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Day 16. Words are the measure of my progress in the language. If you want to attend my German language webinar on Wednesday 10 am Vancouver time, here is the link. https://lancelot.adobeconnect.com/sprachatelier/ Timelines: 0:01 The surgery, the hockey match and the Korean challenge. 0:40 Reading up-to-date podcasts in Korean. 1:33 Why I don’t want to leave my Korean anymore. 2:30 Webinar on learning German. 3:28 What do you need so many words in Korean for? 4:11 The word count at LingQ is the main milestone of learning. 4:54 A few ideas on Canadian health care system. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

Korean podcast source, audio and text. http://tbs.seoul.kr/fm/different/interview.jsp?pageNum=1 Timelines: 0:01 My touch-and-go affair. 0:58 I am confident I will eventually speak Korean. 2:18 Superficial conversations are not a priority for me. 2:58 Why I’m not motivated to try Glossika. 4:42 The key thing in language learning. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

Timelines: 0:01 Conor: motivation is the essential thing you need. 1:17 Language learning strategy from Conor Clyne. 2:25 Why Conor Clyne prefers to have not more 2 classes with tutors a week. 2:50 Language is a lifelong process. 3:14 If you learn fast, you will forget it fast. 4:25 Steve: What I listen to, I got to read. 4:54 Steve: Why I don’t understand when I listen. 5:14 40,000 words stage. 6:18 A long road to genuine fluency. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Language Tsar channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheLanguageTsar Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

Here is the website with interviews, audio and text.http://tbs.seoul.kr/fm/different/interview.jsp?pageNum=1 Timelines: 0:01 Korean podcasts with revealed transcripts. 1:17 Steve’s hockey rink. 1:33 Newly-bought Korean book. 2:13 Inside Steve’s hockey team dressing room. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

Timelines: 0:01 What is a Digital Nomad? 1:37 Can you guess Conor’s accent? Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann The Language Tsar explains what a Digital Nomad is.

Timelines: 0:17 Recent family news. 0:54 There are always some distractions. 1:19 The way I use translations to enhance my Korean. 4:08 Stay the course whatever happens. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

Interesting content is the key to success in language learning. It determines our motivation, our willingness to spend the time, and our alertness to what is happening in the language. Timelines: 0:01 Franz Kafka inheritance in Korean. 1:30 Language learning is about interesting content. 2:22 Русский - один из самых важных языков в мире. / Russian is one the most important languages of the world. 3:40 Моя главная цель - познать другую культуру через язык. / My main objective is getting to know another culture through its language. 4:46 Зачем я делаю 90-дневные языковые интенсивы. / The reason why I do 90-day language learning challenges. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

Timelines: 0:01 Continuing 90-day Korean challenge. 0:40 Alternative to turning on captions. 0:58 My proficiency varies from a language to language. 2:07 The purpose of language challenges. 3:52 Beijing duck dinner. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

Timelines: 0:32 Dictionaries in language learning. 1:01 How good is google translate for different languages? 1:37 Online dictionaries for Korean. 2:37 Why I am so slow with Korean comparing to other languages? Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

Timelines: 0:01 Tackling new books on Korean. 0:57 Transcribing and dictating in Korean. 1:53 Why I’m not a fan of reading bilingual texts. 2:40 New ways of dealing with the language. 3:16 Repetition and novelty. 3:41 Answering questions on the YouTube page. Visit https://www.LingQ.com My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com/ My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Follow the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann