#AskSteve

Neither "speaking from day one" nor "getting a good grammar book and dictionary" will enable a person to learn a language more quickly. These things can be part of a learning strategy. Mostly, however, we need to acquire the language through lots of exposure, lots of reading and listening. 0:00 - Why I'm sceptical of claims that you can learn a language in a matter of months. 1:23 - Some of the suggestions I found online for accelerating your language learning. 3:55 - Can we make a jump in level from studying for a month/two months/three months etc.? 5:30 - Learning the most common words in a language. 6:29 - Should you even try to sound like a native speaker? ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3gsYvJC Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3slMv0k 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 #learnalanguage #languages #polyglot

A lot of language study takes place in schools. In the English language school system in Canada, very few school children outside of French immersion learn to speak French despite years of classroom instruction and testing. Why is this? 0:00 - Why is it that so many people struggle to learn a language at school? 1:45 - The situation with language learning in schools in Canada. 4:07 - The importance of studying a language using lots of different content. 4:53 - One if the biggest problems with language learning in schools. 6:29 - It is so important that the learner be motivated when starting to learn a new language. 8:41 - How to improve your reading skill. 9:21 - When you start to speak the conversation should be meaningful. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3euQz8f Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2W0ymKb 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 #studyeffectively #languages #polyglot

Reading is the killer app for learning languages, but also for learning other things. In order to study effectively we need to work on our reading skills, and that means reading a lot. We should also take advantage of audio in order to ramp up our ability to absorb information from reading. This applies to language learning and learning other subjects as well. 0:00 - The most important thing we need to do to improve our study skills. 3:29 - The power of combining reading, listening and video. 5:18 - Why the way we are taught in schools is counterproductive. 6:05 - The brain finds patterns and learns gradually. 9:14 - How to help your brain get used to the subject. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3toiU6i Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3yUTdwK 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 #studyeffectively #languages #polyglot

中文和日文都使用汉字。 这样会使他们更容易学习彼此的语言吗？Chinese and Japanese both use Chinese characters. Does that make it easier for them to learn each other's language? ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3uHXnWo 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 #中国人学日语 #日本人学汉语 #languages

People ask me how long it takes to learn a language, sometimes with reference to a specific language. I feel like asking them "what's the hurry?". Just enjoy the language and enjoy whatever you are able to achieve in the language. Foreign Language Service Institute information: https://blog.thelinguist.com/how-long-should-it-take-to-learn-a-language/ 0:00 - How long does it take to learn a language? What's the hurry? 1:15 - The more different from English (if that's your native tongue) the more difficult the language will be to learn. 1:40 - What you do outside the classroom is more important than what goes on in the classroom. 2:47 - You need to enjoy the process of learning the language. 4:43 - What is interlanguage? 5:42 - You will likely always make mistakes in your new language and that's okay. 7:46 - It takes about this long to learn a language similar to your native language if you're motivated in my experience. 9:13 - The key is to enjoy the process of learning the language. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2OxOzTD Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3yUVdVM 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

Russian is not only a language rich in history & literature, it’s also a gateway to other Slavic languages, which share most of the same grammatical challenges, (or delights.)\ 0:00 - What inspired me to learn Russian. 1:16 - How my Russian-learning journey began. 2:21 - My Russian profile on LingQ. 3:44 - The Russian content that I found useful and interesting. 4:51 - A look at some of the Russian content I have in my library. 9:11 - One of the most helpful content websites for my Russian fluency. 11:48 - Russian was my gateway to other Slavic languages. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3cH5hsP Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3iRU2kA 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 #learnrussian #russian #polyglot

日本大好き！日本語ペラペラ！日本在住のドイツ人YouTuberマクシーに聞く一番のドイツ語勉強法とは？ 0:00 - マクシーの自己紹介 1:16 - ドイツ語を勉強する日本人 4:22 - ドイツ語のルール 5:54 - スティーブさんのドイツno学習経験 7:47 - ドイツ人と日本人 ___ Maxie's website: https://www.german-interpretation.com/ German in Tokyo: https://bit.ly/3mb9WXi ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3rzhyE7 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 #ドイツ語の勉強法 #ドイツ語 #polyglot

Are some languages harder to learn than others? Yes, think so. Some have less or more forgiving grammar. Some have unfamiliar or hard to learn writing systems. Some are harder to pronounce or have little common vocabulary with languages we know. But if we are truly motivated, it doesn't matter. 0:00 - You need to figure out what you want to do with the language. 1:08 - The biggest factor in what makes a language hard to learn. 1:59 - How easy is it to find content of interest in the language? 4:12 - Give yourself the chance to be carried away by the music. 4:44 - How close is the language to a langauge you already know? 6:21 - How the writing system of a langauge factors. 8:42 - The issue of pronunciation when learning a new language. 9:06 - The role grammar plays. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3cmp2FV Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3skUOcW 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 #hardestlanguagetolearn #languages #polyglot