The state of Comprehensible Input - Intermediate Spanish
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
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Research shows that the best way to learn a language is to have authentic experiences with it with Comprehensible Input.
Rather than boring grammar lessons, we provide free interesting listening experiences for learners of Spanish. By listening to our stories, culture explanations and games, you will get used to real Spanish as it's used in context, and develop a native-like intuition for the grammar and the vocabulary, together with a clear pronunciation. The videos try to be easy enough for a complete beginner to start picking up the language.
Comprehensible Input means that the videos try to use basic Spanish as much as possible and be easy enough for a complete beginner in the language to get the gist of the story and start picking up vocabulary. That way you'll get that i+1 necessary to make fast progress in the language.
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I reached a conversational level of Spanish using Dreaming Spanish, and now make videos of comprehensible input for Spanish speakers to learn English. Thank you for the work you do Pablo! It’s an inspiration
how long did that take you?
I’ve been at it for about a year. But I started to understand quickly. Comprehensible input works. I was able to start having basic conversations after a few months, now I can speak pretty fluently about a wide variety of themes.
Well worth the time I’ve spent. I’ve made a lot of friends and spoke with people from all over the world. Very glad I started and stuck with it.
@@pensandoingles6884 how many hours did you spend watching each day?
@@juicyjfan I make a point to spend at the very least an hour with my languages a day. If I have a ton of free time i'll spend more. The important thing is that you keep chipping away at it every day. As I'm sure Pablo would tell you! If learning a language is something you really want to do, make it a part of your life, and you WILL learn!
That's inspiring! Did you watch the same videos repeatedly until you could understand most of it? Or did you just watch one after the other? Was comprehensible input your only method, or would you recommend a flashcard app too, to build up vocabulary quicker?
I couldn't have gotten to the point where i can understand almost any Spanish speaker without your channel Pablo. Its an amazing thing you have given the world.
You're doing God's work Pablo, thanks for teaching us about comprehensible input!
I didn't exclusively use comprehensible input to learn Spanish, but comprehensible input from your channel helped me get to a high level very quickly. Your channel really is the best Spanish learning channel on RUclips
Thank you! I started a channel that teaches Slovak through CI, and Dreaming Spanish has definitely been one of my inspirations! :)
i ve just checked your channel and it s amazing. subscribed ^^ slovak is a beautiful language and i ll absolutely start it after i reach a good level at spanish. keep up the good work
When I learn Slovak, your channel is definitely where I go for.
Thank you!
You speak very clearly on your channel😀
Super. Taková videa třeba vůbec v češtině nemáme. Doufám, že to dotáhne váš kanál daleko.
I am learning Spanish mostly watching Dreaming Spanish. After about 50 super beginner, 150 beginner, 150 intermediate videos, I'm pretty comfortable watching native contents ( of cause, I miss some details, but I get the main points).
I was an engineer. I learnt French and German at school, but it all came together when I lived and worked in those countries for a while (years in France, 4 months in Germany). My French is much better than my German because I have lived here for a long time (and I married a French man😉), but German people often say how good my German is... it has stuck with me for more than 30 years (that makes me oldish!)! When I started learning Spanish, I read a lot and listened to a few of the books. When the Covid pandemic arrived,for various reasons I spent a lot less time acquiring Spanish... I've started watching and listening to Dreaming Spanish recently and, wow... everything I acquired reading is still there, and I can understand Intermediate videos (but I'm still in the silent period for speaking I think!). I started teaching English 8 years ago and met a lovely lady who introduced me to CI. I knew this was how I wanted to teach as, if you can't go to a country and pick the language up naturally there, it's the nearest way of doing it... and it's SO MUCH more interesting! It's a challenge to make yourself comprehensible whilst speaking naturally... during the pandemic, when I couldn't see my adults English learners, I started posting RUclips videos for them (good beginners and up for the moment). They enjoy/ dream of travelling and conversing with English speakers... so I try and talk about all sorts of different things. It's a challenge, but it's fun!
I try and recommend your channel as much as I can, your content has helped me so much in my learning! Thank you for all the work you do! It would be awesome to be able to chat to you more about your channel and your methods one day
¿Puedes crear un vídeo sobre la historia de las Filipinas con España (y México/Nueva España)? Empezando con Ferdinand Magellan hasta la derrota de España a EEUU en el año 1898.
Empezando en 1521. Entonces un vídeo por qué no hablamos Español aquí. 😂 Es una broma. Hola, Job. ¿de donde eres? Escrito muy mal 😖
Poly-glot-a-lot led me to Alice Ayel (a very gud French channel for comprehensibe input), which opened the door to Dreaming Spanish. From Vietnam, I have to log in to say "Great work! Muchas gracias Pablo!"
I taught Japanese for 30 years and about 15 of them using TPRS, so I understand critical roles of comprehensive input in language acquisition. Your video is on the spot! Thank you for your continuous good work.
Comprehensible input thru your channel has been super enjoyable. I re-started my spanish language journey this past July after taking years of it in school without achieving anything close to being able to have conversations. I spent my first three months doing it the "traditional" way, like with flash card apps and speaking but eventually came across your channel and been using your method/platform since October. As of today I have about 190 hours of input and on level 3. Learning is a lot more fun since I can actually understand your videos. I'm gradually feeling I'm understanding more and more as time passes. Thanks for starting this project up! Once I achieve my Spanish goals, I want to acquire Tagalog. I hope by that time, someone creates something like this for Tagalog. I'll be reaching out to Filipino language creators about my experience with comprehensible input!
I’m just here for Pablo’s like.
¡Muy interesante vídeo Pablo! Soy de Argentina, me gustan los idiomas y frecuentemente recomiendo tu canal a mis amigos que aprenden español. Creo que el "input comprensible" es la mejor forma para adquirir un nuevo idioma. Por suerte, cada vez hay más canales en YT para aprender idiomas de esta forma. Desafortunadamente, no todas las personas que enseñan de esta manera muestran sus caras en los vídeos. He notado que el nivel de conexión, la atención que se le presta al vídeo, es mucho más alta si podemos ver el rostro de quien habla.
¡Yo pienso lo mismo! Al principio no me gustaba la idea de mostrarme en vídeo, pero creo que es importante para los que aprenden un idioma sentir esta conexión con los miembros de la cultura.
You're so right. My students always say... we need to see the expressions on peoples' faces, lips moving... it's all part of getting a message over, even in our own language!
I am currently at 99 hours of input and will be at that 100 hour milestone before the day is over. I started the day at 95 hours and thought let’s get to 100 today.
I have the majority of my input from Dreaming Spanish but also got some input from a podcast called Chill Spanish which is aimed at people learning Spanish (it’s completely in Spanish) and I also have several hours from watching Extra en Español. I can currently watch and understand intermediate level videos on DS now.
Could you please do a video on "Élite" (TV Series)? Maybe analyse the language used in a chosen clip? I love that show so much ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Can’t wait for Season 4! 😭
OMG YES!!!! I have been trying to find "learn spanish with elite" so much but there's very few videos :(
Prueba “Vocabulario colloquial de Élite” en el canal de RUclips llamado Linguriosa. Es un canal muy divertido.
Gracias por un trabajo muy valioso.. por primera vez en mi vida me di cuenta que aprender un idioma puede ser realmente una experiencia HERMOSA!
I too was exposed to ALG in 2013. I was learning Khmer in a language school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Your videos are exactly like my classes there. Super helpful. Thank you!
Hola Pablo, muchas gracias por esta canal. Estudiaba el español por ~6 años en los EEUU pero solamente nos enseñan cómo leer y escribir por estudiar la gramática y el vocabulario. Sí puedo leer y escribir bien pero todavía estoy al nivel principiante en comprensión.
Conoce ud. a algunas otras canales que enseñan con CI en otros dialectos españoles? Sería muy útil escuchar a CI en varios acentos. Especialmente en los EEUU la mayoría de la gente con quien hablaría son de varios países latinoamericanos.
Mira nuestros vídeos privados en Patreon! La mayoría son de profesores latinoamericanos.
@@DreamingSpanish Gracias :)
Muchísimas gracias Pablo. He mejorado mi comprehension del español a través de tu método, CI. Mi debilidad sobre qué tiempo usar en el pasado, si el pretérito o imperfecto también esta mejorando gradualmente.
Great video! I'll post my experiences of learning Spanish on twitter :)
Anybody know a good channel for German or Russian Comprehensive Input?... Asking for a friend
I don't know if this is a good one, but I find the Extra en Español one to be amusing and entertaining. There's a similar one called Extra auf Deutsch here on YT.
Look up Russian with Max who uses TPRS, and Comprehensible Russian.
I think "Comprehensible Russian" is a good choice. Inna is the teacher. Look for "Zero Beginner" list.
For German you could try Kathrin Shechtman's RUclips channel. Kathrin is German and she worked very closely with Beniko Mason (Pablo mentioned Beniko) when she was teaching English to kids at an International School in Germany. If you find the playlist "4th grade Beginners: 2019/2020", she uploaded a video of every story she told from the first day onwards.
Thanks to you Pablo ! I started teaching Arabic by using this method :)
I feel like I’m progressing but very slowly. Been taking Spanish 2 years. Started with a tutor in July but it feels like school. Just discovered Dreaming Spanish last month. The hardest part is memorization and idk why. I NEED to be at least conversational by November. Work, travel and love! In the real world it’s spoken fast and I can’t keep up. I feel like I’m doing something wrong. Any tips anyone besides this amazing channel. I’m a truck driver so I can’t take notes but previously the other comprehensible input I was listen to was 4 months straight of podcasts, music, movies and RUclips and I feel like I didn’t pick anything up 😢
Hey Pablo, do you know when you'll expand into other languages (Dreaming Japanese) ? Maybe within the next 2 or 3 years? Or maybe when you have a certain amount of money on Patreon, say $5000 a month? I'm not sure what the next Dreaming Language will be (Dreaming Japanese) but I'm excited to see what it will be.
We're hoping to be able to do it within the next few years! I don't know for sure how many, though. We're first planning on focusing on creating a lot more Spanish content to build a complete course. If it goes well then we'll be able to invest into new languages!
I’ve used DS for about six weeks. I really like it as I learn more than just Spanish with the videos. I have nearly completed the duo lingo course and I’m about two months away having one unit to go. I also read olly richards books which are very good. BUT, I really think DS is the way forward. I watched an interview between Pablo and a girl who has been doing Spanish for six months and was so impressed. I’m putting my faith in Pablo and his team. I came across DS via Alma’s videos on utube. I really hope I can hold a conversation in 6 months. I do about 2 hours of DS a day and 2 hours of Duolingo.
I have found DS 6 months ago after watching the video from Poly-glot-a-lot, I was so impressed by the story of learning árabes. And I've dropped using Duolingo, switched to DS totally. I'm so happy that there are so much content here already to watch and learn! You're doing a great job, Good bless you! Many many many thanks!
9:30 - Estoy de acuerdo, el podcast de Duolingo, o cualquier podcast, que cambia entre inglés y español de manera impredecible es simplemente una pena y simplemente molesto. Elimino estos podcasts inmediatamente.
¡Gracias por la historia muy interesante del input comprehensible! Yo también ví los vídeos de polyglot-a-lot y what I've learned y me influyeron mucho pero no sabía que fueron tan conocidos y importantes.
I've learned so much from your channel and my Spanish comprehension is so much more advanced than it was when I discovered your channel a little over a year ago! I'm going to Italy in a few weeks and was hoping to pick up a little bit of Italian in the meantime, does anybody know a channel like this for Italian?
Esta forma de aprender es maravillosa, nunca he estudiado español en la escuela,Yo solo tenia aleman que el manera de esta ciencia era: palabras para recordar pasar y luego esto estaba desapareciendo,ahora mismo cuando pienso sobre español en esta manera de Comprehnsible input yo tengo ganas para veo mucho y mucho mas, pero cuando yo pienso sobre gramatica o de esos estupidos ejercicios como yo tenia sobre aleman estoy perdiendo ganas de hacer esto. que puedo decir, gracas por todo.has hecho un nuevo camino para mi y para muchos.
Me mucho gusto ALG y me gusto DS muchísimo :) ¡Gracias!
Do you know any articles or videos about CI written for Spanish-speaking laymen? I have a lower level student from Colombia who has had a lot of trouble learning English the “traditional” way. I’ve explained and demonstrated the CI approach, which he enjoyed a lot, but it would be cool if I could provide something more in depth for him. I was thinking of sending him some of your videos on the topic, but something aimed for native speakers would be cool, too.
Thanks for everything and keep up the great work!
We haven't made any yet. In the future it would be great to have it in many languages!
Dreaming Spanish but for Japanese?!? Pablo, can you do a video on your Japanese learning and the resources you’ve used?! :)
Search for it in the channel! I made a video about the way I learned Japanese.
¡Muy interesante! Gracias por contarnos la historia de input comprensible. ¿Hay una palabra diferente por “input” en español? ¿O es la misma que en inglés?
Sí, usamos la misma palabra.
🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾
Thank you Pablo 🙌🏾
Thank you for your work, which is very valuable. I use your channel constantly and recommend it to others. One suggestion. I think it would be even better if you provided guidance on how to use written input. . I realise that your emphasis is on speech, but it does not seem possible to keep advancing without written comprehensible input and I am sure that you would do this very well.
In the future we're planning on giving more guidance with reading, including a reading list by level. We're working on it!
@@DreamingSpanish Thanks for the very prompt reply. This sounds good and I am looking forward to it.
@@DreamingSpanish I'm sure you have all the contacts Pablo... but if it could help in any way I can send you the list of the 30 books I read and in which order. Sometimes we feel like watching a film and sometimes we feel more like reading... or are in a situation when it's easier to read than to watch a screen... or our eyes are too tired! I truly feel that reading has helped me to acquire Spanish in a different way. Until recently, it was much easier for me to find the opportunity to read than to watch and to listen, so I read and read and read in Spanish... and listened to some of the books in the car to get the sound of Spanish and not read them in my mind with the English pronunciation. And guess what, I can now understand the words and expressions I acquired when I'm listening to the Dreaming Spanish videos... up to Intermediate and even Advanced level. Amazing! And we learn all the time because Dreaming Spanish videos are interesting at whatever level... so if I'm interested in the theme of a video at beginner level, I just speed it up in RUclips... and I always learn somethig new! Thanks.
What is that DS-like channel for German?
Natürlich deutsch is one m.ruclips.net/channel/UC2xMra98Bvpcq9kNnnWC2xw
Anna told me she'll start publishing the videos she's making in June, so hopefully very soon! I'll create a community post here on RUclips when she does.
Her first few videos are out now! ruclips.net/channel/UCsYGAmiWIvOjvT9f1sgQXRw
@@DreamingSpanish Oh wow, that channel looks promising. It seems like I'm gonna get me some comprehensible German this year! Thanks, Pablo!
I have encountered many people over the years who learned English entirely or almost entirely from watching American television, and did not study English at a university. Several of these people were in Japan, and I'll use them as an example. All of them, compared to Japanese students of English who learned (more or less) English at high school and university, were fluent speakers of English. However, all of them, to a person, experienced a sort of fossilization of their Japanese-English interlanguage well short of sounding native-like. The individuals who studied years of English at school had a much more native-like command of English grammar, but were not nearly as fluent and comfortable conversing as the people who watched thousands of hours of American TV.
I think comprehensible input is necessary, but not sufficient, _if_ your goal is to sound as close as possible to an English L1 speaker in terms of grammar usage. In other words, I think explicit grammar instruction, along with comprehensible input, raises your interlanguage ceiling -- for the average learner. Adult brains are not baby brains.
I have read this theory but I do think that kids learn differently from adults and they lose this ability when they reach 8-9 years old. I have a friend who is trilingual. He learnt 2 languages without effort as a kid, but for the third language he had to put effort because he was no kid anymore.
Me and many other people who have learned a language through this method are undeniable proof that adults retain the ability to learn like children.
I'm really interested in the circumstances in which your friend learnrd the first two languages and the situation of the third one. Would you mind sharing some of the details?
I think part of the problem is that we try to teach adults in a different way than we teach children. We seem to forget that children speak for nearly a decade before they ever even hear about things like nouns and verbs and present and past tense in elementry school! By this time, they're already completely fluent in their language, and are ready learn about the fine details and proper grammer.
But for foreign languages, we seem to want to jump into elementry school level grammer right from the beginning!
What we should be doing is paying attention to how parents and grandparents interact with and speak to young children. I remember a while ago listening in a bit as my neighbor played in the yard with her visiting grandson. I certainly don't remember the details, but the form in which she spoke gave me a realization. A bit of the conversation went something roughly along the lines of this:
"Would you like to play with your red ball? We can play with your red ball if you want."
"No."
"Are you sure you don't want to play with the red ball? It'll be fun!"
"No no no!"
"Alright, well, maybe we can find some lizards. Sometimes there are lizards out on the rocks. Would you like to look for lizards?"
The way she repeated words, presenting them multiple related contexts and sentence constructs made me realize that she was not just playing with her grandson, but giving him an impromptu English lesson, almost certainly without even realizing it. After that, thinking a bit more about adults talking to young children, I realized that they do this all the time! Adults are constantly teaching their kids language, mixed in with every interaction, starting with "baby babble", teaching the basic sounds of the language, and going on all the way through young childhood.
Of course, even if adults were willing to swallow their pride and accept being talked to like young children, teachers like Pablo most certainly couldn't come out to each of our houses to give each of us 3 interactive lessons a day for 3 years straight. So methods like Comprehensible Learning are a reasonable approximation of how we are taught language naturally, within the constraints imposed by being "treated like adults" and the simple fact that most of us aren't rich enough to hire a personal tutor to live with us and speak to us in Spanish for the next few years the way our parents did.
I still think there's something to be learned from the way children are spoken to, though. Repeating a new word a few times, used in slightly different but clearly related ways can both help us learn the word faster than just hearing it one time every now and then, or to show different ways to put together sentences using an already familiar word, especially around tricky things like the subjunctive. ("Would you like to play with your red ball? We can play with your red ball...") Clearly, the trick is to find a way to do it that isn't annoying to listen to.
@@Keldor314 this is spot on!!
Very well said