Summary as Actions: 1. Input First: Listen and read extensively in comprehensible, varied contexts. 2. Real-life Exposure: Converse with native speakers and consume media in the target language. 3. Natural Speaking: Practice output naturally without forcing early fluency. 4. Strategic App Use: Use apps as a supplement, not the main tool for fluency. 5. Motivational Goals: Set engaging goals like understanding a series or holding basic conversations. 6. Extensive Reading: Read texts with familiar vocabulary; pair with audiobooks if possible. 7. Write Regularly: Journal in the target language to reinforce knowledge and track progress. 8. Learn Grammar as Needed: Address grammar questions in real-time, not through rote study. 9. Immerse Gradually: Incorporate language into daily life through small, consistent exposure. 10. Stay Patient: Focus on long-term progress and avoid discouragement.
Hi, I'll add some steps. First do not bother learning any vocabulary, until you can hear that word correctly when it is spoken at normal speed in a sentence. I invented ear tuning exercises, that, for most languages, you hear it well enough to meet this requirement in two days. I'll describe these ear tuning exercises briefly. Anyone who is actually interested in trying ear tuning exercises, let me know; I'll be glad to help with any of the 20 languages I teach, and also ones that have a similar accent to any I teach. "My name is Lee. What is yours?" my naym iz lee, wuht iz yorz. These are ear tuning syllables. You need about 60 seconds worth of them, that come from an audiobook. You play the part of the audiobook where the ear tuning syllables come from, ten times. As you listen, you try to keep your eyes on the exact syllable that is being spoken at any one exact moment. Next, listen ten more times, this time with your eyes closed. Go back and forth between these two steps for a total of a half hour. Until your ear tunes in, you will probably struggle quite a bit to keep your eye on the right syllable. But, keep trying to catch up. Always play all 60 seconds each time. Do not slow it down, as there is no need at all to ever get good at this. The attempt to follow the ear tuning syllables will tune your ear in, usually in two days. Next thing I'll add - every day choose to play, for background noise, a story in the target language, for several hours, and completely ignore it. Last thing I'll add, learn that story sentence by sentence, so every word you learn is in the story; the same story you will be doing your passive listening to. Each day, spend half your time going over sentences you worked with on previous days. Half the time be learning further into the story. Rather than ever working with a sentence a lot on any one day, rely on the fact that each time you come back to a sentence, you will know it better. Here is how that goes - One, look over your notes for the first sentence. Two, listen to the first sentence as you read it, three times. Next, listen three more times, with your eyes closed. Move on to the next sentence. (Do experiment a bit, you might pick up things faster if you do more repetitions each day, especially on the very first days doing these associations between your known and target language.)
I'll introduce myself. Up to late 2018, I was just an average language learner. Maybe a bit above average in that I had been at language learning for 50 years at that point. Mostly, over that 50 years, I'd be learning one language while busily forgetting earlier languages I had learned. I made some effort, in 2016, to study both Spanish and German at the same time; but within a couple of months it was all Spanish. Old habits die hard. In May 2018, I started doing short but regular lesson for Arabic, while mainly learning French. Since then, I have never just studied one language at a time. I added several languages in 2018 to the mix of what I study. I added Dutch and Italian in August 2018. I figured Dutch was close to German, and Italian was close to Spanish, so how hard could it be? Well, the Dutch was easy, but Italian soon had all my attention - though I still kept up the Arabic lessons, and did spend a bit of time on Dutch too. Next, I added Greek and Portuguese in September. Just short lessons here and there. I found a language partner for Brazilian Portuguese and those lessons became regular though still short. November 1 saw me pretty much abandon studying Italian, and then divide my time between three new languages for me, Russian, Mandarin, and Hindi. Now, I was still doing short, sometimes sporadic, lesson for Greek (very sporadic), Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese; along with alternating week by week between Russian, Mandarin, and Hindi as my main study. I also had went back to studying Korean just a bit; I had studied it for five years once. In this environment, something happened, that got me on the road to knowing how natural language acquisition works, and by the end of 2019, I pretty much knew everything about it. Indeed, I soon found that nobody had developed the system that I did. People had, for sure, systems that were natural acquisition based; but nobody besides me, in my opinion, was doing it correctly. It started when I was looking for something to play passively, for Greek. My short lessons for Greek had been to spend time looking up the vocabulary from the example sentences for "Greek with Lina, Common Phrases for Tourists and Beginners. All the other 11 languages I was interested in at that point had programming on Netflix. But not Greek. So, I decided to just put that common phrase video on playing in the background. A week later, after concentrating solely on learning the Hindi alphabet, I realized that I now understood 85% of the Greek on the common phrase video. More of the story, if anyone asks.
I took French for 8 yrs starting when I was 12. I never took French to learn the language, but rather I was lazy and I knew I had an advantage over my classmates. I was able to write & read but I didn’t feel comfortable speaking until I made French speaking friends.
@demet2 Ok! I studied english at a school in Brazil called CCAA for six and a half years! I was thirty years old when I started studying english! Nowadays I only practice my english every single day! Sometimes I speak to myself and out loud in front of the mirror because I have nobody to talk to!
I thoroughly enjoyed French and German at my school. It made attendance worthwhile. I carried on studying at University and often use them at work, and when I travel.
It’s nice to hear a positive experience. I did five years of French and hated it, but looking back it introduced me to the language, and later on I reached a far higher level.
Rmember that if you use netflix audio and subtitles in your target language, you have control over the speed of speech. I watch scenes at .5, then .75 then at regular speed. REALLY HELPS!!!
Text not mentioned so far (who knows what you go on to discuss) is songs. I find song text very helpful; and learning songs, reading the lyrics, understanding the vocabulary AND being able to sing along is very practical. Another way to interact with real language is to watch quizzes like Millionaire on television (or you tube). These are great because the question and answer options appear on the screen. One can pause the programme in order to understand the question by re reading, also one can work out what the answers mean before proceeding if necessary.
Good gosh. Is this video free?! So many great tips and ideas! I actually thought the writing and taking notes in a different language to keep it fresh is a great idea.
When it comes to learning languages, I personally believe it’s all about enjoying the process and gradually acquiring the language over time. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself or set overly high expectations, like thinking, “I’ll be fluent in six months.” Will you stop learning the language after a certain period? Definitely not! So, focus on finding the method that works best for you and embrace the journey of learning a new language.
That phrase of hers gives me goosebumps, "and now we've learnt the Present tense"... Man... So many years wasted with teachers that didn't know how to teach. I wish I had skipped that part of learning English and started straight away with immersion through games, movies and music.
I think it should be noted that to get input you need some base. Knowing the letters then knowing some basic vocabulary is important. I do agree that grammar shouldn't play a part in this most importantly when kids are involved. It should not be math class
Your mistake is in thinking it's the teacher's role to teach you a language, especially in classroom settings. You can't put all the responsibility on them. They're only there to give you the (I'd say) 5 percent.
@@musical_lolu4811 If they didn't put all their attention on grammar and focused on preparing or giving the students comprehensible input it could have been much more than 5%
I am happy to see this type of video, as I am also passionate about language learning. Currently, I am studying English, Cantonese, German, and Japanese. However, English is the only foreign language that I can use without too many syntax or semantic errors. I plan to become a polyglot in the future. By the way, my mother tongue is Mandarin, which is your current topic. 😀
Hello, my friend! That's my future goal as well! I'm learning German and was thinking of chinese (work in a chinese company). Would you like to practice with me?
Well. I'm from Belarus, an ESL person. I'm 34 and 've been studying English for 28-ish years. I was given an extremely decent language education in school, so that could even comprehend and talk to natives easily. We had 4 classes a week and had a great teacher through years 5-11 of school. She DESTROYED us with grammar exercises and speaking practice, she gave us love and interest, seeing the world through the eyes of natives. Best years of my life, I should say. Nothing of value I got from my University years where I studied English and Chinese languages and literature, because everything my school teacher gave me was enough to slide through University years with flying colours. So I would strongly disagree with the statement that you can't learn a foreign language in school. It just takes a lot of effort and passion from both a teacher and a student.
Schools teach grammar, which doesn't have much impact on the second language foundation in the brain if the person doesn't see content in the target language. My English was not taught in school when I was young.
Two comments I believe you are missing. First, I do not like to converse at all, even in my native language. So when I learn a new language I do not bother with trying to speak it. Forcing people who do not like to converse to learn to speak in a foreign language is wrong. I concentrate on reading a writing. My strategy is to get minimally acquainted with the language with one elementary, introductory course, and then begin reading it and writing it. But my second point regards how you read it. I have found that reading a text in the new language that I want to learn while having the same text in the last language I learned as the translation, greatly accelerates my grasp of the new language and simultaneously facilitates my use of the last language. I think we have not sufficiently recognized the value of comparative reading, as a method of enhancing language acquisition.
2:18 This is NOT worldwide. I was born in Germany in 1973. Officially started learning English in 1986. We did NOT get a grammar based language education. LE as far as our textbook was concerned was based on stories and pictures. Some more interesting, some less. Structures were taught as much as possible behind the scenes. We did not drill anything. Years later, I recall the teacher announced we would do some grammar now. She was referring to a few verb forms etc. irrelevant to spoken English 😉 Even back then, after 4 years of learning, German school kids would be able to survive in a welcoming English speaking environment like a host family during a language holiday. Native speakers of English have one disadvantage: They don't get the chance to learn a language that is both as easy* and as relevant/omnipresent as English as their SECOND language because a) they already know English, and b) languages to be studied are either too irrelevant (Dutch) or too hard (French, Spanish). * easy = relatively little knowledge needed to get your meaning across in an everyday low-level conversation. I know being really good at speaking English is still hard.
This. Also German and I had English and Latin in school. My Latin learning experience is about what they describe here. My English learning experience was not. You absolutely can learn languages in school, but it really depends on how it's taught. And the pure memorize vocab and grammar rules and the translate text is just not very good at all.
You are certainly right because in classes like Brazil is very strange to understand the language, the teachers show their students how to use and understand the verb to be because the teacher thinks this child will never need it, maybe for that reason it's happening in everywhere, in my old city, now with more understood in my mind I comprehensive more and study more lonely, sometimes when is possible I talk with a native speaker and looking for make my best ever, every day I to listening, writing like right now, and sometimes I can correct my mistakes using sites for recognize the grammar for understand better ever. The best way for me to improve my abilities in that language was when I used the website Open English, the dynamic and how the classes are, helped me understand better and have more enthusiasm in that language.
This is a really good discussion. I would add that people differ in their interests, so for the occasional learner grammar might actually be really interesting to read for pleasure, and doing that - in ADDITION to content - can't be bad. Ditto with early speaking. People have fun doing different things. Part of the problem w school is that schools CAN'T cater to individuals, however much they try.
I madea very good start to learning French in my Australian High School. We were fortunate to have a European French speaker in charge of French conversation. I loved French an SD wokjed very thoroughly on learning the French language. Later I continued studying at Alliance Francaise which ran social speaking French. meetups and educational meetings I also worked in a French speaking country for two years, made French speaking friends and bought good book material in French. Latee, I travelled to Paris, France and learned a lot there.
This kind of information is now easy to find on the internet, my question is: why schools all around the world still doing what they’ve been doing???? The world has changed, why they’re still using the same methods that we know they don’t work anymore??
Because they don't care. Even if a whole class doesn't learn the language, the teacher gets their salary, and they'll teach the next class. Publishers also make lots of money selling books that use the same method. Schools and publishers put the blame on the students: they have bad scores because they don't listen, or work enough.
@@alexisdemoulin5514 I completely agree, but I want to say that it's not the teachers fault 100%, it's the system. I teach languages too and I wish the people who create the curricula to learn knew that a language is a long process that cannot be taught the way it is done in many schools. I don't know how the system is in Germany or those countries with better life quality, but in many countries it's the same. Now, also many students are not willing to learn, that makes our job even harder.
I started learning English at the age of 6 with a private American teacher who lived in my town here in Brazil. I learned the language in 10 years. I was very much interested in sounding like a native speaker. I ended up going to England to improve, especially on pronunciation. My pronunciation is 92% accurate. I'd say that what most helped me after getting to a B2 level was actually the fact that most people around me were people who spoke what is now known as RP English. Also, after learning English, learning new ones became quite easy. I can also speak French, Spanish, Italian and I also took Arabic and I have a little knowledge of German. I am fascinated by the way we can borrow words from other languages e.g. French, the Portuguese language borrows quite a lot of English words as well. I love that about languages.
hi, so when you say you wanted to sound like a "native" speaker, what do you mean exactly? Because there are so many English accents, "native" can mean so many things...
I know Mexican kids working as interpreters and customer support who learned with video games and online actividades. Motivated language majors learn much faster than in the past with online resources.
I wrote an essay about the impossibility of teaching a second language in schools 3 years ago for the "TESOL" competition. But no one supported me in this idea. "An opinion matters, by whom it is promoted." Now, after watching this video, I am happy that I have a like-minded friend.
@@goluremilanguagesmy letter was not published. because I had only 1 year of teaching experience at that time. I could not participate in that competition.
54:05 Thank you for covering this. This is exactly why long-term residents of Japan _despise_ 「日本語は上手ですね！」I don't care of the tourists think it's a cute compliment; you have essentially halted the conversation to draw attention to my language level, which was not the point of my speaking.
At last a video that addresses the very problem that I have dedicated my time to fix. I own a company that helps teachers and schools with this exact same problem. Solutions exist if you keep looking. 😊
As I said in another video, I learned French in school (it was the first foreign language we were learning in Portugal at that time). We began at 10 years old and had 5 years. English came 2 years late (3 years of studies) and I never got the fluency I had at French. So, age can matter by beginning early at school. Progress in English was much more outside school.
Hey Kevin, you made some valid points in your videos; they are really helpful for anyone preparing for exams like the TOEFL or IELTS, where proper grammar is essential. I feel sorry for Linguamarina's students, as she definitely has significant language issues, and your critiques of her are justified. However, I think it's important to be careful when criticizing Rachel. She is an excellent teacher and a good person, and her contributions to pronunciation should be recognized rather than dismissed. Thanks for your videos; they truly assist those of us who are learning English.
As a language teacher I'm anticipating to gain some valuable insights why it's so difficult to learn the language at school and how to address this issue more effectively. From my experience I see that neither school, nor living in an English - speaking country itself( I'm Ukrainian, so lots of my fellow citizens are being staying as refugees in different countries, and they're struggling with everyday life) nowadays helps students to grasp the language and speak it fluently. A very miniscule number of people are able to communicate without hesitation and with confidence.
I think schools get a bad rap. In England when I was at school, we had one teacher for 30 students, and the materials were very limited. We had a crummy reel to reel tape recorder, and some study books, no access to films, podcasts etc. All a school can do is to help students learn some of the basics, some words, some grammar and some phrases. Above all they have to inspire the student so that she goes on and listens to the language in their own time because they want to know more about that culture. I don’t think it matters how you learn the basics, just so long as you can start listening to, and studying, input. I found as an adult that input alone was of little value, I needed to study the language, break it apart, and figure out how it works. Output does matter in that it allows you to actively use the language. It allows you to notice things that you otherwise miss. Initially output is best in private or with a tutor. Simply speaking basic phrases, working out how to say things, and checking them using AI is of great benefit. I talk to myself in French, and discover things I cannot say. I then do some study, to figure it out. Speaking to myself also allows me to get used to articulating sounds, and get used to structures that I know, but cannot recall quickly. Speaking to real people is risky, and bad experiences can be harmful. I find the French can be quite unpleasant, as they lack patience, and routinely interrupt to correct. People don’t usually correct children, they just accept that they are learning.
It took me six and a half years to learn english in a private school!❤❤❤.I'm fifty nine years old and started studying english when I was thirty years old!❤❤❤
German native, I understood your conversation easily, so I guess my formal 8 years of English in school was a good foundation. + 6 years of Latin. + English needing in a technical university graduation, later in my job all the life. German in language apps is generally bad at higher levels, so I skipped to English as the base language. I use fluenday to revive my Spanish I learned 50 years ago. And languagetransfer, have a look if you do not know these apps. I know a lot about my language learning, learned also 3 years of Russian at school, some Chinese with a PHD friend, who studied one year in Beijing. and then worked as a stewardess on the Vienna Beijing flights, the ultimate training. My personal most efficient way is to repeat all sentences I encounter out loud. At the side I also learn Basque, a challenge like German is a challenge for Remi, dobar dan! A non indogermanic language, fascinating. My grandchildren have native English lessons in primary school. They love CDs like coconut the magic dragon, who are told in German, but later on a song in English and then one by one the English words are introduced. They can really sit an hour to listen, which they seldom do. When going to restaurants, I will teach them some words, so language approaching is natural. I watch the many youtube videos on language learning and check it against my way and the ways of the kids. Viel Spaß, buena suerte, ....
I think we learn differently. We prefer different paths or methods, that we feel help us learn the most. However, I think that we need grammar skills. The school classes can help with this. The problem is to have enough time to do what else you need.
This is exactly what happened to me: 6 years at school and 4 years at a university did NOT help me to learn a second language in my city! Those school lessons of L2 were just waste of time!
I think a default reaction of native English speakers who travel have an expectation everyone in foreign countries speak english back to them and surprised when they don't.
This largely depends on the school system. While it’s true that the vast majority of Brits and Americans can’t speak the foreign language(s) they were taught at school, this is absolutely not the case for most people in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and so on. As a Brit living in Germany for almost 20 years, I’m still impressed by how many Germans are fluent in English. Most of them will tell you they only speak "Schulenglisch," meaning the language skills they acquired in school. However, more often than not, their "school English" enables them to communicate effectively in a wide range of contexts. Perhaps a quick example: Last week, my neighbour's 15-year-old son showed me an essay he had written in English during a two-hour exam. He received a grade of 3, which is equivalent to a C grade. Yet the essay was so well-written that many native English-speaking teenagers would struggle to produce something of similar quality. The teacher’s corrections clearly demonstrated just how incredibly high the standard of English teaching in Germany is. One reason for this high standard is that English lessons in Germany are far more immersive. Classes are conducted almost entirely in the target language, usually right from the start, rather than transitioning to this approach only after several years (if at all).
The reason why the Dutch and the nordic countries are so good at learning English it has very little to do with school although Finland does have one of best Education system in the whole world. But the main reason why is that the Dutch and the Nordics are exposed to British and American TV shows and movies almost all the time since they were children they very rarely use things like Dubbing on foreign TV shows and movies except for stuff that is for young children.
@@starknight103 Have you ever gone to school in the UK or the US? Or have you taught there? Have you compared the teaching methods in these two countries to those used in the European countries I mentioned? Today, undubbed British or American TV shows are accessible in almost every country around the world. But just because someone watches English-speaking shows on Netflix doesn’t necessarily mean they’re fluent in English...
@@LondonYTYI went to school in the UK and my school started to teach French in year 4 however English isn't my native tongue it is Polish. Most countries around the world start teaching languages like English at a much younger than British, Australian and American schools do another problem with British and American schools is that a lot of the teachers who teach a foreign language at school usually French, German or Spanish are not fluent speakers of the language and mostly got the job because they something like a French GSCE from school.
@@LondonYTY Steve Kaufmann a Canadian polyglot I follow did talk about how the Nordic people are so good at learning English saying that the Nordics people like the Swedes are good at learning English is not because they have some fantastic schooling system but because they are exposed to English since they are children since they use subtitles for any American or British movie or tv show. I recommend checking out his channel he has some pretty interesting stories. He does talk about how bad the Canadian, Spanish, and Japanese education systems are teaching languages he does talk about how many Canadians have taken French for 10 years and most have passed their exams but despite that very few become fluent French speakers. So the whole monolingualism problem isn't just a British and American problem. In my opinion, the English education system is garbage( sure it's not as garbage as the American education system ) and needs very serious reforms.
There are very few English hours at school. At my school, English was taught twice a week for 45 minutes. In total, over six years, I had 324 hours of English. People spend much more time watching films and TV series, the count can reach thousands of hours. It is not surprising that the result is better, because it is also more interesting.
Wow very interesting it, language is very important when anybody learn more one language you open a world window in your life, you can communicate with many different person around the world. Bless, bendiciones!
I've studied eight languages and achieved near native fluency in four of them. I think it's like learning a musical instrument (also a piano player). You don't become a performer by simply watching other performers. You, as the student, should be doing the talking while your teachers guides and corrects you. If you're sitting in a class being told to shut up while the teacher talks, you're not learning.
It took me a decade plus to really learn Spanish and that was even with Hispanic parents and I still mess up how to say things and forget how to say things and I haven’t been using as much and have been losing words
Learning a language takes time. I had to put in lot of effort in order to become proficient in English. The reason why people fail to learn a second language is because of how it's taught in school. They tend to focus more on grammar and writing. Spoken English needs a different practice.
I learned my second and third languages in schools. I guess because this is a multi-tribe country where everyone speaks their traditional language as their mother tongue then our national language as our second language and English. The third language is kinda difficult but not our national language where it is used widely, that's why it is not difficult.
I have been trying to learn a new language with my boyfriend he would spend minutes explaining language ordering (grammar). By the time he finishes I am already put off. He insists I should sound and say it correctly because there’s no meaning in what I’m saying. So I have become mute in his native so we continue in English. I am hoping one day to surprise him 🤣🤣🤣. Corrections in the middle of sentence are a turn off.
That's true, sometimes it give a wrong explanation and then I'd correct it and then it'd "confirm" what I said...LOL . Still helpful if you aren't clueless and can evaluate what it says
We recently moved in Australia and my kid admitted to intensive English classes to comprehend English before he go into high school. Unfortunately all they teach him is academic English. He is doing this since a year but no improvement in his English I can see. Would you suggest and advise me n this?😢
😂 sounds funny, as always there's wishlisting and self fullfilling prophecy. Want means happen. You can't be lazy and expect fruitful outcome. You can learn from notes if you diversify sources and most important: keep trying no matter what. Handy to have a native to correct mistakes as you go.
I was taught french in a school that taught students who had mild learning difficulties (I have dyslexia and dyspraxia), so the level of knowledge wasnt much at all, as it only enough to graduate senior school (high school). I am now learning Latvian (my dad was from Riga, Latvia) French and Spanish. As i personally believe self study is important, if you have the interest or the inclination to learn.
Look like anything in life some people can and some people can. It is not as simple as some people will to do it and some people do not will to do it I estimate that 60 percent of people on earth are bilingual. The percentage drops as additional language are counted. Here is a simpler mechanical tendency that is visible. I have observed in the gym in strength training that two individuals of equal body types, equal heights, equal ages, equal body weight who do the exact same movements for the exact same durations do not do the exact same weights, even if they have the same starting point, and thus do not slow the same results. Why is that? And how would you apply that to language learning? Proximity AI answers: The differing outcomes in strength training among individuals with similar physical attributes can be attributed to several factors: Genetics: Genetic predispositions significantly influence muscle growth, strength gains, and recovery rates. Variations in muscle fiber types and hormonal responses can lead to different adaptations from the same training stimulus 19. Neuromuscular Efficiency: Individuals may differ in their ability to recruit motor units and synchronize muscle contractions, affecting their performance at given weights 28. Training History: Previous training experience can impact current performance; those with a longer or more intense training background may adapt differently than novices 410. Psychological Factors: Motivation, mental resilience, and perceived exertion can also influence how much weight an individual can lift and their overall progress 9. Applying this to language learning, similar principles apply: Cognitive Differences: Just as strength varies, so do cognitive abilities like memory and language processing, affecting how quickly individuals learn languages. Previous Experience: Prior exposure to languages can enhance learning speed and retention, similar to training history in strength training. Motivation and Mindset: Psychological factors such as motivation and confidence play crucial roles in language acquisition success. Learning Styles: Different individuals may benefit from varied approaches (visual, auditory, kinesthetic), paralleling how different training methods suit various athletes. Understanding these factors allows for personalized approaches in both strength training and language learning, optimizing outcomes based on individual needs and characteristics.
People can't learn a language, what schools try to portray, it is better to acquire a language, example, knowledge of Latin, look through Latin, and use that understanding to understand Italian, and how words are, realita - reality Loquacious - loquace Look at language etymology, look at Latin rather than learn languages Structure of Latin to understand Italian, evolution of Latin Contextual clues to learn Italian, not just Italian, but also other world languages, cognates, Italian words have direct Latin, shared vocabulary, much Italian words are via Latin Grammar, rules in Latin can provide insight to Italian wording structure Latin can also help in gaining knowledge of other European languages.
I'm so disheartened to see the whole "comprehensible input with reading" thing in here, too. As an early intermediate-from what I understand Dr Neubauer here and from other experts-I have to jump from children's picture books (which I am _SICK_ out of my mind of) to 98% comprehensible text... just... HOW???? I don't have a "language parent," the sources for my second language are limited. At this point, I would murder for some genuine practical advice💦
It is because of the silly A1-A2-B1 system. Grammar is the most important part of the language now they are trying to teach without grammar. Instead of playing silly games the teacher must focus on grammer during the lessons.
@SuperRemi99 no, totally true. B2 people can't even read a novel of 20th century properly because there are still grammar subjects left to be learned. First of all you go with grammar books learn all the rules and practise them a hundred times then you play those childhood games in A1-A2 etc.
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Nobody says you shouldn't use grammar. Whatever you say in any language, it has grammar. But you don"t need to study the rules. Human brain is smart enough to unconsciously get the grammar, so you can later use it. You'll make mistakes in the beginning, naturally, but with practice your output will improve.
@@13heheExactly. Children use very simple words together to get their meaning across and they persist until you get the message, this is how language is acquired. They build the rules in their head as they go along. As adults we need to be patient while our brains catch up and be willing to be persistent like a child and accept ambiguity on the way through.
Well Countries like the Netherlands and the Nordic countries learn English so well because they are constantly exposed to British and American movies and TV shows all the time since they were children they very rarely use dubbing except for stuff for young children. It has very little to do with schooling although Finland does have one of the best education systems according to world rankings.
Summary as Actions:
1. Input First: Listen and read extensively in comprehensible, varied contexts.
2. Real-life Exposure: Converse with native speakers and consume media in the target language.
3. Natural Speaking: Practice output naturally without forcing early fluency.
4. Strategic App Use: Use apps as a supplement, not the main tool for fluency.
5. Motivational Goals: Set engaging goals like understanding a series or holding basic conversations.
6. Extensive Reading: Read texts with familiar vocabulary; pair with audiobooks if possible.
7. Write Regularly: Journal in the target language to reinforce knowledge and track progress.
8. Learn Grammar as Needed: Address grammar questions in real-time, not through rote study.
9. Immerse Gradually: Incorporate language into daily life through small, consistent exposure.
10. Stay Patient: Focus on long-term progress and avoid discouragement.
Hi, I'll add some steps. First do not bother learning any vocabulary, until you can hear that word correctly when it is spoken at normal speed in a sentence.
I invented ear tuning exercises, that, for most languages, you hear it well enough to meet this requirement in two days. I'll describe these ear tuning exercises briefly. Anyone who is actually interested in trying ear tuning exercises, let me know; I'll be glad to help with any of the 20 languages I teach, and also ones that have a similar accent to any I teach.
"My name is Lee. What is yours?" my naym iz lee, wuht iz yorz. These are ear tuning syllables. You need about 60 seconds worth of them, that come from an audiobook. You play the part of the audiobook where the ear tuning syllables come from, ten times. As you listen, you try to keep your eyes on the exact syllable that is being spoken at any one exact moment. Next, listen ten more times, this time with your eyes closed. Go back and forth between these two steps for a total of a half hour.
Until your ear tunes in, you will probably struggle quite a bit to keep your eye on the right syllable. But, keep trying to catch up. Always play all 60 seconds each time. Do not slow it down, as there is no need at all to ever get good at this. The attempt to follow the ear tuning syllables will tune your ear in, usually in two days.
Next thing I'll add - every day choose to play, for background noise, a story in the target language, for several hours, and completely ignore it.
Last thing I'll add, learn that story sentence by sentence, so every word you learn is in the story; the same story you will be doing your passive listening to. Each day, spend half your time going over sentences you worked with on previous days. Half the time be learning further into the story. Rather than ever working with a sentence a lot on any one day, rely on the fact that each time you come back to a sentence, you will know it better. Here is how that goes - One, look over your notes for the first sentence. Two, listen to the first sentence as you read it, three times. Next, listen three more times, with your eyes closed. Move on to the next sentence. (Do experiment a bit, you might pick up things faster if you do more repetitions each day, especially on the very first days doing these associations between your known and target language.)
I'll introduce myself. Up to late 2018, I was just an average language learner. Maybe a bit above average in that I had been at language learning for 50 years at that point. Mostly, over that 50 years, I'd be learning one language while busily forgetting earlier languages I had learned. I made some effort, in 2016, to study both Spanish and German at the same time; but within a couple of months it was all Spanish. Old habits die hard. In May 2018, I started doing short but regular lesson for Arabic, while mainly learning French. Since then, I have never just studied one language at a time.
I added several languages in 2018 to the mix of what I study. I added Dutch and Italian in August 2018. I figured Dutch was close to German, and Italian was close to Spanish, so how hard could it be? Well, the Dutch was easy, but Italian soon had all my attention - though I still kept up the Arabic lessons, and did spend a bit of time on Dutch too. Next, I added Greek and Portuguese in September. Just short lessons here and there. I found a language partner for Brazilian Portuguese and those lessons became regular though still short. November 1 saw me pretty much abandon studying Italian, and then divide my time between three new languages for me, Russian, Mandarin, and Hindi.
Now, I was still doing short, sometimes sporadic, lesson for Greek (very sporadic), Arabic, Brazilian Portuguese; along with alternating week by week between Russian, Mandarin, and Hindi as my main study. I also had went back to studying Korean just a bit; I had studied it for five years once.
In this environment, something happened, that got me on the road to knowing how natural language acquisition works, and by the end of 2019, I pretty much knew everything about it. Indeed, I soon found that nobody had developed the system that I did. People had, for sure, systems that were natural acquisition based; but nobody besides me, in my opinion, was doing it correctly.
It started when I was looking for something to play passively, for Greek. My short lessons for Greek had been to spend time looking up the vocabulary from the example sentences for "Greek with Lina, Common Phrases for Tourists and Beginners. All the other 11 languages I was interested in at that point had programming on Netflix. But not Greek. So, I decided to just put that common phrase video on playing in the background.
A week later, after concentrating solely on learning the Hindi alphabet, I realized that I now understood 85% of the Greek on the common phrase video. More of the story, if anyone asks.
Don't find excuses , my kids in Luxembourg have learnt French ,German and English at school.
I would add one Buy the manual and read it in French Bon Usage for example
I took French for 8 yrs starting when I was 12. I never took French to learn the language, but rather I was lazy and I knew I had an advantage over my classmates. I was able to write & read but I didn’t feel comfortable speaking until I made French speaking friends.
You cannot learn a language overnight! It takes a time! It took me a long time to learn english! I understood everything that you said teacher!❤❤❤
What did you do to learn English please can you tell me about your learning way
@demet2 Ok! I studied english at a school in Brazil called CCAA for six and a half years! I was thirty years old when I started studying english! Nowadays I only practice my english every single day! Sometimes I speak to myself and out loud in front of the mirror because I have nobody to talk to!
Good english is alreasya 3rd language for being a filipino
Reading comments and watching documents, is more fun than sitting in a grammar class
I thoroughly enjoyed French and German at my school. It made attendance worthwhile. I carried on studying at University and often use them at work, and when I travel.
It’s nice to hear a positive experience. I did five years of French and hated it, but looking back it introduced me to the language, and later on I reached a far higher level.
Rmember that if you use netflix audio and subtitles in your target language, you have control over the speed of speech. I watch scenes at .5, then .75 then at regular speed. REALLY HELPS!!!
Text not mentioned so far (who knows what you go on to discuss) is songs. I find song text very helpful; and learning songs, reading the lyrics, understanding the vocabulary AND being able to sing along is very practical. Another way to interact with real language is to watch quizzes like Millionaire on television (or you tube). These are great because the question and answer options appear on the screen. One can pause the programme in order to understand the question by re reading, also one can work out what the answers mean before proceeding if necessary.
Good gosh. Is this video free?! So many great tips and ideas!
I actually thought the writing and taking notes in a different language to keep it fresh is a great idea.
yeah we live in a great time, I am jealous of myself sometimes))
Not everything you pay for is actually worth the money.
When it comes to learning languages, I personally believe it’s all about enjoying the process and gradually acquiring the language over time. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself or set overly high expectations, like thinking, “I’ll be fluent in six months.” Will you stop learning the language after a certain period? Definitely not! So, focus on finding the method that works best for you and embrace the journey of learning a new language.
That phrase of hers gives me goosebumps, "and now we've learnt the Present tense"... Man... So many years wasted with teachers that didn't know how to teach. I wish I had skipped that part of learning English and started straight away with immersion through games, movies and music.
I think it should be noted that to get input you need some base. Knowing the letters then knowing some basic vocabulary is important. I do agree that grammar shouldn't play a part in this most importantly when kids are involved. It should not be math class
Your mistake is in thinking it's the teacher's role to teach you a language, especially in classroom settings. You can't put all the responsibility on them. They're only there to give you the (I'd say) 5 percent.
@@musical_lolu4811 If they didn't put all their attention on grammar and focused on preparing or giving the students comprehensible input it could have been much more than 5%
That's how I learned English through immersion with videogames, music, movies and tv shows
I am happy to see this type of video, as I am also passionate about language learning. Currently, I am studying English, Cantonese, German, and Japanese. However, English is the only foreign language that I can use without too many syntax or semantic errors. I plan to become a polyglot in the future. By the way, my mother tongue is Mandarin, which is your current topic. 😀
Hello, my friend! That's my future goal as well! I'm learning German and was thinking of chinese (work in a chinese company). Would you like to practice with me?
@@MathiasSilvaCarvalhodeOliveira Definitely, that would be great.
Such a great video and no comment? Let's fix that
Thanks to Metatron! I now watch Goluremi🎉
Well. I'm from Belarus, an ESL person. I'm 34 and 've been studying English for 28-ish years. I was given an extremely decent language education in school, so that could even comprehend and talk to natives easily. We had 4 classes a week and had a great teacher through years 5-11 of school. She DESTROYED us with grammar exercises and speaking practice, she gave us love and interest, seeing the world through the eyes of natives. Best years of my life, I should say. Nothing of value I got from my University years where I studied English and Chinese languages and literature, because everything my school teacher gave me was enough to slide through University years with flying colours. So I would strongly disagree with the statement that you can't learn a foreign language in school. It just takes a lot of effort and passion from both a teacher and a student.
Schools teach grammar, which doesn't have much impact on the second language foundation in the brain if the person doesn't see content in the target language.
My English was not taught in school when I was young.
@vogditis so it doesn't depend on the educational establishment, it depends on the teacher
Two comments I believe you are missing. First, I do not like to converse at all, even in my native language. So when I learn a new language I do not bother with trying to speak it. Forcing people who do not like to converse to learn to speak in a foreign language is wrong. I concentrate on reading a writing. My strategy is to get minimally acquainted with the language with one elementary, introductory course, and then begin reading it and writing it. But my second point regards how you read it. I have found that reading a text in the new language that I want to learn while having the same text in the last language I learned as the translation, greatly accelerates my grasp of the new language and simultaneously facilitates my use of the last language. I think we have not sufficiently recognized the value of comparative reading, as a method of enhancing language acquisition.
I think you can acquire a language in record time if your survival depends on it. Only then does the brain release maximum learning power.
Very true
Language learning is very very easy but the experts have made it awesome difficult
2:18 This is NOT worldwide. I was born in Germany in 1973. Officially started learning English in 1986. We did NOT get a grammar based language education. LE as far as our textbook was concerned was based on stories and pictures. Some more interesting, some less. Structures were taught as much as possible behind the scenes. We did not drill anything.
Years later, I recall the teacher announced we would do some grammar now. She was referring to a few verb forms etc. irrelevant to spoken English 😉
Even back then, after 4 years of learning, German school kids would be able to survive in a welcoming English speaking environment like a host family during a language holiday.
Native speakers of English have one disadvantage: They don't get the chance to learn a language that is both as easy* and as relevant/omnipresent as English as their SECOND language because a) they already know English, and b) languages to be studied are either too irrelevant (Dutch) or too hard (French, Spanish).
* easy = relatively little knowledge needed to get your meaning across in an everyday low-level conversation. I know being really good at speaking English is still hard.
This. Also German and I had English and Latin in school. My Latin learning experience is about what they describe here. My English learning experience was not. You absolutely can learn languages in school, but it really depends on how it's taught. And the pure memorize vocab and grammar rules and the translate text is just not very good at all.
You are certainly right because in classes like Brazil is very strange to understand the language, the teachers show their students how to use and understand the verb to be because the teacher thinks this child will never need it, maybe for that reason it's happening in everywhere, in my old city, now with more understood in my mind I comprehensive more and study more lonely, sometimes when is possible I talk with a native speaker and looking for make my best ever, every day I to listening, writing like right now, and sometimes I can correct my mistakes using sites for recognize the grammar for understand better ever.
The best way for me to improve my abilities in that language was when I used the website Open English, the dynamic and how the classes are, helped me understand better and have more enthusiasm in that language.
This video is pure Gold
Out of the box thinking
I love it❤❤❤
This is a really good discussion. I would add that people differ in their interests, so for the occasional learner grammar might actually be really interesting to read for pleasure, and doing that - in ADDITION to content - can't be bad. Ditto with early speaking. People have fun doing different things.
Part of the problem w school is that schools CAN'T cater to individuals, however much they try.
That is true... I learned spanish and Arabic from RUclips and now learning Russian and Chinese
I madea very good start to learning French in my Australian High School. We were fortunate to have a European French speaker in charge of French conversation. I loved French an SD wokjed very thoroughly on learning the French language. Later I continued studying at Alliance Francaise which ran social speaking French. meetups and educational meetings I also worked in a French speaking country for two years, made French speaking friends and bought good book material in French. Latee, I travelled to Paris, France and learned a lot there.
Very nice, informative and useful video
This kind of information is now easy to find on the internet, my question is: why schools all around the world still doing what they’ve been doing???? The world has changed, why they’re still using the same methods that we know they don’t work anymore??
Because they don't care. Even if a whole class doesn't learn the language, the teacher gets their salary, and they'll teach the next class. Publishers also make lots of money selling books that use the same method. Schools and publishers put the blame on the students: they have bad scores because they don't listen, or work enough.
@@alexisdemoulin5514 I completely agree, but I want to say that it's not the teachers fault 100%, it's the system. I teach languages too and I wish the people who create the curricula to learn knew that a language is a long process that cannot be taught the way it is done in many schools. I don't know how the system is in Germany or those countries with better life quality, but in many countries it's the same. Now, also many students are not willing to learn, that makes our job even harder.
I started learning English at the age of 6 with a private American teacher who lived in my town here in Brazil. I learned the language in 10 years. I was very much interested in sounding like a native speaker. I ended up going to England to improve, especially on pronunciation. My pronunciation is 92% accurate. I'd say that what most helped me after getting to a B2 level was actually the fact that most people around me were people who spoke what is now known as RP English. Also, after learning English, learning new ones became quite easy. I can also speak French, Spanish, Italian and I also took Arabic and I have a little knowledge of German. I am fascinated by the way we can borrow words from other languages e.g. French, the Portuguese language borrows quite a lot of English words as well. I love that about languages.
hi, so when you say you wanted to sound like a "native" speaker, what do you mean exactly? Because there are so many English accents, "native" can mean so many things...
I know Mexican kids working as interpreters and customer support who learned with video games and online actividades. Motivated language majors learn much faster than in the past with online resources.
Best video till this moment, TYSM youtube suggestions
47:40 core recommendations from host is 90% of your time getting input at or below your full comprehension level, and 10% of time above your level.
I wrote an essay about the impossibility of teaching a second language in schools 3 years ago for the "TESOL" competition. But no one supported me in this idea. "An opinion matters, by whom it is promoted." Now, after watching this video, I am happy that I have a like-minded friend.
Do you have a link to your published paper?
@@goluremilanguagesmy letter was not published. because I had only 1 year of teaching experience at that time. I could not participate in that competition.
my letter was not published. because I had only 1 year of teaching experience at that time. I could not participate in that competition.
54:05 Thank you for covering this. This is exactly why long-term residents of Japan _despise_ 「日本語は上手ですね！」I don't care of the tourists think it's a cute compliment; you have essentially halted the conversation to draw attention to my language level, which was not the point of my speaking.
The objective (s) in learning a second (3,,4,..) is important to reach a good level in speaking and listening.
Learning a language is like to play an instrument you cant get it in 6 months. Speaking properly takes years
Superduper intellectual discussion!
At last a video that addresses the very problem that I have dedicated my time to fix.
I own a company that helps teachers and schools with this exact same problem. Solutions exist if you keep looking. 😊
As I said in another video, I learned French in school (it was the first foreign language we were learning in Portugal at that time). We began at 10 years old and had 5 years. English came 2 years late (3 years of studies) and I never got the fluency I had at French.
So, age can matter by beginning early at school. Progress in English was much more outside school.
Hey Kevin, you made some valid points in your videos; they are really helpful for anyone preparing for exams like the TOEFL or IELTS, where proper grammar is essential. I feel sorry for Linguamarina's students, as she definitely has significant language issues, and your critiques of her are justified. However, I think it's important to be careful when criticizing Rachel. She is an excellent teacher and a good person, and her contributions to pronunciation should be recognized rather than dismissed. Thanks for your videos; they truly assist those of us who are learning English.
As a language teacher I'm anticipating to gain some valuable insights why it's so difficult to learn the language at school and how to address this issue more effectively. From my experience I see that neither school, nor living in an English - speaking country itself( I'm Ukrainian, so lots of my fellow citizens are being staying as refugees in different countries, and they're struggling with everyday life) nowadays helps students to grasp the language and speak it fluently. A very miniscule number of people are able to communicate without hesitation and with confidence.
I think schools get a bad rap. In England when I was at school, we had one teacher for 30 students, and the materials were very limited. We had a crummy reel to reel tape recorder, and some study books, no access to films, podcasts etc. All a school can do is to help students learn some of the basics, some words, some grammar and some phrases. Above all they have to inspire the student so that she goes on and listens to the language in their own time because they want to know more about that culture. I don’t think it matters how you learn the basics, just so long as you can start listening to, and studying, input. I found as an adult that input alone was of little value, I needed to study the language, break it apart, and figure out how it works. Output does matter in that it allows you to actively use the language. It allows you to notice things that you otherwise miss. Initially output is best in private or with a tutor. Simply speaking basic phrases, working out how to say things, and checking them using AI is of great benefit. I talk to myself in French, and discover things I cannot say. I then do some study, to figure it out. Speaking to myself also allows me to get used to articulating sounds, and get used to structures that I know, but cannot recall quickly. Speaking to real people is risky, and bad experiences can be harmful. I find the French can be quite unpleasant, as they lack patience, and routinely interrupt to correct. People don’t usually correct children, they just accept that they are learning.
It took me six and a half years to learn english in a private school!❤❤❤.I'm fifty nine years old and started studying english when I was thirty years old!❤❤❤
Regarding Grammar, a little and often is the best approach.
Excelente video. Muy informativo. Muchas gracias!
Excellent video 🎉
She is amazing❤
Wise words 😊
Very interesting 👏👏👏👏
Amazing video
German native, I understood your conversation easily, so I guess my formal 8 years of English in school was a good foundation. + 6 years of Latin. + English needing in a technical university graduation, later in my job all the life. German in language apps is generally bad at higher levels, so I skipped to English as the base language. I use fluenday to revive my Spanish I learned 50 years ago. And languagetransfer, have a look if you do not know these apps. I know a lot about my language learning, learned also 3 years of Russian at school, some Chinese with a PHD friend, who studied one year in Beijing. and then worked as a stewardess on the Vienna Beijing flights, the ultimate training. My personal most efficient way is to repeat all sentences I encounter out loud. At the side I also learn Basque, a challenge like German is a challenge for Remi, dobar dan! A non indogermanic language, fascinating. My grandchildren have native English lessons in primary school. They love CDs like coconut the magic dragon, who are told in German, but later on a song in English and then one by one the English words are introduced. They can really sit an hour to listen, which they seldom do. When going to restaurants, I will teach them some words, so language approaching is natural. I watch the many youtube videos on language learning and check it against my way and the ways of the kids. Viel Spaß, buena suerte, ....
I think we learn differently. We prefer different paths or methods, that we feel help us learn the most. However, I think that we need grammar skills. The school classes can help with this. The problem is to have enough time to do what else you need.
This is exactly what happened to me: 6 years at school and 4 years at a university did NOT help me to learn a second language in my city! Those school lessons of L2 were just waste of time!
She's so gorgeuos and very smart.
I'm from Brazil!❤❤❤❤
Legal!
I did. I learned English in grades 3-7 and French in grades 8-10. To a pretty good level actually. Thank you, have a nice day.
I think a default reaction of native English speakers who travel have an expectation everyone in foreign countries speak english back to them and surprised when they don't.
Please a video explaining how to move out of the intermediate platoon/slamp
I did learn a second language in school, and it is my best one so far (mother tongue does not count)
Mothers and a nice lady are great school that ever founded. In this video we had something like this
This largely depends on the school system. While it’s true that the vast majority of Brits and Americans can’t speak the foreign language(s) they were taught at school, this is absolutely not the case for most people in Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Finland, and so on. As a Brit living in Germany for almost 20 years, I’m still impressed by how many Germans are fluent in English. Most of them will tell you they only speak "Schulenglisch," meaning the language skills they acquired in school. However, more often than not, their "school English" enables them to communicate effectively in a wide range of contexts. Perhaps a quick example: Last week, my neighbour's 15-year-old son showed me an essay he had written in English during a two-hour exam. He received a grade of 3, which is equivalent to a C grade. Yet the essay was so well-written that many native English-speaking teenagers would struggle to produce something of similar quality. The teacher’s corrections clearly demonstrated just how incredibly high the standard of English teaching in Germany is. One reason for this high standard is that English lessons in Germany are far more immersive. Classes are conducted almost entirely in the target language, usually right from the start, rather than transitioning to this approach only after several years (if at all).
The reason why the Dutch and the nordic countries are so good at learning English it has very little to do with school although Finland does have one of best Education system in the whole world. But the main reason why is that the Dutch and the Nordics are exposed to British and American TV shows and movies almost all the time since they were children they very rarely use things like Dubbing on foreign TV shows and movies except for stuff that is for young children.
@@starknight103 Have you ever gone to school in the UK or the US? Or have you taught there? Have you compared the teaching methods in these two countries to those used in the European countries I mentioned? Today, undubbed British or American TV shows are accessible in almost every country around the world. But just because someone watches English-speaking shows on Netflix doesn’t necessarily mean they’re fluent in English...
@@LondonYTYI went to school in the UK and my school started to teach French in year 4 however English isn't my native tongue it is Polish. Most countries around the world start teaching languages like English at a much younger than British, Australian and American schools do another problem with British and American schools is that a lot of the teachers who teach a foreign language at school usually French, German or Spanish are not fluent speakers of the language and mostly got the job because they something like a French GSCE from school.
@@starknight103 I couldn’t agree more. That’s not what you wrote in your original post, though.
@@LondonYTY Steve Kaufmann a Canadian polyglot I follow did talk about how the Nordic people are so good at learning English saying that the Nordics people like the Swedes are good at learning English is not because they have some fantastic schooling system but because they are exposed to English since they are children since they use subtitles for any American or British movie or tv show. I recommend checking out his channel he has some pretty interesting stories. He does talk about how bad the Canadian, Spanish, and Japanese education systems are teaching languages he does talk about how many Canadians have taken French for 10 years and most have passed their exams but despite that very few become fluent French speakers. So the whole monolingualism problem isn't just a British and American problem. In my opinion, the English education system is garbage( sure it's not as garbage as the American education system ) and needs very serious reforms.
Thanks for share amazing job 🎉😊
There are very few English hours at school. At my school, English was taught twice a week for 45 minutes. In total, over six years, I had 324 hours of English. People spend much more time watching films and TV series, the count can reach thousands of hours. It is not surprising that the result is better, because it is also more interesting.
Really watching the movie and TV is really helpful
excellent teachings
Wow very interesting it, language is very important when anybody learn more one language you open a world window in your life, you can communicate with many different person around the world. Bless, bendiciones!
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@EnglishAnahit hi how are you? Question how many languages do you speak? I can see you are very brilliant , i saw one of your video very interesting!
Great video
I've studied eight languages and achieved near native fluency in four of them. I think it's like learning a musical instrument (also a piano player). You don't become a performer by simply watching other performers. You, as the student, should be doing the talking while your teachers guides and corrects you. If you're sitting in a class being told to shut up while the teacher talks, you're not learning.
Yes, they can. If you want to.
I do highly believe it....I am doing it.... Coachingh EL Students outside of the School.
It took me a decade plus to really learn Spanish and that was even with Hispanic parents and I still mess up how to say things and forget how to say things and I haven’t been using as much and have been losing words
Learning a language takes time. I had to put in lot of effort in order to become proficient in English. The reason why people fail to learn a second language is because of how it's taught in school. They tend to focus more on grammar and writing. Spoken English needs a different practice.
I learned my second and third languages in schools. I guess because this is a multi-tribe country where everyone speaks their traditional language as their mother tongue then our national language as our second language and English. The third language is kinda difficult but not our national language where it is used widely, that's why it is not difficult.
I'm proficient in English and can understand what they are talking about
But currentl I'm not fluent cuz I barely speak in English
I have been trying to learn a new language with my boyfriend he would spend minutes explaining language ordering (grammar). By the time he finishes I am already put off. He insists I should sound and say it correctly because there’s no meaning in what I’m saying. So I have become mute in his native so we continue in English. I am hoping one day to surprise him 🤣🤣🤣. Corrections in the middle of sentence are a turn off.
Most countries in Europe have their students learn at least 2-4 foreign languages.
I speak 1+2 and manage 2 more.
My wife speaks 1+3.
That's true, sometimes it give a wrong explanation and then I'd correct it and then it'd "confirm" what I said...LOL . Still helpful if you aren't clueless and can evaluate what it says
We recently moved in Australia and my kid admitted to intensive English classes to comprehend English before he go into high school. Unfortunately all they teach him is academic English. He is doing this since a year but no improvement in his English I can see.
Would you suggest and advise me n this?😢
Good job of your
The lady in this video is a total doppleganger of a girl I had a longterm crush on beginning in my 20's...
How long does it take to become fluent in english teacher? ❤❤❤
😂 sounds funny, as always there's wishlisting and self fullfilling prophecy. Want means happen. You can't be lazy and expect fruitful outcome. You can learn from notes if you diversify sources and most important: keep trying no matter what. Handy to have a native to correct mistakes as you go.
1st! Wow... A'nimo!
I was taught french in a school that taught students who had mild learning difficulties (I have dyslexia and dyspraxia), so the level of knowledge wasnt much at all, as it only enough to graduate senior school (high school). I am now learning Latvian (my dad was from Riga, Latvia) French and Spanish. As i personally believe self study is important, if you have the interest or the inclination to learn.
Would like information about this course
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Look like anything in life some people can and some people can.
It is not as simple as some people will to do it and some people do not will to do it
I estimate that 60 percent of people on earth are bilingual. The percentage drops as additional language are counted.
Here is a simpler mechanical tendency that is visible.
I have observed in the gym in strength training that two individuals of equal body types, equal heights, equal ages, equal body weight who do the exact same movements for the exact same durations do not do the exact same weights, even if they have the same starting point, and thus do not slow the same results.
Why is that?
And how would you apply that to language learning?
Proximity AI answers:
The differing outcomes in strength training among individuals with similar physical attributes can be attributed to several factors:
Genetics: Genetic predispositions significantly influence muscle growth, strength gains, and recovery rates. Variations in muscle fiber types and hormonal responses can lead to different adaptations from the same training stimulus 19.
Neuromuscular Efficiency: Individuals may differ in their ability to recruit motor units and synchronize muscle contractions, affecting their performance at given weights 28.
Training History: Previous training experience can impact current performance; those with a longer or more intense training background may adapt differently than novices 410.
Psychological Factors: Motivation, mental resilience, and perceived exertion can also influence how much weight an individual can lift and their overall progress 9.
Applying this to language learning, similar principles apply:
Cognitive Differences: Just as strength varies, so do cognitive abilities like memory and language processing, affecting how quickly individuals learn languages.
Previous Experience: Prior exposure to languages can enhance learning speed and retention, similar to training history in strength training.
Motivation and Mindset: Psychological factors such as motivation and confidence play crucial roles in language acquisition success.
Learning Styles: Different individuals may benefit from varied approaches (visual, auditory, kinesthetic), paralleling how different training methods suit various athletes.
Understanding these factors allows for personalized approaches in both strength training and language learning, optimizing outcomes based on individual needs and characteristics.
Haven’t watched the video yet, but I learnt English at school😅, which is my second language
Kids learning all the languages from their society
People can't learn a language, what schools try to portray, it is better to acquire a language, example, knowledge of Latin, look through Latin, and use that understanding to understand Italian, and how words are, realita - reality
Loquacious - loquace
Look at language etymology, look at Latin rather than learn languages
Structure of Latin to understand Italian, evolution of Latin
Contextual clues to learn Italian, not just Italian, but also other world languages, cognates, Italian words have direct Latin, shared vocabulary, much Italian words are via Latin
Grammar, rules in Latin can provide insight to Italian wording structure
Latin can also help in gaining knowledge of other European languages.
Loved this! 🔥🔥
Why does it have to be an either or thing? Why not acquisition AND grammar? That is how I now know italian.
First thing I noticed was the neville goddard poster "Now let us go into the silence." 🙏🏼
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I don't think i have read a book of 98 percent familiarity with my first language. lol
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98% of the words need to be understood/readable on a page is true. For a rough guide, no more than two words per page should be "hard."
I'm so disheartened to see the whole "comprehensible input with reading" thing in here, too.
As an early intermediate-from what I understand Dr Neubauer here and from other experts-I have to jump from children's picture books (which I am _SICK_ out of my mind of) to 98% comprehensible text... just... HOW???? I don't have a "language parent," the sources for my second language are limited. At this point, I would murder for some genuine practical advice💦
Instead of learning two, maybe it’s worthwhile to learn one a little better?
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It is because of the silly A1-A2-B1 system. Grammar is the most important part of the language now they are trying to teach without grammar. Instead of playing silly games the teacher must focus on grammer during the lessons.
Totally false ...
@SuperRemi99 no, totally true. B2 people can't even read a novel of 20th century properly because there are still grammar subjects left to be learned. First of all you go with grammar books learn all the rules and practise them a hundred times then you play those childhood games in A1-A2 etc.
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How can a person be understood when they don’t use any grammar?
The problem for an adult is he can't get new language as his language after certain age to memorize bunch of words without grammar.
Nobody says you shouldn't use grammar. Whatever you say in any language, it has grammar. But you don"t need to study the rules. Human brain is smart enough to unconsciously get the grammar, so you can later use it. You'll make mistakes in the beginning, naturally, but with practice your output will improve.
How do children get understood? Do you think children know what grammar even is? Yet they express themselves.
@@13heheExactly. Children use very simple words together to get their meaning across and they persist until you get the message, this is how language is acquired. They build the rules in their head as they go along. As adults we need to be patient while our brains catch up and be willing to be persistent like a child and accept ambiguity on the way through.
For the majority of learners the target-language active exposure - is not possible.
Language classes need to start at an earlier age. most people around the world are able to learn English so it is possible.
Well Countries like the Netherlands and the Nordic countries learn English so well because they are constantly exposed to British and American movies and TV shows all the time since they were children they very rarely use dubbing except for stuff for young children. It has very little to do with schooling although Finland does have one of the best education systems according to world rankings.