The Benefits of Being Multilingual—with Thouria Benferhat - EP237
What are the benefits of being multilingual?
If you ask Thouria Benferhat, learning a language opens you up to the culture and allows you to embrace a whole new group of people.
And anytime you greet someone in their own language, they open up to you in a new way.
Thouria is a polyglot language teacher, translator and writer who has served Arabic, French, English and Spanish language learners of all ages since the 1970s.
She taught Arabic for the United Nations Language Program at its New York Headquarters for 36 years. And today, she shares information about languages in her books, blog, podcast and YouTube channel.
On this episode of Wickedly Smart Women, Thouria joins Anjel to explain how her female teachers and professors inspired her to pursue a career in education.
Thouria describes her experiences growing up in Arabic culture, sharing her journey to pursuing a Master’s in the US and how she landed a job teaching language at the UN.
Listen in for Thouria’s insight on the advantages of being multilingual and find out how her books and online platform can help you connect with others through language learning!
What You Will Learn
Thouria’s background teaching Arabic, French, English and Spanish
How Thouria’s female teachers and professors inspired her to pursue a career in education
Thouria’s experiences growing up female in Arabic culture
How Thouria benefitted from having open-minded parents who encouraged her studies
Thouria’s journey to pursuing a Master’s in the US and why she stayed
How Thouria landed a job teaching Arabic at the United Nations
What motivated Thouria to teach languages online after her retirement from the UN
How Thouria’s students inspired her to write In Arabic … I Am Iraqi and In Arabic … I Love You
Thouria’s take on the advantages of being multilingual
Who Thouria serves through her blog, podcast and YouTube channel
Connect with Thouria Benferhat
Things You Need to Know About Arabic Podcast
Things You Need to Know About Arabic on YouTube
Resources
In Arabic … I Am Iraqi by Thouria Benferhat
In Arabic … I Love You by Thouria Benferhat
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