#AskSteve

Luca was raised in a unilingual Italian speaking environment and yet is a remarkable polyglot. Here we discuss our approaches to language learning in Russian. Timelines: 0:30 Почему Лука начал изучать русский? / Why Luca Lampariello went about learning Russian. 1:43 Русский - самый сложный язык. / Russian is the hardest language ever. 2:36 Стивен про русский язык. / Steve Kaufmann on the Russian language. 3:30 Русский сложнее китайского. / Russian is even harder than Chinese. 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

Luca was raised in a unilingual Italian speaking environment and yet is a remarkable polyglot. Here we discuss our approaches to language learning in Swedish. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Luca was raised in a unilingual Italian speaking environment and yet is a remarkable polyglot. Here we discuss our approaches to language learning in Italian. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Luca was raised in a unilingual Italian speaking environment and yet is a remarkable polyglot. Here we discuss our approaches to language learning in German. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Luca was raised in a unilingual Italian speaking environment and yet is a remarkable polyglot. Here we discuss our approaches to language learning in Spanish. In future recordings we continue the discussion in German, Russian and Chinese, if I remember correctly. Check out Luca's channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3w8yHrqFiQ and blog http://thepolyglotdream.com/ Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Luca was raised in a unilingual Italian speaking environment and yet is a remarkable polyglot. Here we discuss our approaches to language learning in French. In future recordings we continue the discussion in Spanish, German, Russian and Chinese, if I remember correctly. Check out Luca's channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3w8yHrqFiQ and blog http://thepolyglotdream.com/ Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Luca was raised in a unilingual Italian speaking environment and yet is a remarkable polyglot. Here we discuss our approaches to language learning in English. In future recordings we continue the discussion in French, Spanish, German, Russian and Chinese, if I remember correctly. Check out Luca's channel. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3w8yHrqFiQ and blog http://thepolyglotdream.com/ Timelines: 0:05 Luca Lampariello’s presentation. 1:04 How Luca Lampariello got interested in language learning. 2:00 When Luca Lampariello started learning English. 2:27 Reading can change your life. 3:44 A tip to start learning a language. 5:19 First 6 months of language learning are the most delicate. 6:02 Graded readers VS Original texts. 7:01 Visual VS Oral learning. 9:11 Michelle Thomas and Pimsleur review. 9:52 Bilingual translation technique by Luca Lampariello. 12:10 Flashcard reverse translation technique by Steve Kaufmann. 15:10 Necessary amount of input and output. 17:48 Speaking from day one causes resistance. 18:33 After you have enough words, get started speaking. 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

Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Meet-up dates and details: Auckland changed to Mar 3, not Mar 2. Auckland Mar 3 Melbourne Mar 9 Sydney Mar 16 Brisbane Mar 21 Auckland meet up location: Aristotles North Shore Address 20C Link Drive, North Shore Auckland, 0627 Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane locations to be determined. Any suggestions? Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

How many words do we need to know in order to be fluent in a language? Lots. But it does depend on your goals. Timelines: 0:03 Number of known words is the simplest indicator of your progress. 1:55 My goal is always to understand. 3:36 Are 1000 most common words enough? 4:19 Go for 95% high-frequency words in the beginning. 4:52 Aim towards a more normal content. 5:17 Learn words within a context. 5:36 Build-up a solid foundation of words. 7:08 Without comprehension you can’t participate in a conversation. 7:33 There is no point to learn deliberate phrases. 8:55 Summary. 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

L'esprit du "non-agir" des Taoistes est plus efficace que tout effort delibéré. Faites ce qui est facile et agréable et vous apprendrez plus vite, parce que vous y mettrez le temps et vous ne résisterez pas à l'apprentissage de la langue. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com