Three polyglots meet in Poland
Do polyglots just talk about language learning?
If we did, we'd probably bore each other very quickly!
I had the pleasure of meeting Richard Simcott and Luca Lampariello in Poznań, Poland earlier this month. We share...
How to learn languages and make them stick
Last week, I did a guest post on Polyglot Dream (Luca Lampariello's popular language learning blog about how to learn languages and attain native-like pronunciation. I internalize the foreign languages that I learn to...
Video: Simple tips for learning languages
So you're not from a bilingual family and you live in a monolingual area where there's no one who speaks the language you're learning, you can still learn a new language.
Aaron Myers and I...
How to raise kids in a different country and maintain two languages
In this video interview, Aaron Myers, an expat from the US who has been raising two children in Istanbul for over four years gives advice about how to raise kids in a different country...
Ai, Se Eu Te Pego! Learn a catchy Brazilian song, learn Brazilian Portuguese
Do you want to know what the Brazilian Portuguese words "nossa", "balada", "pegar", and "galera" mean?
Do you want to distinguish the words "mas" and "mais" and not confuse them?
You can learn those lessons in...
Aprender inglês com música, “For the Longest Time”
Aprendi português ouvindo a radio portuguesa e cancoes brasileiras. Sei que e posivel aprender uma nova lingua sem viver no pais onde se fala a lingua. Eu nunca morei em um pais que fala...
How to learn Turkish
Here is the second part of my conversation with Aaron Myers of Everyday Language Learner, an expat from the United States who has been living in Istanbul for over four years. We met in...
How deaf people can learn foreign languages with music
I often hear these excuses: "I have no ear for languages" or "I don't have any musical talent, so I can't learn a foreign language".
WRONG!
Here is a very short video I did on Spanish...
Making language learning free and available to all
Aaron Myers and I met in Istanbul, Turkey in November 2011. Aaron Meyers has created his project, I-586, to bring free language learning materials to people in languages other than English since so many...
How Russian speakers can sound harsh in English without realizing it
Jon Stewart of The Daily Show made a funny and correct assessment of why Russian speakers sound "evil" in English, although they may not have any bad intentions.
"I wonder if Russia has been our...
