Episode 38: Polyglot Club Certificates Available Now

Creative Language Learning Podcast

Content provided by Kerstin Cable. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Kerstin Cable or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://player.fm/legal.

8y ago 1:16:39

MP3•Episode home

Archived series ("HTTP Redirect" status)

Replaced by: fluentlanguage.co.uk

When? This feed was archived on August 29, 2017 09:31 (6+ y ago). Last successful fetch was on August 28, 2017 13:36 (6+ y ago)

Why? HTTP Redirect status. The feed permanently redirected to another series.

What now? If you were subscribed to this series when it was replaced, you will now be subscribed to the replacement series. This series will no longer be checked for updates. If you believe this to be in error, please check if the publisher's feed link below is valid and contact support to request the feed be restored or if you have any other concerns about this.

Episode 35 of the Creative Language Learning Podcast is brought to you with support from HelloTalk. Go visit them now, because you're totally missing out.

Do you remember when you first heard the word "polyglot"?

And what does this word mean to you?

##Show Topic: What Is a "Polyglot" and Should You Be One?

In this episode, Lindsay and I went deeper into what's changed in the emerging community of internet polyglots. A few years ago, the YouTube landscape in particular was a nasty place. But things are looking up!

What does the word mean, and is being polyglot desirable?

Far from being entirely opposed to polyglots as a barrage of braggards and internet trolls, we are able to bring you many positive thoughts and perspectives.

##Polyglot Guest: Alex Rawlings

In this episode, we have a special guest who is a famous fancy polyglot and known for winning the prestigious Harper-Collins award of being [Britain's Most Multilingual Student]. It's Alex Rawlings, co-founder of the [Polyglot Conference] and "full-time language guru dude".

Polyglots have existed a lot longer than YouTube.

Alex did an amazing job of describing how the polyglot community has changed and also why it wasn't a great place to start out in. It's fascinating how much YouTube comes up in this discussion. He shares the story of bringing a bit of offline magic into the online world, and we agree that the internet is now a nicer place for language learners, and thank God for that.

##Takeaway of the Week

"It is what you make it."

There is still a personal challenge to readers, but also a real sense of permission to make the word mean what it means to you. Polyglots might be online, offline, nice, nasty, multilingual or just really curious.

For me, the biggest update to the polyglot label was the idea of it being all about the intention of learning languages, and the interest, and the passion. I love that!

##Links and Tips from This Episode

Alex Rawlings writes at Rawlangs

Lindsay on Youtube: What's a Polyglot?

Kerstin speaks (reads!!!!) 25 European languages - the best part of making this video was finding native speakers of 25 languages in one week. I even rang the Icelandic and Luxembourgish tourist offices. ^__

My Blog Article from May 2014, summing up all the polyglot negatives

Polyglot Conference - this year in Greece and the Polyglot Workshops or just search for any of these things on Facebook

Polyglot Gathering in Berlin

HelloTalk

Are you going to claim the polyglot title this year? Or still not convinced?

Special Guest: Alex Rawlings.

63 episodes

#Podcasting Education #Language Learning #Society #Travel #Language #Learn #Creativity #Teaching #Bilingual