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Brendan Richard "Benny" Lewis is an author, polyglot, language teacher, and "technomad language hacker".〔〔〔 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''.〔 He has given two talks on TEDx. He speaks Esperanto, French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Irish, German, and American sign language.〔〔 In 2013, he was named a "Traveler of the Year" by ''National Geographic'' magazine.〔 He speaks over 10 languages.〔(BBC Radio 4 )〕 He suggests that American entrepreneurs learn foreign languages〔(How Learning An Additional Language Could Influence Your Business Cheryl Conner 2014-04-17 ), Forbes〕 and notes that "In Ireland, we grow up hearing a range of Englishes.".〔(How to Speak English Like the Irish On Paddy's Day 2014-05-17, Huffington Post )〕 He was awarded a "Language Ambassador of the Year" award in 2012.〔(European Language Label )〕 ==See also == * List of polyglots 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Benny Lewis」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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