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Steve Kaufmann talks about Esperanto and French Immersion Timelines: 0:28 #1 criteria for learning any language. 1:23 Why I am personally not motivated to learn Esperanto. 4:21 The learner is the key, not the teacher. 4:49 French immersion review. 6:40 My vision of effective language immersion for school children. 7:26 True role of a teacher. 8:34 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

Steve Kaufmann talks about literacy and language learning. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Steve parle de l'amour et l'apprentissage des langues. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Стив ( LingQ.com) говорит об изучение языков. 1:35 Как выучить язык, если вы лентяй. How to master a language if you are lazy. 2:06 Правило 1. Вы должны больше всего слушать. / Rule 1. Listen a lot. 2:56 Правило 2. Вы должны читать тот же текст, что и слушаете. / Rule 2. Read the same text you listen to. 3:18 Я не понимаю русскую грамматику, но я к ней привыкну. / I can’t understand Russian grammar, but I will get used to it. 5:49 В языке мы должны учить разную лексику, потому что мы не знаем, что нам ответят. / We should memorize various vocabulary, because we never know what people will answer. 6:36 Неинтересное содержание кажется полезным, но оно не помогает. / Seemingly useful but uninteresting content doesn’t work. 8:09 Как я учу русский язык без школ и учителей. / How I learn Russian without schools and teachers. 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

Steve talks about passive and active vocabulary. Timelines: 0:07 You don’t have to use a word in order to learn it. 0:45 I had only 20 conversations in Russian in 3 years. 1:50 My passive vocabulary far exceeds my active vocabulary. 2:32 Speaking environment induces active vocabulary. 3:02 Understanding is more important than converting words to active. 4:39 How do you increase the number of active words? 5:30 You will always struggle for words. 5:43 Tools of converting passive vocabulary to active. 6:56 Build up a potential for active vocabulary. 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

Steve talks about beginner content for language learning. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Steve of LingQ continues with his survey of language learning resources. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Steve of LingQ.com reviews different language systems he has used. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Steve talks about the importance of cultural weightlessness in language learning, in other words the ability to step out of one's own culture and project oneself into the culture of the language one is studying. Learn a language at: http://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com

Get your free English grammar guide: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/english/ Steve talks about offers tips on how to learn English and other languages if you are a little lazy and do not like hard work. Study the transcript on LingQ: http://www.lingq.com/learn/en/store/20041/109744/buy/ http://www.howtolearnenglishtips.com/ Timelines: 0:58 Most people are lazy in language learning. 1:38 Languages and professions research. 2:50 Lazy learner Advice 1. Listening is not hard work. 3:10 Lazy learner Advice 2. Don’t try to learn things. 3:35 Lazy learner Advice 3. Get a small grammar book and don’t really study it. 3:48 Lazy learner Advice 4. Don’t force yourself to speak. 3:56 Lazy learner Advice 5. Don’t worry, just enjoy it. 4:10 Hard-working learner Advice 1. Be Goal-oriented. 4:16 Hard-working learner Advice 2. Don’t miss a day. 4:23 Hard-working learner Advice 3. Write! 4:37 Hard-working learner Advice 4. Connect with a tutor. 4:52 Hard-working learner Advice 5. Review your words and phrases. 5:01 Stigmatizing and demotivating language learners. 7:23 It doesn’t require tremendous discipline and work, but time. 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 Learn English from YouTubers: https://www.lingq.com/blog/2018/12/11/how-to-speak-like-an-english-native-by-watching-these-youtubers/ Learn "Cool" English Words: https://www.lingq.com/blog/2018/07/11/cool-english-words/

Steve talks about Daniel Tammet, a savant and language learning. Tammet learned Icelandic and German in one week each. Here is his website: http://www.optimnem.co.uk/ Timelines: 0:14 Introduction of Daniel Tammet . 2:04 Daniel Tammet’s points on language learning. 3:43 Attentiveness in language learning. 4:40 The concepts of Daniel Tammet I find hard to accept. 5:31 Leave your first language behind. 6:56 Knowing only 1000 words is not enough. 8:19 Producing is a hard task. 9:10 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

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