#39 Julie Ferguson on Speaking 5 Languages as a Deafblind Polyglot

In this episode of the Language Hacking Podcast, we talk to Julie
Ferguson who has learned five languages and is getting ready to
learn her sixth – Scots Gaelic. She’s severely deaf and legally
blind and has come up with loads of creative strategies for
learning languages which she shares in this podcast as well as
accessibility for both language resources and travel.


Featured Resources


Julie’s articles on Fluent in 3 Months



Mentioned in this Episode


Julie’s articles on Fluent in 3 Months

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Transcript for this episode



Episode Overview


Some of the topics brought up during the interview are:


Overcoming physical challenges to learn languages

Being a visual learner while legally blind

Getting help from a tutor and not solely relying on
self-study

Creative strategies for improving the accessibility of
language learning resources

How the accountability of the classroom helps Julie keep on
top of her studies

What it was like learning Swedish in Sweden

Getting over the frustration of asking people for help

How to keep conversations in the local language

Traveling and accessibility

Tips for avoiding language interference

Building resilience in your language learning



Podcast theme: “A New Beginning” by Shannon Kennedy


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