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We shouldn’t penalize people for getting things wrong in language learning. Maybe we congratulate them instead and encourage them to keep on getting things wrong, because eventually, with enough exposure, they’re going to get it right. 0:00 "Get it right the first time"? Not in language learning. 1:57 Language learners need to accept the fact that they are going to get things wrong over and over. 3:32 The myth of "mastering" the basics of a language from the beginning. 4:35 Why I'm not a fan of mistakes made in the target language being corrected. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3HpqDu3 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3WC5NwW 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

I find it easier to learn things that are different from each other in a new language. Take colours for example. If I can space the colours or connect them to something else, like a plant or a shirt, and I come across them in different situations, then eventually I assimilate them. I start to learn them. But if I try to learn them as a list, I find that very difficult to do. 0:00 Something I notice every time I start learning a new language. 2:04 Learning things that are different form one another is easier, especially in language learning. 3:36 My view on learning words in lists. 4:30 Interleaving versus block learning when learning a language. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3J8YEA4 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3FWz5z9 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

Stefani is fluent in five languages, intermediate in three others and learning two more. She is yet another outstanding polyglot who proves that you can grow up in a monolingual family and become an accomplished speaker of many languages. Find Stefani online: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PolyglotSecrets Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefanikostadinova TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@polyglot.secrets My chat with Stefani on her channel: https://youtu.be/5FdDTz0QYhE 0:00 Who is Stefani Kostadinova? 1:50 The Bulgarian language and its dialects. 5:34 What languages does Stefani speak? 8:53 How did Stefani go about learning the languages she knows? 11:06 What does Stefani do in Bulgaria and what is her channel, Polyglot Secrets, all about? ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/409CCnd Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3BVzwbN 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

CC subtitles available in English. To speak well in a language we’re learning, we need to speak a lot. This requires strategy. We need to first build up our comprehension and vocabulary. Then we need to find or create environments that are familiar, comfortable and meaningful. 0:00 My tips for success if you are in a place where your target language is spoken. 2:02 How output, or speaking, can trigger your input, reading and listening. 3:13 My tips for success if you are not in a place where your target language is spoken. 4:19 How the mini stories at LingQ help me with my speaking. 5:39 Working with a language tutor to improve your speaking. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3XyMc19 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3VcondA 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

Writing is a great way to improve your skills and comprehension, but particularly your ability to output, to speak. To write you need to look words up, so it’s an assist to get to speaking. Do you agree? 0:00 Writing is an excellent language learning strategy. 2:24 Why I rarely write in the languages I am learning today. 4:24 Integrated review on LingQ. 9:50 Writing by hand is more effective than typing. 11:38 Is writing in a new language a neglected activity? ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3Wz9fHA Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3hvhmXm 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

CC subtitles available in English. Aristotle's Metaphysics begins: "All men by nature desire to know". Languages are among the most useful and rewarding things we can learn and get to know. I discuss this in this video.  0:00 Learning languages is extremely interesting. 1:44 Language learning is available to all of us. 2:38 Learning a language brings great opportunities in life. 3:52 Learning languages helps you to discover new worlds. 5:21 Learning languages is a form of travel. 6:06 Language learning is very good for your brain. 7:37 Learning languages helps you make friends. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3Wyq6um Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3PnkEIO 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

Ksenia, from Russia, learned Ukrainian in Ukraine. I asked her how much Ukrainian a Russian speaker, with no previous exposure, understands. Answer: 40%. Ksenia's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEfju7_bYi1pj3I1GFptgiA 0:00 How difficult is Ukrainian for Russian speakers? 6:13 The importance of learning the language of the country you live in. 7:49 Mixing Russian and Ukrainian. 10:35 Any unsolicited criticism in language learning is unwelcome. 13:32 How languages influence each other. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3uC8PES 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 #ukrainian #ukraine #languagelearning

Joe Rogan on language learning: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyq1Z6X0Gd0 https://youtu.be/-le1kv-lI5Y?t=79 Someone sent me a few video clips recently of Joe Rogan discussing language learning with his guests. There is something in the attitude in these clips that bothers me as a language learning enthusiast. 0:00 Who is Joe Rogan? 2:13 Some of the controversy that has surrounded the Joe Rogan Podcast. 3:41 Rogan's views on language learning. 6:09 Why I disagree with Rogan's views and apparent disrespect of language. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3kynwXU Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3VU0atg 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 #joerogan #languagelearning #languages

I recognize that writing can be a way of improving your ability in the language, a way of getting to more output. For some people it’s important to their academic and professional aspirations. So what do I have to say on the subject of writing? 0:00 I divide writing into two stages. 2:10 The benefits of writing in your target language. 2:54 Make your speaking and writing as similar as possible. 4:06 What should we write about? 5:58 My writing statistics and writing correction on LingQ. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3XxNutg Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3B2zChk 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 #writing #polyglot

Emotion is an important part of learning languages. Cognitive research has shown that we learn better when we have positive feelings towards what we are learning. This is particularly true when it comes to the culture of the language we are learning. 0:00 Indulge in the things that make language learning interesting to you. 0:56 How my interests have motivated my language learning over the years. 2:23 If what we learn is of interest and meaningful, the brain will remember it. 3:13 Some examples of what I have been reading lately. 5:12 Learning a language is discovering a culture. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3HqP62g Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3VGCatv 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

Reward yourself for what you can do in your target language. Don’t criticize yourself for what you can’t do. There are moments when you feel disappointed. Ignore these moments of self-doubt. Give yourself credit for staying active with the language, a guarantee of eventual success. 0:00 The biggest problem most people have when learning a new language. 0:50 The joy of revisiting Turkish. 1:35 We shouldn't get upset when we forget things in language learning. 3:01 When learning a new language make sure to do things in a way that you're easily rewarded. 3:48 The importance of statistics in language learning. 6:07 How my language learning statistics at LingQ motivate me. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3RfxZnz Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3gywvql 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

CC subtitles available in English. If you Google “Pareto's Principle” You will find all kinds of examples of how a small number of any series of events will account for the lion’s share of the results of effects of these events. People say this also applies to language learning. In this video I question this. 0:00 What is the Pareto Principle? 2:51 Just learn the most common 100 words in your target language? 3:49 My language learning statistics. 7:35 There is no shortcut because language learning is about learning words. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3krxCtu Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3GDN273 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 #paretoprinciple #polyglot