My strategy is to look only two words up a page, write them in the bottom. But enjoy the reading. But then occasionally read a page randomly, once or twice a day.
Excellent video! I've never realized how reading novels (as oppose to non-fiction or just watching movies) can enrich your language knowledge! Well done! Thank you!!
Brother your content is amazing. You provide amazing information, good voice and a nice edition. I don´t understand why this kind of content is not so popular on RUclips. I really like the approach of how you see language learning. I feel so related to what you think in this topic. Congratulations from Chile, I am learning English and this kind of content is perfect for my comprehensible input while I learn valuable information :)
This channel has content to be seen by half a million subscribers. Continue with that attitude because for me you are already the authentic guide channel for SLA
I am eager to read "Talleyrand, le prince immobile" by Emmanuel de Waresquiel, which is not available in English. (The life of arguably the greatest statesman in European History is more adventurous than most novels) I have read several English biographies of "the lame devil" , and so have an extensive idea of the narrative already. This video has inspired me to buy a second-hand copy of the book and plunge in.
I follow the Dreaming Spanish method for Spanish and i absolutely love it because you just watch, dont think, and chill. That's it. Turns out, it actually works!
Neat video. Reading is definitely the way to go for acquiring advanced vocabulary and thus fluency. Ironically I have recently had to fall back to reading my first and second languages. I learned to read at the age of four and read endless books in my childhood and in my teens until I just stopped for many years. Since then I have read mostly in new foreign languages and have come to notice that my reading speed has dropped drastically as a result. I used to do proper speed reading but when reading for language learning purposes I tend to fall back to the inferior style of voicing the words in my head to further improve my sense of pronunciation and flow of the language. In the recent years the voicing has started to creep into my casual reading too and dragging me down so now I'm again forcing myself to read properly in languages I'm fluent in. As a tip for those studying Japanese with prior kanji knowledge (either from Chinese or doing RTK): it can be difficult to find reading material aimed at the level of 'early intermediate but familiar with most kanji'. Play Pokemon (XY or newer). It has an option for Japanese with kanji (without furigana) which serves as a great inbetween.
Such a great video! Thanks so much for this. 😃 Any advice for someone who genuinely doesn't mind going through intermediate or above "comprehensible input" level during early stages? I can happily engage my brain in translation and just take new words from a couple of pages a day, and eventually build vocab through that kind of repetition, yet this may require using SRS Anki on a daily basis to build vocab. It may seem like a relatively tough sprint to start, but I believe the compound effect will kick in. The thing is, I'd rather engage wirh more authentic and "intellectually stimulating" content lol. Any advice would be awesome. 🙏 Much appreciated!
I wonder if you found my Reddit posts about Fluent Forever. I've considered deleting some of those old posts/videos (since I don't really agree with it anymore), but I know they've brought several people to immersion learning / Refold. So probably a net benefit to keep them up. :)
Hey Justin! I don't remember who wrote the Reddit post but it could have likely been you since I remember the OP was writing about learning French! Your PowerPoint video on the pros and cons of the fluent forever method was such a help! I also agreed about your take on the cloze card types. I stopped using them after a while too. Thanks for commenting here :)
Do you prefer to start reading at level 2 or 3 ? Because I think at level 1 reading is a waste of time. Btw. Do you have twitter or instagram where you also post about languages? I would like to keep in touch with you. Have a nice day!
I have twitter @amiothenes When you begin to learn a language, try to immerse using videos with subtitles like tv shows or movies. When you increase comprehension and you would like to read, then try to find a book that matches your level. As your language grows, pick more challenging books!
I know it's off topic, but have you thought about exploring the idea of simultaneous interpretation: listening, translating (interpreting, to be precise) and speaking, all at the same time! It takes an enormous amount of mental energy and can be a great way to enhance one's cognitive abilities!
That would be a very hard job to do! One must be very adept with both languages! I've seen a documentary before where they show how an interpreter gets their training and all; very fascinating!
@@amiothenes I've been recently obsessed with this topic: reading about and watch all kind of videos about this skill...I think highly skilled SI interpreters have super-brains: they can do different cognitive task simultaneously! It's just fascinating...And I want to learn it to. Just for fun of it (and slow down my dementia :-).
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My strategy is to look only two words up a page, write them in the bottom. But enjoy the reading. But then occasionally read a page randomly, once or twice a day.
shiii big brain right there, might steal this idea from ya eh
It's a crime this channel has so few subscribers. Some of the very best and straightforward information on language learning I've ever heard!
Excellent video! I've never realized how reading novels (as oppose to non-fiction or just watching movies) can enrich your language knowledge! Well done! Thank you!!
this is a certainly useful video! I also appreciate the quality and time put in the visual aspect, makes it more engaging :D
Brother your content is amazing. You provide amazing information, good voice and a nice edition. I don´t understand why this kind of content is not so popular on RUclips.
I really like the approach of how you see language learning. I feel so related to what you think in this topic. Congratulations from Chile, I am learning English and this kind of content is perfect for my comprehensible input while I learn valuable information :)
This channel has content to be seen by half a million subscribers. Continue with that attitude because for me you are already the authentic guide channel for SLA
Gut gemacht! Keep on learning!
I am eager to read "Talleyrand, le prince immobile" by Emmanuel de Waresquiel, which is not available in English. (The life of arguably the greatest statesman in European History is more adventurous than most novels) I have read several English biographies of "the lame devil" , and so have an extensive idea of the narrative already. This video has inspired me to buy a second-hand copy of the book and plunge in.
Ayy let's go!!
I follow the Dreaming Spanish method for Spanish and i absolutely love it because you just watch, dont think, and chill. That's it. Turns out, it actually works!
Thanks for that Video!
Ps: Your German pronounciation is awesome!
Wirklich? Danke schön!
Your videos are gold. It makes everything more comprehensible, so it's really helpful. Ty
I'm glad you can find use out of them. :)
Just found your channel recently. Absolute gem! Currently learning French :)
Interestingly, I stumbled upon Fluent Forever and MattvsJapan right at the start just as you.
Neat video. Reading is definitely the way to go for acquiring advanced vocabulary and thus fluency. Ironically I have recently had to fall back to reading my first and second languages. I learned to read at the age of four and read endless books in my childhood and in my teens until I just stopped for many years. Since then I have read mostly in new foreign languages and have come to notice that my reading speed has dropped drastically as a result. I used to do proper speed reading but when reading for language learning purposes I tend to fall back to the inferior style of voicing the words in my head to further improve my sense of pronunciation and flow of the language. In the recent years the voicing has started to creep into my casual reading too and dragging me down so now I'm again forcing myself to read properly in languages I'm fluent in.
As a tip for those studying Japanese with prior kanji knowledge (either from Chinese or doing RTK): it can be difficult to find reading material aimed at the level of 'early intermediate but familiar with most kanji'. Play Pokemon (XY or newer). It has an option for Japanese with kanji (without furigana) which serves as a great inbetween.
Such a great video! Thanks so much for this. 😃
Any advice for someone who genuinely doesn't mind going through intermediate or above "comprehensible input" level during early stages? I can happily engage my brain in translation and just take new words from a couple of pages a day, and eventually build vocab through that kind of repetition, yet this may require using SRS Anki on a daily basis to build vocab.
It may seem like a relatively tough sprint to start, but I believe the compound effect will kick in.
The thing is, I'd rather engage wirh more authentic and "intellectually stimulating" content lol.
Any advice would be awesome. 🙏 Much appreciated!
Perhaps this method would be more "free-flow" at times, but eventually shift from primarily exhaustive to proportionatly more extensive over time. 🤔
ya sure as long as you don't get too bored heh,
do what will make you smile at the end of the day,
make sure to drink coffee as well teehee
@@amiothenes Lol I hope decaff counts! 😆 ☕ Glad to have some outside input on this method still working, thanks.
Top quality video! Keep it up!
I laughed hard on the opening, my reading on Japanese it's exactly like that boy . I'm only 6 months on refold though.
I love reading so I'm going to try this...because I've learned very little from Duolingo😬
I wonder if you found my Reddit posts about Fluent Forever. I've considered deleting some of those old posts/videos (since I don't really agree with it anymore), but I know they've brought several people to immersion learning / Refold. So probably a net benefit to keep them up. :)
Hey Justin! I don't remember who wrote the Reddit post but it could have likely been you since I remember the OP was writing about learning French!
Your PowerPoint video on the pros and cons of the fluent forever method was such a help! I also agreed about your take on the cloze card types. I stopped using them after a while too. Thanks for commenting here :)
@@amiothenes no problem. Good luck with your reading journey!
If anybody start find book hard, you can start with a visual novel.
My pc messed so all I have is my mobile but still that shouldn’t hold me back
Hopefully you can get that sorted out soon :) Being on mobile isn't really disadvantageous, many things can still be done
Hey so do you recommend I start monolingual? Im at 4500 or so japanese words so far and I really want to boost my progress in terms of readability
I'd say at 4500 - you can start monolingual at any day
Did you ever do an update on learning Latin?
I've stopped cuz of school yk, but ya hopefully gettin back to it eh
Do you prefer to start reading at level 2 or 3 ? Because I think at level 1 reading is a waste of time.
Btw. Do you have twitter or instagram where you also post about languages? I would like to keep in touch with you.
Have a nice day!
I have twitter @amiothenes When you begin to learn a language, try to immerse using videos with subtitles like tv shows or movies. When you increase comprehension and you would like to read, then try to find a book that matches your level. As your language grows, pick more challenging books!
What about shadowing audiobooks?
yea you could but they feel forced - the key is to have a conversational habit of speech
I know it's off topic, but have you thought about exploring the idea of simultaneous interpretation: listening, translating (interpreting, to be precise) and speaking, all at the same time! It takes an enormous amount of mental energy and can be a great way to enhance one's cognitive abilities!
That would be a very hard job to do! One must be very adept with both languages! I've seen a documentary before where they show how an interpreter gets their training and all; very fascinating!
@@amiothenes I've been recently obsessed with this topic: reading about and watch all kind of videos about this skill...I think highly skilled SI interpreters have super-brains: they can do different cognitive task simultaneously! It's just fascinating...And I want to learn it to. Just for fun of it (and slow down my dementia :-).
'And then there were None' - I loved that book!