Metalearn

Ellen Jovin is a polyglot, writer and the founder of Syntaxis, a communication skills training firm based in New York. In 2009, she started a project to learn as much as she could of the languages spoken in New York in a year. But once she started, she never stopped - her schedule has included 21 different languages involving a total of nine different alphabets and writing systems - and she’s still going strong with no end in sight. Ellen’s an accomplished polyglot and an excellent communicator as I found out when we met at the Polyglot Conference in Thessaloniki, where she gave a fantastic talk on language learning products. In this episode we discuss a range of topics including: - What it means to know a language and Ellen’s definition of fluency - The method Ellen uses to learn languages and how this can be used by others - The challenges Ellen has faced learning languages and how she overcame them Whatever language you’re learning and whatever stage you’re at, you’ll benefit from Ellen’s insights and leav