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Stephen Krashen's website: https://www.sdkrashen.com/ Many people are put off learning languages because they think it is difficult to do. Language educators often don’t help, but instead complicate the process with jargon, seeking to describe the minute details of the natural and enjoyable process of language acquisition. 0:00 Books on language learning complicate the process unnecessarily. 2:07 Some examples from Second Language Acquisition by Rod Ellis. 3:55 The importance of exposing yourself to the culture or cultures of your target language. 7:36 I never guess when learning a language. 10:05 Some comments on Norbert Schmitt's Vocabulary in Langauge Teaching. 11:50 In my opinion there is only one source you need for writing on language learning. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/41Hy5IM Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3AB5OYE 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

My recent reading on the topic of learning as we age: https://www.wgu.edu/blog/adult-learning-theories-principles2004.html#close https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-021-00131-6 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/12/211222153035.htm https://bit.ly/3V8pFri It is so important to stay curious and keep learning new things as you age. I have most certainly found this to be the case. I don’t just learn languages, I am curious about many topics and I feed this curiosity every day. 0:00 The audiobook I listened to recently on the topic of learning as we age. 1:25 Learning is a huge issue in our lives today. 2:32 The quickest and easiest way to acquire knowledge. 3:28 A lot of advice online for learning as we age is over complicated. 4:26 If you continue learning, you will strengthen cognitive function. 5:51 If we are genuinely curious, we derive great satisfaction from learning. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3L6Xogj Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/41Go9zs 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

Learning a language means leaving the comfort of your native language and confronting the challenges of a new language and its uncertainty. Call it the learning zone. How do we make it more comfortable? 0:00 What is the comfort zone? 1:03 What happens in the learning zone? 1:47 It is important to bring some of the comfort zone into the learning zone when learning languages. 2:46 How I always start in a new language (how I bring comfort into my learning zone). 4:03 How I bring comfort to my reading activities. 5:29 Practicing writing in Polish. Articles I read about the comfort zone and learning zone: https://www.mindtools.com/a0bop9z/the-learning-zone-model https://positivepsychology.com/comfort-zone/ ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3oxTRjo Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3mV3BUA 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

People often ask me which language they should learn and my answer is always the same: learn the language you are keenest to learn. Even if you learn for a few months then move on to another language, you don’t lose what you gained. Enjoy the language buffet! 0:00 Sometimes we have no choice but to study a certain language. 1:09 If you do have a choice, this is the most important thing to consider. 2:33 Some things that can motivate you to learn a language. 3:49 One time I got language learning motivation wrong. 5:12 It's okay to spend a short amount of time with a language; you won't lose what you learn. 7:47 "Language is the one thing worth knowing even poorly." - Lomb Kato ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3osildR Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3MUReT5 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

***My chat with Feli for her channel coming soon! Find Feli online: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@FelifromGermany Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/felifromgermany/ Website: https://felifromgermany.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/felifromgermany Feli is from Germany but lives in the US. She talks a lot about cultural differences on her YouTube channel “Feli from Germany”. There are things she prefers about the US, and some things, not so much, like “ghosting”, a term I had never heard of before this chat. 0:00 What is Feli's channel all about? 3:50 Americans are more positive than Germans. 6:20 There is less bureaucracy in the States. 10:50 When you're living in another country every day is an adventure. 13:40 Getting ghosted! 👻 ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3Ks2IKM Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3KywHB6 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 #culture #languagelearning #languages

When I learn a language, I also learn the history of the country. I am transported to that area. I gain a new outlook on the world. It’s a process I always enjoy and am in no hurry to end. In fact, in language learning, the process is the reward. 0:00 I learn languages to better understand cultures and histories. 0:55 The language and history I am currently exploring. 3:25 Learning about the history of Iran and the Middle East through studying Persian. 5:58 Maybe one day I will study Latin. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3ZZEr4F Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/40ZiILw 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

Alberto Salas, known as Mr. Salas on YouTube, is a Mexican polyglot and advocate of using comprehensible input to learn languages. Charlamos sobre la importancia de "input comprensible". Find Mr. Salas online: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/mrsalas Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mrsalashere/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mrsalasidiomas Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrSalashere ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3Uen6DM 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 #comprehensibleinput #languagelearning #polyglot