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We need to speak a lot, and that requires motivation to get over the initial hurdles. Timelines: 0:04 A Norwegian guy struggling with Portuguese. 1:51 We always prefer to speak our native tongue. 4:28 Be motivated enough to speak another language. 5:59 Summary. 6:33 The issue of ESL for immigrants in Canada. 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 "Steve's Cafe" Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

The basics are most effectively learned after we have had some exposure to the language, or rather, a lot of exposure to the language. Before that, trying to learn the basics is an uphill struggle. Want to make a breakthrough in your language? Learn with me on LingQ! Choose from thousands of lessons: http://www.lingq.com/ Visit my blog The Linguist on Language: http://blog.thelinguist.com/

My recent interview with Sam, a polyglot, writer and a founder of the language learning blog Lingholic: http://www.lingholic.com/ Timelines: 0:11 Steve’s introduction by Lingholic. 1:44 You go through difficulties in learning but learning a language is not difficult. 3:09 Reasons why people struggle with languages. 4:28 The initial focus should be on comprehension. 5:03 Acquiring large vocabulary through listening and reading. 6:00 Not everyone can be a great figure skater, but anyone can be a great language learner. 8:04 Language learning got far easier than it was 50 years ago. 10:22 Have realistic expectations. 12:08 What makes a language difficult or easy? 14:07 Every language is a challenge. 14:39 School tries to protect the dominant position of a classroom. 18:06 Producing language too early and constant correcting are not useful. 19:29 Find your enjoyable way of learning and put it in the time. 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

Combien de temps par semaine devrait-on consacrer minimalement aux langues et quelles types d'activités devrait-on prioriser ?

Hyunwoo Sun is an enthusiastic Korean polyglot and founder of Talk to Me in Korean, a wonderful source of Korean learning material, which I have used a great deal.  Hyunwoo and I talk about learning Korean, learning English and learning other languages. Please send us any questions you may have. You can find Hyunwoo's site and blog here: http://talktomeinkorean.com http://hyunwoosun.com 0:37 Hyunwoo Sun’s introduction. 1:10 Increasing demand for Korean. 3:24 Which countries are the most keen on learning Korean? 5:39 What languages Hyunwoo Sun speaks. 6:40 Steve: I find Korean difficult. 9:08 Does «Talk to me in Korean» get any support from Korean government? 11:19 How does Hyunwoo Sun manage to speak English so well? 13:15 Why language learning is so difficult? 13:46 Using Google images for memorizing vocabulary. 14:26 «Talk to me in Korean» content source. 15:13 Has Hyunwoo Sun ever lived in the US? 15:41 Is there any other demand for languages in Korea apart from English? 18:06 How do Koreans learn languages? 21:25 What makes learning English on your own embarrassing in Korea? 22:04 How wide is the use of tablets for language learning in Korea? 24:15 The key to language learning Koreans are missing. 25:45 Upcoming projects of Hyunwoo Sun. 26:55 Hanja and Hangul combining content. 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

Martin Weiss and I exchange views, sometimes differing views, on language learning. Want to make a breakthrough in your language? Learn with me at LingQ. Choose from thousands of lessons: http://www.lingq.com/ Visit my blog The Linguist on Language: http://blog.thelinguist.com/

http://phys.org/news/2014-05-fluency-outweighs-pronunciation-non-native-english.html Fluency requires lots of words, and a sense of how to use them. Want to make a breakthrough in your language? Learn with me at LingQ. Choose from thousands of lessons! http://www.lingq.com/ Visit my blog The Linguist on Language: http://blog.thelinguist.com/

Check out Robert Bjork's video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hv6Vye1JCjo&list=HL1399094053&feature=mh_lolz Timelines: 0:01 Robert Bjork. 0:46 The more we forget, the more we learn. 2:00 Robert Bjork’s theory in my experience. 3:01 Varying of context. 5:05 Testing. 5:50 Learning is increasingly independent. 7:35 German declension table learning and forgetting. Want to make a breakthrough in a language? Learn at LingQ with me. Choose from thousands of lessons: http://www.lingq.com/ Visit my blog The Linguist on Language: http://blog.thelinguist.com/

Further discussion on this dispersed yet most effective way of learning languages.

Google "interleaving", or "interleaved learning" to learn more about this approach to learning that goes counter to how most people learn. I think I learn languages well mostly because I interleave, not primarily because of any special talent. Anyone can interleave. Want to make a breakthrough in your language? Learn at LingQ. Choose from thousands of lessons http://www.lingq.com/ Visit my blog The Linguist on Language http://blog.thelinguist.com/

Enjoying learning Ukrainian, but wish I could spend more time on Korean. Just not enough time! Want to make a breakthrough in your language? Learn at LingQ. Choose from thousands of lessons: http://www.lingq.com/ Follow me on my blog The Linguist on Language: http://blog.thelinguist.com/

Why not?