What a fantastic video! I loved the concept of your native language as a “template” , so true ! I use my template (Spanish) and try to use it English and it doesn’t always work 😂! More videos like this please !
You know I think this is worth a video in itself, but something it really impacts is the idea of learning ‘a language’. In reality, I speak Mexican Spanish, not Spanish generally, because general Spanish doesn’t really exist; and that’s an important effect of language being social-you place yourself even when you don’t know it, along with all the implications, positive and negative, that people might attach to you. Another is the learning process itself. If we see it as learning a social system, I think the way we set out to learn a language will be different.
I love that this idea about learning as an adult is still possible is spreading more and more across TH-cam. The way I see it, we've been bombarded with "polyglots" who were lucky enough to pick up many languages because they had the resources to be where those target languages are spoken. All of this while they were very young. Thanks for your encouraging take on this topic! 🙏
It’s so important to know that it’s possible, no matter your language background or your age! Hope I can be part of making it clear that you can do it, no matter how you grew up
I’m from the US. I started learning French from scratch after I retired at age 67. Two and a half years later, I am at a low B1 level. Not great, but certainly evidence that older people can learn a new language. I’ve gone to France for immersion school experiences several times. And I have a great online tutor. Despite having no one among family or friends who speak French, I have been learning. I put a lot of time into the learning process. It’s slow, it’s challenging, it’s frustrating, but incredibly rewarding. Everything you said in this video rings true to me.
@elsa2grady thank you for sharing this! Your story is such a good example of what’s possible, no matter age or the language environment you find yourself in. It takes time and persistence but you’re making it happen by finding the resources you need-I’m glad I got to learn about your experience.
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What a fantastic video! I loved the concept of your native language as a “template” , so true ! I use my template (Spanish) and try to use it English and it doesn’t always work 😂! More videos like this please !
It’s too easy to run into problems that way! I’m glad this was helpful!
I agree with all you have said. Thanks so much for ditching the music. :) :) :)
The point about language as a social system is very true and seldom mentioned.
And that has a huge impact on how we learn and use it!
@@TonyTheLinguist Which additional implications do you see in addition to those you mentioned in the video?
You know I think this is worth a video in itself, but something it really impacts is the idea of learning ‘a language’. In reality, I speak Mexican Spanish, not Spanish generally, because general Spanish doesn’t really exist; and that’s an important effect of language being social-you place yourself even when you don’t know it, along with all the implications, positive and negative, that people might attach to you. Another is the learning process itself. If we see it as learning a social system, I think the way we set out to learn a language will be different.
I love that this idea about learning as an adult is still possible is spreading more and more across TH-cam. The way I see it, we've been bombarded with "polyglots" who were lucky enough to pick up many languages because they had the resources to be where those target languages are spoken. All of this while they were very young. Thanks for your encouraging take on this topic! 🙏
It’s so important to know that it’s possible, no matter your language background or your age! Hope I can be part of making it clear that you can do it, no matter how you grew up
I’m from the US. I started learning French from scratch after I retired at age 67. Two and a half years later, I am at a low B1 level. Not great, but certainly evidence that older people can learn a new language. I’ve gone to France for immersion school experiences several times. And I have a great online tutor. Despite having no one among family or friends who speak French, I have been learning. I put a lot of time into the learning process. It’s slow, it’s challenging, it’s frustrating, but incredibly rewarding. Everything you said in this video rings true to me.
@elsa2grady thank you for sharing this! Your story is such a good example of what’s possible, no matter age or the language environment you find yourself in. It takes time and persistence but you’re making it happen by finding the resources you need-I’m glad I got to learn about your experience.