Polyglot Café

Languages “Lost” In Infancy Discovered In The Brain Infants begin to be familiarized with sound patterns associated with certain languages while still in the womb. But what happens to those neural pathways when an infant is adopted internationally and is no longer exposed to that first language? New research has found that the unconscious brain still…

And very poor French....great movie.

THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS - Trailer ( 1992 ) Trailer for Michael Mann's film

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John Dunbar, opportunity knocked and he answered. Improved his situation by learning a language.

Dances with Wolves (1990) HQ trailer Dances with Wolves (1990) trailer

Not only playing the role of a polyglot, but one in real life.

Inglourious Basterds - Full Length Trailer Inglourious Basterds - Full Length Trailer

Not only has David speak languages, but watched him practice and learn.

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A recommendation. Just because it is an alien language doesn't mean it doesn't count.

Battlefield Earth official Trailer Trailer zum (Scientology-) Film

Another group of polyglots saving the day

Windtalkers Trailer A trailer of the movie windtalkers with nicolas cage. And because of all the SOPA acts and stuff I have to say that this is not my video. I don't own any rig...

Another great

The 13th Warrior (1999) HD trailer The 13th Warrior (1999) trailer

Loving this series of commercials.

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another great film with a polyglot protagonist

the last samurai trailer son samuray http://bc.vc/DRuw1B

Kicking off a thread of films, where the hero is a polyglot. Today's flick...Stargate.

Stargate Trailer 1994

Anyone else have songs like this.that they remember from when they first started studying a second language?

Muzzy (German) - Guten Morgen Norbert teaches the times of day.

A great opportunity to experience a blending of cultures and a foreign language. http://www.ifccenter.com/films/a-girl-walks-home-alone-at-night/

Interference...how we get in the way of our own communication.

I got to use French at work with a gentleman that expected to only speak English. Our conversation was rocky, but not because of a lack of proficiency. It was because of our expectations and interference from other languages.

The man kept saying random words in English because of his expectation of speaking English with me, which threw me off when trying to respond in French. It was an English conversation cue, but I knew French was the proper response.

Interference from other languages hindered me as well. I have a few words that no matter what language I am speaking, they work their way in.

For 'but' I prefer 'demo' (Japanese) for 'or' I default to 'ili' (Russian) I don't know why, but it happens Renoir for me to notice it.

In this case, any time I used the expression 'il y a' (French) and wanted to follow it with another option by using 'or', rather than French, Russian followed.

Has anyone noticed similar transfer or interference issues?

http://japanese.about.com/blpod.htm

Join me on my 8 week journey towards Japanese competency. http://thejapanesepage.com/grammar.htm

Keep it spicy while keeping it spicy. What other languages would you talk sweet in? http://www.buzzle.com/articles/spanish-terms-of-endearment.html

Building fluency is tough for learners, often because of a lack of speaking opportunities. Here are some tips that can be used no matter what language. http://www.teachingwithamountainview.com/2013/04/top-10-tips-for-building-fluent-readers.html?m=1

I have always noticed it is easier to lie in English than other languages (for myself) http://www.academia.edu/1702902/Lying_in_a_First_or_Second_Language

Mapping Japanese Dialects https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&ei=yJxNVOKtJsP2yQSnw4GYBg&url=http://www.raco.cat/index.php/Dialectologia/article/viewFile/242107/324719&ved=0CC0QFjAF&usg=AFQjCNH0Z2ZeSIRNuZAaZQ9GUgiy2ZI_5Q&sig2=JK3roQUX8g9iPt-vZtPxjQ

ESL teaching strategies aren't just for teachers! Knowing sticking points in the learning process can help you become a better language learner.

http://m.busyteacher.org/12794-7-most-common-esl-problems-how-to-solve.html

I always find that it is easier to learn a new language through comparison with another. Here is a great page dedicated to just that,a break down of Spanish and Italian.

http://www.lancaster.ac.uk/staff/letchfoa/comparison/comparison.htm

I would like to get some people together for a translation project. Taking votes for the language and work to be selected.

A great read for anyone interested in comparative linguistics. http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0312610491?pc_redir=1413795803&robot_redir=1

This is on my top 3 of languages I would love to delve into.

Whistled language of the island of La Gomera (Canary Islands), the Silbo Gomero UNESCO: Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity - 2009 URL: http://www.unesco.org/culture/ich/RL/00172 Description: The whistled ...

What is your favorite? Does it translate well? http://www.uebersetzung.at/twister/

Imagine learning a language without interference from your mother tongue.

The linguistic genius of babies Patricia Kuhl shares astonishing findings about how babies learn one language over another -- by listening to the humans around them and "taking statistics" on the sounds they need to know. Clever lab experiments (and brain scans) show how 6-month-old babies use sophisticated reasoning to understand…

Umbrella, Paraguas, Parapluie, Regenschirm, 傘. I find this fascinating. In Spanish, French, German, and Japanese (as it relates to the kanji) the words for that thing we use to keep the rain off of us reference rain in the word. In English, however, we refer to shade. On top of that, we have a parasol. Just a word, but so much to think about.

Trying to get a few posts together on uncommon languages. If you or a friend speaks an uncommon language, message me, and we will come out and shoot a few short clips to share with the world.