Can You Learn Multiple Languages at Once? Expert Advice from Polyglots
By
Emilie Zuniga, Ph.D.
Baker's choice. Dense with flavour, light on filler.
Summary
Dr. Emilie Zuniga (a hyperpolyglot who speaks 20+ languages) and Mykhaylo Zakryzhevskyy (a bilingual Ukrainian-Russian speaker who studied several more languages) answer a Dear Duolingo reader question about whether it's possible to learn multiple languages at once. They draw on their linguistic training and personal experiences to offer advice on managing simultaneous language learning.
Key quotes
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Mykhaylo grew up in Ukraine and became a bilingual Ukrainian-Russian speaker early in life before going on to study several more!
Our training and life experience has prepared us well to answer this week's question.
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