I read the beginner Spanish Stories and Conversation books. Very well done. The biggest annoyance now with language learning materials is having to buy the audio version separate from the print version - these really should be bundled together, especially if you are buying the print version. For French, this led me to purchase a different beginner story collection than Olly's.
Thanks for the comment. I totally understand this feedback, and it's something we might look at in the future. There are some structural reasons why this isn't always possible, for example if you want the material to be available on iTunes or Audible (many people demand this) then those platforms force you to charge separately. But nevertheless, it's something I'll keep in mind!
Thank you for the interview with Olly, Michael! It's also so nice seeing a fellow musician also be a serious language learner! (also please check your/Glossika's FB, I've got a few things I would love to discuss with you)
You mentioned that you did a lot of work in the mountain and communicate the indigenous people of the Austronesian. Why not publish the recordings you collected? Or make it into a corpus that matches the text with the recording for the sake of text or audio searching? If your excellent works can only be shelved in the form of IPA, it won't work at all for language protection. Why not publish all the recordings of the indigenous language. You can charge if you want profit from your work.
Same with basically every youtube polyglot. Most of them are selling something. Some are good and some are bad, you just have to do your research and never buy something just because you like the person selling it.
I read the beginner Spanish Stories and Conversation books. Very well done. The biggest annoyance now with language learning materials is having to buy the audio version separate from the print version - these really should be bundled together, especially if you are buying the print version. For French, this led me to purchase a different beginner story collection than Olly's.
Thanks for the comment. I totally understand this feedback, and it's something we might look at in the future. There are some structural reasons why this isn't always possible, for example if you want the material to be available on iTunes or Audible (many people demand this) then those platforms force you to charge separately. But nevertheless, it's something I'll keep in mind!
Cheers Mike, it was a lot of fun to talk with you! 🙏🏻
Thanks, Olly!
First like. 👋🙂 Greetings from Sarajevo, Bosnia 🇧🇦
All the best.
Kerim
Thank you for the interview with Olly, Michael! It's also so nice seeing a fellow musician also be a serious language learner! (also please check your/Glossika's FB, I've got a few things I would love to discuss with you)
My UK French class in secondary school just put me off language learning for years.
Great interview!
台湾有你这样的人才真是有福气！你要是能来中国横断山区就好了。喜马拉雅到中国广西这一带，藏缅、汉白、苗瑶、壮侗、南岛、南亚这六大语系都集中在这里，现在的年轻人都不会说了
I would like to hear these SHORT STORIES IN AMERICAN ACENT to LEARN ENGLISH....
You mentioned that you did a lot of work in the mountain and communicate the indigenous people of the Austronesian. Why not publish the recordings you collected? Or make it into a corpus that matches the text with the recording for the sake of text or audio searching? If your excellent works can only be shelved in the form of IPA, it won't work at all for language protection. Why not publish all the recordings of the indigenous language. You can charge if you want profit from your work.
Keep in mind that Oilly is a book salesman and he wants your money.
Same with basically every youtube polyglot. Most of them are selling something. Some are good and some are bad, you just have to do your research and never buy something just because you like the person selling it.
👌🏼 Thank you Mike! 👌🏼