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🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://bit.ly/3dKRmlL Most language learners fail. They may pass their exams but they fail to learn to speak the language they are learning, which is generally the goal. Maybe it's time to change the goal. 0:00 - Most high school graduates cannot speak the language they have been studying for years. 1:38 - Did these students fail at language learning? 3:30 - Schools should emphasize comprehension over speaking in a new language. 5:50 - If there is a solid base of comprehension, the speaking will come. 7:02 - We need realistic expectations for language learning in schools. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3dKRmlL Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3xPDxtk 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 #learnlanguages #languages #polyglot

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://www.lingq.com/learn-languages-like-steve-kaufmann/?utm_medium=yt&utm_campaign=syt&utm_content=xf8737RwwbU CC subtitles available in: Portuguese Arabic Chinese Chinese (Traditional) Dutch French German Indonesian Italian Japanese Portuguese (Brazil) Russian Spanish Spanish (Latin America) Spanish (Mexico) Swedish Thai Vietnamese Albanian Polish Malay 0:00 - Listening comprehension is a very important skill in language learning. 2:38 - You can't focus 100% when listening and that's okay. 4:33 - The brain requires repetition and novelty. 5:47 - Keep challenging and rewarding your brain when learning a new language. 7:29 - If you listen and you don't understand, don't get frustrated! ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/36CCIfU Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3jREkVW 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 ___ I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Mohammed Assad: www.facebook.com/iassad99 Uyên: https://twitter.com/NguyenU96899838 Pedro Lorenzo: https://bit.ly/3AdRmUW Yi-Ming: https://twitter.com/yi_mingHu Francesco: https://www.instagram.com/framox2/ Jesús: https://www.instagram.com/jesus_quinter07/ Rita Hai Sherry: https://www.instagram.com/xujuan____/ Sin Ying: https://www.instagram.com/sy__yip/ Nicholas: @nicholasgeniar (Line) Alexis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-acevedo-1774a8212/ Vladislav: @somebodyhuh (Telegram) Germán José: https://twitter.com/Jose33066931 Marc Pedro: @academiasaber Sara Anne: https://www.instagram.com/annelafrancophonie/ Letícia Joshua Lu: @inglesforreal Alejo: alejomorichetti at lingq @alejomorichetti instagram Daniel Bañuelos Torres Isaac: https://www.instagram.com/lerne_deutsch_mit_isaac/ Júlia A Mariel Aprhil Yukari Victor: https://www.instagram.com/93.viktor.93/ Bayu: facebook.com/bayu.marsal.3 Juan Benedicte Elizabeth Rifhani Rita Alia Kadri Anna Rolanda Leon Elwira: https://www.instagram.com/languaging.academy/ Sam Izzah: https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ Kwanphat Сергей Kira Sarai Victoria Celmo Mario Andres Leticia Anderson: www.instagram.com/andersson.alves/ Misaki: https://www.instagram.com/mi_chan25 Gerrit: https://www.instagram.com/gerrit_bndr/ #listeningskills #languages #polyglot

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://bit.ly/3A3EZdU CC subtitles available in: English, Swedish, German, Vietnamese, and Italian. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Oscar (Swedish) https://twitter.com/OscarLagrosen Uyên (Vietnamese) https://twitter.com/NguyenU96899838 Christopher (German) https://www.instagram.com/christophermockl/ Andrea (Italian) https://instagram.com/andr3cpt Mohamed (Arabic) 7amai_dllshad Most people learn languages at school. How important are they to learning a language? It depends on the individual. I wouldn't go to one but recognize that for many people they are necessary. 0:00 - How beneficial language school is depends on the personality of the learner. 2:02 - Why language schools have never been a good fit for me. 3:28 - We should be in control of the content we learn a language from, not a teacher. 4:56 - Language schools do provide some benefits. 7:11 - Immersing yourself in the language versus being in a classroom in a country where your target language is spoken. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3A3EZdU Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3m2CgwQ 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 #languageschool #languages #polyglot

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://bit.ly/3gTEvzs CC subtitles available in: English, Swedish, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, German, Russian, German, Vietnamese, Italian. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Swedish Oscar https://twitter.com/OscarLagrosenhttps://www.instagram.com/poliling7/https:// Japanese Kazuki https://www.instagram.com/poliling7/ Spanish Cristina https://www.instagram.com/cristina_aroni_28 Russian Marina https://www.instagram.com/sanmarineo/ German Christopher https://www.instagram.com/christophermockl/ Vietnamese Nguyễn https://twitter.com/NguyenU96899838 Italian Andrea https://www.instagram.com/andr3cpt/ I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Languages are for communicating, not for competing with others. Novak Djokovic competes in tennis but communicates wonderfully in different languages, despite the odd mistake. 0:00 - In language learning, like in tennis, the pursuit of perfection is futile. 2:25 - Novak Djokovic spoke wonderful French to the audience at the French Open 3:55 - Making mistakes is fine when speaking a new language, it's communication that is most important. 4:52 - When I was on Ukrainian TV I made mistakes, but the audience understood me. 6:39 - Give yourself credit for what you are able to do in a language. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3gTEvzs Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2VSYHtC 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 #NovakDjokovic #languages #polyglot

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://bit.ly/3iZ56wt CC subtitles available in: Swedish, Japanese, Russian, German, Vietnamese and Italian. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Swedish Oscar https://twitter.com/OscarLagrosen Japanese Kazuki https://www.instagram.com/poliling7/ Russian Marina https://www.instagram.com/sanmarineo/ German Christopher https://www.instagram.com/christophermockl/ Vietnamese Nguyễn https://twitter.com/NguyenU96899838 Italian Andrea https://www.instagram.com/andr3cpt/ Speaking skills in a language rely on massive input, listening and reading. Critical thinking skills rely on knowledge of the subject matter, acquired through massive input, reading and listening. I don't think these skills can be taught without massive input. 0:00 - When it comes to critical thinking, first we need to get the language into us. 2:04 - The job of a teacher should be to inspire a thirst for knowledge: reading and listening. 4:02 - The more knowledgeable a person is on a subject, the more I value their opinion. 5:30 - Language study needs to be more directed by the student and not the teacher. 5:50 - My Persian tutor Sahra helps me learn from content that interests me. 8:06 - Is the idea of teaching critical thinking a fad? ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3iZ56wt Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3xKCefq 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 #criticalthinking #languages #polyglot

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://bit.ly/3iOYeSk CC subtitles available in: English, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Vietnamese. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: German Christopher Möckl (@christophermockl) • Instagram-Fotos und -Videos Italian Andrea (@andr3cpt) • Instagram photos and videos Turkish Yusuf https://www.instagram.com/yusufyiillmaz/?hl=tr https://www.instagram.com/yagizardaguney/ Japanese Kazuki (@poliling7) • Instagram photos and videos Polish Daria https://www.facebook.com/dariadziedzic99/ Russian Marina https://www.instagram.com/sanmarineo/ Sergei Telegram - @urstepdad Serbian Milan https://www.instagram.com/ja_sam_milan/ Spanish Stefan https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOB8HI1Ip1ztKf1xa_K3aAA Cristina https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002894712079 Swedish Oscar https://twitter.com/OscarLagrosen Vietnamese Nguyễn https://twitter.com/NguyenU96899838 The most important function of a teacher, any teacher, including online language teachers, is to either feed the enthusiasm of the student, or, where that is lacking, to trigger and inspire the desire to learn. 0:00 - The most important role anyone involved in teaching languages has. 1:22 - My week learning Farsi/Persian. 3:01 - Focussing on the verbs in Farsi. 4:13 - Listening to the LingQ mini stories in Farsi. 5:54 - Some of the wonderful Farsi content available on LingQ. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3iOYeSk Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3yMgIYQ 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 #learnlanguages #languages #polyglot

Learn languages like I do with LingQ: https://bit.ly/3gnyACM CC subtitles available in: English, Arabic, Swedish, Russian, Norwegian, Romanian, Vietnamese, Turkish, German, Dutch, Italian, Serbian, Polish, Chinese, Japanese. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Rembrandt Fluyt (Dutch) Christopher (German) https://www.instagram.com/christophermockl Kazuki (Japanese) https://www.instagram.com/poliling Alina (Romanian) https://www.instagram.com Marina (Russian) https://www.instagram.com/sanmarineo Oscar (Swedish) https://twitter.com/OscarLagrosen Selin (Turkish) Yusuf (Turkish) https://www.instagram.com/yusufyiillmaz/ Nguyễn (Vietnamese) https://twitter.com/NguyenU96899838 Frank (Chinese) Andrea (Italian) https://www.instagram.com/andr3cpt Trym (Norwegian) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSYEjp28mjv0mWMdk7c_FmA Daria (Polish) https://www.facebook.com/dariadziedzic99 Sergei (Russian) https://www.facebook.com/sergei.arhipenko.56 Milan (Serbian) https://www.instagram.com/ja_sam_milan Mohamed (Arabic) https://www.instagram.com/7amai_dllshad/ ___ Can we be lazy and learn languages? I think so. Here are my seven hints on how to be a successful yet lazy language learner. 0:00 - There are seven habits we need to acquire to become effective, successful, lazy language learners. 0:36 - Habit 1 - Set low goals 1:24 - Habit 2 - Don't compete with others. 2:00 - Habit 3 - Go with the flow. 2:54 - Habit 4 - Treat language learning as a form of entertainment. 3:55 - Habit 5 - Don't prepare for lessons with a tutor. 4:48 - Habit 6 - When you're tired of doing something, go do something else. 5:42 - Habit 7 - Don't measure yourself. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3gnyACM Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3iLKs37 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 #learnlanguages #languages #polyglot

Learn languages like I do on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2ShaLDr I'm in the "Streak with Steve" challenge for both Arabic and Persian. I chose a minimal number of "LingQs created" in each language to make it easier to maintain my streak. In fact, I create many more LingQs every day in my major language of the week, and just try to keep the minor language streak alive. 0:00 - Learning Arabic and Persian in quarantine. 2:38 - Week one was all about studying Arabic, especially Egyptian Arabic. 3:46 - A Danish distraction. 5:52 - Watching a movie in Egyptian Arabic. 7:45 - I'm lagging behind in the Streak with Steve Challenge... but that's ok! ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2ShaLDr Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3zbHhau 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 #learningarabic #learnlanguages #languages

Learn languages like I do on LingQ: https://bit.ly/34XdowY Grammar describes usage in a language at any given time in its evolution. It's hard for us to learn these rules of usage without considerable investment of time in reading and listening. Input is the best way for our brain to get used to the patterns of language. 0:00 - When it comes to learning grammar, our brains are good at recognizing patterns and not so good at retaining detail. 3:06 - Grammar can be introduced at any time. 3:46 - Get a grammar book, but make sure it's a very thin book. 5:20 - The main goal in language learning should be exposure to the language. 6:26 - It's best to look up specific grammar details when you are actually interested. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/34XdowY Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3iKlbFS 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 #grammar #learnlanguages #languages

Join me in a LingQ language challenge: https://bit.ly/3cizpKG Even a keen language learner like myself needs to be nudged from time to time. That is why I join the 90-Day Challenges at LingQ. I invite others to do the same, maybe even follow me, in the languages they are studying. 0:00 - Learning a language is a long distance journey, not a sprint. 1:10 - The language challenges I have started this week. 1:39 - What I'm committing to in these language challenges for the next 90 days. 3:34 - Forcing myself to read and listen to new content. 4:25 - Talking to a tutor in Arabic. 6:06 - Join me and start a LingQ language challenge! ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3idI0lB Study this video as a lesson on https://bit.ly/3xPZ3OC 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 #languagechallenge #learnlanguages #languages

Want to learn a language like I do? Join LingQ today: https://bit.ly/3yPzU8w Pitch accent has received more attention recently, especially for learners of Japanese. Do I think pitch accent is important? No. Not important. Definition of pitch accent: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch-accent_language Dogen Japanese Phonetics #1: Introduction to Japanese Phonetics (Pitch-accent and Pronunciation) https://youtu.be/jakXVEUTT48 Learn Japanese From Zero! Pitch Accent is Stupid. Change My Mind. https://youtu.be/3LCuSU-gFjY 0:00 - Is it necessary to spend time worrying about pitch accent when studying Japanese? I didn't. 3:35 - Every language has its own intonation. 5:35 - My adventure getting back into the Canada after a visit to the states. 9:44 - We simply need to imitate what we hear when learning a language. 11:46 - Language learning is about communication not performance. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/34MLl3f Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2VZJnLM 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 #pitchaccent #learnlanguages #languages