Posts by Richard

Going Quebecois!

July 2, 2017 3:38 pm Published by Richard Leave your thoughts

Where is the other challenge this summer? OK, admit it! You may have seen my blog post about learning Indonesian this summer... View Article

June 30, 2017 6:40 am Published by Richard Leave your thoughts

Let the summer language challenges begin! This month I have taken on a language learning challenge that’s new territory for... View Article

December 17, 2016 4:23 pm Published by Richard Leave your thoughts

Mike Campbell (from Glossika) first raised this question for me many years ago: Why are you not out saving languages?... View Article

February 25, 2016 7:16 pm Published by Richard Leave your thoughts

Last time I explored the “The Secret of Learning Languages” with you and now I’d like to talk about just... View Article

February 11, 2016 10:15 pm Published by Richard 1 Comment

During a Polyglot Workshops Online session with participants, I got a really interesting comment: “I came to learn about the... View Article

November 29, 2015 9:49 pm Published by Richard 1 Comment

End of a conference…start of my challenge… At the end of the Polyglot Conference in New York City, I was... View Article

August 28, 2015 3:25 pm Published by Richard Leave your thoughts

The summer is coming to an end in the northern hemisphere and it’s time to go back to school. This... View Article

July 27, 2015 11:42 pm Published by Richard Leave your thoughts

We often hear about people being “rusty” in a language. But what does that mean? How do we measure rust?... View Article

June 4, 2015 6:32 pm Published by Richard 1 Comment

Can you get your tongue around the weird and wonderful consonant sounds in Polish? Watch this video I put together... View Article

July 17, 2012 11:47 pm Published by Richard 25 Comments

The Goethe Institute has launched a video competition called MehrsprachICH for people who speak a number of foreign languages. This... View Article