If you've listened to this podcast or watched some of my videos, you may be thinking to yourself: "Wait a minute... Olly's method seems to be ALL ABOUT READING! What about listening and speaking? Does this guy think you can get fluent by reading alone?!" In this episode of the podcast (originally published on my YouTube channel), I answer this exact question.
Note: I refer to a simple graph in the episode that I drew out on a white board in the original video. It's a very basic graphic and you should be able to understand what I'm explaining from audio alone. However, if you want to see the graph for more context, go to 3:46 in the video here:
https://youtu.be/u14dqvLu66E?t=226
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407 - Two polyglots geek out on teaching methods (with Lukas Van Vyve)
406 - How Aletta Mazlin built storytelling websites for language learners
405: How to start a new life abroad as an expat with Mikkel Thorup
404 - How to get started in a brand-new language with Mari Polyglot
403 - Is this the smartest way to learn German? With Michael Schmitz
402 - Is it a good idea to copy entire books by hand???
401 - The 3 secrets of adult language learning with Elisa Polese
400 - How to start a new life in a tiny Spanish village with Casie Tennin
399 - How to make a gringo fluent in Spanish! With Jim & May from Spanish and Go
398 - Chasing dreams & mastering languages with Dustin Luke and Ruben Adery
397 - How to get booked solid as an online language teacher
396 - The music-lover's guide to becoming fluent in Spanish with Tamara Marie
395 - Read, read, read... NOT listen, listen, listen?
394 - Learning & teaching German with Deutsch mit Marija
393 - How can I find StoryLearning material in less common languages?
392 - Strategies for Learning Mandarin Chinese with Luke & Phil from Mandarin Blueprint
391 - How Lucy Bella Earl learned fluent Spanish
390 - How to fall in love with a language with Shannon Kennedy and Caitlin Sacasas
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