Richard Simcott

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Richard Simcott
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Born (1977-01-27) 27 January 1977 (age 45)
Chester, England
NationalityBritish
Known forPolyglottism

Richard William Simcott (born 27 January 1977)[1][2][3] is a hyperpolyglot who lives in Skopje, North Macedonia. He speaks 16 languages fluently. Harper Collins referred to him as "One of the most multilingual people from the United Kingdom".[4] Besides the languages that he exhibits fluency in, he has also actively studied more than 50 languages at some point in his career.[5]

Background[]

Simcott was born in the UK, with English as his first language, quickly learning French at a young age (he says he does not remember not speaking French). He grew up in the English Wales Border districts so quickly learnt Welsh as well. His father re-married a Thai woman, so he started to learn Thai on some trips there as a teenager. Since that time he has learned a range of languages including Turkish, Polish, Hebrew, Chinese, Icelandic, Macedonian[6] and Esperanto.[7][8] Simcott has worked with languages in the UK diplomatic service, he has been a production manager for Emoderation as well as being the languages director for Polpea. He has also hosted a range of Polyglot conferences internationally, and is the current head of the Polyglot conference.[9] He was interviewed by 16×9 for a short television programme about polyglots.[10] Simcott runs his own Blog "Speaking Fluently" and has published a book on French Short Stories. In 2015 the Goethe Institut named him Ambassador for Multilingualism.[11][12]

Language abilities[]

He is regarded as one of the most proficient polyglots in the UK. Simcott can learn languages in very short periods of time, and has passed C1 Fluency exams after 3 months of study[dubious – discuss]. According to his profile on LinkedIN, he is proclaiming native level command in English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch and Macedonian.[13] He can speak about 30 languages in total to some degree.[14] Unlike many polyglots, Simcott continues to study languages in a university environment.[15]

References[]

  1. ^ "Richard William SIMCOTT - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 27 January 2020.
  2. ^ @garydale (26 January 2017). "@SpeakinFluently I wish you a very happy (day early) birthday. With all your friends if I wait it will get lost in the din" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  3. ^ @daprast (28 January 2018). "Happy belated birthday to the amazing polyglot @SpeakinFluently! Selamat ulang tahun, Mas!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  4. ^ Fotheringham, John Jan 16, 2015 http://l2mastery.com "Interview with Hyperpolyglot Richard Simcott of SpeakingFluently.com"
  5. ^ "An extraordinary story: Richard Simcott - The Polyglot Dream". www.thepolyglotdream.com. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  6. ^ Alex Gentry "My Favorite Language Learners Series: Richard Simcott" Medium https://medium.com/@gentryalex13/my-favorite-language-learners-series-richard-simcott-c2c0ab0b7d8b
  7. ^ "an-extraordinary-story-richard-simcott" thepolyglotdream Jan 13, 2013 http://www.thepolyglotdream.com/an-extraordinary-story-richard-simcott/
  8. ^ Fotheringham, John Jan 16, 2015 http://l2mastery.com "Interview with Hyperpolyglot Richard Simcott of SpeakingFluently.com"
  9. ^ Mello, Jimmy "Richard Simcott – A polyglot from Chester and a life-long language learner speaking Portuguese" MyPolyglot http://mypolyglot.com/2015/07/09/richard-simcott-a-polyglot-from-chester-and-a-life-long-language-learner-speaking-portuguese/
  10. ^ 16x9onglobal (7 May 2012). "Word Play" (Video upload). YouTube. Google, Inc. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
  11. ^ Polyglotconference 2017 "Organisers Page" http://polyglotconference.com/index.php?/organizers
  12. ^ Williams, Martin "Multilingual speakers language learning" The Guardian 5 September 2013 https://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/sep/05/multilingual-speakers-language-learning
  13. ^ https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardsimcott/
  14. ^ Robson, David 2015 "How to learn 30 languages" BBC http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20150528-how-to-learn-30-languages
  15. ^ Williams, Martin "Multilingual speakers language learning" The Guardian 5 September 2013 https://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/sep/05/multilingual-speakers-language-learning

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