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| Pirhani, the second polyglot of the world |
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Ali Pirhani is an Iranian genius who speaks 19 languages. His complex language aptitude cannot be described or explained by the current theories in the field. He is a kind of revolution for the field of foreign language learning and teaching. Pirhani is also considered as the second polyglot of the world, following to Dr. Jack C. Richards, who speaks 23 languages fluently. He says he is willing to break Dr. Jack C. Richard’s record, but he also mentions that he does not enjoy as much facilities as his rival in his journey. He also is committed to his students, teaching them mostly English, French, and German.
Born 1985 in Hamedan, he is the last of 3 sons of his family. Living in a family with absolutely no knowledge of foreign languages, he surprisingly started his journey through the other languages at the age of 5, without any teachers or formal instruction. Six month later, after what he himself expresses to be “memorizing the words as characters” he finally reached to a point when he could speak French almost fluently. But to him it was just the beginning. Knowing another language beside Persian, he was now feeling himself in front of a whole new world; in his own word he says: “I was always fond of learning other languages and getting to know other people and cultures”. Probably that was when he started studying German, the second language which made him crazy about literature and philosophy. Spanish, Italian, Hindi, Swedish, Romanian, Russian, Arabic, Hebrew, Turkish, Portuguese, Esperanto, Finish, Chinese, Latin and Greek were among other languages he has learned afterwards, during a frustrating process of studying almost 12 hours a day. He got his BA in English literature at the age of 22. However he has never been a fan of academic institutions. Translating Nahj-al-Balaque by Imam Ali (AS) into English, French, and German was probably what gave him enough power to go on with his new special e-learning design, which helps students with learning a new language within 6 months. He owes his success mostly to his skills of scheduling, and his tiny notebooks, in which he writes every single “to do” of his. Pirhani believes that a foreign language can be taught to any one; however it takes time, fondness and effort. Now he is finalizing his MA in TEFL. Being a PHD student of international law, he still finds enough time to enjoy his life by swimming and walking. He also dedicates himself to studying western philosophy, sociology, and literature. (Source: polyglotcenter.org)   Socialize this Subscribe to our RSS feed to stay in touch and receive all of TT updates right in your feed reader
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