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What are the most common problems I see in language learners? A big one is that people don't realize how long it takes and give up too soon. 0:00 Some problems I have encountered lately. 1:24 What are the language learning problems most people run into? 2:26 It often feels like we aren't progressing in our language learning. 3:18 Don't be afraid of making mistakes when learning a new language. 5:14 We must enjoy the process of learning a language. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3jY6eAb Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2Y7IfXN 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. Language acquisition is a slow and gradual process of improvement, uneven and sometimes imperceptible. Having clear tasks helps to keep you going. 0:00 How having a task is motivating, especially in language learning. 2:16 What is task-based language learning? 3:38 Language learning comes down to comprehensible and compelling input. 6:07 Don't just study the words and phrases for a job or task, improve your language skills as a whole. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3blwrnJ Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2XUDMHI 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 #task-basedlanguagelearning

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CC subtitles available in English. Veronika on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDSfasZ89XVcx2J-MiuQmfA https://www.youtube.com/c/veronikamark Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/veronikamarkk/ Veronika teaches English at her youtube channel English with Veronika Mark. Her English is flawless. She learned at home in Russia. 0:00 How did Veronika achieve such a high level of English fluency? 4:53 What other languages does Veronika know? 6:34 How much opportunity does Veronika have to use English in Russia? 8:10 What are the three main ingredients to language learning success? ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3BcMs9Z 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

I focus a lot on input, reading and listening, but my goal is always to speak the language. Output is important and the languages that I speak and probably understand the best are the ones that I have spoken the most. 0:00 The importance of output/speaking. 1:57 The right time to start speaking in your target language. 3:04 Output triggers input in language learning. 4:28 Speaking a new language is not a performance, your goal is to communicate. 6:55 You will make lots of mistakes, but that's an important part of the process. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3nhfGQ7 Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3G8fzio 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

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CC subtitles available in: English and Russian. I chat with Anthony of the channel Anthony the American (Энтони Американец) in this video. Both Russian and English subtitles are available. 0:00 Встречайте Энтони Американца 0:39 Почему Энтони решил учить русский язык 1:23 Отношение Энтони к русской грамматике 1:45 Как Энтони выучил русский 2:13 В чём Стив не согласен с Энтони 2:55 Почему Стив стал изучать русский 3:34 Сколько времени Стив уделял русской грамматике 4:22 В чём привлекательность русского для Энтони 5:27 Поездка Энтони в Украину 6:41 В чём состоит богатство русского языка для Стива 8:02 Почему язык хорошо учить, даже, если на нём никто не говорит 8:41 Какие ресурсы использовал Энтони для изучения русского 11:51 Русский – дверь в другие славянские языки 12:34 Что повлияло на развитие всех славянских языков 13:35 Почему Энтони выбрал русский, а не ещё один романский язык 15:01 Почему русский не популярен в Северной Америке 18:41 Как популяризировать русскую культуру и язык в Северной Америке 19:32 Язык против стереотипов Anthony's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5J8NCkZXr_pd68m_Y-xmjg ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3vpMeuI 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 #самыесложныеязыки #languages #polyglot

CC subtitles available in: English, Italian, Russian, German, Vietnamese, Spanish and German. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Sara Sergey https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeyGEczQRIy__n4vHlXN_YQ PhoL Huỳnh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZtbsU1wvxgiOHiVXyb6Jg Fernando Arancibia Chantal https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantal-kristin-sack-2b1996151/?locale=en_US ___ To become a polyglot, you have to start by wanting to learn just one language. If you do so you may find you're motivated to learn another language, because you enjoyed the experience, the cultural enrichment, and the sense of satisfaction of becoming fluent in a new language. You're on your way. 0:00 Learning some of the language before travelling abroad. 1:59 The mentality of a polyglot. 3:08 I didn't set out to be a polyglot. 4:37 To be a polyglot you cannot be afraid. 7:00 The secret to becomming a polyglot. 8:14 The languages I am thinking about learning moving forward. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3FXTMdp Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3j5eHRE 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

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Those of us who learn languages typically spend a lot of time engaged in various language learning activities. It's well worthwhile understanding how we learn languages. There is no better source of information on this subject, no better explainer, than Stephen Krashen. Stephen Krashen's website: http://www.sdkrashen.com/ 0:00 How I was introduced to Stephen Krashen's work. 1:54 The acquisition Learning Hypothesis. 4:20 The Monitor Hypothesis. 5:31 The Input/Comprehension Hypothesis. 7:19 TPR: Total Physical Response. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3FBCDWw Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3ltq5IO 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 #stephenkrashen #languages #polyglot

CC subtitles available in: English, Japanese, Malay, Russian and Vietnamese. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Yukari Hai Izzah Zahin https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ Phol Huỳnh https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyZtbsU1wvxgiOHiVXyb6Jg Sergey https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeyGEczQRIy__n4vHlXN_YQ Some people want to learn slang and even swear words at an early stage of their learning. I've never done this and don't recommend it. You actually need quite a high level of familiarity with a language to be able to use these terms appropriately. There is a danger of creating a bad impression without realizing it. 0:00 Why I don't learn slang or swear words. 1:23 It's difficult to use slang and swear words correctly, especially at the beginning. 3:08 What to do instead of learning slang. 3:36 You cannot short circuit language learning. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2Ynyzbj Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3AnakYf 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

The greater the variety of our language learning activities, the more different ways we use the language while learning it, paradoxically , the better we end up focussing when we interact with that language. We end up with an augmented reality experience. 0:00 How I have been studying Persian these last couple of weeks. 1:27 Speaking with someone in your target langauge online is not the same as talking with someone in real life. 3:04 The importance of the interaction of the different modes of language learning. 4:59 Speaking your target language in the real world augments your language learning reality. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3BaQd0o Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3iA5ArU 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