#AskSteve

A wonderful interview from TSF http://tsf.sapo.pt/podcast/files/mct_20100526.mp3 on how children learn to listen, investigate, debate and yet not have to arrive at a consensus. A spirit that is lacking in North American academic circes. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Spaced Repetition Systems are popular amongst language learners. I prefer random repetition and random learning. It ensures that I am doing what I like in language learning. That keeps me going. Mostly I use LingQ, of course. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

There is a language debate in Arizona. The issue is whether non-native speakers of English with heavy accents should teach English. Here are my views. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

The importance of being an independent learner and why input based learning helps us to become independent learners. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Why input based learning, or passive learning is so useful. Answers to some of the comments to my video on Listening and Speaking. I forgot to mention the biggest advantage of input based learning. It enables you to be independent. Timelines: 0:46 It is normal that Passive vocabulary is bigger than Active one. 2:07 Saving sentences VS saving words. 2:29 My goal is fluency, rather than just saying «How are you?» 4:49 People demand more certainty in language learning. 5:40 Everything you listen to, you’ve got read. 6:35 Why I am not interested in shadowing. 7:18 I don’t vocalize, but sub-vocalize. 7:53 How much Russian I understand after 3 years. 8:25 Beginner sources and history audiobooks. 9:10 Do we need to speak in order to train mouth? 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

Is listening key to language learning? Yes. But speaking is also important. Listen and then tell me what you think. Timelines: 0:13 Do we speak or listen our way to fluency? 0:51 My car is a personal university lecture hall. 1:25 Availability of language sources today. 1:56 How can we encourage kids to read more? 2:34 Implementing Input based approach in schools. 3:37 Reading and listening is not my only goal. 4:28 How can YouTube boost your speaking skills? 5:18 What if you are in the country where the language is spoken? 7:01 Listening technology must be exploited more. 7:52 Should we push people to speak? 8:38 It’s not either listen or speak, it’s both. 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

Should we teach listening to an MP3 player as a subject in school? Should we have kids run around the school yard listening? Listen and tell me what you think. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Steve de LingQ.com explique son opinion sur l'anglais et la position de Claude Hagège (Mea culpa: Je na parle pas souvent le francais et je vois que j'ai fait pas mal de fautes, le subjonctive, "intrinsique" au lieu de "intrinseque" et d'autres fautes. Je ferais mieux la prochaine fois!) Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Steve of LingQ.com talks about why the good old days were not so great, and how education is going to change. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Steve of LingQ.com talks about why memory may not be so important in language learning. Timelines: 0:16 Language learning is like driving a car. 1:10 Memorizing experiment. 2:26 We can’t rely on memory in language learning. 3:15 Establishing patterns in brain. 4:46 Grammar tables don’t stick. 6:05 The golden trinity of language learning doesn’t include memory. 9:16 What we can rely on in 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 the new LingQ channel: https://goo.gl/WVnzRS Follow "Steve's Cafe" channel: http://www.youtube.com/c/SteveKaufmann

How much grammar do we need? Not much in my experience. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

People do like to measure their activities. How should that be done when it comes to language learning. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com