More Language Links!

Oh, how could I forget? I remembered a little bit after I posted yesterday that I forgot to mention the book and Internet document The Polyglot Project, which was written by members of the YouTube polyglot community about how they learned their languages and advice they have for language learners. It is over 500 pages in length and while I haven't read the entire document, I've read entries by my favorite YouTube polyglots.

http://www.docstocs.com/docs/60429490/The-Polyglot-Project

You can also buy it on amazon.com, but I wouldn't unless you wanted to donate a copy of it to your library to give it more exposure.

The man who edited the book is also a YouTuber, although most of his videos are not of him practicing languages. He issued the challenge on his channel last summer. He channel is below.

http://youtube.com/user/syzygycc

A great video that is by a man about my dad's age is by MagicMaximo. He tells a story about his experience learning Vietnamese in the US Navy in 1968. At first, he was reluctant to learn it since so few people outside of Vietnam spoke the language and he didn't know how he would use the language later in life. Apparently, it was a good thing he learned the language because after the Vietnam War many Vietnamese refugees moved to his area and needed to learn English and have their needs met by someone who understood their language. He, of course, could meet their needs and helped the refugees. His message is that you may never know if you really need to know a language.

Language Learning - A Story of Encouragement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-X_H_JYweA

Another thing I want to mention is one of my favorite language books, How to Learn Any Language by Barry Farber. I think this is the fifth time I've borrowed the book from the library, and I love reading his language biography and the review of the languages in the back of the book. Since it was written in 1990 it is a little outdated, but I still enjoy it because it makes language learning seem to be a thing anyone can do, so it can be a little inspirational.

Oh well, that's it for now. Good night.