Could you and I speak seven languages in four years? (Your own and six others.) How did this little girl do it?
Firstly, it helps if your mother or spouse is a linguist, teaches languages, and is prepared to speak to you in two language on alternating days. Your own language, alternating with a second language.
You could do this if you married somebody who spoke three languages, and you spoke three different languages. And you agreed to learn another language or two together.
With seven days in a week, with or without a companion, you could learn and speak:
English on Sunday, French on Monday, Spanish on Tuesday, Italian on Thursday, German on Friday, Greek or Hebrew or Arabic or Chinese on Saturday, and instead of English, or just Sunday morning or mealtimes on Sunday, add whichever of Greek, Hebrew, Arabic or Chinese you were not speaking on Saturday. You could also join a bilingual Toastmasters club or one that speaks another language. The Toastmasters manuals are in several languages, including French , Arabic and Chinese.
If you don't want to join Toastmasters, you can attend as a guest. Or you could watch foreign language films with subtitles.
On the Facebook Polyglot page you frequently see somebody who wishes to learn English and will in turn teach you to speak their native language which might be Chinese or Spanish.
Fast facts
Bella Devyatkina. Mother Julia.
Bella's first 10 months were spent on her native language Russian, alternating with English.
For two months from age 10 months to one year she learned French words on 60 flashcards. (See the word, such as hand, point to the object.)
One year later, aged 2, Bella can read French and speak in the 3 languages.
End of year 3, when she is 3 years old, she starts Chinese. She watches cartoons in Chinese.
I have been using Duolingo for Spanish, and Chinese flashcards from Chineasy.
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About the Author
Angela Lansbury is a travel writer and photographer, author and speaker, fashionista. Please share links to your favourite posts or one or more of the blogs
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