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One multilingual journalist in particular has gone viral online for covering the Tokyo event in no less than six different languages. AP news agency foreign correspondent Philip Crowther has become the talk of social media after posting a video in which he appears speaking German, Luxembourgish, Spanish, Portuguese and English for various television stations around the world. The multilingual reporter reports for the American broadcaster PBS, Germany’s DW and France’s EuroNews, which broadcasts news in at least 16 different languages. Journalists from all over the world have been covering games and matches 24 hours a day, so no sports fan should miss out on anything that’s happening in the Japanese capital.
The son of a British father and a German mother, Philip is 40 years old and was born in Luxembourg, a European country whose official languages are Luxembourgish, French and German. He is currently in Tokyo covering the event, but he is a foreign correspondent at the White House, the seat of the US executive branch, in Washington, DC. "I learned to speak Luxembourgish from my friends, and I wordpress web design agency learned French very early on, in school. In college, I added Spanish and Portuguese," he explained in an interview with the US broadcaster ABC. Philip also spoke about his experiences as a correspondent reporter, his hobbies outside of work and the methods he has used to learn so many languages over the years. "At home, my father always spoke English and my mother responded in German," says the polyglot. According to him, young people who study in the country usually speak four languages, including French and English, taught from the ages of 10 and 12, respectively. From the age of 14, he began learning Spanish and became fluent when he moved to Barcelona at the age of 20. The following year, when he entered university in London, he decided it would be a good idea to learn Portuguese. "But for me, French was the most frustrating because it was the first language I learned away from home and its grammar is not very logical." After graduating in Hispanic Studies at King's College London, journalism came to me by accident.
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Three years of experience in Paris soon led to his current position as a correspondent for the Associated Press in Washington, DC. “We came up with the idea together to offer my reports in several languages at major events, like now in Tokyo, and that way I can do a lot of work,” sums up the multilingual journalist. His talent is especially beneficial behind the scenes when communicating with locals in various destinations. “ I have many friends in different countries because I can speak without a translator at my side .” Sports have been one of his passions since childhood. His biggest dream is a mix of personal and professional passion: to one day be able to interview soccer superstar Lionel Messi. “He’s my hero.” His answers are often not interesting because he’s a reserved person, so it wouldn’t be a great interview, but I would love to meet him anyway. Among the personalities Philip has interviewed is the legendary soccer player Pelé. “He’s probably the most famous and important person I’ve ever interviewed in my life, when he was in Angola.” Well, Philip is definitely connected through language! ConnectedThroughLanguage.
The son of a British father and a German mother, Philip is 40 years old and was born in Luxembourg, a European country whose official languages are Luxembourgish, French and German. He is currently in Tokyo covering the event, but he is a foreign correspondent at the White House, the seat of the US executive branch, in Washington, DC. "I learned to speak Luxembourgish from my friends, and I wordpress web design agency learned French very early on, in school. In college, I added Spanish and Portuguese," he explained in an interview with the US broadcaster ABC. Philip also spoke about his experiences as a correspondent reporter, his hobbies outside of work and the methods he has used to learn so many languages over the years. "At home, my father always spoke English and my mother responded in German," says the polyglot. According to him, young people who study in the country usually speak four languages, including French and English, taught from the ages of 10 and 12, respectively. From the age of 14, he began learning Spanish and became fluent when he moved to Barcelona at the age of 20. The following year, when he entered university in London, he decided it would be a good idea to learn Portuguese. "But for me, French was the most frustrating because it was the first language I learned away from home and its grammar is not very logical." After graduating in Hispanic Studies at King's College London, journalism came to me by accident.
polyglot-jounalist
Three years of experience in Paris soon led to his current position as a correspondent for the Associated Press in Washington, DC. “We came up with the idea together to offer my reports in several languages at major events, like now in Tokyo, and that way I can do a lot of work,” sums up the multilingual journalist. His talent is especially beneficial behind the scenes when communicating with locals in various destinations. “ I have many friends in different countries because I can speak without a translator at my side .” Sports have been one of his passions since childhood. His biggest dream is a mix of personal and professional passion: to one day be able to interview soccer superstar Lionel Messi. “He’s my hero.” His answers are often not interesting because he’s a reserved person, so it wouldn’t be a great interview, but I would love to meet him anyway. Among the personalities Philip has interviewed is the legendary soccer player Pelé. “He’s probably the most famous and important person I’ve ever interviewed in my life, when he was in Angola.” Well, Philip is definitely connected through language! ConnectedThroughLanguage.