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Retrieval is an important part of developing long-term memory, but that doesn't mean that tests are the only way to practice retrieval.

✅ @JustinSung's video on retrieval: https://youtu.be/iWrxagzHSSY?si=0rXTH5IF1fdkZ7yr ✅ My video on Make It Stick: https://youtu.be/0tlTBKbA_WU?si=bIe7okETtj9ddlqJ CC subtitles available in multiple languages. Lazy language learning has been a hot topic lately. In this video, Steve explains why he considers lazy learning to be the best approach to learning a language, even if some researchers say otherwise. ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 I'm a lazy language learner 0:18 What is lazy language learning? 0:42 Arguments AGAINST lazy learning 2:40 Lazy learning and Vygotsky's scaffolding 3:19 Lazy learning and motivation 3:52 Lazy learning and retrieval 4:52 How to be a lazy learner 📺 WATCH NEXT: How to learn a language the LAZY way: https://youtu.be/p_kvvru_mRo?si=n78pahMv2pYcUfJv Be a lazy learner: https://youtu.be/EU07C6bjIXA?si=xNMIrAceIHBU2x0z My video on Rubem Alves: https://youtu.be/9QlSkGQUXt4?si=6Nz34EVlDVw-0g4Z 🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK 💡 LEARN MORE: Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com Download my FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab Read the LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK ✅ FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve CREDITS: Some images used in this videos were taken from Flaticon: https://www.flaticon.com/free-icons/

Sometimes a single trip is enough to spark your interest in a language!

Perfectionism is very common among language learners, but when is it actually helpful to strive for maximum accuracy? In this short video I talk about the areas of language learning where we should work towards perfection and those where mistakes are not as crucial.

This week’s video is all about perfectionism. I talk about why, where, when and how language learners should or shouldn’t pursue perfection. ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Perfectionism in language learning 0:25 Is perfectionism always bad? 1:36 Where should we pursue perfection? 3:10 When is perfectionism more important 4:43 How to continue improving 📺 WATCH NEXT: Perfection is unattainable: https://youtu.be/qntIW8h-Vro?si=4vKwcXpG1BnazwgC Why mistakes are important: https://youtu.be/DLYk_HajLog?si=D4nXeNYtRO9ysrqW 🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK 💡 LEARN MORE: Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com Download my FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab Read the LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK ✅ FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve

I received a comment recently, saying that learning languages as an older person is almost an impossible task. As someone who has learned 10 languages after turning 60, here’s what I think about the topic. ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 a comment I received recently 0:17 can older people still learn languages? 0:29 how neuroplasticity works 1:10 what REALLY matters in language learning 1:57 how to stay motivated? 📺 WATCH NEXT: Is There a Talent For Language Learning? https://youtu.be/nNqnUWVtqRM?si=xlRHOnXcXW8gI-c5 Does Age Matter? https://youtu.be/VLz9-jlJ-fA?si=ccMr9YY1wrceD6ik 🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK 💡 LEARN MORE: Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com Download my FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab Read the LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK ✅ FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve

👩‍🏫 Follow Jennifer to learn English through input: @JForrestEnglish CC subtitles available in multiple languages. In this video I talk to @JForrestEnglish about the most common mindset mistakes language learners make. ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:19 Why so many learners struggle with achieving fluency? 0:58 Mistake 1 1:18 Mistake 2 2:35 Mistake 3 3:47 Jennifer's advice 📺 WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/hN3FG1NFJS0?si=sm5g1Tb7otE8HSmn 🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK 💡 LEARN MORE: Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com Download my FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab Read the LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK ✅ FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve

I often get asked whether it's better to listen or read first. In this video I talk about my approach to improving listening and reading comprehension and explain why it's important to adapt your strategy to your level. ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Should we listen or read first? 0:39 How are listening and reading connected? 2:09 Reading and listening as a beginner 4:26 Reading and listening as an intermediate learner 6:25 The conclusion 📺 WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/i8oDLO7GPsk?si=FSFVbJyXS-wlB5-b 🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK 💡 LEARN MORE: Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com Download my FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab Read the LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK ✅ FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve

💡 Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://bit.ly/3tsumTo CC subtitles available in multiple languages. 🖊️ Standard language tests exist for many languages. IELTS, TOEFl and TEOIC are some of the best known tests for English. Keith, of Keith's Speaking Academy, is an expert on these tests and how to prepare. ✅ Learn more in this interview with him. Find Keith online: Website: https://keithspeakingacademy.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCiVm8XcbwS8-pcDEa5lFXIA ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 00:00 - What are the main tests of English? 02:42 - Who takes IELTS, TOEIC and TOEFL? 04:06 How do IELTS, TOEIC and TOEFL differ? 04:55 - A test interview is the ultimate challenge! 06:28 - They best way to prepare for IELTS, TOEIC and TOEFL. 08:46 - How do you prepare when you don't know the topic? 10:12 - How effective are the IELTS, TOEIC and TOEFL vocabulary study books? 📺 WATCH NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iov6wWsF2LY 🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK 💡 LEARN MORE: Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://bit.ly/3tsumTo Download my FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab Read the LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK ✅ FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/3Q1TmcK CC subtitles available in multiple languages. Many people try to read and reread things to force them into their brains through massed practice. 🛑 This is not the best way to learn things! 📚 We need to learn how to learn, as described in the book "Make Things Stick" by Peter C. Brown. In this video I share with you the most helpful tips and information. PDF summary of 'Make It Stick': https://scaling4growth.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Make-it-Stick.pdf ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - The learning activities that DON'T work. 0:38 - The learning activities that DO work. 1:13 - Active retrieval. 2:20 - The richer our engagement with the material, the better we're going to learn. 4:00 - In language learning, speaking is the ultimate test. 5:12 - Extensive learning beats intensive learning. 6:27 - We should try to do things BEFORE they are explained to us. 📺 WATCH NEXT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5E-irLznecE 🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK 💡 LEARN MORE: Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com Download my FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab Read the LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK ✅ FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve

🔥 Learn languages like I do with LingQ 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/3EYST4V 💡 Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning 👉🏼 https://bit.ly/46wmhv9 CC subtitles available in multiple languages. 🦄 Think you are a “visual,” “auditory,” "book," or “kinesthetic” learner? Think again! According to psychologists Cedar Riener and Daniel Willingham in their 2010 paper “The Myth of Learning Styles,” “There is no credible evidence that learning styles exist.” In this video, I explain more about why learning styles are a myth and the universal ways in which we ALL acquire languages (regardless of learning preferences). 🧐 RESEARCH PAPERS: Riener, Cedar & Willingham, Daniel. (2010). The Myth of Learning Styles. Change: The Magazine of Higher Learning. 42. 32-35. 10.1080/00091383.2010.503139. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/249039450_The_Myth_of_Learning_Styles Pashler, Harold & Mcdaniel, Mark & Rohrer, Doug & Bjork, Robert. (2008). Learning Styles: Concepts and Evidence. Psychological Science in the Public Interest. 9. 105-119. 10.1111/j.1539-6053.2009.01038.x. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233600402_Learning_Styles_Concepts_and_Evidence ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 - Our Brains Learn the Same Way 1:04 - Learning Preferences ≠ Learning Styles 1:13 - Input: The Only Way We Can Learn a Language 1:44 - Education Myths & Scientific Research 2:28 - Learning the 4 Language Skills 3:15 - Your Learning Preferences Matter 3:56 - Your Language Level Matters 4:55 - Don't Get Carried Away by Learning Fads 📺 WATCH NEXT: Do Adults Learn Languages Like Children? https://youtu.be/zgADmoFSuHQ 🎙️ LISTEN TO MY PODCAST: Soundcloud: https://bit.ly/3iZsbic Apple: https://apple.co/3z1F1lD Google: https://bit.ly/2W3DYmK Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4TbcX8ilVmVTi6jdQVHuwK 💡 LEARN MORE: Get my 10 Secrets of Language Learning: https://www.thelinguist.com Download my FREE grammar guides: https://www.lingq.com/en/grammar-resource/ Join the LingQ Discord server: https://discord.gg/ShPTjyhwTN Read my language learning blog on The Linguist: https://bit.ly/2MW83Ab Read the LingQ language learning blog: https://bit.ly/35yvaqK ✅ FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve

📚 As you will see in this quick tour of my library, I always buy multiple books for each language I learn. This better holds my interest and provides repetition without boredom. No matter the language or your level, it's essential to vary your resources and activities.