The 5-step Surefire Way to Accelerated Language Learning
A lot of people wonder why it’s so hard to learn languages. The common consensus is that it takes a lot of time and energy—something that...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Dec 29, 2022
My Experiences - An Interview with the Press!
As an annual event for Polyglot Club SG, the Making Your Choice! webinar for Primary 6 students was held again this year, on the 26th of...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Dec 22, 2022
The Nationwide Foreign Language Translation Competition - Polyglot Club SG's first ever competition
Many people see learning foreign languages as another academic subject—as another pretty grade on paper, or another fancy certificate to...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Dec 16, 2022
Languages in Singapore — Our Bilingualism Policy and More!
When I go overseas, I often get asked, “What languages do you speak in Singapore?”, especially once they learn that out of the languages...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Dec 7, 2022
Interview with A/P Rebecca Lurie Starr
Very recently, I have had the honour of interviewing Associate Professor Rebecca Lurie Starr, from the Department of English, Linguistics...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Sep 1, 2022
How to Emote in Different Languages
In different languages, there are, obviously, different ways of stating emotions - happy, sad, surprised, angry, pain etc. However, the...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Aug 19, 2022
Oxford Summer Seminar 2022 - Major: Law
This summer, from July 30 to August 7, I had the privilege to join Oxbridge Academic Programs at their Oxford Summer Seminar in none...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Aug 10, 2022
¡VIVA LA FIESTA! - Spanish Festivals
¡VIVA LA FIESTA! Now this is a phrase almost everyone’s heard before. This essentially means live the party in Spanish, and it shows us...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Jul 27, 2022
Japanese Speech Contest 2022
^ the above image is organically sourced (we took it ourselves), so we did not link the source this time :) Public speaking is one of...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Jun 29, 2022
Creole Languages: What Are They?
Creole languages are languages that arise from speakers of multiple languages acquiring a common tongue. It is a stable, full-fledged...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Jun 10, 2022
Hangul - the Korean Alphabet
One of the things that discourages people, especially English-speakers, from learning Korean is the alphabet. As an alphabet that is...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Jun 6, 2022
7 Often-used "Baby Talk" Words in Singapore
I’m sure that no matter which country you’re from, you’ve heard your fair share of “baby talk” - whether it be during your own childhood,...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- May 30, 2022
10 Fake Friends of French and English (Non-Exhaustive List)
Faux amis - this French term literally translates to false friends or fake friends in English. What comes to mind? The toxic friendships...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- May 19, 2022
IMTLD: The Beauty and Efficiency of Singlish
International Womens’ Day, International Childrens’ Day, International Teachers’ Day. These are a few International Days that everyone...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Feb 9, 2022
C2 DALF!
French has always been a big part of my life, and though it saddens me, I believe that I’ve written the last chapter of my academic...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Jan 21, 2022
3rd Language Webinar - Making Your Choice!
img credits Third language is a topic that has been referenced multiple times in my earlier posts - it is a choice that lucky and...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Jun 23, 2021
Reviewing the most popular sites for learning Spanish
There are many online sites to learn Spanish - but which is the best choice for you? pic credits: bbc.com Spanish language learning sites...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Jun 23, 2021
National Day Celebrations in Different Countries
It is fifteen days - slightly more than a fortnight - to 9 August. Now you might ask: what is the significance of this day? On 9 August...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Jun 23, 2021
Traditional VS Simplified Chinese
What's the difference between the two? Many people may not know this, but Chinese actually has two (main) types of writing systems –...
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Loy Xing-Yi (Founder)
- Jun 23, 2021
Commonwealth Essay Contest 2021
How I won the Gold Finalist Award - and what it meant to me. Hello! It’s been a long time since we’ve last talked – I really do apologise...
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