Dr Cabrera Álvarez’s top 5…

TED Ed talks on languages

¡Hola! This is my first blog entry of the series “Dr Cabrera Álvarez’s top 5…”

Today I want to share with you my top 5 TED Ed talks about languages. TED Ed talks are animated inspirational short videos (around 5 minutes each) about different topics. I have selected some of them that you may find interesting:

The benefits of a bilingual brain – Mia Nacamulli

In this video we will learn about the different types of bilinguals, the advantages of being multilingual and why it is never too late to start learning a new language.

How languages evolve – Alex Gendler

Why are there different languages? Watch this video for answers.

Are Elvish, Klingon, Dothraki and Na’vi real languages?- John McWhorter

John McWhorter talks about languages created for films or books – conlangs!

How interpreters juggle two languages at once – Ewandro Magalhaes

In this video we will learn more about the job of interpreters!

One of the most difficult words to translate… – Krystian Aparta

What do you think this word could be? In this video we will learn how culture and context influence the translation of a word.

I hope you enjoy them! Let me know what you think about them in the comment section!

Dr Cabrera Álvarez

Image: Snapshot of Ted Ed video in Vimeo