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The third in this series on how I use LingQ to learn Czech. I try to spend time working on my vocabulary, although I do it rather sporadically. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Part two of how I use LingQ for Czech. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

How I learn Czech at LingQ. Part one, how I get content. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

I propose to learn languages back to front, or upside down, or holistically. Or is the conventional way upside down? Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

People stay with the beginner book or course too long. They think they have to stay with it until they understand it or can remember everything. Forget it. Believe me you will. You will need to keep on going back to the beginner book. In the meantime, get into interesting authentic content. Do it as soon as possible, even if you don't understand it very well. Don't even use graded readers. 0:19 Staying with the beginner material for far too long. 0:49 How one should work with a beginner book. 1:35 My experience with Czech. 3:19 Do I understand everything I read in Czech? 3:49 How good is my comprehension after 2 months of reading in Czech? 4:37 Are beginner books already useless for me? 5:22 My perspective on the beginner courses offered by universities. 6:16 When one should switch from a beginner book to real language. 6:51 Reading false and true objective. 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

对语言学习的一些看法。 An interview I did in Chinese about language learning at the local Vancouver offices of the Confucius Institute. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Lots of people say they want to learn a language. Few people follow through. Why? Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

"There is a tide in the affairs of men. Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune;" William Shakespeare in Julius Caesar Act 4, scene 3, 218--224 The same is true in language learning. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Language learning is mostly about acquiring words, honestly, through reading and listening. LingQing is, in my view, the most efficient way to do this. Timelines: 0:38 Relentless pursuit of words. 0:55 Scouring the bookstores in search of material. 2:30 The fastest way is creating LingQs massively. 5:00 How I manage to create so many lingQs. 5:46 Statistics is a measurement of your progress. 6:17 Go after words you acquire through reading. 7:02 My way of language learning might work for you. 8:27 Chase the word count. 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

It seems to me that educators spend more time creating new standards, and not enough time figuring out how to get students reading more. A simplification perhaps, but then I like to simplify. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Efficiency is important in language learning, extremely important. Some thoughts on efficient language learning methods. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

What to do when you feel you are stagnating. The answer, struggle a little more. Change to another language, or tackle more difficult material. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com