Hi! I am Sissi. I am a translator, language teacher and a PhD candidate in Byzantine studies and I graduated in Turkology. I study languages in general and my special field is Turkic linguistics.

Why did I start?

As a student, I often had difficulty understanding what my teachers were explaining. And it may surprise you, but I hated languages and linguistics in school! But somehow I happened to become a language teacher after university. I didn’t want to bore my students and disappoint them or make them hate languages. That’s why I decided to create funny materials for them. I started telling them interesting, funny stories. In this way, I created my method of teaching. I apply the same method to explain difficult linguistic definitions and concepts with the aim of making the linguistics available and easily comprehensive to everyone. I tell colorful stories which contain fantastic elements. My stories are remarkable and that’s why they are easy to remember. Beyond the definitions, I deal with current linguistic issues and I review interesting articles and books that help people to understand certain topics more deeply.

How did I start?

Well, I had to prepare a short presentation of a linguistic definition for a course in the university (it was the definition of loanword). I had only 3 minutes to explain what loanword means in a way that would be clear to everyone. This is how the idea was born. After some time, I made my very first video of the same definition. After that the second came, the third, the fourth and so on.

My belief. My goal:

I love creating videos about linguistic topics because linguistics is my passion. I love it because I love linguistics and I love creativity. I believe what I am doing, has a particular value. I believe that somebody will appreciate it. I believe that I can contribute to a better understanding of linguistic topics and issues with my videos.

Welcome to Glotters!   My Videoblog