Benny Lewis
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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]
See also
References
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- ↑ How Learning An Additional Language Could Influence Your Business Cheryl Conner 2014-04-17, Forbes
- ↑ How to Speak English Like the Irish On Paddy's Day 2014-05-17, Huffington Post
- ↑ BBC Radio 4
- ↑ European Language Label
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