Develop a reading habit in 5 simple steps
October 10 2024

Develop a reading habit in 5 simple steps

๐Ÿ†“ My 10 FREE secrets to language learning: https://bit.ly/3Bzxm4a CC subtitles available in multiple languages. I've talked about the benefits of reading many times beforeโ€”today, Iโ€™m sharing how to turn it into a lasting habit. SOURCES: James Clear on How to Make Reading a Habit: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/articles/james-clear-make-reading-a-habit/ The Power of Reading in our World Language Classes with Dr. Stephen Krashen: https://growingwithproficiency.com/are-you-tapping-into-the-full-potential-of-reading-in-your-language-classes/ Reading Wars: Phonics vs. Whole Language Instruction: https://readinghorizons.website/reading-strategies/teaching/phonics-instruction/reading-wars-phonics-vs-whole-language-reading-instruction Teens Today Spend More Time on Digital Media, Less Time Reading: https://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2018/08/teenagers-read-book New Data from the Scholastic Kids & Family Reading Reportโ„ข Finds Kids are Reading Less as They Age: https://mediaroom.scholastic.com/index.php?q=press-release%2Fnew-data-scholastic-kids-family-reading-report-finds-kids-are-reading-less-they-age โ€œI giovani non leggono piรนโ€ e altri luoghi comuni che piacciono agli adulti: https://www.ilfoglio.it/societa/2021/02/25/news/-i-giovani-non-leggono-piu-e-altri-luoghi-comuni-che-piacciono-agli-adulti-1933671/ โฒ๏ธ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:45 Do young people really read less 3:11 Is there a right way to teach reading 6:16 How to develop a reading habit 9:16 Reading and language learning ๐Ÿ“บ WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/T36DL0q7VIg?si=UZ-9TSj7cWJwbJud https://youtu.be/tSOgRtl-T7s?si=ymKKKfsmewnCQLHq ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ 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 ๐Ÿ’ก 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 โœ… FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve
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The worst thing about being a polyglot
September 19 2024

The worst thing about being a polyglot

๐Ÿ†“ My 10 FREE secrets to language learning: https://tinyurl.com/4yecnzft CC subtitles available in multiple languages. In this video, I discuss the pros and cons of learning many languages, from cultural connections to language interference. SOURCES: 1. Second language acquisition may depend on how brain talks to itself: https://healthenews.mcgill.ca/second-language-acquisition-may-depend-on-how-brain-talks-to-itself/ 2. Consequences of multilingualism for neural architecture: https://behavioralandbrainfunctions.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12993-019-0157-z 3. How our brains cope with speaking more than one language: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20220719-how-speaking-other-languages-changes-your-brain 4. How Learning a Language Changes Your Brain: https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/how-learning-a-language-changes-your-brain 5. Degree of multilingual engagement modulates resting state oscillatory activity across the lifespan: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2024.04.009 โฒ๏ธ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:54 Learning languages to learn about the world 3:24 One language at a time or exploring many? 4:12 Flexibility 4:51 Confidence 5:56 Interference from other languages 7:16 Executive function 8:43 The takeaway ๐Ÿ“บ WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/-jz-DbQu804?si=qEiurKXhXe-8di45 https://youtu.be/FRK-cRbyh28?si=8UzYgF3SQsU08hMT ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ 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 ๐Ÿ’ก 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 โœ… FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve
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How to use ChatGPT to learn a language: tips and prompts
September 5 2024

How to use ChatGPT to learn a language: tips and prompts

๐Ÿ†“ My 10 FREE secrets to language learning: https://bit.ly/3TjCH5F CC subtitles available in multiple languages. In today's video I talk about how I'm using ChatGPT to learn languages with a focus on comprehensible input. โœ… MENTIONED IN THE VIDEO: Matt Brooks-Green's video: https://youtu.be/rC-rBgGy5XE Turkish Coffee Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/79BbYi9Q89GSy451GcG1j9?si=d784a4bca6dd4701 โฒ๏ธ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:46 Use case 1: summarizing self-help books 3:40 Use case 2: summarizing periods of history 4:38 Use case 3: summarizing literature 5:55 Why I wouldn't use ChatGPT for speaking practice ๐Ÿ“บ WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/vHKCsrYkpNk?si=QQJsi5tya4d0Nt3w https://youtu.be/2AEHjZJL5Bg?si=5MJPuhaXnChjeFsL ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ 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 ๐Ÿ’ก 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 โœ… FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve
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Why extensive reading is so effective for language learning
August 22 2024

Why extensive reading is so effective for language learning

๐Ÿ†“ My 10 FREE secrets to language learning: https://bit.ly/46V9sf2 CC subtitles available in multiple languages. Have you heard of extensive reading? If not, in today's video you'll learn what it is and how I use this strategy to acquire vocabulary and grammar! SOURCES: A Cambridge paper on extensive reading: https://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/Extensive-Reading-whitepaper_72dpi.pdf โฒ๏ธ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 1:23 What is extensive reading? 1:49 The benefits of extensive reading 3:00 Obstacles to extensive reading 3:42 What I see as the main obstacle 6:18 My strategy for reading extensively (part 1) 8:08 My strategy (part 2) 8:43 What I think about video and language learning ๐Ÿ“บ WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/Ig7fTYANWe8?si=snWwS2m_dJ8IFZNs https://youtu.be/IFNkhFEpWNI?si=rVMtLblzEgCS0_Jh ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ 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 ๐Ÿ’ก 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 โœ… FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve
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Do I really know 20 languages?
August 8 2024

Do I really know 20 languages?

๐Ÿ†“ My 10 FREE secrets to language learning: https://tinyurl.com/yjckh4ey CC subtitles available in multiple languages. In today's video, I discuss how many languages I really know and what it truly means to know a language. The blog post I mention in the video: https://blog.thelinguist.com/learning-a-language/ โฒ๏ธ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Intro 0:51 How I would categorize my languages (Group 1) 1:16 Group 2 2:04 Group 3 2:54 Can I really say I know these languages? 3:39 Is learning languages similar to falling in love? 4:58 How many words do I know in these languages? 5:50 Why your language journey might look different 6:21 Trying to speak Turkish ๐Ÿ“บ WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/tSOgRtl-T7s?si=hXlqMx6EJ7Qd1AD- https://youtu.be/uNgW4y946Dg?si=CluZit6gLajD5U10 ๐ŸŽ™๏ธ 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 ๐Ÿ’ก 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 โœ… FOLLOW ME: My Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/lingosteve_ My TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@lingosteve
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