834. The best way to learn a language according to research (Article)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 11 ก.ค. 2023
- Reading an article by Gavin Lamb (PhD) about the conclusions of academic studies into language learning, and adding my own reflections and comments. What does research tell us about the best way to learn a language? What are the most important things to consider? What are the best methods? The article boils it all down to three main points.
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Gavin Lamb's article on Medium.com / what-does-the-research...
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Hello! Check this page for a list of other episodes about how to learn English 👉 teacherluke.co.uk/2023/07/12/834-the-best-way-to-learn-a-language-according-to-research-article/
Hi Luke, firstly thank you very much for all you do! And do you have online classes available please? Because I would really love to learn English with you? Thanks again. Sofia from London 🇬🇧❤️
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Hi Luke. I started learning English by myself when I was 30 years old. At the beginning, I studied grammar, and small readings. Latter, when the audiobooks came out, I started listening to them and I'm still doing it. I have been learning it for fun.
I speak Spanish and have learned portuguese. As in English, I have used the same method for learning Portuguese. Currently, I'm 71 years old, and I have been learning French for 3 years now. Since the arrival of the internet, the learning of a foreign language has became easier because I can use all the resources such as postscast, like yours which are very interesting, and I appreciate them a lot. Also audiobooks, music, news reports, among many others.
In my opinion and according to my experience, I can say that listening and repeating have played an important part in my learning of the foreign languages. Currently, I enjoy reading English, Portuguese, Spanish and French literatura. I believe there's no age to learn.
Hi sir
Thanks❤
Hello Sir,
I'm fortunate to get your share. It has inspired me a lot. I'm 32 years old. And, I've always thought that I am too old to learn a foreign language. I've supposed that reaching real fluency in English is nearly impossible at my age. As of now, your learning language journey makes me feel embarrassed a lot. I've been too lazy and not tried to learn English in the right way. Thank you so much for your share. Best wishes to you!
71 and fast learner you are Amazing indeed ❤
Agreed no more...
You are amazing 😍😍😍
I learn whole sentences saying them aloud. 5 days - 300 repetitions per day at least. Later I don't need to translate. I know the meaning of words straight away like in my native language. And also I remember the meaning longer than by learning separate words. This method is called: chunking. It was a real game changer in my learning process and communication skills in English and other languages.😊
Which sentences?
@@LionCall-yi3dlDifficult question. The ones which are the most useful for you. Take a ready sentence which is correct without mistakes. Best are short sentences 4-5 words. Repeat them thousands of times saying them aloud. You can repeat a sentence for one hour so you have arround 1000 repetitions. Repeat untill you stop making mistakes and it is effortless. Benefits: you train your pronunciation and clarity of speech. It helps with problems with speaking. No need for thinking about grammar as you have ready to use correct phrases. It also helps with understanding of fast speech.
I usually try to do this with tedtalks scripts
@@LionCall-yi3dl You can also use tongue twisters and sentences packed with difficult grammar. I change the speed of saying them for example from extremely slow with each letter carefuly pronounced to very fast.
@@FrankKimono744That's what exactly I am doing now. Wow man, it feels fantastic!
Luke's English podcast deserve more than 1M subscriber. I always recommend Luke's English podcast to my friends who wants to learn English.
Absolutely. He's a voice professional and an inspired teacher. But, people are mainly looking for funny & ridiculous content instead. If you are really being serious about learning ENGLISH, please study with a British professor.
Yeah, I agree with you defiantly but in social media they make silly viral viduos so realistic, attempting and charming (basis on human psychology) that it's so difficult even for me to just leave the shorts in TH-cam and see what is Luke is saying although I know it's way valuable for me.
I disagree with you. I think it deserves more than 10M subscribers and rewards for his contribution to the English learning community.
@@RoseReadings You're right.👍
@@hm.dasjerdi-yd2usso do I. Probably most of us
In my opinion, listening to Luke's English Podcast and applying his valuable advice to improve your English proficiency is one of the most effective ways to language learning.
Can't agree with you more.
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I.m 58years old south korean.
I stoped learning English 30years ago. But l always had have wish to learning English.
I luckily met your podcast two weeks ago.
And then i have enjojed listening to your podcast day and night.
It.s likely to meet God to me.
Thank you so much.^^
Summary was generated by Summatim, let us know if there are any inaccuracies! 🤖
0:01: Introduction to the episode
0:49: Importance of finding a method that works for you
2:24: Introduction to the article
5:36: Steve Kaufman's approach to language learning
6:08: Different methods that work for different people
8:36: Introduction to the article on the best way to learn a language
9:05: Discussion questions on language learning
10:08: Differences between first and second language learning
9:09: Having a knack for learning languages
14:32: Some people are naturally good at learning languages
15:36: Motivation and attitude play a role in language learning
18:00: Age can affect language learning
19:14: Learning styles can impact language learning
21:53: Conscious attention and immersion in language learning
25:08: First language influences second language learning
28:57: Effective language learning strategies
29:31: Definition of everyday language learner
31:28: Adapting English for different situations
30:59: Using English effectively
32:21: Using English in different places
32:38: Using English for different actions
33:03: Challenges in second language acquisition research
34:14: Practical insights from SLA research
40:16: Definition of language learning strategy
38:27: Concrete strategies for language learning
42:38: Three-point approach for effective language learning
44:00: Learning the language in context
46:38: Language learning should be done in context
48:58: Language learning should involve using the language for specific purposes
52:27: Language learning should involve face-to-face interaction
56:42: Daily practice and self-research are important in language learning
58:35: Setting realistic language learning goals
1:01:24: Importance of adapting English for different situations
1:05:01: Finding a method that works for you
1:08:18: Developing intuition and experimenting
1:10:30: Language learning is complex
1:13:00: Expanding perspective and understanding diversity
1:13:40: Maintaining sensitivity to insights and intuitions
1:16:25: Experimenting with different methods of practicing
1:16:37: Asking for feedback
1:16:56: Promoting the podcast
1:17:56: Premium episodes
1:18:14: Becoming a stakeholder
1:16:52: Closing remarks
Thank you so much for putting so much effort into this.
Thank you man!
@@rizuri789bro it probably took a few minutes max
Not every hero wears a cape!
I literally love you.
I remember being 'greedy' in my language learning journey. There was always not enough for me, I was looking for more ways and resources to help me to be better at English. I remember reading fiction books in English and looking for someone I could talk to. There were no apps at the time like today where you could easily find English speaking friends but I did find a website and it was so incredibly interesting to chat with people around the world. So, the most important thing in your learning is that what you do must be something you can hook on, so this way it's easier to turn anything into a regular habit.
I've end up being among those the blessed who have a knack for learning a language. I finished school with a poor A2 level and returned back to studying almost at 40. Being passionate about this global language, I've managed to successfully complete courses B1,B2 and confirmed the level by IELTS EXAM. Of course, age matters, memory doesn't work like it used to work in my 20 s, yet learning new things are immensely rewarding. Owing to knowing English I've altered my career dramatically and become a teacher of English, possessing freedom of working from home and being in a high demand. Good luck with everyone's language journey. Greetings from Ukraine. 💙💛
So many good English Teacher on line ,thank you for everything you do.
Hello! Thanks for this new episode, Luke! Your personal view on the best way of learning a language absolutely resonates with my idea on this issue. I guess there is no universal method everyone can apply in order to become fluent in L2. I mean, of course, any regular language practice is helpful in language learning. The thing is we can't practise regularly for a long time(and language learning is a lifelong journey) if we are not enjoying the process that's why every learner should work out their own approach to learning which will appeal to them.
Hello, Luke and thanks again! It was a very interesting article, indeed! Allow me to say that the only mind who could help us is one like yours because of your culture, knowledge, thoughts and feelings. I think that the process of learning a second language never ends and that is what makes it fascinating!
My best wishes to you from Argentina.
Hi Luke, you're a great teacher, my mentor I would say. Thank you so much, I can't tell you how grateful I am to have you here on You tube. Your podcasts are a goldmine really. What works for me is immersion and a maximum exposure to the language with podcasts, music, series, books and of course through the interaction with people. In the place I live, we have what we call "le café polyglotte" where we can meet native or non native people to have rambling conversations in English but also in Spanish or Italian or even Russian sometimes. First and foremost I would say that what matters most is to have fun with the language you learn, keeping in mind that this is a bit like changing one's identity, as if acting on stage... How enthralling! Learning a language is a never ending story and humility is also the key word even when you have reached a seemingly good level. Can't wait to listen to your next podcast 😊
Hi, Luke! Thank you very much for your videos. They are really interesting and instructive! I personally realise that my contemporary way of improving my English is doing shadowing technique with your podcasts. After several times of practice, I noticed that I could understand sb's speech better, speak more confidently. But then I gave it up and right now I would like to start doing that again, regularly.
Hello Luke, Thank you for the great podcast.
It helps me a lot improve my English especially for my listening skill.
In my opinion, finding the best way to learn is extremely difficult.
However, immersion myself in English through podcasts will be a quite good way to learn English.
Everyone, go for it!! We can make it!!
Thanks from Japan :D
I think that the influence of our native language over the L2 language is due to our encyclopedical knowledge, and it helps us to compare and recognise the meaning of the words about the foreign language we are learning because we have already got an idea about the world.
Thank you so much Luke! It's great to hear something that I can truly relate in terms of SLA. Can't agree more that learning SL is a journey of discovering oneself.
So instructive. Thank you Luke. And the one thing that is so important is 'Making Errors' when learning languages. In Contrastive Analysis, this aspect is comprehensively described.
How I learn English is only to listen Luke’s when English podcasts and its really help me 😊
Thanks you so much luck.
And remember since you begin to listening your podcast, I did not undestand nothing. But today, I hear and undestood evry words you use.
Thanks you a lot again. You are the best 🙏🏾
Thanks Luke for the wonderful overview of the vast and "dramatic" story of learning a foreign language. Made me think again....
Hi Luke, I really appreciate your comments about the article. This podcast helps me improve my listening skills. Thank you so much!
The article is quite complicated to understand but thanks to luke he elaborated the main point of the article, I hope you continue your podcast because it is a huge help for us as an English learner😊😊
The way I study English is comprehensible input, find the favorite topics in TH-cam and keep watch it for 1 hour everyday, then I would talk to my self in English to draw a conclusion of the contents of video. I can totally understand the contents of Luke's English Podcast, though my English is not good enough. 🥲Thank you so much Luke and I hope I could see more videos about language learning.
My method to learn English is basically similar. First I Iisen to luke's podcast, I identify new bacabulary words and new expresiones, then write down some questions about the podcast, and then I answere those questions by speaking outloud. So this strategy helps me improve my listening, my speaking and helps me expand my vocabulary words as well.
Good! 🐗💃🎉
The approach now I am using involves shadowing the whole episode (sometime just half of it), for those which I personally find intrigue me the most (for example the conversation with Amber and Paul, or when Luck talks on his own). I would shadow it first without any subtitles, in this way, some words could be pronounced without knowing the meaning, but I would guess and feel it in context and infer the possible meaning by looking at their facial expressions and so on. After this, I would go back and turn on the subtitle, looking up the words that I have noticed, then check the meaning IN ENGLISH rather than in my first language. I find this is extremely help for me as it allows me to try my best to keep up the normal native speaker's talking speed and get a sense of how they connect words together in sentences.
In the beggining I could not understand many words. But now it fix much better. Good work mainly because you read text with us. May God bless you. Thanks.
A Great and very helpful Video.. As usual. Learning another language is definitely tough, not doubt about that. In my case, learning English has always been.. Listening, reading and sometimes writing. Not many opportunities to speak but the English which I've learnt it is very fresh on my mind.. Because I'm always listening.. After all, babies and toddlers just learn any language listening to the adults around. Enjoy your week and Greetings from Spain 🏖️🏖️🏖️
Now I'm learning English and you on of the best who does my learning jorney easier and more effectiveness. Thank you much for doing it for us and spending time. It helps me a lot.
Luke excellent work indeed.
When i was studying in Italy, i had to learn italian for the exams, for everyday routine communication and for socializing as well.
Unlike my countrymen, i made italian friends and had a girlfriend too.
The result?
Approximately three years after (1975), on a bus in Greece, i caught myself speaking to the collector in italian without acknowledging it, but for the surprised face of his.
"Un biglieto per favore".
In 1994, i went to Rimini for vacations. For the last 18 years i lived in Greece, and hadn't visited Italy ever since nor spoken italian to anyone but rarely.
In a bar in Rimini i had a conversation with an attendant there, who told me that i was from south Italy.
Until this day that language has definitely stuck in my head, so as much that my wife, who has studied there too, but for only two years, every now and then asks me the meaning of an italian word (she is Eros Ramazzotti's fan) and in most cases there it is its meaning.
Long story short: As you say repeatedly, 'Language acquisition is something that it is done for the most part.' It needs strong motivation too.
Be well, and your Lepsters too. i am also one of them.
Bye.
What works better for me is the comprehensive input and the SRS. 🙌🏼
Anyway, thanks a million for this podcast, Lucke!!! 🙏🏻
Hi Luke, greating from Somalia I'm actually a new subscriber on this channel and I will stick with your Chanel until I become a better speaker. English language.. I'm gonna beat around the corner, you're a great teacher that I have been looking for almost a year and and now I finally found you. I will share the link some of my friends who are really serious in learning English language they will be here in no time. Thank you so much for your services.
i speak intermediate turkish, intermediate english and advanced german. i enjoy learning languages. that is not an agony for me. i listened to many of your podcasts now. you are a true language expert luke! the way how you teach is impressive. the way how you play with words and sentences. the way how you read stories and how you put vocabulary under the microscope is also very skilful. i am preparing for the C1 cambridge certificate since three weeks. this channel is a massive support for reaching this goal. 😎
Thanks a lot for the video! It's really helpful and educational: so many new words! Your energy, clear pronunciation and explanations are great! 🎉
Ok, I am Brazilian, and I've been learning many different things with you. Thanks a lot!
Your Podcast make me happy. Im 80 live in Thailand all my friends coming from english spoken countries . When we meet us the discussion is very exhaustive they speaking so tough. Sometimes i have the impression i don't have any knowledge of English. Now i watch your Podcast and I'm Abel to follow the stories almost 100 % that give me the motivation to continue. THANK YOU
Really Luke, your podcast is one of the best ones cause here a lot of talking, new topics, interesting thoughts and tips you share
Very interesting. I would add one more skill to the usual four that are: reading, writing, listening and speaking. The fifth skill, to my opinion, is thinking. When you have trained your brain to work according to a 2L vocabulary, grammar and proper wording/phrasing, you can express yourself. Expressing oneself is basically "speaking out". What can one speak out if there is nothing in? So to me, learning a language is an ongoing process of building another inner world through - that sounds absolutely right - interaction with other people, their feelings, opinions, interests and knowledge. When you speak a second language, you don't just change your old clothes for new ones, I mean you don't put new words on the same ideas you're made of. New words are the very threads your new ideas are woven into. They are the new way you see a new world while becoming a new person, while adding new perspective to your entire worldview.
Luke, you're the best with your teaching and explaining things, and also with a great humor as well! 🥂
Great advice and facts and figures, tips and tricks to learn a language. Good way to clear the people's illustrations that proficiency is not most important. The significant ways how to handle different situation and scenario in perfect way.no doubt its a long term goal and continue struggle to learn a language. LUKE english podcast is one of the best platform to learn upper of intermediate level. I began to learn the language with children's stories but when i got a full grip then i felt its bouring for me. I think gradually take a step to learn a language is best way.
It was pleasure to listen to you:-) The article was quite difficult but your comments and explanations clear:-) thanks a lot:-) Great job! In my opinion and in a nutshell, people who can achieve language fluency enjoy the process of leraning a language and do it on a regular basis.
Thank you Luke! your great british pronunciation, accent, explaining a difficult vocabulary are very informative!
Thank you, Luke. You are the best teacher of English language 👍👍👍
I am 50 years, starting to learn english today after watching your podcast today. How lucky the present gen is, if they know about this facility and using for the advancement of their linguistic talent.
Hi Luke
I enjoy to follow you, I'm 63 old years,I started to learn English by myself,I think I'm doing well,now I can learn listening, I still have a deficult to understand the movies ,I use the subtitles.
But I can easily to follow you,and catching what you said,thanks
I am interested in language learning and what improved my english journey was read and listen at the same time. I am very visual and now my goal is learn more grammar.
Thanks Luke for this episode.
I appreciate your clear pronunciation. It is great. Most of non native learners find them difficulties to get understand the native English teachers are pronunciation. But you are completely different. Your pronunciation is very, very clear .l love it that my main reason to lessening to you .
Thank you very much.
Lukes voice is much clear listening and i like his method and valuable teaching as well. I have been listening him for over the year as a ielts candidte.
I love love love this podcast. Thank you!
Great work!! Thanks for adding the subtitles, Pinyin, and English translation. Great way to learn while also getting insight into life in China!
在2016年我到西安去旅行。 有很多好的回忆
First I want to say thank you Luce for this podcast, I like it😊 and about the best way to learn english or any other language on my opinion it's important to fell in love with a language by practicing speaking skill and 2 point to be perstent in your learning (spend 1 or 2 hours for learning language each day) and 3 pont connect your exprience with learning. I thing it's the best way to know second language. Thank you for podcast again😍
Nice article, nice podcast!Thank You Luke !
Luck, I think, your perfect english pronunciation and, of course, blue-eye charming help me to move forward and do everything for teaching. Thank you so much! You're the best❤ Hello from St.Petersburg🌞
You have been helping me so much with your podcast, thank you.
Thank you, Luke! Really enjoyed your story about Châtelet! Had similar feelings there😅
Thank you Luke!!! You have helped me a lot... 😊 i appreciate your help.
Thank you Greatly for Your encouragement. . ( I am an ordinary teacher of school in Moldova who has never studied somewhere abroad , but from books.)
Thanks Luke, I learn so much with your podcast 👍🏾I enjoy
You have said it all. ❤
Thanks for your hard work and time.
Thank you very much, Iuke for teaching your style is unique.
Your Introduction of a language learning is Really awesome ! And your own Skills of your native language is Really Great ! Everything about it is awesome: including phonetics, the vocabulary, grammar or lexical structures, or methods( or ways, strategies ) of using languages . Thanks a lot . ❤❤❤/
Thank you for your podcast! I will try to use your advises
I just listen to you while working and I think both it's fun and effective.
This is one of the better posts that I have seen. Congratulations Luke, Eduardo from Uruguay
Hi Luke. I started learning English 5 months ago and i only start understanding native speakers like you but i really like your pronunciation. It helps me to improve my listening skills. Thank you and i wish you all the best.
P. S. The best way to learn English it starts learning. Becouse a lots of people ask how to learn English but don't begin learning.
What was your way of learning? Did you just listen to him?
I have a friend who told me to listen and after 5 months I will speak English fluently just by listening to him
@@yb2349 i listen to him to improve my listening skills. As for all the processes of learning, I started from 0. Now i only finished learning three simple tences. If you want to learn English you must hard work. Learn vocabulary, grammar, listening, and also speaking. It's very difficult process, and if you want to have a good English level, you'll must spend lots of time.
@@yb2349Oh no ! You won't be fluent ( what does it mean to be fluent anyway ? ) just by listening, to believe that is to believe a myth. You'll have to practise too. Realise that babies acquire their mother tongues by chunks no words. There is not easy ways to learn a langage.
Thanks for going through this article with us. I need to catch up with the whole article but the summary looks fascinating - thanks for that AI! The conclusion I've come to with language learning is that everything works - every method, resource etc has the potential to work. I guess this comes back to the second point about finding a method that works for you as opposed to following the trends. Some people have even had great results with uncool methods like grammar-translation. Looking at the points though, I feel like language learning requires a lot of time, patience and effort and that's not the message that people want to hear!
To be honest I started learning English at school. Studying english in primary school was easy. Mainly that was based on learning basic vocabulary and grammar. In middle school I had really good teacher who make I was having fun during english studying. Basically I was only doing things what we were doing at school. I was studying vocabulary, grammar rules and reading. One time when I visited United Kingdom and I had to spoke with english community I realised my spoking and listening skills are on the terrible level. I was disappointed. After over 9 years of english lessons in school I realised my english is not so good like my grades. I decided to change something with my english journey and I started listening podcasts like your channel and BBC learning english channel. I hope I'm gonna be on the B2 level soon. Sorry for my grammar fails :D
The best way to learn English is with you , you're the best teacher ever.
Hello Tr Luke I wish you could make an episode of your french language learning journey. In my opinion, that might be really interesting. 💛
I really like your videos! it lets me regain the motivation to learn English again. Thanks!
Really interesting episode. I learned a few before about the topics in the article in a subject at university. Thanks Luke ❤
The punctuation issue around minute 36 became a lesson on its own about sentences structuring. Getting distracted but keeping an attentive attitude help us remain in track.
Thank you Luke for another fascinated video tutorial
I know there are many other ways to learn alanguage and each person has your own way. Personaly I think I'm a very auditive person because my English is much better after I started listen to your Podcast . Thanks Teacher Luke.
i would say you are the best and perfect english teacher i have ever met . thank you for all your podcast 🥰
I love your videos, they are very useful...I recently started learning English and your pronunciation helps me a lot with my listening skills , thank youu so much :)
Thank you very much for your clear explanation. Some languages such as russian require that you master the grammar well from the start. If not it will become hopeless when you are reading or hearing the language.
I have listened to Luke's English podcast while encoding data on the system and I reached where he said if he were a different podcast he would go like the 4secrets. Then I knew at this point is where I hit subscribe and notification bell. You good Luke
I find out that speaking and listening are the best practices that work with me
And listening to you
Thanks Luck
That was amazing! Thank you, Luke.
in brief:
1. **Introduction**: The video begins with a discussion on the complexities of language learning and the various methods people use. The host, Luke, introduces an article by Gavin Lamb about the science of language learning.
2. **Language Learning is Complex**: Luke delves into the idea that language learning is not just about memorizing vocabulary and grammar rules. It's also about understanding the culture, context, and nuances of the language.
3. **The Importance of Interaction**: The video emphasizes the importance of face-to-face interaction in language learning. Simply studying from a book or using apps might not be enough. Real conversations help in understanding the practical use of the language.
4. **Setting Realistic Goals**: Luke talks about setting achievable goals in language learning. He mentions that aiming for native-like pronunciation might be unrealistic for some and suggests focusing on fluency and understanding instead.
5. **Daily Practice and Intuition**: The importance of daily practice is highlighted. Luke suggests that learners should develop an intuition about the language, which comes from consistent exposure and practice.
6. **Specific Goals**: Luke lists potential goals for language learners, such as participating in meetings, reading academic papers, or writing professionally in the second language.
7. **The Journey of Language Learning**: The video describes language learning as a journey of self-discovery. It's not just about acquiring a skill but also about expanding one's perspective of the world.
8. **Personal Experiences**: Luke emphasizes the importance of personal experiences in language learning. He suggests that every learner's journey is unique, and what works for one person might not work for another.
9. **Conclusion**: Luke concludes by encouraging listeners to share their language learning experiences and methods that have worked for them. He also promotes his premium content for those interested in further lessons.
Overall, the video emphasizes the importance of consistent practice, real-world interactions, and setting realistic goals in the language learning process. It also highlights the idea that every learner's journey is unique, and there's no one-size-fits-all approach.
Thank you so much for you free content, it has been usefull for my continuous learning. Regards from Colombia!
Thanks a lot for your fantastic podcasts ! I am from France !
Hi Luke.
There are many different ways to learn English. For me personally I learnt English by studying everyday watching videos, podcasts like this, and study grammar every day for 8 hours sometimes 10 hours. Another method that works for me is by talking to native speakers constantly at work for example. Thank you for your video very captivating,
Excelent issue and the way as you sent it for us. Thanks.
Thanks for your kind information for learning language 👍
Hi! Your way of presenting things is great! Thanks!
I love this episode so much by learning some incredible ideas unexpectedly of how to teach Chinese Mandarin 😅
Thank you, Luke!!
Terrific video, as always!🙂
Starting point: almost nothing is just black and white.
In order to study and describe any phenomenon, process or activity, scientifically or not, one tends to break it down into almost "atomic pieces" and then fails to put them together again.
As an example of the consequences of such behaviour is the study of the aging effect on learning a second language. Finding a correlation between age and accent, performance, grades, etc., does not mean a causal relationship at all, provided confusion factors were not control at first. Correlation exist between age and many other factor (time one can dedicate to study, family and jod responsabilities, exposure to the language, time to be corrected, tolerance to not achieving results quikly enough, etc.) that can affect learning a second language rather than the age itself.
In the same way, we tend to define as logic dictates, mutually exclusive and collectively exhaustive categories, when in the real world they overlap to different degrees. That is the case of the "learning styles". It is almost impossible to find "pure" styles, as we use multiple (inner and outer) resources and strategies to learn, even though we tend to follow more some or other styles at a specific time.
Regarding exposure and attention, many people listen to a lot of music in a foreign language and do not learn it, or al least not a significant amount or at an instrumental level. Many people live and work in a foreign country and do not learn the local language. Being there is not enough. Nevertheless, even without paying attention one can learn something. Again, it is not black and white.
The way we focus on exposure, attention and how we combine them and other factors as time, styles, resources, motivation, goal, etc. are key to succed or not or the results we get. ☯
Useful to unravel this topic:
- ALG: The Most Unique Language Learning Method
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- Why and how adults can learn languages better than kids
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Hi, listening to your podcasts and speeches is as eating seeds. It could not be left. Really l cannot leave when l start your podcast. ❤
Hello, Luke, I appreciate your comments about the way to learn a language. I have just taken up to study myself. I began to choose the book "Love in time of cholera" written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. I discovered the amazing way to learn by reading. Also, my favorite english songs have helped me to improve pronuntiation and fluency. Thanks in advance for sharing these fantastic ideas.
My FEEDBACK: i'm French,
i learned English after quitting school at 17 y.o, and was a bad at learning english and spanish. and i became really better because i bought american comics that were not available in France, i never put my foot in an english speaking country.
At 29 Y.O, i decided to learn Japanese because the very first MANGAS i bought were not yet translated in French, so.. kanjis, hiragana and Katakana became my friends during the night i studied alone at home , internet did not yet exist and learning japanese, was costly, only for rich people. and i had a japanese girlfriend later....
At 51 i decided to learn Russian, because i met a splendid Russian woman of 48 y.o and decided that to communicate better i hed to learn her language as she learned my language, and my constant motivation, was to learn with TH-cam, and my strategy was also the the constant use, every day use of mangas. and animes.
Now i learn russian while reading One PIECE, My hero academia, chainsaw man, Demon slayer etc.....and also watching episodes on TV
i began russian, since 3 and a half year, and speak good russian, but now i do not master declinaisons... not yet.
work in progress !
Hello Luke, I have watched from 814th to 834th videos of yours. I can easily say that this podcast is awesome. Thanks for doing this podcast. Keep up the good work Luke! By the way, I guess you will become a father again soon, well congrats. :) I want to share my experience learning English. I was having trouble understading English, so i started watching South Park without subtitles. It was horrible at the beginning. I didnt understand anything that they mentioned. After watching several "seasons", i started to understand what they were talking about. So i think practice is important but you need to push your limits.
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A useful explanation. Thx forsharing it with us.
Hi. I've been trying lots of different ways of learning English. Can't say I'm good at it unfortunately. I think the issue is in my unconsciousness and willing of getting a perfect result. The secret of successful learning is in relaxing way of studying without stress self criticism.
I used to be a passive student, that is, I consumed information in English as much as I could, both reading and listening, but I realised that it was very, very difficult for me to reproduce, write and above all speak. It's very frustrating to understand a lot but speak little. Now my greatest effort is to speak and communicate as much as possible.
This is the wright way
Hi Luke ..you are the best English teacher ever n ever.. your voice is sooo magical and your accent is amazing....i am sooo obsessed with your English..my only wish is to talk like you with exact same accent one day....and i would like to meet you and say thanks to you...thank you soóooooó much for being our English teacher
Hello Luke.
I am a Vietnamese who has made efforts to speak English and French in a proper way of expressions. I am currently living in Los Angeles, California.
My question today is that although I have lived in the USA for more than 20 years, somehow; I find the British accent in my daily conversation is more familiar to me; particularly it is easier for me to comprehend English speakers than American speakers; perhaps because of the intonation or the emphasis which the British use during conversation.
I just do not know the reason. Some of my friends then ask me: "Hey man, you live in the US, and you have never lived in the UK; so why do you try to speak with an English accent?" My mother tongue is Vietnamese; French is my second language, and English is my third.
I found your expressions, and your tone, truly appealing to me. I can hear Luke in a podcast for hours. Thank you so much Luke.
Thank you, Luke👍👍👍
Luke, I like to learn languages as a hobby and I take it patiently and without rushing.
It is tremendously interesting teaching language. Please, l myself always eager to learn from you. Keep on teaching us!
Thank you for your lovely podcasts