Learning a New Language as an Adult: Our Founder Gabe Wyner on Vermont Edition

Learning a new language is something many of us dream about. But as adults, achieving fluency can sometimes feel frustratingly out of reach.

Is language learning genuinely more difficult once we reach adulthood? And what can we do to make the process more effective?

Fluent Forever founder Gabe Wyner recently joined Vermont Edition for an episode titled “Learning a New Language as an Adult.”

Listen to the episode:

In this episode, host Mikaela Lefrak explores different approaches to adult language learning with:

• Gabe Wyner, founder of Fluent Forever and author of Fluent Forever: How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It
• Thor Sawin, linguistics professor and Associate Dean of Curriculum at Middlebury Language Schools
• Eric Agnero, journalist and French tutor with Alliance Française

Together, they discuss the challenges adults face when learning another language and the methods that can help learners make meaningful progress towards fluency.

Gabe shares insights informed by his own experience learning multiple languages, attending Middlebury Language Schools and developing the Fluent Forever method.

If you’ve ever felt that you’re too old to become fluent, struggled to remember what you’ve studied or wondered whether you’re using the right learning methods, this conversation is well worth a listen.

You can also listen to the full episode on Vermont Public.

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