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I like analogies, they help us understand. An analogy I thought of recently was how our knowledge of a language is like an iceberg: what we can produce or think we know at any given moment is just the tip of the iceberg and there is deep familiarity with the language underneath. 00:00 How is language learning like an iceberg? 01:00 Your familiarity with the language runs deep and is always there beneath the surface. 02:17 Traditional language learning is aimed at the tip of the iceberg, but this is not a good way to see our progress. 03:53 We need to give ourselves credit for all we have done to engage with the target language. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/aDOQ5 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/kpIU4 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

The great educator Rubem Alves once said that learning should be a vagabond experience. We just wander around, following our interests. The language gradually penetrates our brains spreading its words and patterns. It’s not a matter of deliberate memorization. 00:00 Why I don't use any memory techniques to learn languages. 01:26 Knowing how the brain works will help you with your language learning. 02:50 The importance of the right kind of repetition in your language studies. 04:30 We need to provide the brain with novelty in order to learn. ___ Study a language on LingQ: http://surl.li/iimqz Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/xFTY3 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

When do we know a word? Who cares? Just keep pumping words into your brain. Keep on actively pursuing words. That’s what we measure at LingQ. How many words you have grabbed and thrown into your brain. How many stick or when they stick is largely out of our control. 00:00 Active vocabulary is more important? 01:08 The process of vocabulary acquisition is fuzzy! 02:03 We may not be able to say tomorrow what we are able to say today. 03:16 The importance of keeping track of your vocabulary. 04:44 Want to learn lots of vocabulary? Keep loading those words in your brain! ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/uJSU7 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/rwz18 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 #vocabulary #languagelearning #languages

Language immersion doesn’t depend so much on where you are, although it can. It depends more on your attitude towards the language you are learning, and your actions as a learner. 00:00 The different forms of language immersion. 01:46 My recent trip to Poland and speaking Polish. 05:25 Being interviewed in Polish. 06:10 Language immersion through books. 09:07 Language immersion is getting involved with everything connected to the language. Easy Polish website: https://www.easypolish.org/ Easy Polish YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@EasyPolish ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/dkstz Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/wxEK4 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 #languageimmersion #polyglot

Some people are afraid to speak in their target language. It needn’t happen. We can prepare for speaking. We can recognize speaking as a part of our learning process, not a performance to be judged by others. 0:00 Why are most language learners afraid to speak? 1:39 We need to be prepared to speak. 3:22 If you want to speak confidently, you need the words. 4:46 A speaking opportunity is a chance to see where the gaps are in your knowledge of your target language. 6:12 Do people who are afraid of speaking in their target language lack patience? ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/tBJV8 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://shorturl.at/fioAY 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