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Great TED Talks for language practice

Learning another language? A collection of TED Talks to indulge in your linguistic desires. (Pro tip: Select subtitles in your preferred language to read along, too.)

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Can home cooking change the world?
13:15

Gastón Acurio

Can home cooking change the world?

13 minutes 15 seconds
Try something new for 30 days
03:10

Matt Cutts

Try something new for 30 days

3 minutes 10 seconds
The enchanting music of sign language
15:07

Christine Sun Kim

The enchanting music of sign language

15 minutes 7 seconds
The world's most boring television ... and why it's hilariously addictive
17:56

Thomas Hellum

The world's most boring television ... and why it's hilariously addictive

17 minutes 56 seconds
Street art with a message of hope and peace
05:29

eL Seed

Street art with a message of hope and peace

5 minutes 29 seconds
The beauty of what we'll never know
09:56

Pico Iyer

The beauty of what we'll never know

9 minutes 56 seconds
Thoughts on humanity, fame and love
17:41

Shah Rukh Khan

Thoughts on humanity, fame and love

17 minutes 41 seconds
Why the only future worth building includes everyone
17:41

His Holiness Pope Francis

Why the only future worth building includes everyone

17 minutes 41 seconds
Learn to read Chinese ... with ease!
05:57

ShaoLan

Learn to read Chinese ... with ease!

5 minutes 57 seconds
A sci-fi vision of love from a 318-year-old hologram
12:29

Monica Byrne

A sci-fi vision of love from a 318-year-old hologram

12 minutes 29 seconds
5 ways to listen better
07:33

Julian Treasure

5 ways to listen better

7 minutes 33 seconds
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