Cindy Blanco
@YeahThatCindy
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Deputy Editor of Learning Content @duolingo. Linguistics PhD, thinking, growing, exploring, and eager to tell you the new thing I just learned. (she/ella)
Brooklyn, NY
Joined October 2018
Ever wonder what linguists do in industry? Check me out! 👇
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RT @read_naveed: “I hate that all that internalized racism & xenophobia that caused me to quiet down my bilingualism tainted my childhood &…
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RT @Laura_Studarus: Writing about the intersection of language and travel for @duolingo continues to be one of my favorite projects. Now I…
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@kolibabski So glad you enjoyed it! One of my favorite things to do is write posts for first-time language learners. It's so valuable to remember how hard it is at the start! ❤️
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@Livvy_Mama @duolingo @AudreyKittredge Ohhh so funny, I love these linguistic ah-ha moments! 💡 Thanks so much for sharing!! 💚
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RT @Laura_Studarus: Sometimes dreams really do come true, I wrote about Japanese convenience store vocab for @duolingo.
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RT @kimopali: La Dra. @YeahThatCindy no pasó horas estudiando las lecciones de inglés escondidas en las canciones de Beyoncé como para que…
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@hulyald @leahcaitrin @duolingo (And in the meantime, skipping ahead on the website would get you around this for now)
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@sahikhurana I agree! I think the "other" category probably also captures learners who are interested in culture and entertainment media—especially when it comes to studying Japanese and Korean!
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@em_driscoll @duolingo Hi! Unfortunately I'm not on this team so I don't have particular insights! What I do know is it requires those things I mentioned above—MA, proficiency in 2 of the listed languages, and teaching expertise in a lang other than English.
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