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How well can you learn a language from scratch in two months? I put in about 2 hours a day working on LingQ and listening on my mp3 player. Starting the second month I had about 5 hours a week of online discussions with Romanian tutors. It helps immensely if the language has a lot of common vocabulary with languages you already know, as was the case with Romanian. I loved Romania and intend to go back. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

This is the third video of my Steve's Summer Sessions series which is taking place throughout the month of June. Each Saturday I will answer some of your language learning related questions. To ask a question just post a tweet with the hashtag #asksteve. In this video I answer three questions focused on grammar, patterns in languages and other resources for learning languages. If you enjoy this video please subscribe to my channel for more videos related to language learning. ---- Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

I could not add the introductory video in ahead of the video on Sibiu, using iMovie, but I am just leaving it and going to bed. I am tired. More on Romania next week. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

This is the second video of my Steve's Summer Sessions series which is taking place throughout the month of June. Each Saturday I will answer some of your language learning related questions. To ask a question just post a tweet with the hashtag #asksteve. In this video I answer two questions: 1. Should I study two languages at once? 2. What do you think of SRS? I look forward to answering more questions from you over the coming weeks! ---- Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

This is the first video of my Steve's Summer Sessions series which is taking place throughout the month of June. Each Saturday I will answer some of your language learning related questions. To ask a question just post a tweet with the hashtag #asksteve. In this video I answer two questions: 1. How do you improve your reading comprehension? 2. How do I get from input to output? I look forward to answering more questions from you over the coming weeks! ---- Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

From research report in Israel. For more info visit my blog. http://blog.thelinguist.com/patterns-and-language-learning Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://www.lingq.com/en/learn/en/web/lesson/370016 Transcript: https://lingqcentral.com/blog-thelinguist/patterns-and-language-learning Here are links to some of the English patterns. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pfuOHLIhci6cWpj18bHXkE4D2RYtxTPporrTfplK0Gc/pub https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KhIEi6PoyU2JYu2yugcG5qSqWuZ_QIa2U5Z2Lyehbgk/pub "Some research suggests that learning a second language draws on capacities that are language-specific, while other research suggests that it reflects a more general capacity for learning patterns. According to psychological scientist and lead researcher Ram Frost of Hebrew University, the data from the new study clearly point to the latter. "These new results suggest that learning a second language is determined to a large extent by an individual ability that is not at all linguistic," said Frost." Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Full transcript: https://blog.thelinguist.com/learn-romanian Two months to fluency in Romanian? Seven weeks studying at home and 4 days in Romania. Is that possible? No, but that does not detract from the enjoyment of my Romanian adventure, made possible by the amazing resources available via the Internet. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Throughout the month of June, Steve will be taking questions from his followers about learning language. Submit your questions to via Twitter with the hashtag #asksteve. Brought to you by LingQ http://www.lingq.com/ Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Many people continue to believe that without corrections, learners will not improve. I don't agree. Corrections are a distraction. There are so many things to learn in a language, that a few corrections from teachers won't have much impact, even assuming the learner remembers. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Steve will be in Vienna, Austria on June 4th. If you are interested in talking about language, please feel free to stop by for a meet up at the Austria Trend Hotel Europa Wien. For details: http://blog.thelinguist.com/breakfast-in-vienna-lets-meet-up Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Full transcription : https://blog.thelinguist.com/language-learning-techniques-forget-about-corrections "To me, the research appears to indicate that explicit form focused instruction (EFFI) and corrective feedback (CF) as they are commonly practiced don't have a particularly significant effect on learners' underlying linguistic systems (See John Truscott's criticisms of corrective feedback for example)." From a recent post on my blog. Link to post I mentioned: http://blog.thelinguist.com/traditional-language-instruction-doesnt-work Learn a language at: https://bit.ly/2zeo5eg Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

If languages are learned sub-consciously, then it follows that they can't be forced. A teacher can't force us to learn anything. Nor can we force ourselves. We just have to let the language come to us.I offer some recent examples of this. Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://www.lingq.com/en/learn/en/web/lesson/385521 Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com