230: My strategy for learning a language from scratch

230: My strategy for learning a language from scratch

Mark asks: "How should I start learning Mongolian from scratch?"

Episode Summary:
  • Get a strong foundation in the basics first
  • Work your way through a textbook
  • Listen to the audio
  • Don't get distracted by other tools
Resources Mentioned in Today's Episode:
  • Blue Snowball - A great entry-level microphone that I used for episodes 75-229
  • Shure MV5 - My new mic (what you can hear on the episode today
  • French Foundations - my new book that teaches you the basics of French in two weeks
Today's Quote: I know how to learn anything I want to learn. I absolutely know that I could learn how to fly the space shuttle because someone else knows how to fly it, and they put it in a book. Give me the book, and I do not need somebody to stand up in front of the class. - Will Smith Start Speaking Today:

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