause it's "Friends."
Dialogue: 0,0:04:17.24,0:04:19.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can watch it in any language.\NI love it so much.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.64,0:04:21.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And after the second or third season,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.68,0:04:24.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,seriously, the dialogue\Nstarted to make sense.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.08,0:04:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I only realized this\Nafter meeting other polyglots.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:28.16,0:04:29.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We are no geniuses
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.76,0:04:32.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and we have no shortcut\Nto learning languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.20,0:04:36.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We simply found ways\Nhow to enjoy the process,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:36.04,0:04:39.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to turn language learning\Nfrom a boring school subject
Dialogue: 0,0:04:39.44,0:04:42.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,into a pleasant activity\Nwhich you don't mind doing every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.52,0:04:45.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don't like writing\Nwords down on paper,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.72,0:04:47.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can always type them in an app.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:47.44,0:04:50.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you don't like listening\Nto boring textbook material,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.28,0:04:54.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,find interesting content on YouTube\Nor in podcasts for any language.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.60,0:04:56.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're a more introverted person
Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.32,0:04:59.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you can't imagine speaking\Nto native speakers right away,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.36,0:05:01.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can apply the method of self-talk.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:01.72,0:05:04.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can talk to yourself\Nin the comfort of your room,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.32,0:05:07.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,describing your plans for the weekend,\Nhow your day has been,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.24,0:05:09.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or even take a random\Npicture from your phone
Dialogue: 0,0:05:09.40,0:05:13.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and describe the picture\Nto your imaginary friend.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:13.16,0:05:15.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is how polyglots learn languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.68,0:05:18.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and the best news is,\Nit's available to anyone
Dialogue: 0,0:05:18.56,0:05:21.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,who is willing to take the learning\Ninto their own hands.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.52,0:05:24.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So meeting other polyglots\Nhelped me realize
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.64,0:05:27.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that it is really crucial\Nto find enjoyment
Dialogue: 0,0:05:27.68,0:05:29.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,in the process of learning languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.80,0:05:32.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but also that joy in itself is not enough.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:33.68,0:05:36.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you want to achieve fluency\Nin a foreign language,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:36.44,0:05:38.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you'll also need to apply\Nthree more principles.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:39.76,0:05:42.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, you'll need\Neffective methods.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.16,0:05:46.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you try to memorize a list of words\Nfor a test tomorrow,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.60,0:05:48.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the words will be stored\Nin your short-term memory
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.00,0:05:50.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you'll forget them after a few days.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:51.40,0:05:54.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you, however,\Nwant to keep words long term,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:54.36,0:05:57.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need to revise them\Nin the course of a few days repeatedly
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.32,0:05:59.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using the so-called space repetition.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:59.56,0:06:03.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can use apps which are based\Non this system such as Anki or Memrise,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:03.84,0:06:07.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you can write lists of word\Nin a notebook using the Goldlist method,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:07.20,0:06:09.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is also very popular\Nwith many polyglots.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:09.92,0:06:13.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you're not sure which methods are\Neffective and what is available out there,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:13.68,0:06:16.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,just check out polyglots'\NYouTube channels and websites
Dialogue: 0,0:06:16.72,0:06:18.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and get inspiration from them.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:18.52,0:06:21.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If it works for them,\Nit will most probably work for you too.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:22.84,0:06:24.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The third principle to follow
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.84,0:06:27.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,is to create a system in your learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:27.72,0:06:31.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're all very busy and no one\Nreally has time to learn a language today.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.96,0:06:35.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we can create that time\Nif we just plan a bit ahead.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:35.76,0:06:39.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you wake up 15 minutes earlier\Nthan you normally do?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:39.20,0:06:42.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That would be the perfect time\Nto revise some vocabulary.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:42.52,0:06:46.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Can you listen to a podcast\Non your way to work while driving?
Dialogue: 0,0:06:46.28,0:06:49.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, that would be great\Nto get some listening experience.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:49.76,0:06:53.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are so many things we can do\Nwithout even planning that extra time,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.24,0:06:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,such as listening to podcasts\Non our way to work
Dialogue: 0,0:06:55.92,0:06:57.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or doing our household chores.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.60,0:07:00.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The important thing is\Nto create a plan in the learning.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.92,0:07:03.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"I will practice speaking\Nevery Tuesday and Thursday
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.44,0:07:05.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,with a friend for 20 minutes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:05.52,0:07:09.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will listen to a YouTube video\Nwhile having breakfast.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.96,0:07:12.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you create a system in your learning,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:12.12,0:07:14.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you don't need to find that extra time,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.04,0:07:16.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because it will become\Na part of your everyday life.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:17.88,0:07:21.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And finally, if you want to learn\Na language fluently,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.12,0:07:23.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you need also a bit of patience.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.60,0:07:27.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's not possible to learn\Na language within two months,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:27.36,0:07:31.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it's definitely possible to make\Na visible improvement in two months,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:31.28,0:07:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,if you learn in small chunks every day\Nin a way that you enjoy.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.04,0:07:37.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And there is nothing\Nthat motivates us more
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.20,0:07:38.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,than our own success.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:39.12,0:07:41.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I vividly remember the moment
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.04,0:07:44.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,when I understood the first joke\Nin German when watching "Friends."
Dialogue: 0,0:07:45.28,0:07:47.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was so happy and motivated
Dialogue: 0,0:07:47.16,0:07:50.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that I just kept on watching that day\Ntwo more episodes,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.20,0:07:51.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and as I kept watching,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:51.96,0:07:56.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I had more and more of those moments\Nof understanding, these little victories,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:56.20,0:07:59.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and step by step, I got to a level\Nwhere I could use the language
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.68,0:08:02.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,freely and fluently to express anything.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.56,0:08:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is a wonderful feeling.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:04.80,0:08:06.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can't get enough of that feeling,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.52,0:08:09.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's why I learn\Na language every two years.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:09.36,0:08:11.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So this is the whole polyglot secret.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.44,0:08:14.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Find effective methods\Nwhich you can use systematically
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.32,0:08:17.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,over the period of some time\Nin a way which you enjoy,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.64,0:08:21.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and this is how polyglots learn\Nlanguages within months, not years.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:23.16,0:08:24.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, some of you may be thinking,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.80,0:08:27.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,"That's all very nice\Nto enjoy language learning,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:27.16,0:08:29.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but isn't the real secret\Nthat you polyglots
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.72,0:08:32.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are just super talented\Nand most of us aren't?"
Dialogue: 0,0:08:33.32,0:08:36.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, there's one thing\NI haven't told you about Benny and Lucas.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.16,0:08:42.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Benny had 11 years of Irish Gaelic\Nand five years of German at school.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.00,0:08:46.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He couldn't speak them\Nat all when graduating.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:46.24,0:08:50.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Up to the age of 21, he thought\Nhe didn't have the language gene
Dialogue: 0,0:08:50.44,0:08:52.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and he could not speak another language.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.88,0:08:55.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then he started to look\Nfor his way of learning languages,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:55.84,0:08:59.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which was speaking to native speakers\Nand getting feedback from them,
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.72,0:09:03.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and today Benny can easily\Nhave a conversation in 10 languages.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.12,0:09:08.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lucas tried to learn English\Nat school for 10 years.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:08.44,0:09:11.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He was one of the worst students in class.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.08,0:09:12.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His friends even made fun of him
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.72,0:09:15.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and gave him a Russian textbook as a joke
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.36,0:09:19.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because they thought he would never\Nlearn that language, or any language.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.12,0:09:21.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And then Lucas started\Nto experiment with methods,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.52,0:09:23.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,looking for his own way to learn,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:24.52,0:09:28.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,for example, by having Skype chat\Nconversations with strangers.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:28.72,0:09:30.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And after just 10 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:30.56,0:09:33.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Lucas is able to speak\N11 languages fluently.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:35.00,0:09:36.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Does that sound like a miracle?
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.44,0:09:40.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I see such miracles\Nevery single day.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:40.76,0:09:42.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As a language mentor,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:42.12,0:09:44.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I help people learn\Nlanguages by themselves,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:44.56,0:09:45.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and I see this every day.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:45.88,0:09:50.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People struggle with language learning\Nfor five, 10, even 20 years,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.08,0:09:53.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and then they suddenly take\Ntheir learning into their own hands,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.96,0:09:57.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,start using materials which they enjoy,\Nmore effective methods,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:57.28,0:09:59.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or they start tracking their learning
Dialogue: 0,0:09:59.12,0:10:02.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so that they can appreciate\Ntheir own progress,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:02.08,0:10:04.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that's when suddenly
Dialogue: 0,0:10:04.04,0:10:08.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they magically find the language talent\Nthat they were missing all their lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:09.48,0:10:11.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So if you've also tried\Nto learn a language
Dialogue: 0,0:10:11.68,0:10:14.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and you gave up,\Nthinking it's too difficult
Dialogue: 0,0:10:14.12,0:10:16.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or you don't have the language talent,
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.40,0:10:17.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,give it another try.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:17.96,0:10:20.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you're also\Njust one enjoyable method away
Dialogue: 0,0:10:20.84,0:10:22.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,from learning that language fluently.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:22.96,0:10:26.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Maybe you're just one method away\Nfrom becoming a polyglot.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:26.92,0:10:28.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:28.16,0:10:32.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,(Applause)