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Funding some polyglots: good times for kickstarting language learning?

see what I did there?Last year, everyone was talking about smart watches and a slew of other futuristic gadgets – and the place to make those dreams happen was Kickstarter. This year, I’m happy to say that foreign languages got a lot of attention (and funding!) there as well. How does this work – and what are the crowd-funded wonders that language learners can look forward to?

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A 5-minute Book Review: Peter K Austin (ed.), “1000 Languages”

One of the nicest things about my new job is meeting hundreds of people who are keen on foreign language learning. And one amazing thing about those meetings – I learn something new every day. This entry is about a book I picked up during one of these meetings – and I hope you’ll be encouraged to pick it up too!

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Why You Are Sabotaging Yourself By Not Learning a Language

For a root, for a leaf, for a branch, for a tree.
"Being monolingual is so 1980s, man. You might as well cut your arm off."

There are thousands of languages being spoken in the world every day. Learning them all would be impossible; in fact, most people find it hard to learn more than one. But the point I want to make today is this: If you’re not learning a language now, you’re shooting yourself in the foot, and quite badly. It’s a strong statement, but I will stand by it – and if you read on, I will explain myself.