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CC subtitles available in: English, Vietnamese, German, Italian, Hindi, Chinese, Indonesian, Slovak, Malay and Cantonese. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Victória vic.star714 Tilo Sergey https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeyGEczQRIy__n4vHlXN_YQ Martin https://www.deviantart.com/hiddenentityinside Sherry https://www.instagram.com/xujuan____/ Oscar https://twitter.com/OscarLagrosen Yukari Rolanda Thu Uyên https://twitter.com/NguyenU96899838 Bayu Alisha Sin Ying https://www.instagram.com/sy__yip/ Izzah https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ Gerrit https://www.instagram.com/gerrit_bndr/ Sara Elisha Kindo When people hear me speak languages like Mandarin, Japanese, French, or Russian, or see me eagerly trying out my more limited abilities in languages like Persian, Korean or Arabic, they often tell me I've a talent for languages. Yet these same people don't put the effort into learning languages that I do. 0:00 - The difference between successful and unsuccessful language learners. 1:50 - Is there really a talent for language learning? 3:31 - Ability to learn a language comes down to the three keys of language learning. 5:50 - You CAN learn another language. Anyone can. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3kn0qBp Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3yOAmDO 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

As we are exposed to more of a language, things we hadn't noticed before all of a sudden appear to us. This process of noticing more and more is an important part of acquiring the language. 0:00 - What are the three keys to language learning? 1:29 - What is the noticing hypothesis? 3:59 - Is noticing a deliberate activity? 5:33 - Why do some people notice better than others? 7:48 - Where I agree with the noticing hypothesis. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3xBR8Fv Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3iI7Fma 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 #noticinghypothesis #languages #polyglot

CC subtitles available in: English, Arabic, Portuguese, Dutch, Finnish, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Malay, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Spanish and Vietnamese. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Chantal https://www.linkedin.com/in/chantal-kristin-sack-2b1996151/?locale=en_US Bayu facebook.com/bayu.marsal.3 Assad https://www.instagram.com/iassad99/ Sherry Rita Laura Sara Anna Sean Francesco Yukari Seiya @2e1yaxesp Izzah https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ Marcelina https://www.instagram.com/marcelorebelo007/ Pedro Palazuelos @academiasaber Leticia Augusto instagram.com/augusto.silvamg Mihaela Alina Park alinapark200109@gmail.com Sergey https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeyGEczQRIy__n4vHlXN_YQ Alejandro @cawa_ph Juan https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHrJ9Lj0kImAfqiWmN83_kg Erick https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC87RC4W_a6i6h_udbLs-dZg/videos Sarai Alexis https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-acevedo-1774a8212 Allessandra https://www.instagram.com/miss._.allie/ José https://www.linkedin.com/in/jose-jimenez-a50b31202/ José Andrés https://www.instagram.com/joseandres.monteshernandez/?hl=es-la Oscar https://twitter.com/OscarLagrosen Uyên https://twitter.com/NguyenU96899838 Ngọc Anh Nguyễn" Books, plain old paper books, are a vital part of my language learning strategy. Traditional books are comfortable and comforting, with less opportunities for distraction than reading on my mobile device. It helps to cover the same material in different ways, electronic and paper based. Zhuangzi's Fish Trap: https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/12856-the-fish-trap-exists-because-of-the-fish-once-you-ve 0:00 - Why reading on paper is better than reading on a device. 1:34 - Books introduce variety into language learning. 2:16 - How my love of reading inspired the creation of LingQ. 4:44 - We should make it a goal in language learning to be able to read books. 6:27 - The books I use for learning languages. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3hrbnjB Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3soww1B 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 #extensivereading #languages #polyglot

Most language learners fail. They may pass their exams but they fail to learn to speak the language they are learning, which is generally the goal. Maybe it's time to change the goal. 0:00 - Most high school graduates cannot speak the language they have been studying for years. 1:38 - Did these students fail at language learning? 3:30 - Schools should emphasize comprehension over speaking in a new language. 5:50 - If there is a solid base of comprehension, the speaking will come. 7:02 - We need realistic expectations for language learning in schools. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3dKRmlL Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3xPDxtk 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: Portuguese Arabic Chinese Chinese (Traditional) Dutch French German Indonesian Italian Japanese Portuguese (Brazil) Russian Spanish Spanish (Latin America) Spanish (Mexico) Swedish Thai Vietnamese Albanian Polish Malay 0:00 - Listening comprehension is a very important skill in language learning. 2:38 - You can't focus 100% when listening and that's okay. 4:33 - The brain requires repetition and novelty. 5:47 - Keep challenging and rewarding your brain when learning a new language. 7:29 - If you listen and you don't understand, don't get frustrated! ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/36CCIfU Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3jREkVW 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 ___ I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Mohammed Assad: www.facebook.com/iassad99 Uyên: https://twitter.com/NguyenU96899838 Pedro Lorenzo: https://bit.ly/3AdRmUW Yi-Ming: https://twitter.com/yi_mingHu Francesco: https://www.instagram.com/framox2/ Jesús: https://www.instagram.com/jesus_quinter07/ Rita Hai Sherry: https://www.instagram.com/xujuan____/ Sin Ying: https://www.instagram.com/sy__yip/ Nicholas: @nicholasgeniar (Line) Alexis: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexis-acevedo-1774a8212/ Vladislav: @somebodyhuh (Telegram) Germán José: https://twitter.com/Jose33066931 Marc Pedro: @academiasaber Sara Anne: https://www.instagram.com/annelafrancophonie/ Letícia Joshua Lu: @inglesforreal Alejo: alejomorichetti at lingq @alejomorichetti instagram Daniel Bañuelos Torres Isaac: https://www.instagram.com/lerne_deutsch_mit_isaac/ Júlia A Mariel Aprhil Yukari Victor: https://www.instagram.com/93.viktor.93/ Bayu: facebook.com/bayu.marsal.3 Juan Benedicte Elizabeth Rifhani Rita Alia Kadri Anna Rolanda Leon Elwira: https://www.instagram.com/languaging.academy/ Sam Izzah: https://www.instagram.com/sezakiza_bahasa/ Kwanphat Сергей Kira Sarai Victoria Celmo Mario Andres Leticia Anderson: www.instagram.com/andersson.alves/ Misaki: https://www.instagram.com/mi_chan25 Gerrit: https://www.instagram.com/gerrit_bndr/ #listeningskills #languages #polyglot

CC subtitles available in: English, Swedish, German, Vietnamese, and Italian. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Oscar (Swedish) https://twitter.com/OscarLagrosen Uyên (Vietnamese) https://twitter.com/NguyenU96899838 Christopher (German) https://www.instagram.com/christophermockl/ Andrea (Italian) https://instagram.com/andr3cpt Mohamed (Arabic) 7amai_dllshad Most people learn languages at school. How important are they to learning a language? It depends on the individual. I wouldn't go to one but recognize that for many people they are necessary. 0:00 - How beneficial language school is depends on the personality of the learner. 2:02 - Why language schools have never been a good fit for me. 3:28 - We should be in control of the content we learn a language from, not a teacher. 4:56 - Language schools do provide some benefits. 7:11 - Immersing yourself in the language versus being in a classroom in a country where your target language is spoken. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3A3EZdU Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3m2CgwQ 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 #languageschool #languages #polyglot

CC subtitles available in: English, Swedish, Japanese, Spanish, Russian, German, Russian, German, Vietnamese, Italian. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Swedish Oscar https://twitter.com/OscarLagrosenhttps://www.instagram.com/poliling7/https:// Japanese Kazuki https://www.instagram.com/poliling7/ Spanish Cristina https://www.instagram.com/cristina_aroni_28 Russian Marina https://www.instagram.com/sanmarineo/ German Christopher https://www.instagram.com/christophermockl/ Vietnamese Nguyễn https://twitter.com/NguyenU96899838 Italian Andrea https://www.instagram.com/andr3cpt/ I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Languages are for communicating, not for competing with others. Novak Djokovic competes in tennis but communicates wonderfully in different languages, despite the odd mistake. 0:00 - In language learning, like in tennis, the pursuit of perfection is futile. 2:25 - Novak Djokovic spoke wonderful French to the audience at the French Open 3:55 - Making mistakes is fine when speaking a new language, it's communication that is most important. 4:52 - When I was on Ukrainian TV I made mistakes, but the audience understood me. 6:39 - Give yourself credit for what you are able to do in a language. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3gTEvzs Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2VSYHtC 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 #NovakDjokovic #languages #polyglot

CC subtitles available in: Swedish, Japanese, Russian, German, Vietnamese and Italian. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Swedish Oscar https://twitter.com/OscarLagrosen Japanese Kazuki https://www.instagram.com/poliling7/ Russian Marina https://www.instagram.com/sanmarineo/ German Christopher https://www.instagram.com/christophermockl/ Vietnamese Nguyễn https://twitter.com/NguyenU96899838 Italian Andrea https://www.instagram.com/andr3cpt/ Speaking skills in a language rely on massive input, listening and reading. Critical thinking skills rely on knowledge of the subject matter, acquired through massive input, reading and listening. I don't think these skills can be taught without massive input. 0:00 - When it comes to critical thinking, first we need to get the language into us. 2:04 - The job of a teacher should be to inspire a thirst for knowledge: reading and listening. 4:02 - The more knowledgeable a person is on a subject, the more I value their opinion. 5:30 - Language study needs to be more directed by the student and not the teacher. 5:50 - My Persian tutor Sahra helps me learn from content that interests me. 8:06 - Is the idea of teaching critical thinking a fad? ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3iZ56wt Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3xKCefq 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 #criticalthinking #languages #polyglot

CC subtitles available in: English, German, Italian, Japanese, Polish, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Vietnamese. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: German Christopher Möckl (@christophermockl) • Instagram-Fotos und -Videos Italian Andrea (@andr3cpt) • Instagram photos and videos Turkish Yusuf https://www.instagram.com/yusufyiillmaz/?hl=tr https://www.instagram.com/yagizardaguney/ Japanese Kazuki (@poliling7) • Instagram photos and videos Polish Daria https://www.facebook.com/dariadziedzic99/ Russian Marina https://www.instagram.com/sanmarineo/ Sergei Telegram - @urstepdad Serbian Milan https://www.instagram.com/ja_sam_milan/ Spanish Stefan https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOB8HI1Ip1ztKf1xa_K3aAA Cristina https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100002894712079 Swedish Oscar https://twitter.com/OscarLagrosen Vietnamese Nguyễn https://twitter.com/NguyenU96899838 The most important function of a teacher, any teacher, including online language teachers, is to either feed the enthusiasm of the student, or, where that is lacking, to trigger and inspire the desire to learn. 0:00 - The most important role anyone involved in teaching languages has. 1:22 - My week learning Farsi/Persian. 3:01 - Focussing on the verbs in Farsi. 4:13 - Listening to the LingQ mini stories in Farsi. 5:54 - Some of the wonderful Farsi content available on LingQ. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3iOYeSk Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3yMgIYQ 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, Arabic, Swedish, Russian, Norwegian, Romanian, Vietnamese, Turkish, German, Dutch, Italian, Serbian, Polish, Chinese, Japanese. I'd like to thank the volunteers who created this video's translations: Rembrandt Fluyt (Dutch) Christopher (German) https://www.instagram.com/christophermockl Kazuki (Japanese) https://www.instagram.com/poliling Alina (Romanian) https://www.instagram.com Marina (Russian) https://www.instagram.com/sanmarineo Oscar (Swedish) https://twitter.com/OscarLagrosen Selin (Turkish) Yusuf (Turkish) https://www.instagram.com/yusufyiillmaz/ Nguyễn (Vietnamese) https://twitter.com/NguyenU96899838 Frank (Chinese) Andrea (Italian) https://www.instagram.com/andr3cpt Trym (Norwegian) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSYEjp28mjv0mWMdk7c_FmA Daria (Polish) https://www.facebook.com/dariadziedzic99 Sergei (Russian) https://www.facebook.com/sergei.arhipenko.56 Milan (Serbian) https://www.instagram.com/ja_sam_milan Mohamed (Arabic) https://www.instagram.com/7amai_dllshad/ ___ Can we be lazy and learn languages? I think so. Here are my seven hints on how to be a successful yet lazy language learner. 0:00 - There are seven habits we need to acquire to become effective, successful, lazy language learners. 0:36 - Habit 1 - Set low goals 1:24 - Habit 2 - Don't compete with others. 2:00 - Habit 3 - Go with the flow. 2:54 - Habit 4 - Treat language learning as a form of entertainment. 3:55 - Habit 5 - Don't prepare for lessons with a tutor. 4:48 - Habit 6 - When you're tired of doing something, go do something else. 5:42 - Habit 7 - Don't measure yourself. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3gnyACM Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3iLKs37 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

Learn languages like I do on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2ShaLDr I'm in the "Streak with Steve" challenge for both Arabic and Persian. I chose a minimal number of "LingQs created" in each language to make it easier to maintain my streak. In fact, I create many more LingQs every day in my major language of the week, and just try to keep the minor language streak alive. 0:00 - Learning Arabic and Persian in quarantine. 2:38 - Week one was all about studying Arabic, especially Egyptian Arabic. 3:46 - A Danish distraction. 5:52 - Watching a movie in Egyptian Arabic. 7:45 - I'm lagging behind in the Streak with Steve Challenge... but that's ok! ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/2ShaLDr Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3zbHhau 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 #learningarabic #learnlanguages #languages

Learn languages like I do on LingQ: https://bit.ly/34XdowY Grammar describes usage in a language at any given time in its evolution. It's hard for us to learn these rules of usage without considerable investment of time in reading and listening. Input is the best way for our brain to get used to the patterns of language. 0:00 - When it comes to learning grammar, our brains are good at recognizing patterns and not so good at retaining detail. 3:06 - Grammar can be introduced at any time. 3:46 - Get a grammar book, but make sure it's a very thin book. 5:20 - The main goal in language learning should be exposure to the language. 6:26 - It's best to look up specific grammar details when you are actually interested. ___ Study a language on LingQ: https://bit.ly/34XdowY Study this video as a lesson on LingQ: https://bit.ly/3iKlbFS 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 #grammar #learnlanguages #languages