Скачать или смотреть Turkish Speedrun (5/100): Learning Turkish from Zero on Duolingo

In these livestreams, you’ll see me learning Turkish from zero. But this isn’t just a language experiment — it’s a project with three very clear goals.

1. I want to put myself in my students’ shoes.
I teach Italian to people who often start completely from scratch, usually with English as their only reference point. I’ve studied several languages — English, Spanish, French, German, Russian, Italian Sign Language, and Albanian — but Turkish is nothing like any of them.
That makes it perfect for reconnecting with the feelings, confusion, and challenges my beginner students experience.

2. I chose Turkish because it’s accessible and connected to my work.
It uses the Latin alphabet, so anyone watching can follow along more easily.
Plus, it’s linked to my academic path and my research on Albania, a country with deep historical and cultural ties to Turkey.

3. I want to show how I learn, so I can teach my methods.
I know I’m fast at learning languages, and here I show exactly how I do it: my strategies, tricks, routines, and how I turn something like Duolingo into real progress.
The goal is to learn together — and then share everything with the learners who study Italian with me.

If you enjoy real language-learning journeys, need motivation, or want to learn Italian in a natural way… welcome to the stream. 😊