my languages, my world
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My languages, my worldM. R. FOTI
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• 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
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> 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
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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
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• 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
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• „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
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Thank you!