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Helping you gain confidence in your language learning via self awareness + personal growth🌱🌿
We all face mental and emotional blocks in our language learning. As an avid language learner, mindset coach, and teacher, I combine psychology, philosophy, and my own introvert musings to encourage and push you to your best language learning self (minus the burnout and frustration that language learning can bring!).
Here, you get:
1. Encouragement/mindset shifts when your doubts block your vision to your language confidence and goals
2. Less discussed topics about learning struggles, mental health, and honest progress
3. A look inside my adoptee story (that shaped how I learned 10+ languages) plus occasional language resource videos
Discover how to be more authentically you in your languages with me and our like-minded community!
We all face mental and emotional blocks in our language learning. As an avid language learner, mindset coach, and teacher, I combine psychology, philosophy, and my own introvert musings to encourage and push you to your best language learning self (minus the burnout and frustration that language learning can bring!).
Here, you get:
1. Encouragement/mindset shifts when your doubts block your vision to your language confidence and goals
2. Less discussed topics about learning struggles, mental health, and honest progress
3. A look inside my adoptee story (that shaped how I learned 10+ languages) plus occasional language resource videos
Discover how to be more authentically you in your languages with me and our like-minded community!
How I'd learn French in 2025 (if I could do it all over)
French was hard, mistakes were made...and after learning from experience, I'm here to bring you my reflections from one of my hardest languages, plus tell how I'd learn French in 2025 (if I could do it all over). While I'm thankful for these mistakes helping me grow into the language learner I am today, I hope these reflections help and inspire you to keep going in your own journey!
About “Confidence Reset for Language Learners” Series:
Want language confidence + success that propels you to move to that foreign country, talk to your bilingual relatives, or listen to that film without subtitles? Feel you’ll never get there, and seek encouragement along the way? See previous episodes of Confi...
About “Confidence Reset for Language Learners” Series:
Want language confidence + success that propels you to move to that foreign country, talk to your bilingual relatives, or listen to that film without subtitles? Feel you’ll never get there, and seek encouragement along the way? See previous episodes of Confi...
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How I learned 10+ languages as an introvert
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If you've ever felt that shyness, anxiety, or being an introvert language learner has gotten in the way of your progress, this video is for you! Here, I'll share the top tips I have mastered and tell you how I learned 10 languages as an introvert. There are SO many ways to work with yourself and with your language learning, instead of feeling like you have to have the extroverted personality of...
My Language Learning Goals 2025 ✨️📝
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Let's talk about what my language learning goals 2025 will be, and what language learning mindset I'm heading into the new year with. After one of the toughest years, I didn't do all I set out to do this year, but gained SO much more outside of that (which I'm excited to share in this video!). Chapters: 0:00 Intro 1:19 Levantine Arabic/MSA (serious focus) 4:35 Turkish (serious focus) 6:33 Russi...
We reached 10k! Q&A Celebration on all things language learning
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In celebration of reaching our 10k milestone on Language Travel Adoptee, I answer all your most recent questions on language learning, my life updates, future plans, and more. It's been an honor you've chosen to include me in your language journey, and I look forward to reaching many more milestones with you all in the near future! 0:00 Intro 0:40 my thoughts on dabbling 2:16 what would you hav...
A brutally honest language learning confession and major life update.
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A brutally honest language learning confession and major life update.
Here's your sign to keep learning your language, even in discomfort Language Learning Wellness S2E24
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Here's your sign to keep learning your language, even in discomfort Language Learning Wellness S2E24
Uncertainty about your languages got you down? Get back in control with this exercise! S2E23
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Uncertainty about your languages got you down? Get back in control with this exercise! S2E23
On feeling unbearable to being unstoppable in language learning Language Learning Wellness S2E22
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On feeling unbearable to being unstoppable in language learning Language Learning Wellness S2E22
Why "I'm sorry I speak bad" isn't helping your language learning Language Learning Wellness S2E21
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Why "I'm sorry I speak bad" isn't helping your language learning Language Learning Wellness S2E21
Your language learning dreams SHOULD feel crazy Language Learning Wellness S2E20
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Your language learning dreams SHOULD feel crazy Language Learning Wellness S2E20
What does your language resource say about you? Language Learning Wellness S2E19
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What does your language resource say about you? Language Learning Wellness S2E19
How to stop getting in your own way with language learning: Suffering, Pain, Resistance (S2E18)
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How to stop getting in your own way with language learning: Suffering, Pain, Resistance (S2E18)
How the Illusion of Knowing Blocks your Language Learning Success Language Learning Wellness S2E17
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How the Illusion of Knowing Blocks your Language Learning Success Language Learning Wellness S2E17
How to INSTANTLY boost your language learning motivation and hope Language Learning Wellness S2E16
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How to INSTANTLY boost your language learning motivation and hope Language Learning Wellness S2E16
A simple exercise to discover negative beliefs about your language Language Learning Wellness S2E15
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A simple exercise to discover negative beliefs about your language Language Learning Wellness S2E15
Do we wait until we're perfect with one language or dabble in many? Language Learning Wellness S2E13
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Do we wait until we're perfect with one language or dabble in many? Language Learning Wellness S2E13
Having language doubts DOESN'T mean you're not making progress Language Learning Wellness S2E12
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Having language doubts DOESN'T mean you're not making progress Language Learning Wellness S2E12
Good vs Best: How to manage energy to track your language progress Language Learning Wellness S2E11
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Good vs Best: How to manage energy to track your language progress Language Learning Wellness S2E11
3 contradictions I accepted to become a confident language learner Language Learning Wellness S2E10
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3 contradictions I accepted to become a confident language learner Language Learning Wellness S2E10
A quick exercise to tame anxiety in language learning Language Learning Wellness S2E9
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A quick exercise to tame anxiety in language learning Language Learning Wellness S2E9
Are you disciplining or punishing yourself? (On why you feel stuck in language learning) S2E8
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Are you disciplining or punishing yourself? (On why you feel stuck in language learning) S2E8
On shaming yourself into language learning + why your values matter Language Learning Wellness S2E7
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On shaming yourself into language learning why your values matter Language Learning Wellness S2E7
Interview: Lindsay Williams on Self Compassionate Language Learning Language Learning Wellness S2E6
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Interview: Lindsay Williams on Self Compassionate Language Learning Language Learning Wellness S2E6
My Reflections Going to the Polyglot Gathering as an Introvert Language Learning Wellness S2E5
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My Reflections Going to the Polyglot Gathering as an Introvert Language Learning Wellness S2E5
On the joys and hardships learning a heritage language Language Learning Wellness S2E4
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On the joys and hardships learning a heritage language Language Learning Wellness S2E4
How I overcame Self Comparison in Language Learning Language Learning Wellness S2E3
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How I overcame Self Comparison in Language Learning Language Learning Wellness S2E3
How I learned to enjoy the intermediate plateau Language Learning Wellness S2E2
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How I learned to enjoy the intermediate plateau Language Learning Wellness S2E2
Welcome to season 2 of Language Learning Wellness Podcast! Why I changed the podcast name S2E1
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Welcome to season 2 of Language Learning Wellness Podcast! Why I changed the podcast name S2E1
5 ways to overcome embarrassment + feel CONFIDENT in language learning
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5 ways to overcome embarrassment feel CONFIDENT in language learning
Losing motivation in language learning? Use these 3 mindset shifts to stay motivated
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Losing motivation in language learning? Use these 3 mindset shifts to stay motivated
One of the things I found helpful a tape recorder to take myself saying certain things then replaying it and trying to remember everything I played and say it back before I hear it on the tape. Then I try doing the same thing again at the fastest speed.
I just stumbled upon your video but I do have one question that I hope you can answer so at this point do you feel comfortable just going out and casually having a short conversation with somebody let's say at a store or on the street? I only ask because I'm looking at Pimsleur Chinese, I have other Chinese courses including rocket Chinese, I also have a course from udemy online courses.
Growing up in California, my classmates would say "I'm Korean/Mexican, ..." etc. Our teachers would just say, "but you're American first" I loved that. The teachers united us.
So lingoculture has its own program? I noticed lingoda has one core and one delf.
@@elsadcukali4801 they both have their own programs! When I tried both, teachers on lingoculture were generally more engaged with teaching the lessons. And, I'd also factor in how many classes you can take per week. If it's often, lingoculture is better and way more intensive. If less often, lingoda is better, less intense, and more affordable
Do you recommend lingoculture, lingoda or preply
@@elsadcukali4801 I would recommend lingoda or lingoculture the most, depending on your budget and time commitment!
Amazing video, so helpful! Thank you very much!
@@Jessica-fp1hy you're so welcome!
Does Pimsleur also teach Cantonese?
@@efuller3333 yes!
Uhg, pimsleur sounds kinda bad ( i mean boring). Hmmm any recommended alternatives?
Helpful video. Thanks
@@andrel8243 of course!
Okay, Emily. I've been studying Jordanian Arabic in my spare time for a few years now, and I was blown away by the rich depth of this video!! Anyone who has not spent hours of their free time looking for appropriate learning resources and comprehensible input for Levantine Arabic will have NO IDEA how amazing this compilation is! WOW! Cowabunga!! 😍🤗😲I started this video expecting to learn about a couple of unfamiliar resources, but you've introduced me to SEVERAL resources, channels, and programs that are completely new to me AND a dream come true! After years of one-on-one lessons, I've recently been wishing that I could take an inexpensive group class with other intermediate students and talk about a topic. And now I'm going to look into Real Syrian Arabic! And Hob Learning sounds awesome--and it focuses on Jordanian Arabic! YAY!!!! Unbelievable!! It's so hard to find much content in that dialect.🤩I'm surprised you didn't mention the Al Rawabi School for Girls on Netflix, which is set in Amman. Season 2 of the series has Ammiyah captions and it's very well-done... a much higher quality than Jinn and tackling important social issues like bullying and the dangers of social media on youth. Question: Where on earth did you find The Little Prince in Arabic for $2?? I only found hardcover versions of it and they're like $30... Please advise!!! 🙏I'm totally getting into reading these days. Lastly, I just want to point out that some of the materials on PDF Drive must be illegally free... Some of those textbooks (not the Syrian one that you recommended the highest) are currently for sale on Amazon or on Lingualism's website... Not sure how they're able to do that but just thought I'd point it out. A HUGE thank you for all the time, effort, dedication, and generosity represented in this video!!! I've watched other videos like this by people like Mummy in Amman and Zoe Languages, but you seriously take first prize! 💯
@@rashidah9307 so excited to hear from a fellow arabic learner with tons of passion! Thanks for your additional suggestions, I will look into them. Also can highly recommend the "speaking arabic" series from minerva publishing (4 books from a1-b2 with audio, most organized way I have been refreshing arabic, though it doesn't use arabic Script unfortunately). Also, when i got the little prince for that low a price, it must have been a mistake pricing (like a mistake fare for a plane ticket I am guessing) because the price has definitely gone higher since then, i guess i found and bought it at the right time. Let me know how it goes with Tammam and his group, he is a great teacher and who I'm taking lessons from currently!
@@languagetraveladoptee I have the Speaking Arabic series, too!! It's great! It IS frustrating that he didn't introduce Arabic script by book 2, and it just makes it a little bit harder for me to know how to really spell new vocab or to ask my tutor questions about phrases in the dialogues... But I've found his explanations as a non-native Arabic speaker to be SO insightful! Well, it looks like I'll just have to pay a little more for The Little Prince if I want to read it. The Levantine translation was done by the same company that published Speaking Arabic! Have you heard of Jordanian singer Dana Salah? I love her songs "Dum Tak," "Harzaneh," and "Weino;" her voice is incredible!
Wow, not only is this amazing advice I will be writing down and reflecting in regards to my language learning journey, but also advice I can apply to other areas of my life. Thank you so much :)
Thank you for your kind words! We love considering both you as a language learner and as the whole you behind your languages, that's always my aim to give insights that could benefit both domains of a learners life. Means a lot❤️🙏🏼
I am living in Bulgaria and so my top priority is to learn Bulgarian. I went to school for French, but haven't used it in over a decade and would like to re-learn/refresh my knowledge. I am also planning on casually learning Mandarin Chinese and ramping up my learning once I feel comfortable with Bulgarian.
Oh Bulgaria is only my list of countries to visit, the language sounds beautiful too. Thanks for sharing and happy learning!
Wellesley college course is not for free now or what??
@venus.9091 hmm, I would think it's still open to audit?
Ive been wanting to learn german for a little while, but i couldnt really find any good ways to do it. This is the first video that has actually made a good guideline, and i finally feel like i have some pointers on how to evolve my skills! This is by FAR the best video ive seen when its comes to German learning, big props to you for this amazing work! <3
@@foki6432 it means so much to hear that from you! Cheers to all that you'll accomplish this year with your German
I m italian, not even far being advanced in english. But despite this, i did pimsleur german. Since the beginning i had the feeling i was learning, slowly, step by step, but learning and specially memorizing. It s the only resource that gives me the capabiliy of memorize and dont easily forget. It s just a powerful method. And as italian, i found double difficulty as i need in my brain first translating the english instructios in italian, and then in german. But at the beginning of the 4th level i can understand easy podcast and videos and i started to tandem, meaning that i can already keep easy conversations, to stat to get used with structure tenses. The point is that pimsleur gives you a strong basis, after that u have to move on and practice talking. Only practicing u can improve fluency and vocabulary. I just used quickly a grammar to understand the tekamolo and when reversing subject-verb. That s it. All what i know comes from pimsleur. Using also pimsleur russian, 2nd level now. A bit easier than german for me. Tried as well pimsleur hungarian, but that s was useless, as just one level for hungarian is too little. U learn too few things to start really to tandem with somebody. And i ve been very interested in your pimsleur chinese as i was wondering if its just like others or not, being chinese of course totally different from the european languages. But glad to see the approach is the same. I ll give ita a try in the future. Thank you for your analysys.
@@analogicsatelit6693 of course! Thanks for sharing your experience too
you’re so inspiring!! personally, i’ll focus on improving my spanish as i live in argentina right now (i think i’m a good B2) and i’m starting to learn norwegian again after a big break! maintaining my english and improving it to reach fluency in a lot of topics is also one of my goals (C1 right now)
Woo-hoo! Thanks for sharing and I wish you the best!
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how can i figure outmy level i can speak a bit of italian like im more than a beginner but a tiny bit less than an intermediate
@@r3ylow there are lots of placement tests free online that I've used to determine my level! A talk with a teacher can also help you decide
@@languagetraveladoptee thankk youuu
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Расскажите на русском языке, с чего вы начинаете изучение языков, азбука, грамматика и учение слов или есть ещё какие то моменты, как много времени вы отдаете в день изучению языка К примеру английский, арабский или другие языки??? Расскажите Я тоже пытаюсь выучить арабский и английский, но мне дается тяжело, либо я где то упускаю моменты какие то…
Как вы выучили языки, расскажите нам, что вам помогло, что применяете? Это просто🔥👍🏻
Это просто круто, молодец🎉 Ошибки есть, но незначительные они, но мысль свою передаешь очень хорошо👌🏻 👍🏻
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🔥🔥🔥🎉
Какая молодец, так быстро освоила русский язык, это круто👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🔥 Это просто прогресс, всего за 1-2 мес, это успех
Русский понятно и хорошо говорите, молодцы, за короткий срок и удивительно👍🏻👏🏻
انا سعيدة وفخورة بك❤
@@الآنسةفراولة شكرا❤️🙏🏼
You are greatness young lady. Greatness. Be human, its fine.
thank you!
Agree with it being tough to think of stuff on the spot even if you've had no issues thinking of it during the lessons. That's not necessarily a fault of Pimsleur but it just shows that you need supplementary exercises to get really good. It's hard to get that part of your brain working if you have nobody to speak with in real life.
@@SatsumaMandarin so true about the exercises!
Hi can you recommend the timeframe we should give to each levels to learn like a1 for example in 6 months if we study for 2 hours daily and similarly for other levels?? If we study them 2 hours please please🙏🙏🙏
Hey! It's really going to vary from person to person depending on their level of commitment to the language, how much they've studied the language before implementing the plan, and what other possible mental blocks they're experiencing, to name a few things. There's no exact timeline, but with 2 hours daily you'd make tons of progress!
Türkiye, Geziniz nasıl geçti, memnun kaldınız;mı en çok ilginizi çeken ne oldu?😊
Knowing I'm an introvert I just play to the one strength it gives and do a lot of reading in the target language. When I get fluent enough in a language that I can speak quickly (with not so many mistakes I can't be understood), I actually kind of turn into an extrovert. You could say I love the sound of my voice - I just love speaking the language. What would seem like a boring conversation to me in my native language is stimulating and fun in the target language. Let's talk about the weather! Let's talk about food! Let's talk about work!
I love how you've used your strengths to your advantage - a great approach!
Hi thank you so much for this lovely video! I think a great resource for student German Immersion is to listen to contemporary artists like Shirin David (her genre is Hip-Hop/Pop). Her music and it’s modern colloquialisms have really helped me with approaching German conversation, more naturally 😊
@@obiiudemgba9156 didn't know about her! Definitely looking her music up today, thanks so much for sharing!
Please any alternative for edx because it is not working where I live
I have a google drive that I saved the begginer course (bc I couldn't complete it in time). drive.google.com/drive/folders/1yO-a6gwIWdoACGFsD3HO8J2v2liwIQXG
Oops I just realised I only downloaded unit 2 and onwards. But I'll add my notes
Ovaj jezik koji vam komentarišem je jedinstven jezik za učenje. To ako ste zainteresovani?
Unfortunately, Nthuleen doesn't provide the you resources anymore. I think you need to update this. I just checked the website
She unfortunately removed the syllabuses so the order in which you use her resources isn't as clear anymore as it used to be. However, all pages are still available here. I just did all of her worksheets in order: nthuleen.com/teach.html
@languagetraveladoptee thank you for the info. How long do you finish A2 level with the study plan that you recommend in the video ?
I am doing Pimsleur now in French, Italian, and mandarin. Here is the difference I noticed.. Before Pimsleur I had memorized about 1500 French words, and a bunch of verbs, including past and future tenses. So far the French is very enjoyable. I’m moving very quickly because I need to understand French being spoken to me. Memorizing a bunch of vocab is great, but it seems to cause me not to be able to understand it being spoken back to me . …………..( hense the enjoyment of Pimsleur French.) Same thing with Mandarin as I learned several hundred words and phrases before Pimsleur. However, with Italian, I knew literally maybe 10 words going into Pimsleur and I’m struggling, and it feels slow. Because of my previous memorization, with French and some mandarin I feel it’s quite useful, but I’m up in the air about the Italian, knowing almost nothing beforehand.. . To me Pimsleur seems very good in conjunction with doing some other memorization. I won’t fully know how good Pimsleur is until I go through the entire Italian and see how it does compared to the French and mandarin where I learned outside of Pimsleur.
@@EM-od6gu interesting observation for different languages--let us know how the rest of italian goes!
I started learning languages to have different forms of communication. I’ve struggled getting my feelings across and learning languages has been fun for me and healing my inner child who was bullied with a learning disability and had low self esteem
So glad the language journey has been healing for you!
Super helpful resources, thanks so much for sharing!!
@@lisanonken of course!
One resource that I'm finding extremely helpful for french specifically is called Linguno. I discovered it by accident, it's a completely free resource (there isn't even any paid plan) featuring basically infinite listening exercises in which you can choose the voice and even the accent, and straight-to-the-point exercises to expand your vocabulary and learn irregular verbs, with detailed explanations when you mess up anything or clarifying slight difference in the meaning of words with multiple example sentences. As soon as I started Linguno I felt like my french learning process was going 5x speed compared to Babbel or any other resource I've tried. If you add some real french videos, that will also help of course, passive learning is still important; however for the *active* learning process, I'd highly recommend Linguno, it just feels so much more productive than multiple paid courses/apps I've tried. In fact, I find crazy that nobody is even talking about it, I guess it's probably because it feels truly complete only for french, while in other languages (namely German) there aren't nearly as many explanations
thank you so much for making this video!! rn I have studied French for only a month and I feel like this helps me a LOT!! <<3
@@livi1271 so glad to hear that! Cheering you on✨️
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What do you think of lingq as a learning platform?
Very useful! I prefer physical books or reading articles (or textbooks if a lower level) but I have tried Lingq and it's a great resource for those who want something more digital
I came here by ChatGPT's suggestion
great compilation..very helpful..thank you!!
Glad it helped!!
I did pimsleur spanish all five levels and I can say that until the ending of level 4 I knew what seemed to be random tourist phrasebook stuff but when I reached the second half of level 5 I had enough vocabulary that everything started to click and I became able to make sentences by scratch. I think all languages in this method are built over the same pattern and I hope I will experience the same when I reach the last level of pimsleur mandarin.
Thanks for sharing! Excited about your progress coming up