In this episode, we talk to renowned polyglot Richard Simcott about learning languages at university, raising a multilingual child, and finding motivation to learn languages through human connection.

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Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:

Studying language at university
Secrets to working on more than one language at a time
How to maintain languages with anchor languages
Reactivating, improving and learning languages
Finding motivation to learn languages through human connection
Uploading videos and becoming a part of the polyglot community
The origins of the Polyglot Conference and shifting to the online space
What language learning resources and methods Richard Simcott uses
How Richard is learning Korean with his daughter
Criteria for choosing a language tutor
Raising multilingual children

Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy

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#35 Richard Simcott on Being a World Famous Polyglot

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#35 Richard Simcott on Being a World Famous Polyglot