Inspirational Stories How an American studying Russian achieved her breakthrough in speaking Betty started her language-learning journey with Spanish and later tried her hand at Russian. Speaking this language was a big challenge for her, but she never gave up. We asked her how she overcame her mental block speaking Russian, and how Glossika helped her along the way.
Learn Chinese Australian student on learning Chinese by himself Matthew thought that if he could learn Chinese (notoriously known to be difficult for English speakers), he could learn any language. He started learning Chinese with Glossika and is now comfortable conversing with native Chinese speakers.
Inspirational Stories One, two, punch: How a “bad” language learner became a polyglot For Sebastiao, the main goal of language learning is to be able to communicate with the people around him. He believes that learning a language is a lot like boxing: you have to train yourself first.
Inspirational Stories Opera Singer to Polyglot: "No character opens their mouth to speak unless they want something" Having spent his young years singing on cruise ships, Markos has been to many countries and was fascinated by languages. Markos tells Glossika how he went on to learn more than five languages and why he believes that baptism by fire is the best approach to learning a language.
Inspirational Stories An English/Chinese teacher’s insights into effective language learning Katie Blackburn has been living in Taiwan for more than 10 years, teaching English and Chinese. In this interview, Katie tells us about her journey to the Chinese-speaking world and the language-learning insights she found along the way.
Inspirational Stories Teaching English to Orphans: How a retired professor found his purpose Sam and his wife fell in love with Bali 25 years ago when they first visited as tourists. Now they volunteer for the SOS Children's Village orphanage in Bali. Sam told Glossika how he teaches English to the children at the orphanage and what difficulties he had to overcome to learn Indonesian.
Inspirational Stories Beyond Grades: Chinese software engineer on the joy he found in learning English Benjamin Tan says that most people in China learn English just to get a passing grade on the national exam. That was the case for him, too, but everything changed after one incident Ben calls “the disaster”.
Inspirational Stories Food, culture, and a polyglot mother’s journey to the Korean language Gina grew up speaking French and Creole, and she studied many languages to various levels throughout her life, including English, Spanish, and German. Now she’s preparing for a trip to Korea to research their traditional recipes.
Inspirational Stories "Get comfortable feeling silly" — How a dad went on to learn his third language Adham is a software engineer from the UK who has studied languages extensively throughout his life. We spoke to Adham about his goals and challenges, and how Glossika fits into his language-learning routine.
Learn Italian 7 Amazing Podcasts to improve Your Italian Listening Comprehension Turn washing the dishes into a learning opportunity with 7 Italian podcasts for language learners.
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Inspirational Stories Finding Memories: How a polyglot won his languages back after a brain injury Having woken up from a coma, polyglot William Hearn realized that all the languages he had ever known were competing for the same space in his head — but he could no longer express himself in any of them properly. In this story, William tells Glossika how he won his languages back.
Learn Russian Laughing is Learning: Five Cartoons for Russian Learners Before we get started, I need to tell you a story about a squirrel. One day, when I was 11 or 12, I was riding my bike home from school. I come from
