Polyglot meaning: Have you ever sat in a transit lounge or a high-stakes international summit and marvelled at that one individual effortlessly switching between Mandarin, French, and Arabic? As ...

It is with great pleasure that we announce the promotions of 18 faculty members, effective July 1, 2025. The following faculty were conferred tenure by the Board of Trustees.

Can a forgotten 100-year-old method make you a hyperpolyglot today? 😲 In this episode, a seasoned language professor reveals a classic technique from the early 1900s that helped people learn multiple ...

Xin Yi Lim might be the only person in the world who can take your drink order in 11 languages. Which has come in handy when taking orders as a mixologist at a downtown Toronto bar, a part-time gig ...

Xin Yi Lim arrived at the University of Toronto in 2019 with plans to become a cardiac surgeon, but she has since achieved a feat many would consider equally daunting: learning to speak 11 languages.

Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work covers anything from archaeology and the environment to technology and culture. Tom has a Master's degree in Journalism. His editorial work ...

Richard Simcott is a hyperpolyglot, meaning he has a gift for learning new languages. Read: How to learn 30 languages Read: The cult of the hyperpolyglot Read: Could the dominance of English harm ...

Born in Malaysia, Xin Yi Lim was raised in a family where English, Malay, Mandarin and Cantonese were all spoken regularly - but that was merely a jumping off point for her multilingual talents. The ...

Born in Malaysia, Xin Yi Lim was raised in a family where English, Malay, Mandarin and Cantonese were all spoken regularly – but that was merely a jumping off point for her multilingual talents. The ...

Composite of (left) Singaporean Oxford University undergraduate Jonas Fine Tan (Screengrab: TikTok/oliversoxford) and Dutch polyglot Wouter Corduwener in a tshirt that reads "You get €50 (US$55) if I ...