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Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/ArhiwM My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve We all want to speak our new language as well as we can with as few errors as possible, but errors are an inevitable part of language learning. In this video I talk about how I deal with making grammar errors. I hope it helps you on your language journey. I look forward to reading your comments.

Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/b152zC My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve Cultural appropriation is a hot topic right now. In this video I respond to a comment I read on Twitter claiming that white people learning Japanese is problematic. Here is some background on the Japanese song I mention at the end of the video: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiretoko_Love_Song And here is the link to the song, a great resource if you are learning Japanese: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyPhmXZ6zS0

Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/mwR69U My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve In this video I talk about learning to speak a language like a native. There are two issues here: one is language usage and the other is pronunciation or accent. I discuss both and speak French at the end of the video. I look forward to reading your comments.

Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/27My4i My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve If we can commit ourselves to the process of language learning and even enjoy this process, we are reaching our goals. When you use this mindset the achievements take care of themselves. Stay tuned as I speak German in the second half of the video. As always I look forward to reading your comments.

Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/CwJgqK My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve I recently read an article in The Atlantic titled "Why American Students Haven't Gotten Better at Reading in 20 Years". (https://theatln.tc/2vaktv1). The article suggests that letting children read content that interests them will help them to improve their reading skills. I agree with this and think it applies to language learning too. If you learn from what you enjoy, you are going to improve. What do you think?

Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/JMuQ4v My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve This is a question I am often asked. In this video I list the different languages I speak in order of proficiency.

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Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/oL3oF3 Study this as a lesson on LingQ: https://www.lingq.com/en/learn/en/web/lesson/356332 My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve I was speaking recently to a friend of mine who said something about growing things in her garden that also rings true for language learning: "In the first year it sleeps, in the second year it creeps and in the third year it leaps." There are times when it feels like not much progress is being made when learning a language. Then you start to notice that you are indeed making progress and the time you have put in has been worthwhile; any time spent with the target language is worthwhile and will help lead you to your goals.

Visit LingQ: https://goo.gl/rs7igY My Blog: http://blog.thelinguist.com My Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/lingosteve My Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingosteve My recent experiences with learning Arabic have made me think about what makes a good language teacher. For me, the best language teacher I ever had was my professor at university who motivated me to learn French. I think this is the most important role of a language teacher, to motivate a learner. Once a person is motivated, he will put in the time. What are your views? What makes a good language teacher? The links mentioned in the video: http://www.eltresearchbites.com/201804-cutting-the-gordian-knot-of-language-curriculum-structural-syllabus-as-a-checklist/ http://newsmanager.commpartners.com/tesolalis/issues/2018-03-09/3.html