Hey! I’m Liam. I learned Danish as a second language. People started asking questions: how did you get so good at Danish? How did you learn the language? Aren’t you Danish?
Surprise! I am from England, but moving to Denmark changed my life dramatically. I guess growing up in the middle of England, an area historically known as Danelaw, planted a Viking seed in me.
My love for Danish rock band, Mew took me on a journey of rediscovery and healing, teaching me how to take risks, learn new skills and believe in myself.
I eventually got so good at the language that I started making videos, from there I went on to teaching, working with various online companies before finally going solo.
DanishTube has been through many stages, transitions, and developments. I started out as the Danglish Guru, helping develop one of the most popular Danish language YouTube channels, which then changed into was known as Taste of Danish, before finally transforming into DanishTube as you know it today.
I am proud to see what this corner of the Danish learning universe has become, but more importantly, I am happy you’re here.
Want to hear my story? Listen to this intimate podcast episode where I explain how I went from smoking pot, bumming around without direction, to becoming a self-employed Danish teacher and content creator, building honest relationships around a language I adopted as my own.
Since becoming a full-time teacher back in 2017, I've guided people from all over the world on their Danish language journey.
I use the world guide in order to break down the barrier between teacher and student. It's important to note, that I too am a student, and not only of Danish. I have been developing and assessing my approach since 2017, and have made some massive personal discoveries.
My vision involves a kind of language metamorphosis. Both teaching and learning a language must go far beyond the classroom or Zoom meeting, especially when learning online.
When a teacher is regurgitating nothing but well-known grammar rules, pronunciation patterns, or simply what is needed to pass a test, the learning environment quicky becomes stagnant. So the question then becomes: how do breath life into learning Danish?
My mission is therefore to create a learning environment where people not only expand their knowledge of Danish, but also feel supported, heard, connected and a part of something greater than mere words and phrases.
Everyone wants to make language learning fun. That's nothing new. But what does that actually mean? Do you simply need to play games and watch funny videos? It certainly helps, but there is much more to consider.
My lesson format has come as a result of trial and error. It works, and the foundation is grounded upon community and connection.
In my Danish lessons: some cry, everyone laughs, a few are challenged, everyone has their say, and the vast majority join a community, not of like-minded people, but of individuals with one shared interest and a thousand-and-one differing interests.
Some draw, some knit, some do sports, some like to cook; some work at LEGO, some have a Danish boyfriend; some have a cat, others have a dog.
It's the other interests and personalities that make learning Danish a fun experience, and going beyond the language is what makes it worth learning.
My mission: to build a community through the Danish language.
At the time of writing this I have made eighty-seven podcast episodes. Soon, if I haven’t already, I’ll hit one-hundred. Listen to the very first learning Danish podcast episode here, and more about how it all started.
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