my languages, my world

My languages, my worldM. R. FOTI

• Novelist („Dokąd teraz popłynę?”, NovaeRes 2015)

• Polyglot

• Graduate of the IB Diploma Programme

• Student of the Far East Studies in Jagiellonian Unviersity

M. R. FOTI

> Languages I speak fluently:• Polish• Italian• English• German

> Languages I am learning:• Chinese• Korean

> Languages I want to learn> Languages I quit

My polyglot experience

Language learning methodsItalian English German Chinese Korean

Repeating what others said

Translating songs

Classes 4 times a week

Learning radicals

Learning as fast as possible

Asking others for help with drawings

Some words are similar to Italian

Preparing for a contest during holidays

Copying characters (60 times per character)

Learning without repeating

Watching TV Interest in British culture

Completing grammar sheets

Pausing audio and repeating sentences

Classes 3 times a week?

Reading comic books

Browsing the web

Going on trips to Germany

Spending time with Chinese friends

• Highly paid job

• More music, books and movies to enjoy

• Friendships with new, interesting people

• More opportunities to travel

• Other people’s respect*^-^*

Joys and pains of being a polyglot

• „SAY SOMETHING IN CHINESE!”

• Becoming professional takes more time

• People don’t understand idiomatic expressions one learned

• It does consume time

• „You must have a perfect memory”

• „Do you mix languages you learn?”

• „I think learning Asian languages is harder than learning European languages”

3 myths about being a polyglot

Thank you!