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About the Tligolian School of Languages

The name of the Tligolian School of Languages is a reference to Tligolian, a language that does not quite exist. If it existed, it would have a formidable verb system (to rival Georgian perhaps) and cunning and slippery nouns (like in Irish).  

The aim of the school is to help you learn a language when you feel stuck or when you feel you need something else. This time, this 'when', occurs several times during the language learning process. It may feel a bit like laziness, sadness, a sense of overwhelm. It may indeed lead to or originate in those feelings, but it is not just them. 




It is a point of time where nothing is quite good enough. You need something else. No, this is not correct. Something inside you needs something else, and that something may be called, depending on your preferred vocabulary, your imagination, your soul, or your inner-snail. None of these words do it justice. Maybe that something has to do the shape your soul makes when it is missing the shape and feel of a word in a language you are learning, a word you still don't know. In any case, it is a feeling that can stop you in your tracks or help you reach deeper, more interesting experiences as you grapple with a new language.  

In other words, the aim of the school is to address problems with learning a language in a way that's different from most mainstream approaches. Your ideas, problems, psychological hang-ups, and so called boredom and laziness are at the centre of this approach. Your imagination is key, and your life experiences are vital in learning a language. 



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