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	<title>Tower of Confusion &#187; Motivation</title>
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		<title>Hyperpolyglot Who Speaks 59 Languages</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2011/01/22/hyperpolyglot-who-speaks-59-languages/</link>
		<comments>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2011/01/22/hyperpolyglot-who-speaks-59-languages/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 19:03:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetYesterday I was contacted by someone who claimed to speak 59 languages and he was only 18 years old! My first reaction was: Really?! Well, &#8216;speak&#8217; is a vague term. In fact, he admitted up front that he was not fluent in all of them. Before jumping into any conclusion of my own, I did [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Speak Only When Ready &#8211; But When Will You be Ready?</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2010/03/21/speak-only-when-ready-but-when-will-you-be-ready/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 09:04:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetThere was an interesting exchange between Steve the Linguist and Benny the Irish Polyglot. I downloaded the podcast more than a week ago but only managed to get through it on a red-eye flight back from Seattle yesterday. In brief, Steve thinks that we should first immerse ourselves into a lot of input activities and [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>12</slash:comments>
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		<title>Anniversary</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/12/15/anniversary/</link>
		<comments>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/12/15/anniversary/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:46:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[General]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TweetToday marks the 1st anniversary of this blog. Exactly one year ago, I decided to create a blog to share my thoughts on language learning and multiculturalism. During this period, I have learned a lot about language learning, and most importantly, I have met many language enthusiasts in the blogosphere. I am delighted to see [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>For the Sake of Conversation</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/11/20/for-the-sake-of-conversation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/11/20/for-the-sake-of-conversation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Nov 2007 18:49:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetKeith left me a comment on my previous post, asking why I would join so many language-exchange networks. In fact, I am not quite sure if I know the answer. May be they are free, or perhaps I keep joining new ones simply because none of them has met my expectations. When I look back [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Conversation with Ziad Fazah</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/10/20/conversation-with-ziad-farah/</link>
		<comments>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/10/20/conversation-with-ziad-farah/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Oct 2007 23:12:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Skype]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TweetToday, I had the honour to talk with Ziad Fazah. Yes, the person who claimed to have learnt 59 languages in his youth. Thanks, Keith, for the inspiration. At last, I decided to talk to the legendary linguist. I sent an email to Ziad yesterday, and was surprised to receive his reply on the same [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>A Negative Comment</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/05/04/a-negative-comment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/05/04/a-negative-comment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 13:17:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mandarin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetI was walking down the Las Vegas Boulevard last week with 2 colleagues, both were native Mandarin speakers. We have known each other for years, well before the time I picked up Mandarin. So we usually communicate in English. Imagine how inconvenient they were not being able to speak their native languages because of my [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Laughter in the Class</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/04/13/laughter-in-the-class/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mandarin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetIn any typical language class of reasonable size, there is always someone, or perhaps a few people, who turn our to be natural comedians or clowns. Either involuntarily or acting on purpose, they bring laughter to the class. About a year or two ago, I went to a Mandarin Pinyin class. Due to the limitation [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Creating an Environment</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/03/30/creating-your-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/03/30/creating-your-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2007 14:13:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Danish]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multiculturalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Thai]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TweetA few days ago, I stumbled upon a YouTube link from a language forum. Stuart Jay Raj claims to be able to speak,read, and write in more than 15 languages, and he is still learning new ones. Here is the first of the 5-part series you can found in YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=DCITee_8ZnU Stuart seems to adopt [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Learn from the Learners</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/02/23/learn-from-the-learners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/02/23/learn-from-the-learners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2007 15:30:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TweetA major cause of people giving up language learning is the lack of motivation. I believe one way to constantly get motivated while acquiring a language is to talk to those who have acquired it. A native speaker speaks the language well, but usually he cannot share with you his experience or struggles in learning [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Resume Critique</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/01/15/resume-critique/</link>
		<comments>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/01/15/resume-critique/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jan 2007 13:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[French]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://towerofconfusion.wordpress.com/?p=89</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[TweetUnless I know a language well enough that I can communicate in it, I cannot claim to know the language. A few months ago, my company’s human resource department ran a resume critique session for funding-raising purposes. I decided to dust off my years-old resume and give them a shot. After giving out a few [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>My New Month&#8217;s Resolution</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/01/01/my-new-months-resolution/</link>
		<comments>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2007/01/01/my-new-months-resolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jan 2007 13:51:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[English]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetHow long does a typical New Year’s resolution last? A month? We often make New Year’s resolutions for the sake of New Year. After failing for so many times, we just stop making them. Is there a way we can overcome this fate? Say if a typical New Year’s resolution last for only a month, [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>Writing My PLCs</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2006/12/31/writing-progress-reports/</link>
		<comments>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2006/12/31/writing-progress-reports/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2006 14:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetMy company has this policy that every employee must fill out a Personal Business Commitment (PBC) form every year. The form contains several goals and at the end of the year, we are to write our own report and see if the goals have been achieved. I have just spent the entire day last Friday [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Support from the Blogosphere</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2006/12/28/blogosphere-and-language-learners/</link>
		<comments>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2006/12/28/blogosphere-and-language-learners/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Dec 2006 17:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mandarin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TweetAre you currently feeling discouraged? Write it out in your blog. This was what Jeremy did. About 2 weeks ago, he started a blog to track his Mandarin learning progress. Then 2 days later, he felt discouraged: “I woke up this morning thinking about my progress so far. I was very discouraged. I&#8217;ve never been [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Feeling Embarrassed to Speak</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2006/12/22/feeling-embarrassed-to-speak/</link>
		<comments>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2006/12/22/feeling-embarrassed-to-speak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Dec 2006 13:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cantonese]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TweetIn a thread from a Cantonese Learner&#8217;s forum posted a few days ago, several learners expressed their fears and frustrations when attempting to practice their learning language in public. Here are some excerpts: &#8220;If &#8230; there is a big line behind me &#8230; I feel paranoid that people behind me are getting angry.&#8221; &#8220;I once [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Mandarin-speaking Salesman</title>
		<link>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2006/12/18/the-mandarin-speaking-salesman/</link>
		<comments>http://www.towerofconfusion.com/2006/12/18/the-mandarin-speaking-salesman/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Dec 2006 12:53:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>edwin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mandarin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Motivation]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TweetI believe one way to motivate ourselves in language learning is to look at those who do not speak the language well but still have the courage to speak it. Admire them! I remember many years ago I and my wife (was my girl-friend back then) ended up in a seminar. The organizers were trying [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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