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Meaningful or comprehensible input is basically the content we use to acquire languages; what we use to get our target languages into our brains. I use comprehensible input whenever I approach a new language. Here's how it's been going with Greek. Mini-story project: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JkPWOllKmC5dV0bcD-bGKCwEC4GNii9iFw8WPXQWhPI/edit Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/mXxH5l My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve

Neuroscientist Manfred Spitzer once said that to learn the brain needs repetition and novelty. I couldn't agree more. This is as true for language learning as it is for any other kind of learning. Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/Bv6ig9 My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve

Join me and other members of the language learning community at the Montreal LangFest 2017. The festival runs between August 25-27 and you can get a discount if you enter the code "steve" when getting your ticket. The LangFest website: http://montreal.langfest.org/ My blog post 'Why Learn French? Six Reasons': https://blog.thelinguist.com/why-learn-french Visit LingQ: https://www.lingq.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve

I've been studying Greek through listening and reading for two months and recently started to speak with a tutor. It was very difficult, but this is only the beginning. How was your first time speaking your target language? Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/C6LQit My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve

Mastering the patterns of a language is key to mastering the language itself. The best way to pick up the patterns of a language is through dedicated reading and listening. Pay attention, don't ask too many questions and the patterns will reveal themselves to you. The latest video on my Korean How Do You Say It? channel with Hanna: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-QPwQdprII Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/mqLYht My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve

Many people have issues with the differences between porque, por que and por qué in Spanish. In this video I explain their meanings. Want to know more bout learning Spanish? Check out these blog posts on The Linguist (my blog): Tips for Learning Spanish Verbs https://blog.thelinguist.com/tips-for-learning-spanish-verbs All the Tips and Tricks for Learning Spanish You Need https://blog.thelinguist.com/tips-for-learning-spanish How I Went About Learning French and Spanish https://blog.thelinguist.com/how-i-went-about-learning-french-and-spanish Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/loyJ4e My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve

大家学习世界语言！我们有一个空前的计划。需要大家的帮助。我们计划提供100个短篇很有意思的英文故事。特别为了学语言而写的故事。可是内容很有意思。在LingQ可以学。在LingQ以外的地方也可以自由的使用为了提高英文，和别的语言的水平。 很多人已经帮助了我们翻译到18种外语为了学习那些语言的人使用。但是没有中文。请帮忙。帮我们翻译五个故事就送你们两个月的免费利用LingQ的机会。把五个故事录音送一个月的LingQ免费使用。请大家合作。请跟我联络 steve(at)lingq(dot)com. Level 1: https://www.lingq.com/learn/en/web/#/course/263520 Level 2: https://www.lingq.com/learn/en/web/#/course/271393 We are developing a great series of language learning mini-stories, which are now being translated into 18 languages. We are hoping to find Mandarin Chinese and Japanese native speaker volunteers to help translate from English and record these stories in their native languages. We will give volunteers two free months of LingQ for every five stories translated, and one free month for every five stories recorded. Translating and recording are great ways to practice English. Please contact me at steve(at)lingq(dot)com or leave a comment below if you would like to be a part of the project. Here are the English mini-story courses at LingQ so far. We hope to have 100 in all, translated into as many languages as possible. Level 1: https://www.lingq.com/learn/en/web/#/course/263520 Level 2: https://www.lingq.com/learn/en/web/#/course/271393 Visit LingQ: https://www.lingq.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve

世界の言葉を習う！非常に面白いプロジェクト始まってます。英語で特別なミニストリーをこしらえてます。英語の勉強に対して非常に効果の高いそして面白い100ストーリーまで書くつもりです。全部録音してLingQで勉強できるしLingQ以外のところでも自由に使用できる。 世界の他の言葉にも翻訳して録音したいです。今まで沢山のボランティアの協力を得て18カ国語のバージョンがぼつぼつ始まってます。残念ながら日本語がないです。日本語が母国語の方が翻訳と録音してくれるなら,5つのストーリーを翻訳した方に対して2カ月間LingQ無料使用,5つのストーリーを録音した方に対してLingQ1月の無料使用を提供します。興味のある方是非連絡してください。steve(at)lingq(dot)com. Level 1: https://www.lingq.com/learn/en/web/#/course/263520 Level 2: https://www.lingq.com/learn/en/web/#/course/271393 We are developing a great series of language learning mini-stories, which are now being translated into 18 languages. We are hoping to find Mandarin Chinese and Japanese native speaker volunteers to help translate from English and record these stories in their native languages. We will give volunteers two free months of LingQ for every five stories translated, and one free month for every five stories recorded. Translating and recording are great ways to practice English. Please contact me at steve(at)lingq(dot)com or leave a comment below if you would like to be a part of the project. Here are the English mini-story courses at LingQ so far. We hope to have 100 in all, translated into as many languages as possible. Level 1: https://www.lingq.com/learn/en/web/#/course/263520 Level 2: https://www.lingq.com/learn/en/web/#/course/271393 Visit LingQ: https://www.lingq.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve

LingQ에서는 지금 각국의 문화에 맞춰 18개 국어로 번역되고 있는 짧은 이야기(mini-stories) 시리즈를 준비하고 있어요. 한국 문화에 맞게 영어를 한국어로 옮기고 해당 이야기의 음성 녹음파일을 만드는 프로젝트에 함께 할 모국어가 한국어인 봉사자를 구하고 있어요. 5개의 레슨을 번역할 경우 LingQ를 두 달 동안 무료로 이용할 수 있는 쿠폰을 드리며, 5개의 레슨에 해당하는 음성 녹음파일을 녹음할 경우 한 달 동안 LingQ를 무료로 이용할 수 있는 쿠폰을 드릴 예정이에요. 영어 실력을 쌓는 데에도 큰 도움이 될 거예요. 참여를 원하신다면 steve(at)lingq(dot)com 으로 메일을 주시거나 이 영상의 댓글로 알려주세요. 이미 진행 중인 LingQ의 짧은 영어 이야기 코스는 이곳에서 확인할 수 있어요. Level 1: https://www.lingq.com/learn/en/web/#/course/263520 Level 2: https://www.lingq.com/learn/en/web/#/course/271393 저희는 100개의 레슨을 목표로 진행 중이며, 가능한 한 다양한 언어의 이야기를 만들 수 있기를 희망해요. *스티브와 한나가 하는 영어습관 채널은 여기로: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZvqNSMb6c05CdY7YH2rVVw We are developing a great series of language learning mini-stories, which are now being translated into 18 languages. We are hoping to find Mandarin Chinese and Japanese native speaker volunteers to help translate from English and record these stories in their native languages. We will give volunteers two free months of LingQ for every five stories translated, and one free month for every five stories recorded. Translating and recording are great ways to practice English. Please contact me at steve(at)lingq(dot)com or leave a comment below if you would like to be a part of the project. Here are the English mini-story courses at LingQ so far. We hope to have 100 in all, translated into as many languages as possible. Level 1: https://www.lingq.com/learn/en/web/#/course/263520 Level 2: https://www.lingq.com/learn/en/web/#/course/271393 Visit LingQ: https://www.lingq.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve

In my recent conversation with AJ Hoge of Effortless English we discussed the language learning plateau and what can be done to get over it. We continued our discussion on the topic on AJ's Effortless English podcast, which you can find here: http://effortlessenglishshow.com/mini-story-power-with-steve-kaufman Being on AJ's show has inspired me to start my own podcast. I want to talk to people from all over the world who are passionate about language learning. What have been your most wonderful or frustrating experiences? Why do you learn languages? How do you go about learning them? If you're interested, let me know in the comments. Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/Bm9dWE My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve

Is it better not to use the language at all when you start out or dive right in and speak when you know very little? My most recent blog post outlining the concepts behind my mini-stories project: https://blog.thelinguist.com/tprs-accelerate-language-learning Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/ILT796 My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve

Make your language learning as easy as you can and you are more likely to stick with it and achieve your goal of fluency. Here's how I make my language learning easy. Forum post update on mini-stories project: https://www.lingq.com/forum/content-forum/mini-stories-project-update/ Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/uaYxpW My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve