Multilingualism is natural. It is a lifestyle. It is for everyone.

I know that most language learners just struggle with one language. I think we can all learn to speak many languages. Here I talk about multilingualism.

I am hoping to find some kindred spirits out there in the blogosphere.

Comments

[Talibullughaat]

Check this video out where Professor Arguelles gives lingq a mention:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sG6mZDYL9P8

[RobG]

Wow, Professor Arguelles called Lingq the "hope for the future" and also had some extremely nice things to say about Steve! I'm impressed! I also agree that people should strive for multilingualism if they are at all interested in other cultures, travelling, world cinema/music or any multitude of other reasons. The only problem seems to be that people have an ingrained belief that it is impossible, and this is what holds them back...

[Mahdi]

that was interesting, but i doubt if i can even finish English!!!

[Robyn]

It's a great idea to get people excited about multi-lingualism.

I am learning Spanish, Japanese, Mandarin & Arabic concurrently at night school in Perth, Western Australia. The most interesting comment I had was from my Mandarin teacher who told me "you can't do that. It's impossible. You will get them all mixed up."

Well, she was so totally wrong. I am doing really well in them all, and have passed all my tests - even scored 100% on my Spanish conversation test.

Most people tell me "Oh, you must have a gift for languages." Nope - no gift. In fact I failed high school, and have recently been diagnosed with a learning disorder, which makes it all that much harder. What I do have is a determination to learn well as many languages as I can, as soon as possible. I have found I can manage 4 at a time. Perhaps when I have these initial languages comfortably embedded, I will be able to learn more at once. I really look forward to that.

I would love to know more people who are in the midst of becoming multi-lingual. Do you know of anyone else in Australia who is doing this? I don't, and I would love to hear from them.

Regards,

Robyn

[Garrick]

I think this would be a great idea. I live multilingually at the moment - mostly German (where I live) and English (first native language), with opportunities to use my French (my second native language) and Spanish around me, all while learning Russian and Mandarin Chinese. It's great fun, linguistically speaking, and I've found an affection for grammar and linguistic technicalities that surprised me. To motivate more people to step out of their one-or-two language bubble would be great, and enriching for everyone, I am sure.