Reading or listening: what’s the best way to learn?
July 18 2024

Reading or listening: what’s the best way to learn?

🆓 My 10 FREE secrets to language learning: https://bit.ly/46dexPt CC subtitles available in multiple languages. Can listening to books be as effective as reading them for learning? In this video, I'll explain why you don't have to choose just one. ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Is listening as effective as reading? 0:27 Is reading better? 1:32 Audiobooks 3:10 To read or to listen 4:07 How reading and listening reinforce each other 6:39 Literacy strategies 📌SOURCES: 1. Why Listening to a Book Is Not the Same as Reading It: https://www.psychologytoday.com/ca/blog/friendly-interest/201812/why-listening-book-is-not-the-same-reading-it 2. They Hear, But Do Not Listen: Retention for Podcasted Material in a Classroom Context: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00986283.2010.488542 3. Investigating differences in general comprehension skill: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2140402/ 4. U.S. Audiobook Sales Hit $2 Billion in 2024: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/audio-books/article/95187-u-s-audiobook-sales-hit-2-billion-in-2024.html 5. Is Listening to a Book the Same Thing as Reading It? https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/08/opinion/sunday/audiobooks-reading-cheating-listening.html 📺 WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/dD-7_D-8q7I?si=w5Y0u3laFS3kYYz1 https://youtu.be/i8oDLO7GPsk?si=nJXBj9R6Pf1DKF0L 🎙️ 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
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Does learning languages make you smarter?
May 23 2024

Does learning languages make you smarter?

🆓 My 10 FREE secrets to language learning: https://tinyurl.com/yhs5z2bz CC subtitles available in multiple languages. Ever wondered how learning a new language reshapes your brain? In this video I dive into the science behind language acquisition and its impact on our cognitive abilities and emotions. Sources: https://www.discovermagazine.com/mind/how-learning-a-language-changes-your-brain https://www.cambridge.org/elt/blog/2022/04/29/learning-language-changes-your-brain/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4006178/ ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 How does learning languages affect the brain? 1:31 Language learning in the brain 4:28 Language learning and our cognitive skills 6:57 Language learning and emotions 📺 WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/V22CAFUtFXc?si=vOeeL2aO6nIXKuUf https://youtu.be/i8oDLO7GPsk?si=HMQSARirkkN7klzG 🎙️ 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
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Is there a critical period for learning a language?
May 2 2024

Is there a critical period for learning a language?

🆓 My 10 FREE secrets to language learning: https://tinyurl.com/y7ewvp8s CC subtitles available in multiple languages. Ever wondered if it's too late to learn a new language after childhood? In this video, I dive into the critical period hypothesis and the debate around how long the window for easy language learning really lasts. Sources: Critical period in second language acquisition: The age-attainment geometry: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphy.2023.1142584 The Critical Period Hypothesis in Second Language Acquisition: A Statistical Critique and a Reanalysis: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3723803/ Wikipedia: Critical period hypothesis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_period_hypothesis Cognitive scientists define critical period for learning language: https://news.mit.edu/2018/cognitive-scientists-define-critical-period-learning-language-0501 ⏲️ TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 What is the critical period hypothesis 01:01 How long is this critical period? 03:45 The ideal age to start learning a language 05:15 Factors that affect our success 7:39 Is there a language acquisition device? 9:45 Does age really matter? 📺 WATCH NEXT: https://youtu.be/zgADmoFSuHQ?si=I2DIBoNY6q10WrV0 https://youtu.be/GQyqDbfVBrg?si=0lnMvOBJNXTQII2z 🎙️ 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
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