#AskSteve

Ciao, sono Steve, il fondatore di LingQ. Con questo metodo ho imparato 10 lingue. Su LingQ, non insegniamo le lingue. Devi impararla per conto tuo... con un po' d'aiuto, ovviamente. Poniamo che tu voglia imparare lo spagnolo. Comincerai con una lezione della biblioteca di spagnolo. Incontrerai parole che non conosci,evidenziate in blu. Se passi sopra con il mouse , vedrai 3 "suggerimenti" per quella parola. Seleziona uno o clicca su Suggerisci per aggiungerne uno altro. Ottimo! Hai appena creato un LingQ! La parola blu è diventata gialla, e apparirà in giallo in tutti i testi futuri. Per imparare qualsiasi lingua, devi creare tanti ma tanti LingQs, non solo per le parole sconosciute, ma anche per quelle di cui non sei sicuro. I tuoi LingQs non saranno mai di tropo Ripassa i tuoi LingQs usando le schede, i cloze test o la nostra applicazione per iPhone. E ricorda di ripassare i LingQs gialli in ogni lezione. Scarica i file audio nel tuo lettore mp3 e ascoltali molte volte. L'ascolto è l'elemento chiave. Ascolta mentre vai al lavoro, fai ginnastica o lavi i piatti. tutti i giorni. Questo processo di lettura e ascolto, ti aiuterà a parlare la lingua fluentemente. Quando hai finito, passa a una nuova lezione. E' così semplice. Se hai domande, richiedi aiuto nel forum. Ben presto vorrai inviare testi scritti e partecipare a conversazioni con i tutor. Parlerai spagnolo in men che non si dica! Buona fortuna! Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

こんにちは、LingQの創立者のスティーブです。１０カ国語を習いました．LingQのやりかたで。 LingQでは、言語を教えません。言語は自分で習うしかないです。。もちろん助けを借りながら。 例えば、スペイン語を話したいとしますか？。まずスペイン語のライブラリに行ってレッスンを選びます。 レッスンを読むと、知らない単語は青色でハイライトされます。カーソルを動かすと、3つ意味が表示されます。どれかをを選びます、あるいは辞書から意味を探します。 おめでとう！新しいLingQが作成されました！青色単語が黄色に成ります。今後全てのレッスンでで黄色でハイライトされます。 どな言語でも、たくさんのLingQを作るのはいいです。。知らない単語だけではなく、ちょっと不安な単語もすべてLingQ！。LingQは多いほどいいです！ 作成されたLingQをフラッシュカード、クローズテスト、またiPhoneアプリ、そしてレッスンの中の黄色いハイライトで復習します。 レッスンの音声ファイルをダウンロードして、MP3プレーヤーで何度も聞きます。リスニングは重要です。 通勤途中でも、運動しているときでも，お皿を洗っているときでもi、リスニングします。毎日！。リスニングやリーディングと新しい語彙を復習すると流暢になります。大体レッソン分りますと、新しいレッスンに挑戦します。それだけです。とってもシンプルです。 "質問があれば、コミュニティで聞けます。。それからライティングを提出して、チューターと会話することもできます。知らないうちにスペイン語で話しています！ それでは、頑張って！" Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Bonjour, Je m'appelle Steve, je suis le fondateur de LingQ et j'ai appris 10 langues à la manière de LingQ, Sur LingQ, on ne vous enseigne pas les langues. . Vous devez les apprendre vous-même... avec de l'aide bien sûr. Imaginons que vous souhaitiez apprendre l'espagnol. D'abord il faut choisir une leçon de la bibliothèque espagnole. En lisant, vous rencontrez des mots inconnus qui sont surlignés en bleu. Survolez le mot et 3 traductions apparaissent. En sélectionnez une ou cliquez sur "Nouvel indice" pour chercher dans un dictionnaire. Bravo ! Vous venez de créer un LingQ ! Le mot en bleu est maintenant surligné en jaune. Et il sera présenté ainsi dans tous les nouveaux textes . Pour apprendre l'espagnol, ou toute autre langue, créez de nombreux LingQs, non seulement pour les mots que vous ne connaissez pas pour tous les mots dont vous n'êtes pas sûr. Vous ne risquez pas de créer trop de LingQs ! Retrouvez vos LingQs sur vos cartes instantanées, dans les textes à trous et sur l'application Iphone. Et, bien sûr, à chaque leçon vous pouvez réviser vos LingQs jaune en les survolant. Téléchargez vos leçons sur votre lecteur mp3 et réécoutez-les plusieurs fois. L'écoute est la clé. Ecoutez en allant au travail ou en faisant de l'exercice ou en lavant la vaisselle, si possible, tous les jours. C'est l'écoute et la lecture réguliers qui vous aideront à parler couramment. delay Quand vous etes prêt, changez de leçon. Voilà ! C'est tout simple. Si vous avez des questions, demandez de l'aide à la communauté. Bientot vous allez soumettre des textes pour etre corrigés et dialoguer avec des tuteurs. Vous parlerez espagnol avant même de vous en rendre compte ! Bonne chance ! Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

日本人および日本の社会は尊重、平等、自立精神、忍耐力, 　活力,　 好奇心, 徹底さ、Respect, Equality, Self-reliance, Perseverance, Energy, Curiosity, Thoroughnness 　(RESPECT)　がありますので、何処よりも早く立ち直るだろうと信じています。 私はこの困難な時期に同情と敬意を表したいと思います。 0:13 Close relationships with Japan. / 日本との深い関係。 2:00 Japanese value Respect. / 尊重は日本人に大切。 2:52 Japan is a country of Equality. / 日本は非常に平等の国である。 3:38 Japanese are totally Self-reliant. / 日本人は自立精神がある民族。 4:11 Japanese don’t lose Perseverance/ 日本人は忍耐力の人で最後まで続く。 4:42 Japanese are full of Energy. / 日本人は活力の民族で怠け者ではない。 5:18 Japanese possess Curiosity. / 日本人は何に対しても好奇がある。 5:57 Japan represents Thoroughness. / 日本人は徹底さの代表。 7:00 World’s respect to Japan. / 日本は世界的に尊敬されている。 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 Tohoku Earthquake - My thoughts are with Japan. Japan has been a big part of my life, and the life of my family, for the last 40 years. We lived there for nine years, and I have been doing business there for almost 40 years. My son Mark played professional hockey there for 4 years. My thoughts are with the people in Japan, as the true scale of this unprecedented tragedy unfolds. I hope that as many people as possible are found safe and sound. I know that the people in North East Japan will rebuild. When I think of Japan I think of the word respect. Why respect? Respect - in Japan, people treat each other with respect and trust, more than in most countries. Equality - Japan is one of the most egalitarian countries in the world. Self-reliance - Japanese people do not feel entitled to a hand out. Perseverance -Japanese people follow through, promise little and deliver a lot, and are not easily discouraged by adversity. Energy - the Japanese put great energy into whatever they do, at work and at play. Curiosity - the Japanese are uniquely interested learning about things, old and new, Japanese and foreign. Thoroughness - the Japanese are not given to half-measures, they pursue perfection, and therein lies the source of their creativity. And that is why the Japanese will rebound from this disaster stronger than ever. We all have a lot to learn from the courageous Japanese. My thoughts are with them. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

How much does it help to have heard more than one language at childhood? I don't know, but probably quite a lot, potentially. Yet I know many such kids how do not show an interest in languages, and others who grew up unilingual and yet became great linguists. In the video I forgot to mention people like Moses, Lucca and others but the point is that this not a condition for success. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

I always get this question. I find it hard to learn more than one language at a time. I tend to focus on one, especially if starting from scratch. Timelines: 0:42 It’s hard to fall in love with two languages at the same time. 2:07 20/80 proportion between the minor and the major language. 2:35 Switching from language A to B and back to A. 3:52 If you do it, do it in spurts. 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

LingQ this week introduced its latest feature, an animated avatar representing learners' achievements and activity levels in the languages they are learning. The avatars embody the actions and successes of the learner in an attractive personal cultural avatar. The avatars develop in size and complexity as the members improve their language skills. The avatar is therefore an attractive representation of their achievements, and becomes a concrete goal to work towards. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

I find a good starter book is important in language learning. I go back to them all the time. Teach Yourself is a good series. Timelines: 0:05 Praise to starter books. 0:59 My demands for starter books: Good starter books is small. 1:19 My demands for starter books: Everything you need to speak comfortable is there. 2:02 My demands for starter books:There is no English on the recordings. 2:27 I don’t like Pimsleur. 2:40 I skim through drills, question and grammar explanations. 3:17 You need a lot of words. 4:01 Why beginner books are worth referring to again and again. 5:04 The reason I promote Teach Yourself books. 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

This is in answer to a question from mednos, a regular viewer here, and is based on spending one hour a day on input learning activities. I think the answer depends on what level of conversational ability one wants to achieve. It also depends on the language. Timelines: 0:29 Importance of input. 1:27 How do we get comfortable at conversations? 2:27 My experience with Portuguese. 3:41 Limited and wide range conversations. 5:31 How much input does it require to become conversational in related languages? 6:30 How long does it take to become conversational in not related languages? 7:57 Conversation is a balanced exchange. 8:18 Your first language is gonna be very tough. 8:56 Language learning fitness level. 9:11 Input encourages ability to understand. 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

What is the best way to learn languages. I draw on the experience and advice of many and offer my conclusion. Timelines: 0:12 «Language is Music» by Susanna Zaraysky. 1:22 The Brooklyn Monk. 1:50 Benny Lewis. 1:59 Alexander Arguelles. 2:51 Moses McCormick. 3:20 Luca Lampariello. 3:46 Now you have the freedom in language learning. 4:37 The best way is whatever you like doing. 6:20 My major concern is understanding. 6:53 You decide what works for you. 8:05 «The best way» means «works the best for you». 9:04 The easiest practical thing people could do for 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 "Steve's Cafe" Channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

If the purpose of a college education is for students to learn, academe is failing, according to Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses, a book being released today by University of Chicago Press. Reading is the core skill and core activity for academic success. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com