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My story and strategies were featured in Adam Grant's new book, "Hidden Potential".
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About me: I'm an American linguist and hyperpolyglot (certified by HYPIA as speaking 6+ languages). I passed the highest level of the Chinese proficiency test (HSK 6).
But trust me, I am NOT a natural when it comes to learning languages. I spoke only English until the age 21, and when I was in high school, I struggled to even pass Spanish (my heritage language...so that was particularly embarassing)
My breakthrough came during my life as an academic studying psycholinguistics: I studied how languages are structured and how they are acquired in the human brain. Those studies helped me learn several languages, despite my initial high school struggles.
Now I hope I can help other people learn how to learn languages too (and show them why they should bother!) I consult (for companies and individuals) on topics related to language learning, and blog about how to learn languages at misslinguistic.com.
I'm also the founder of Meridian Linguistics, which provides Asian language translation and AI training data services to technology companies. Our Hong Kong-based team has worked with Airbnb, The Economist, Alibaba, and more.
I am currently based in Beijing.
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Interested in working or studying with Meridian Linguistics? We train language lovers to provide translation and data annotation services for AI/Machine Learning. Our website and courses are here.
Click here to read my articles on Medium
Did You Learn English from the TV Show "Friends"?
What Does It Mean to be Fluent?
How to Learn a Language Without Many Online Resources
The Coronavirus vs Voice Technology in Asia
Want to learn a foreign language? italki has been, hands-down, the most valuable tool for me for over five years now. I use this platform to find tutors for everything from French conversational skills to Russian test prep.
🇮🇩 Want to learn Indonesian? I really like IndonesianPod101's lessons, especially on the app. They teach real, colloquial language, and the app is particularly convenient to use.
Sign up for IndonesianPod101 here.
🇨🇳 Here for Mandarin Chinese? I use Chineseclass101 (for reading and cultural context) and Skritter (for practicing characters). Both are apps that are convenient to use on your own time, at your own pace. Think of them as more comprehensive versions of Duolingo.
🇰🇷 안녕하세요! Are you learning Korean? Try Koreanclass101 for structured lessons you can follow at your own pace. I like that these dialogues are not overly formal, these are real colloquial conversations just like the ones you'll hear in Seoul or Busan.
🇹🇷 New language who dis! I'm using Turkishclass101 to prepare for my trip to Turkey, so that I can chat a bit with locals and get the most out of my trip. Known as the "Latin of Central Asia", Turkish is also related to Uzbek and Azeri...I'm hoping to get a lot of bang for my buck out of this language family!
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