Forget About Native Pronunciation & Focus on NATURAL Pronunciation
August 31 2022

Forget About Native Pronunciation & Focus on NATURAL Pronunciation

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://bit.ly/3cvzlua CC subtitles available in English. I hear people say they want to achieve native pronunciation. A more realistic goal may be natural pronunciation where the speaker and the listener both feel comfortable. To achieve natural pronunciation you may need at first to just let go and play act a little. 0:00 My discussion with Stephen Krashen. 1:11 Pretending to be a person in the culture of your target language. 3:16 Cultural weightlessness in language learning. 4:23 Jody Foster's amazing French. My livestream with Stephen Krashen LingQ lesson: https://www.lingq.com/en/learn/en/web/reader/15264600 ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3cvzlua Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3pVsUnh My Podcast: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN My language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_/ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve The LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK #pronunciation #languagelearning #languages
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Mastering TOEIC with Tetsuya of @Morite2Channel
August 25 2022

Mastering TOEIC with Tetsuya of @Morite2Channel

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://bit.ly/3wrGvXa CC subtitles available in English. Morite2 English Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/Morite2Channel Tetsuya on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/morite2toeic/ Tetsuya on Twitter: https://twitter.com/morite2toeic Tetsuya of the YouTube channel Morite2 teaches test-taking skills for Japanese people taking TOEIC. We chatted about the state of English learning in Japan and his adventures in language learning. 0:00 What is Tetsuya's channel, Morite2 English Channel, all about? 5:27 Why is the TOEIC test important in Japan? 9:52 Learning English and motivation. 11:03 How did Tetsuya develop an interest in English? 14:02 What other langauges does Tetsuya know besides Japanese and English? ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3wrGvXa My Podcast: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN My language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_/ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve The LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK #toeic #learnenglish #languages
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Steve Kaufmann & Stephen Krashen in Conversation
August 23 2022

Steve Kaufmann & Stephen Krashen in Conversation

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://bit.ly/3AHJqgT CC subtitles available in English. Tomorrow I will do a livestream with Dr. Stephen Krashen, linguist, educational researcher and activist, where we will discuss language acquisition. Watch the recorded livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p7WUxvpPIKQ Stephen Krashen's ebsite: http://www.sdkrashen.com/ 0:00 How I discovered Stephen Krashen and his work. 1:10 The books I bought when I became interested in language learning theory. 2:18 What Krashen stresses in his work on language acquisition. 4:32 Read and listen, get your target language in you. 5:26 Steve Kaufmann and Stephen Krashen live on YouTube. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3AHJqgT Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3caPSnq My Podcast: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN My language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_/ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve The LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK #stephenkrashen #languages #polyglot
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Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules: My Thoughts
August 18 2022

Jordan Peterson's 12 Rules: My Thoughts

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://bit.ly/3wdY8K4 CC subtitles available in English. In Jordan Peterson’s book “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos” the Canadian clinical psychologist offers life advice via 12 essays. Here’s where I agree and disagree with the ideas in the book. 0:00 Who is Jordan Peterson? 1:50 Peterson's book “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos”. 3:54 I don't feel that the 12 rules put forward relate to the subject matter in each chapter. 6:29 Where I have the most trouble with Peterson's book. 11:04 Why I think “12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos” has been so successful. 12:34 One thing I definitely agree with Jordan Peterson on. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3wdY8K4 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3SY1lHp My Podcast: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN My language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_/ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve The LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK #jordanpeterson #languages #languagelearning
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How I Use Dictionaries When Learning a Language
August 9 2022

How I Use Dictionaries When Learning a Language

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://bit.ly/3JFM6i7 CC subtitles available in English. To learn a language we need to look up the meaning of words. This means referring to dictionaries. Lately this has meant mostly referring to online dictionaries for me. Dictionaries are a necessary part of language learning as long as we use them effectively. 0:00 I love to buy dictionaries! 1:28 The difficulty with using a dictionary during my Chinese learning journey. 2:44 You should always have a purpose for looking up a word. 3:45 Make the process as easy and effective as possible. 7:20 Looking up words in the dictionary should be an assist and not your main language learning activity. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3JFM6i7 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3p5Mtsz My Podcast: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN My language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_/ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve The LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK #languagelearning #languages #polyglot
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