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In acquiring a foreign language, reading is often underrated as a goal, and as a learning activity. When I learned Chinese, over 50 years ago, I did a lot more reading than I’m doing now in Arabic and Persian. Today I rely on the audio to help me read. In 2022 I plan to focus more on reading, even in sentence mode, but without the constant help of audio. 0:00 The languages I will focus on in 2022. 1:13 I will read more in the languages I am learning this year. 2:26 I will do more shadowing this year. 4:48 I will also use flashcards for phrases in my language learning in 2022. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/34LgHu3 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3FvqGR2 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, Italian, Portuguese, Vietnamese and Spanish. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Sara Jackson Fernando Arancibia Instagram: @fegggno PhoL Huỳnh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZtbsU1wvxgiOHiVXyb6Jg https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100073324195996 ___ Language learning is about acquiring words. The number of words we know, if they are acquired through lots of listening and reading, is a good measure of our familiarity with the language. 0:00 What is the simplest evaluation of where we are in a language? 1:36 Some books I have read on learning languages. 2:58 It's all about learning vocabulary naturally. 3:56 How many words I know in the languages I can speak. 7:51 The way I recommend you use flashcards to learn vocabulary. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3GquTXy Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/34TFk8d 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 #learnvocabulary #vocabulary #languages

CC subtitles available in: English, Mandarin, Russian, Portuguese and Spanish. 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 Jackson M E Jackson Fernando Arancibia Augusto Silva instagram.com/augusto.silvamg We often hear that speakers of certain languages have trouble losing their accents, speakers of English or Slavic languages, for example. Iryna sounds Mexican, both in English and Spanish, yet is a native speaker of Russian and Ukrainian. Best to avoid generalizations. 0:00 How did Iryna find herself in Mexico? 2:27 How Iryna learned Spanish. 4:10 Learning languages makes the brain more open and flexible. 5:49 How Iryna worked on her Spanish accent and pronunciation. 11:04 What Iryna does at her YouTube channel. Iryna on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/IrynaFedchenkoVlog/featured My chat with Iryna in Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PjmWlu_LBmA&t=70s Iryna on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iryna_fedchenko/ ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3GfRCVY Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3GdYLGx 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 #pronunciation #learnlanguages #languages

CC subtitles available in: English, Japanese, Mandarin, Portuguese, Turkish and Malay. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Yoko Yagura Nisanur Zengin https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6_W7oHYnHI4o1AFV1PI93Q Jackson M E jackson.jazzpiano@gmail.com Mario Fernando Gadelha Braga https://www.facebook.com/mario.braga.88/ Izzah Zahin https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ ___ I started Standard Arabic, Persian & Turkish to better understand the region. Dropped Turkish to focus on reading Arabic script. Now I'm doing more colloquial Arabic. Things change. 0:00 I am optimistic about 2022. 2:20 What will I do with Arabic and Persian in 2022? 7:37 The new languages we will hopefully add to LingQ this year. 8:53 The new languages I will start learning in 2022. 12:00 This will be the year I start to explore the languages of India. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3HKaBrZ Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3t4h8ty 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

CC subtitles available in English. I hitchhiked in Italy in the 60's, getting by with French and Spanish. In the '70s I got a Linguaphone Italian course. I avoided the exercises but listened over and over again, occasionally reviewing the grammar explanations. That was it until I discovered the power of audio books. 0:00 Why I decided to learn Italian. 1:36 The books I used when studying Italian. 5:28 The discovery that boosted my Italian level. 7:56 How I study Italian on LingQ. 9:54 Where do I want to get to with Italian? ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3sYY2oG Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3pSFODC 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 #learnItalian #Italian #languages

CC subtitles available in: English, Japanese, Malay, and Mandarin Chinese. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Mario Fernando Gadelha Braga (Mandarin) (https://www.facebook.com/mario.braga.88/) Izzah Zahin (Malay) https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ Yukari (Japanese) When I learn a language I'm curious about the culture. However, I first need to get a sense of the new language using subject matter familiar to me. More exotic details of the culture can wait. Unfortunately these are often included in beginner texts. 0:00 When I start learning a new language, I'm not interested in the cultural nuances so much. 2:07 A focus on these cultural aspects of the languages just adds difficulty. 4:13 We should focus on massive input when starting to learn a language. 5:51 Culturally neutral language learning content? 9:08 Don't learn slang in the beginner stage of learning a language. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/32eAfWM Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3En0dV8 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 #languageandculture #languages #polyglot

CC subtitles available in: English, French, Malay, Chinese, and Japanese. *We apologize for our geographical typo on the map of Africa. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Mario: https://www.facebook.com/mario.braga.88/ Yukari Elizabeth Izzah Augusto de Paula Silva Sergey: https://www.youtube.com/c/SpeakEnglishYourself Many people need English for the workplace, including immigrants in English speaking countries. To learn the technical language mine the many publications, articles, YouTube videos, podcasts etc. from the Internet for the words and phrases you need to learn. 0:00 The business English you need to work in the language is actually rather limited. 3:00 Work on improving your social English. 4:51 It's easy to find content in English to help you improve. 6:46 Technical English is important, but also focus on social English. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3sq4Ye8 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3pkISbf 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 #businessEnglish #learnlanguages #languages

Social media is often justifiably criticized for raising the temperature of disagreements between people and spreading misinformation. Yet it can also bring people together from all over the word, around subjects of common interest, like language learning and books. Fernanda’s podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/br/podcast/languages-books/id1596606338?i=1000542571633 https://open.spotify.com/episode/3eD14CfKpCCFk1JOBey2XM?si=RLppTcD9R6WstfYRONXG8w Effortless English group: https://gab.com/groups/2250 Instagram: https://instagram.com/books.and.languages?r=nametag ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3yUYepZ 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 #EffortlessEnglish #learnlanguages #polyglot

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

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

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

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