A platform for language lovers.
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Places we dream of
A key component in language learning is where the learning takes place. The two most common places today are probably the classroom and the smart phone. Learning a language in a classroom with a teacher is of course a very structured way of learning. And learning a language on a language app on your smart…
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Everyone is a language teacher
One of my best friend, B, is French. We met during university studies in Sweden where we both were studying Business administration. At that time I had been studying French in school but was really struggling speaking. I had even spent a few months in Aix-en-Provence studying French, without an immediate effect. Many years later…
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The sounds of human life
The beating of a small heart through an ultrasound transducer: the first sounds of a new life. After a few months of dwelling inside the safe surroundings of your mother’s belly, listening to the distant voices and sounds of the world outside, you burst screaming in to life. From that moment a life long language…
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The Outspeak project
Learning a language is not always associated with lust. Instead, thoughts might go to drilling vocabulary, struggling with tricky French verbs, or German pronoun forms that never quite stick. However, I am convinced that no one would turn down the opportunity to speak more languages. The feeling of effortlessly ordering a coffee in fluent French…
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Un premier pas
A first post. Un premier pas. Starting is hard. In French, the verb is commencer. Not too far from communiquer, which means to communicate. And that’s really where it begins for me. Speaking, writing, expressing oneself. But not in Swedish – rather in other languages. I have always been fascinated by languages. By other cultures.…
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What Outspeak is about
Outspeak is a language project planning on coming to life in 2025. Our vision is to be a platform for language lovers across the world. Our mission is to bring inspiration to people through the best language education experiences. As for now we’re teaming up with people who wants to be part of the project.…
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Our language learning philosophy
We believe that language learning should be powered by passion. And we believe that passion springs from the people and the places that language learners dream about. It’s about giving everyone the possibility to get in contact with as much culture as possible, whether or not it’s full, months-long immersions or short, intense injections. It’s…
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Let’s talk about the future
We would love to grow our network and get in touch with passionate and innovative language creatives; people, language schools, culture movements and companies that want to hear more about our ambition and how to get involved in forming the Outspeak project. We’d love to hear from you, so send us an email to christopher@outspeak.cc…