

Introducing: HISTORY This Week
Jan 2, 2020
Dive into the profound impact of language on history and human connections. Discover how the Rosetta Stone revolutionized communication, shaping empires and cultures. Reflect on personal experiences with language that highlight its power in our lives. The discussion showcases how words can define relationships and alter the course of events in our world.
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Language Shapes Power And Trust
- Language shapes connection and determines whether empires rise or fall.
- Shared language builds trust across travelers, traders, and revolutionaries.
Personal Experience With Language Learning
- Speaker 0 describes using Rosetta Stone and feeling progress with just minutes a day.
- They compare learning a language to a kind of time travel tied to human history.
Practice Immersion And Pronunciation
- Use immersive practice without English translations to build thinking in the new language.
- Practice pronunciation with real-time feedback to sound more natural in conversation.