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Reading the signs…
I’ve been in Poland for three weeks now already. Just under a week left and I will be back on the road… Learning a language in-country is a luxury and it is not always an option. It is still possible...
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Balkan language “hit list”
Balkan Languages - Flags My relationship with The Balkans started almost a decade ago. Like the language obsessed person that I am, I had grand plans to learn all of the languages spoken in the...
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Turkish delight – language learning on a formal course
Turkish Language in The Balkans Whenever I meet people and they find out about my language learning, I am often asked how I go about learning a language. My answer to that is, “it depends on the...
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Motivation
Many people have asked me how I stay motivated. In order to answer this question, I need to also define a few things. When people talk about motivation, especially related to language learning, I get...
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Learning the Lingo
We talk about learning languages and how quickly we can do it. We look for the best courses to get us to the best level possible at break-neck speed. But is all this all in vain? Is language...
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Polish your Polish
Can you get your tongue around the weird and wonderful consonant sounds in Polish? Watch this video I put together and see how you do too! Post a reply to the video with you saying “chrząszcz”! :)...
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Setting goals
The summer is coming to an end in the northern hemisphere and it’s time to go back to school. This time of year feels like a lot of new starts for us. Over the summer I had a number of goals I set...
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It’s all Greek to me!
End of a conference…start of my challenge… At the end of the Polyglot Conference in New York City, I was pleased to announce that we’d be taking the event to Thessaloniki in Greece in 2016. We hope to...
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The Secret of Learning Languages
During a Polyglot Workshops Online session with participants, I got a really interesting comment: “I came to learn about the secret to learning languages”. This was not from someone who is new to...
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How fast can I learn a language?
Last time I explored the “The Secret of Learning Languages” with you and now I’d like to talk about just how fast you can learn a language. This is a frequent question people ask me. It is usually...
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