Interviews · Experiments · Results

I asked 18 language-learning researchers how we really learn languages.

Then I tested their advice on myself. I'm Loïs Talagrand, a software developer and language learner in Tahiti, and I share what holds up: the interviews, the experiments and the results.

Watch the interviews How I learned Spanish in 3 months
Guest on Cornell University's language learning podcast
Loïs Talagrand
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Guest on Cornell University's language learning podcast

I was invited as a guest on Cornell University's language learning podcast to share practical ideas on language acquisition and building products that help learners speak sooner.

Listen at lrc.cornell.edu/podcast
Loïs Talagrand during the Spanish challenge
The experiment

How I Learned Spanish in 3 Months

I ran a 90-day challenge to go from almost zero Spanish to a real 30-minute conversation with a Colombian teacher.

  • 30–45 minof active study a day
  • 5 toolsspeeches, textbook, Anki deck, AI tutor and Netflix
  • ~B1conversational level after three months

The full method, timeline, tools, mistakes and outcomes from the challenge video.

Read the challenge breakdown