The more I write the more it becomes painfully and abundantly clear that outside of language circles, the general population does not really understand much about the practical aspects of language or the differences between many of the titles bestowed upon various roles within the language community. Many people have done no more with language…
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by Marta Krzeminska Polyglot—when was the first time you heard this word? My first time was in 2013 when I was lucky to attend TEDx Warsaw, and see Benny Lewis’ talk on hacking language learning. That’s what I’d call being thrown into the deep waters of polyglottery! The concept of a polyglot was new to many…
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I’m not always exactly the most excessively patriotic person on the planet, especially as of late. After all, I left the United States to become an expat “seeking a better life” in Germany – successfully I might add. However, one thing that makes me particularly proud of being an American is that there is no…
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Having been a member of the online language enthusiast community for a while now I can state confidently that the vast majority of individuals are astoundingly supportive and open minded when it comes to one another, learning and language or culture related sciences. The community as a whole exhibits a high degree of overall intelligence…
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2015 was a great year for LATG. The Facebook page came in at #17 on Bab.la’s list of top language pages. We’ve seen a considerable rate of growth and engagement and the good times have continued to flow. I’ve compiled a list of the 10 most popular articles from this past year. Combined they’ve been…
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I’ve started a Patreon campaign to help carry the costs of maintaining and expanding LATG and I could use your help! Managing LATG is a labor of love. Unfortunately as this blog and community continue to grow the costs of running it – both in terms of material and website related costs as well as…
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