Learning a foreign language truly is a wonderful experience that opens up doors into new worlds and enriches our lives beyond measure.
Unfortunately, many people come back to their foreign language to find the door locked, because we don't talk enough about how to actually maintain language skills once we've acquired them.
The good news is that the process of properly maintaining a foreign language is just a beautiful as learning one. In fact, I would argue that's one of the best parts!
This book will teach you everything you need to know to build a lifestyle where you can maintain languages in a sustainable way that is realistic with a busy schedule.
Who is this book for?
This book is for all language learners.
It is not just for people who have already learned a foreign language to a high level and want to maintain it. It is also packed full of useful tips and advice that will help you learn a language the right way in order to set yourself up for successfully maintaining that language later.
The book makes a point to show how all of this is possible amidst our busy day-to-day lives. It details various scenarios, such as being a full-time student, a working adult, and even a full-time working parent!
Robin also emphasizes how to maintain your language(s) while still being able to follow your other hobbies and interests, and how to do all of this without living in the country where your target language is spoken.
Is this book for polyglots, too?
Absolutely! Robin devotes an entire chapter to show you the art of maintaining multiple languages, showing you how to become what he calls a language project manager.
Robin MacPherson is a multilingual designer, web developer and entrepreneur who grew up in England, but has lived and worked in 9 countries.
Although he grew up speaking only one language and really struggling in school, he now speaks 8 languages to high levels. He has been running a popular YouTube channel since 2009, where he helps people learn languages more effectively.
After running his first business for 2 years, where he provided various language services to clients in 11 countries around the world, in 2018 he started his second business: Kuma Brand.
Kuma Brand is a tech company that strives to create amazing language-learning content, resources, tools and applications to help as many people around the world as possible learn languages.
Since starting Kuma Brand, the scope of his YouTube channel and online work has vastly expanded, as he strives to develop great language-learning applications, tools and a new language-related career advice service called Kuma Careers.
