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How Does One Explain the Significant Decline in Foreign Language Study in the Unites States? Upon surfing the Internet, one will find many articles regarding the current stage of foreign language education in the United States. Such articles describe the alarming and significant yearly decrease in language learners throughout the last ten years. According to the Modern Language Association, foreign language instruction in colleges and universities started to decline in 2009. ...Continue reading

Polyglottist October Newsletter Dear current and prospective Polyglottist students, I hope you and you loved ones are doing well! I would like to share with you some very important updates that are taking place at our language school. ... Our next session will continue meeting on Zoom. Registration is already open for all languages for November, except some Spanish classes. (The registration for Spanish classes will be open next week.) New Beginner classes are now offered every month for all eight languages. All beginner classes will meet for six weeks. If you know someone who might be interested in learning one of those languages, please refer them to us. We now give a 20% tuition discount for each referral student for all languages, if that student registers. Do not forget occasionally explore our blog where we post articles on tips of learning languages, explore world cultures, review books on language learning, and discuss traveling. The last article we posted is titled My Beautiful Romance with Spanish Language. Explore our upcoming November classes and sign up to learn the language of your dreams! As always, I welcome all of your questions about our classes and general questions about learning languages. Warm wishes, -Olga Sylvia, PhD Polyglottist's Founder & CEO

This is an important book that addresses the role of foreign languages in educating global citizens.

My Beautiful Romance with the Spanish Language When you live in California, it is obvious that Spanish is the most common language (after English), and many people take Spanish classes at schools and universities. However, if you come from other parts of the world, it is not so evident. In East Europe, the second most popular foreign language to learn after English is German. Very few people study Spanish and finding classes and tutors in Spanish is not easy. Among all the co...Continue reading

Why should everyone travel! I started traveling when I was in college. For better or for worse, I am a terribly curious person who wants to know, comprehend, and experience various things, situations, and people. I crave to know how people live in other parts of the world. I have never looked at traveling as mere pastime or vacation, but instead, I see it as an intensive process of learning that happens on many different levels, consciously and unconsciously. When you see an...Continue reading

Italian beginner classes are starting next week. Sign up soon! Classes are filling up fast. https://polyglottistlanguageacademy.com/italian

Russian beginner 1 (for complete beginners) will start next Monday (September7th). Sign up now! https://polyglottistlanguageacademy.com//russian-beginner-

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Book Review of Kató Lomb’s Polyglot: How I Learn Languages and My Disagreements with the Renowned Polyglot A couple months ago, I came across a very promising book written by a famous polyglot, Kató Lomb. She has learnt and worked in 16 languages throughout her life. Later in life, she became famous by sharing her experiences learning those languages and giving tips on mastering the process. I immediately ordered this book on Amazon and read it quickly. Here, I want to sum up...Continue reading