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Should seniors pay more taxes? We are, generally speaking, a bigger burden on the health system. My answer might surprise you… 0:00 Seniors have a lot to contribute, just look at the two current presidential candidates in the US. 1:17 Seniors don't realize how indebted they are to the young. 2:08 It's almost impossible for young people to get ahead today. 3:17 Should seniors pay more? 4:58 The younger generation needs a better break than they are getting. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/44PgCQG Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/42ONwyW 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 #senior #boomer #polyglot

What is your “why” when it comes to language learning? Perhaps you have multiple “whys”. If you have a “why”, you are primed for success and are more likely to reach your language learning goals. I reveal the five language learning motivations in this video. Do I cover yours? 0:00 Trigger #1: Curiosity 1:11 Trigger #2: Connections 1:33 Trigger #3: Obligation 2:07 Trigger #4: Moments of success 2:30 Trigger #5: Context 6:01 The importance of staying curious throughout your language learning journey. 7:09 My language statistics: thousands of known words in various languages. 8:35 Getting to the stage where the language triggers the language. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3NX0SoU Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/42DJGZE 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 #motivation #languagelearning #polyglot

🆓 My 10 secrets to learning a language: https://tinyurl.com/dnw6scwf CC subtitles available in multiple languages. Find Iclal online: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iclaliano Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iclaliano/ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/user/9woiadqlguj0steqpipyusycc?si=bf3ffd2821394370&nd=1 My chat with @iclaliano on her channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evifjPpk6U8 ___ To succeed in learning foreign languages, we need to be resourceful, taking advantage of people around us, and what the internet offers us. Iclal of Istanbul is an inspiring example. 0:00 Iclal introduces herself in the languages she can speak. 6:04 How did Iclal go about learning the languages she knows? 8:29 Learning languages without leaving your home country. 13:06 How does Iclal manage to practice speaking in her target languages? ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3HF7F2k 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

Language learning isn’t easy, but it doesn’t have to made more difficult. In this video I go over the 10 most common mistakes language learners make that I have noticed over the decades. Would you add any? 0:00 Mistake 1: Expecting to learn fast. 1:23 Mistake 2: Thinking we won't forget words and phrases. 2:09 Mistake 3: Trying to master the grammar. 3:29 Mistake 4: Expecting the language to become clear instantly. 4:06 Mistake 5: Staying with easy content for too long. 5:19 Mistake 6: Thinking we can get by with a few words. 6:43 Mistake 7: Expecting to speak well without speaking often. 7:43 Mistake 8: Being afraid of making mistakes. 8:24 Mistake 9: Not speaking with native speakers. 9:21 Mistake 10: Expecting native speakers to reply in the language we are learning. __ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/44gJIYX Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/41SpvqK 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

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