‘Cocomelon taught me Danish!’ The people who learned a new language by watching TV

‘Cocomelon taught me Danish!’ The people who learned a new language by watching TV

From nursery rhyme shows to 13th-century Ottoman empire epics and Drag Race España, it’s easier than you might think to learn a language via telly – and way more fun than a textbook! During lockdown, I watched a Turkish show called Diriliş: Ertuğrul. It is set in the 13th century and it’s about Ertuğrul, the…