Shadowing Technique | Arabic and Persian
December 23 2021

Shadowing Technique | Arabic and Persian

CC subtitles available in: English, Mandarin and Malay. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Mario Fernando Gadelha Braga https://www.facebook.com/mario.braga.88/ Izzah Zahin https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ Shadowing is a language learning technique developed and popularized by polyglot Alexander Argüelles. The idea is to repeat what you hear while listening in order to improve pronunciation and speaking. I have not used this much in the past but want to give it another try. 0:00 What is the shadowing technique? 2:18 How Alexander Argüelles suggest we do the shadowing technique. 4:26 Demonstrating the shadowing technique with Egyptian Arabic. 5:32 Demonstrating the shadowing technique with Persian. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/32s2j8M Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3J3suDT 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 #shadowingtechnique #languages #polyglot
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How I Learned German
December 20 2021

How I Learned German

CC subtitles available in: English, Portuguese, Mandarin, Malay, French, Spanish and French. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Gabriel henrique https://www.instagram.com/gabepolyglot/ Fernando Arancibia Elizabeth Izzah https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ Sergey https://www.youtube.com/c/SpeakEnglishYourself Mario I started learning German before the age of the Internet. I'd had some exposure as a young man, but during a month between jobs, in 1987, I really went at it. I found second hand German readers, and I went at then, massive comprehensible input. 0:00 When I started learning German. 1:40 The books I used to learn German. 9:10 How I learn German on LingQ. 11:24 I hope to improve my German moving forward. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/32r79U8 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3pdllZG 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 #learngerman #learnlanguages #polyglot
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Seniors Should Learn Languages
December 17 2021

Seniors Should Learn Languages

CC subtitles available in: English and Spanish. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Fernando Arancibia Mario Fernando Gadelha Braga https://www.facebook.com/mario.braga.88/ Sergey https://www.youtube.com/c/SpeakEnglishYourself I used to say that age is no obstacle to language learning. I want to state that differently now. I think seniors should learn languages. The benefits are many. 0:00 Learning langauges as a senior is a joy. 2:33 Discovering new languages helps me discover history. 3:22 You can travel the world through learning new languages. 3:57 Langauges learning is good for seniors' brains. 5:16 Getting through beginner language content in order to enjoy compelling content. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3E4dKRa Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3yysWVG 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 #learnlanguages #languages #senior
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My Language Learning Motivation
December 14 2021

My Language Learning Motivation

CC subtitles available in: English, Malay, French, Portuguese and Japanese. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Izzah Zahin https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ Yukari Elizabeth Gomez Instagram elixabbriela Anne Fares https://www.instagram.com/annelafrancophonie/ In my latest video I talk about how much my interest in history has influenced my language learning. It has been my inspiration, my source of interesting content, and represents much of the time that I have spent learning these languages. And just about all of them my interest in history sustained me. 0:00 How I got turned on to language learning. 2:59 The history of China was a huge motivation in my Chinese studies. 4:28 Listening to compelling historical content when learning Japanese. 5:22 Studying Polish and Ukrainian through the history of those countries. 9:46 How my interest in Persian history is helping me learn Persian. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3ESXDXX Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3oRMwJt 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 #learnlanguages #languages #polyglot
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Learning a Language Involves Indirect Motivation
December 9 2021

Learning a Language Involves Indirect Motivation

CC subtitles available in: English, Russian, Malay and Vietnamese. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Mario Fernando Gadelha Braga https://www.facebook.com/mario.braga.88/ Sergey https://www.youtube.com/c/SpeakEnglishYourself Izzah Zahin https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ PhoL Huỳnh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZtbsU1wvxgiOHiVXyb6Jg https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100073324195996 To achieve a comfortable level in a language you first have to have a reason, a subject of interest, a friend, something that you focus on directly . Your ultimate goal of fluency is the indirect result of his first step. 0:00 How do we get motivated? 3:29 You need to find the short term goals that will lead to the completion of your long term goal: learning a new language. 5:01 I don't always find it easy to find good langauge leanring content. 6:58 Commit yourself to things of interest in your target language. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3GvUVIk Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3IyxUGx 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 #learnlanguages #languages #polyglot
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Канадец и голландец. Иностранцы о России. @arigovoritporusski
December 7 2021

Канадец и голландец. Иностранцы о России. @arigovoritporusski

CC subtitles available in: English and Russian. Отличный способ выучить языки - завести с кем-то романтические отношения. Вот что побудило Ари из Голландии выучить русский язык. Я не уверен, как это может сработать для меня, женатого полиглота, изучающего свои 19-й и 20-й языки. If you want to learn more about Ari, you can find him here: - hear him speak Russian: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG-H63xUvVaojFtfpZhNpnA - tips for Russian learners: https://www.youtube.com/c/learntherussianlanguage - website: https://learntherussianlanguage.com ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3ovxbOq 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 #ИностранцыоРоссии #Russian #learnlanguages
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CI/Compelling or Comprehensible Input in Language Learning
December 2 2021

CI/Compelling or Comprehensible Input in Language Learning

CC subtitles available in: English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Russian and Italian. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Alexis Acevedo https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-acevedo-1774a8212/ PhoL Huỳnh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZtbsU1wvxgiOHiVXyb6Jg Sara Gerrit Sergey The realization, thanks in large part to Stephen Krashen, that meaningful, comprehensible, and compelling input (CI) is the key to language learning success is changing how languages are taught. But how does it work, given that the new language is incomprehensible when we start? 0:00 What is comprehensible input? 2:12 When we start in a language nothing is comprehensible. 5:25 Learning vocabulary in a new language. 8:20 We need an assist when using comprehensible input. 10:02 My desired percentage of unknown words in a piece of langauge learning content. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3odGKRX Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3xQyE4N 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 #comprehensibleinupt #languages #polyglot
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How Should Languages Be Taught in School?
November 30 2021

How Should Languages Be Taught in School?

🔥 Cyber Monday SALE. Save 40% off LingQ: (Copy and paste the URL manually into your browser to get the deal) https://bit.ly/3D0uSH4 I favour using content of interest, compelling content, to make language learning enjoyable. But many school learners simply aren't interested. Can setting a specific list of words to learn make things better? 0:00 UK body proposes language students learn 1700 frequently used words to pass exam. 1:53 Interest in language learning is declining. 3:27 School should focus on getting students turned on to learning a language. 6:47 The subject matter covered in language lessons is vital. 8:55 The keys of language learning. 11:23 The classroom is not the main place where students learn a language. Guardian article: https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/nov/25/teachers-reject-plans-to-have-pupils-learn-1700-words-for-language-gcses ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3rme8I3 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3rmQWty 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 #learnlanguages #languages #polyglot
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