Just to stick up for language teachers / classes. I don't think there exists any teacher that said don't go out and read books, watch TV, watch movies, and talk to real people. They just know that they can only assign so much homework to students without taking up too much of their time. Real immersion is very time intensive and works best when you're doing it because you want to instead of because you have to. My first semester Chinese teacher did assign a movie for homework though. It was a good movie and I am glad I watched it but I have to say that I prefer choosing my own immersion content to watch when I want to instead of for class. She assigned it towards the end of the semester when there was a test coming up and I really wanted to study for the test and then go watch anime lol. Not a serious movie that was the equivalent of watching literature. I guess I would argue why not combine an app like Migaku with traditional learning if you have the opportunity? (I don't currently have the opportunity to take an in person class but I would jump at the opportunity if I did)
Migaku boost!!!! :D Speaking of learning how to speak as native do, I like that some dictionaries have some small phrases and idioms. I'd love to be able to save more mini chunks, set phrases and collocations so I might start doing that with some of my cards. I already know all of the words but some things are phrased in a way that we wouldn't say in my native language. I love finding those little chunks.
I've been self-studying Japanese for a decade and a half, and I've just been using Anki and going through textbooks. I can now attest that learning through content with Migaku is much more powerful. I've been using it for less than a year, and the progress has been absolutely massive, to the point where I can play games or watch anime and understand a decent chunk of the content. My only gripes are (a) the lack of kanji dictionary and (b) lack of OCR scanning on Chrome extension (which they have on iOS but not browser; basically, what YomiNinja does). Still, Migaku is simply unbeatable. I tell all my friends about it.
It looks like there could be also an option on the pop-up for automatic TTS sound, the button for Forvo sounds often does not have anything. I have to use Yomitan along with Migaku just for listening to the natural Azure TTS which can play straight at the Yomitan pop-up window. Also a copy to the clipboard right at the pop-up would be much appreciated, need to manually mark it and right-click, quite a slowdown. Update: I see it works better in the early access version, maybe there was also problem related to the internet issues in China. Still would like to have an option to have an automatic TTS playback when opening the pop-up window while reading.
Speaking of sounds I still remember my German teacher in my first year German class freshman year (age 14 I think?) going over the sounds. I think she did a pretty good job. The only problem was that when she said "ü" (notice the umlaut) I thought it sounded dumb and a bit gay. I think I could have totally imitated her and learned to say it pretty well without too much effort but I thought it was a dumb sound. Then years later when I was 21 in Germany and suddenly wanted to sound German (even if it sounded a little dumb) I couldn't make my mouth do it at all and in my head my brain also didn't seem to be able to wrap itself around this sound as something that was language. I still feel like I'm faking it when I make that sound now. I didn't know about tricks like shadowing when I studied German so I think there's still hope if I go back to it but what a missed opportunity.
when can i sentence mine using youtube on my phone and the migaku app on its own? it would be convenient to use my phone than sit in front of the computer.
It's not that it doesn't work at all. It's that it doesn't really work if it makes up the majority of your language learning time. But it works really well as a supplement to your immersion. Especially in the beginning.
@@Ohrami just look up the latest 2nd language acquisition research. It's pretty clear that traditional language learning can still be effective. Just not the way schools currently teach it.
Main problem is with definitions of traditional method, definiton what grammar means, what bilingual translation means and how all these could work effectively. Obviously these guys are trying to sell, so they have to go a bit forward. Their product is awesome, so I totally understand. I could even get a lifetime license for this, a priceless option nowadays (the price similar to Lingq, but with all supported languages included, and at least for Chinese, quite better in terms of parsing words /not perfect, but quite close/ and creating cards).
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Just to stick up for language teachers / classes. I don't think there exists any teacher that said don't go out and read books, watch TV, watch movies, and talk to real people. They just know that they can only assign so much homework to students without taking up too much of their time. Real immersion is very time intensive and works best when you're doing it because you want to instead of because you have to. My first semester Chinese teacher did assign a movie for homework though. It was a good movie and I am glad I watched it but I have to say that I prefer choosing my own immersion content to watch when I want to instead of for class. She assigned it towards the end of the semester when there was a test coming up and I really wanted to study for the test and then go watch anime lol. Not a serious movie that was the equivalent of watching literature.
I guess I would argue why not combine an app like Migaku with traditional learning if you have the opportunity? (I don't currently have the opportunity to take an in person class but I would jump at the opportunity if I did)
Commenting for the algo… gotta boost Migaku
Migaku boost!!!! :D
Speaking of learning how to speak as native do, I like that some dictionaries have some small phrases and idioms. I'd love to be able to save more mini chunks, set phrases and collocations so I might start doing that with some of my cards. I already know all of the words but some things are phrased in a way that we wouldn't say in my native language. I love finding those little chunks.
I really like this format for this video series. Kudos to the editor.
I've been self-studying Japanese for a decade and a half, and I've just been using Anki and going through textbooks.
I can now attest that learning through content with Migaku is much more powerful. I've been using it for less than a year, and the progress has been absolutely massive, to the point where I can play games or watch anime and understand a decent chunk of the content.
My only gripes are (a) the lack of kanji dictionary and (b) lack of OCR scanning on Chrome extension (which they have on iOS but not browser; basically, what YomiNinja does). Still, Migaku is simply unbeatable. I tell all my friends about it.
It looks like there could be also an option on the pop-up for automatic TTS sound, the button for Forvo sounds often does not have anything. I have to use Yomitan along with Migaku just for listening to the natural Azure TTS which can play straight at the Yomitan pop-up window. Also a copy to the clipboard right at the pop-up would be much appreciated, need to manually mark it and right-click, quite a slowdown. Update: I see it works better in the early access version, maybe there was also problem related to the internet issues in China. Still would like to have an option to have an automatic TTS playback when opening the pop-up window while reading.
Speaking of sounds I still remember my German teacher in my first year German class freshman year (age 14 I think?) going over the sounds. I think she did a pretty good job. The only problem was that when she said "ü" (notice the umlaut) I thought it sounded dumb and a bit gay. I think I could have totally imitated her and learned to say it pretty well without too much effort but I thought it was a dumb sound. Then years later when I was 21 in Germany and suddenly wanted to sound German (even if it sounded a little dumb) I couldn't make my mouth do it at all and in my head my brain also didn't seem to be able to wrap itself around this sound as something that was language. I still feel like I'm faking it when I make that sound now. I didn't know about tricks like shadowing when I studied German so I think there's still hope if I go back to it but what a missed opportunity.
Italian when?
when can i sentence mine using youtube on my phone and the migaku app on its own? it would be convenient to use my phone than sit in front of the computer.
You can mine from RUclips on mobile with our app. We just released this feature on Christmas.
@MigakuOfficial thank you. i'm on android by the way. i will check on it now..
Boost!
I believe there seems to be less people learning foreign languages now, not more, a trend I feel will only increase with more powerful AI.
You guys use traditional methods, too. Why not just drop that part of the method if it doesn't work?
It's not that it doesn't work at all.
It's that it doesn't really work if it makes up the majority of your language learning time.
But it works really well as a supplement to your immersion. Especially in the beginning.
@@novikane14 Proof?
@@Ohrami just look up the latest 2nd language acquisition research. It's pretty clear that traditional language learning can still be effective. Just not the way schools currently teach it.
@@novikane14 What research?
Main problem is with definitions of traditional method, definiton what grammar means, what bilingual translation means and how all these could work effectively. Obviously these guys are trying to sell, so they have to go a bit forward. Their product is awesome, so I totally understand. I could even get a lifetime license for this, a priceless option nowadays (the price similar to Lingq, but with all supported languages included, and at least for Chinese, quite better in terms of parsing words /not perfect, but quite close/ and creating cards).