I have been learning Russian for about a year and can hold some conversations, mostly small talk. Hi how are you, I am fine and you...and such. I speak with a native speaker maybe once every 2 weeks or so, but I don't understand all the words. With your advice I have been HEARING and understanding more than I have on my own for the full year I have been learning! I have just found your videos and what a help they have been! Thank you for sharing this with us!
+Crazyhorse2515 Thanks so much for sharing your experience and finding my videos helpful, I appreciate that much! And it's so great that you have been able to use my advice in practice :) Stick around for more videos that are hopefully coming up soon enough. Oh, and in case you are interested, I'm currently working on a book for Russian language learners and would love to share my findings with you as well (: www.learningrussianmarathonbook.com/
This is why I find listening to music is very helpful, because if you like a song you will most likely try to sing along , and by doing so we improve pronunciation and intonation.
I started about like 2 months ago learning russian and is quite difficult my native language is spanish and i did what you are explaining with inglish language and it really worked thanks for sharing
Even though I am not studying Russian now, I found the Vocal Listening Strategy really useful. Thank you so much for your video. I hope you continue uploading more material. Your english is excellent. Best regards from Colombia!
I have been studying in Belarus for over an year and still have trouble listening and speaking in russian.. but as I went through this video if actually made sense to me that I'm beating my craft in the wrong method.. I'll try this way for the next few months and see how effective it is.. Thanks for sharing..
Joe Dove Thank you for a positive feedback! I'm planning on launching a new set of videos. Is there anything in particular that you might struggle most as a Russian learner? I would love to include "students' thoughts" in my next videos, if you don't mind :)
Just that it is a slow process. and remembering is hard too. I found this nice article you may be interested in here is an excerpt: "LISTENING IS NOT NECESSARILY LEARNING Reading does not necessarily lead to learning. Doing, engaging in two-way discourse and thinking will aid learning and memory; however, when students are doing, playing with objects, exploring, experimenting, talking, drawing, writing, listening, reading, speaking, applying and reflecting on all of these, neural pathways for learning develop inside the brain. The distinguished educator John Dewey said, “We don’t learn from experience, we learn by reflecting on it.” - See more at: brainworldmagazine.com/learning-memory-how-do-we-remember-and-why-do-we-often-forget/#sthash.UqHwttqP.dpuf
Joe Dove That's a great article, thanks for sharing! I am currently working on my book "How Not to Speak Russian in 10 Years" and I'm describing a similar approach. It's far easier and more effective to engage into learning through other activities, that's true. That's perfect timing for sharing this article, I've already found some quite interesting bits in the article to support my theory, thanks! ;)
***** Yeah, that's one of the trickiest parts in learning Russian. It all comes with practice, don't worry! The more you try to engage into a real-life conversation, the more you get used to the flow of the conversation, its pace etc. You might find another video of mine helpful: ruclips.net/video/d9mMcv4fq9A/видео.html Well, it's not all about comprehension, it concerns more speaking Russian, but it's a good practice and there's a nice exercise that will help you improve your listening comprehension as well!
Well being Glad you like it! Thanks for your positive feedback! If you like the channel, you might like the book I am currently working on and it will be out really soon. You can sign up for it now and become one of the first people, who get the book for free: www.learningrussianmarathonbook.com/ Keep on learning!
I haven't been learning Russian for that long, but I really want to thank you for this video! Learning the English language was easier for me, since I spent hours talking to foreigners in English while playing online video games. I am going to apply vocal lsitening in Russian now :). If you know how to pronounce words and syllables, it is much easier to understand words and their meaning. And like you said, it is more relaxing. :)
Hello Dennis my question is don't you have to know at least some Russian for this to work? I would love to learn but not good with any language.So what do you suggest?
Dude, your heavy accent almost killed me. There are words in Russian starting with 'в' как ворота, ваза, возьми. If can pronounce these words correctly in Russian so you can do ' vocal' not 'wocal'. At first I thought your English sucks, but in fact you fave to work on your phonetics. Follow your own advice and listen and repeat correctly.
Sorry but you may think your pronouncing it right, but in reality you have an accent to. Even the slightest accent humans can pick up. For example England, Texas, Canada, Australia. You get my point. So try and be a little more respectful that is one thing Russians are good at; When they want to be.
You are right, his English pronounciation is not great, but his grammar is OK and what he speaks (the sentences) makes sense. He is not teaching English, anyway. And he is goodlooking, by the way, which is important for a teacher. And looks very Russian too! ))))
queenmargot94 -- People in Waycross, GA USA bad bad english bahaha people in Boston they have lost their “R” everyone has an accent. So on and so forth..
And you cannot spell correctly either. As for the accents I would agree but you can still work on yours a bit. Good luck with that. Very respectfully, A
queenmargot94 -- People in Waycross, GA USA bad bad english bahaha people in Boston they have lost their “R” everyone has an accent. So on and so forth..
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One of the most important video about language learning.
I have been learning Russian for about a year and can hold some conversations, mostly small talk. Hi how are you, I am fine and you...and such. I speak with a native speaker maybe once every 2 weeks or so, but I don't understand all the words. With your advice I have been HEARING and understanding more than I have on my own for the full year I have been learning! I have just found your videos and what a help they have been! Thank you for sharing this with us!
+Crazyhorse2515 Thanks so much for sharing your experience and finding my videos helpful, I appreciate that much! And it's so great that you have been able to use my advice in practice :) Stick around for more videos that are hopefully coming up soon enough. Oh, and in case you are interested, I'm currently working on a book for Russian language learners and would love to share my findings with you as well (:
www.learningrussianmarathonbook.com/
How long did you do this method before you could understood spoken russian?
This is why I find listening to music is very helpful, because if you like a song you will most likely try to sing along , and by doing so we improve pronunciation and intonation.
I like to listen to speedier rappers, really helps when you listen to normal speech
I started about like 2 months ago learning russian and is quite difficult my native language is spanish and i did what you are explaining with inglish language and it really worked thanks for sharing
How long did it take before you saw improvement?
Спасибо за видео! Это отличное видео, I am learning Russian at the moment и это видео is very helpful. Спасибо!
Did it work for you?
Very helpful, I'll be doing this on a daily basis now thank you
mrkristoff Thanks for the feedback! Let me know about your progress!
Did it work? If yes, how long did it take?
your voice is amazing, i could listen to it for hours
Thank you, your method is inspiring for me
Did the method work?
Even though I am not studying Russian now, I found the Vocal Listening Strategy really useful.
Thank you so much for your video. I hope you continue uploading more material. Your english is excellent.
Best regards from Colombia!
Thanks, great points to learn how to listen to Russian or any language.
Hi,
Nice video.
Please upload more videos. Thanks
Very good advice. Thanks.
Спасибо! Хорошо видео
Very helpful video I ever seen in russian language learning, I want more video you make :D Thanks a lot! спасибо!
I have been studying in Belarus for over an year and still have trouble listening and speaking in russian.. but as I went through this video if actually made sense to me that I'm beating my craft in the wrong method.. I'll try this way for the next few months and see how effective it is.. Thanks for sharing..
Did you see any progress by doing this method?
Thanks I've watched your videos and really like them.
Joe Dove Thank you for a positive feedback! I'm planning on launching a new set of videos. Is there anything in particular that you might struggle most as a Russian learner? I would love to include "students' thoughts" in my next videos, if you don't mind :)
Just that it is a slow process. and remembering is hard too. I found this nice article you may be interested in here is an excerpt:
"LISTENING IS NOT NECESSARILY LEARNING Reading does not necessarily lead to learning. Doing, engaging in two-way discourse and thinking will aid learning and memory; however, when students are doing, playing with objects, exploring, experimenting, talking, drawing, writing, listening, reading, speaking, applying and reflecting on all of these, neural pathways for learning develop inside the brain. The distinguished educator John Dewey said, “We don’t learn from experience, we learn by reflecting on it.” - See more at: brainworldmagazine.com/learning-memory-how-do-we-remember-and-why-do-we-often-forget/#sthash.UqHwttqP.dpuf
Joe Dove That's a great article, thanks for sharing! I am currently working on my book "How Not to Speak Russian in 10 Years" and I'm describing a similar approach. It's far easier and more effective to engage into learning through other activities, that's true. That's perfect timing for sharing this article, I've already found some quite interesting bits in the article to support my theory, thanks! ;)
***** Yeah, that's one of the trickiest parts in learning Russian. It all comes with practice, don't worry! The more you try to engage into a real-life conversation, the more you get used to the flow of the conversation, its pace etc. You might find another video of mine helpful: ruclips.net/video/d9mMcv4fq9A/видео.html
Well, it's not all about comprehension, it concerns more speaking Russian, but it's a good practice and there's a nice exercise that will help you improve your listening comprehension as well!
Excellent content. Thanks!
i like your channel very much!
Well being Glad you like it! Thanks for your positive feedback! If you like the channel, you might like the book I am currently working on and it will be out really soon. You can sign up for it now and become one of the first people, who get the book for free: www.learningrussianmarathonbook.com/ Keep on learning!
I haven't been learning Russian for that long, but I really want to thank you for this video! Learning the English language was easier for me, since I spent hours talking to foreigners in English while playing online video games. I am going to apply vocal lsitening in Russian now :). If you know how to pronounce words and syllables, it is much easier to understand words and their meaning. And like you said, it is more relaxing. :)
Did the vocal listening method work? Please let me know
Это хорошое! Спасибо!
Thanks for the help. I'm going to Russia in summer and my 'babushka' keeps on pestering me to learn my grammar and language more
thanks спасибо i will follow this tips
Did it work?
спасибо 3а видео
Do anyone know where I can find a Russian audio file?
Hello Dennis my question is don't you have to know at least some Russian for this to work? I would love to learn but not good with any language.So what do you suggest?
Говорите хорошо, но ваш акцент стоило бы исправить :(
Dude, your heavy accent almost killed me. There are words in Russian starting with 'в' как ворота, ваза, возьми. If can pronounce these words correctly in Russian so you can do ' vocal' not 'wocal'. At first I thought your English sucks, but in fact you fave to work on your phonetics. Follow your own advice and listen and repeat correctly.
Sorry but you may think your pronouncing it right, but in reality you have an accent to. Even the slightest accent humans can pick up. For example England, Texas, Canada, Australia. You get my point. So try and be a little more respectful that is one thing Russians are good at; When they want to be.
You are right, his English pronounciation is not great, but his grammar is OK and what he speaks (the sentences) makes sense. He is not teaching English, anyway. And he is goodlooking, by the way, which is important for a teacher. And looks very Russian too! ))))
People in Waycross, GA USA bad bad english bahaha people in Boston they have lost their “R” everyone has an accent. So on and so forth..
queenmargot94 -- People in Waycross, GA USA bad bad english bahaha people in Boston they have lost their “R” everyone has an accent. So on and so forth..
@@prostoprohozhijnadjadjupoh5802 how does looks have to do with anything in learning russian?? What matters are if they have the right to learn
And you cannot spell correctly either. As for the accents I would agree but you can still work on yours a bit. Good luck with that. Very respectfully, A
queenmargot94 -- People in Waycross, GA USA bad bad english bahaha people in Boston they have lost their “R” everyone has an accent. So on and so forth..