Big thanks to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCez-2shYlHQY3LfILBuDYqQ for the interview! Catch Steve on youtube and check out his website www.lingq.com ▲THE WIL NEWSLETTER: https://josepheverettwil.substack.com/ ▲Patreon: www.patreon.com/WILearned ▲Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeverettlearned ▲IG: www.instagram.com/jeverett.whativelearned/ NAVIGATION: 0:00 - 0. Steve speaks 20 languages (Intro) 1:15 - 1. Who is Steve Kaufmann? 2:14 - 2. Language learning is a Skill 3:03 - 3. Trust your brain. It will learn for you. 4:45 - 4. Steve’s method and Linguist Stephen Krashen 8:06 - 5. The content has to be interesting 9:28 - 6. Indicating to the brain what is worth learning 12:23 - 7. Why traditional language instruction is so bad 13:40 - 8. Why is Japan’s English so low level? 17:00 - 9. Acting and Language 20:19 - 10. When should we study grammar? 22:27 - 11. Time spent reviewing? 24:27 - 12. The problem with flashcards 25:43 - 13. What do you think about “core” words? 28:19 - 14. Is Steve some kind of Genius? 30:24 - 15. The Secret to being a Successful polyglot 31:42 - 16. Television is better than a classroom 33:39 - 17. How would you define fluency? 36:42 - 18. Language learning ties into his hobbies For business inquiries: Joseph.Everett.Wil@gmail.com