Benny Lewis

This article is about the Irish author. For the basketball player, see Bennie Lewis.

Brendan Richard "Benny" Lewis is an author, polyglot, language teacher, and defines himself as a "technomad language hacker".[1][2][3] Born in Ireland, he graduated in electronic engineering and then spent six months in Spain struggling to learn Spanish. His frustration with conventional methods led him to take a different approach, as described in his book and website Fluent in 3 Months.[4] He has given two talks on TEDx [5][6] In 2013, he was named a "Traveler of the Year" by National Geographic magazine.[7]

He suggests that American entrepreneurs learn foreign languages[8] and notes that "In Ireland, we grow up hearing a range of Englishes.".[9][10]

He was awarded a "Language Ambassador of the Year" award in 2012.[11]

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References

  1. ↑ DuShane, Tony (2014-07-02). "Benny Lewis talks up Skype as new way to learn a language". SFGate. Retrieved 2015-03-21. Via Skype, you set up a time and can immerse yourself in the language of your choosing
  2. ↑ Purves, Libby (2014-03-19). "Midweek - BBC Radio 4: Professor John Carey, Benny Lewis, Eduardo Niebla, Lynn Ruth Miller". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
  3. ↑ Gendreau, Samuel (12 September 2013). "Traveling the World for 10 Years: An Interview with Polyglot Benny Lewis". lingholic. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
  4. ↑ Lewis, Benny (2014-03-11). Fluent in 3 Months. HarperCollins Publishers. ISBN 978-0-00-755675-5.
  5. ↑ Lewis, Benny (2013-01-28). Fluent in Three Months - Rapid Language Hacking. YouTube. Retrieved 2015-03-21.
  6. ↑ Lewis, Benny (2013-05-15). "Hacking Language Learning: Benny Lewis at TEDxWarsaw" (Video upload). TEDxWarsaw. Retrieved 2013-09-13.
  7. ↑ Stone, George W. (2013-10-04). "Traveler of the Year: Benny Lewis". National Geographic. Retrieved 2015-03-21. Lewis is a self-described 'language hacker'...
  8. ↑ How Learning An Additional Language Could Influence Your Business Cheryl Conner 2014-04-17, Forbes
  9. ↑ How to Speak English Like the Irish On Paddy's Day 2014-05-17, Huffington Post
  10. ↑ BBC Radio 4
  11. ↑ European Language Label

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