Moses McCormick
Moses McCormick | |
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| Born | Moses Monweal McCormick March 12, 1981 Akron, Ohio, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 2021 (aged 39) Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Other names | Laoshu |
| Alma mater | Ohio State University |
| Known for | Polyglottism |
Moses Monweal McCormick (March 12, 1981[citation needed] – March 4, 2021), also known as Laoshu (from Chinese: 老鼠; pinyin: lǎoshǔ, transl. mouse) or Laoshu505000, was an American polyglot and YouTuber.
Language learning
Moses McCormick was born in Akron, OH on March 12, 1981. McCormick began learning Mandarin Chinese at 18 eventually learning to both read and write Chinese kanji. He pioneered the language “surprise reaction” video genre on YouTube and gained popularity by speaking several languages with native speakers that he met in public places, and uploading the videos on his YouTube channel.[1][2] He called this activity leveling up.[3]
McCormick taught language lessons remotely over the internet,[4] over time developing his own language learning method, which he called FLR (Foreign Language Roadrunning).[5][6]
The foreign language in which McCormick was most fluent was Mandarin Chinese. He also spoke around twenty languages at a basic conversational level, including Japanese, Vietnamese, Cantonese, Korean, Somali, Spanish, and Swahili.[1]
Death
McCormick died on March 4, 2021, possibly due to heart complications.[5][4][6]
References
- ^ a b Ha, Thu-Huong (May 8, 2017). "An American conversant in 20 languages delights strangers in their native tongues". Quartz.
- ^ Lewis, Benny (June 21, 2015). "6 myths that prevent people from learning multiple languages". Business Insider.
- ^ Lewis, Benny. "Language leveling up: Moses and Benny speak a dozen languages in Columbus Ohio". Fluentin3months.com.
- ^ a b Thalen, Mikael (March 8, 2021). "Popular language YouTuber 'Laoshu' dies". The Daily Dot.
- ^ a b Ke, Bryan (March 8, 2021). "YouTuber Laoshu505000 Who Spoke Over 20 Languages Passes Away at 39". Yahoo! News.
- ^ a b Lethebo (March 5, 2021). "Professional Polyglot, Moses McCormick Has Passed Away". Latestnewssouthafrica.com.
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