His tips are 1) Unique to your circumstances 2) Enjoyable 3) Flexible 4) Learn every day 5) Comprehensible Input 6) All 4 language skills: reading, writing, speaking, listening 7) Progressive
The best tip is #6. But it might not be the best if you want to learn FAST - If you want a slow method which more easily leads to the best results in the long term, then it must include some literature, and it hardly needs to be categorized in only classical literature. It can be just a regular old newspaper or magazine. But a newspaper won't teach you to speak, nor comprehend the spoken language.
im learning japanese now for 3 months every day for 1-3h...sometimes i only do it for 15 min, depending on my day, but i made myself do it every day, as a habit, and the progress is fascinating...as one japanese proverb says, even the dust in time will make a mountain...learning a language is a lifetime process and its an amazing feeling doing it, so no rush, enjoy every moment, hav fun while learning...thanks Luca!
Goran, my problem is that I have a lot of indecision about which language to learn. I have always been fascinated by Japanese, but I started and have grown stale with French. Spanish is the practical language to learn, even in the central U.S. I have been to Japan while in the Navy. I love the culture and the people and the courtesy of their society. I am older and maybe should go head long into Japanese - what has the 3 months done for you? I like taking time during the day and am willing to put in at least an hour everyday. Thanks!
@@erinserb Sorry for late responce. First of all. I aways tell people, learn the languege you really love, because that is the only way you will stick to it, and eventually be able to speak and understand. Second, Japanese like any other language is neither hard nor easy, it is all individual and the least thing we can do is start learning it and not give up. On my bad days that i thought i am not good enough, that is actually when i started improving. So whenever i hit the wall i say to myself, tomorrow is a new day, you will get i there. And i did. After now already 6 months of learning every day i can say i can easily have every day conversation and understand a lot spoken on TV or some podcasts. Its all due to persistent learning. P.S. i started learning Korean now, and Japanese helps me a lot. So we shall see how it goes. :D If you have any other question, feel free to ask. :)
@Gogo Maximoff What can I do if want to be able to coverse with a native speaker? I've started learning the writing system so far (hirigana is complete) Im not satisfied though, once I move on to katakana and maybe kanji (might try kanji) I still feel I can't really have a free-flow conversation in Japanese nor to read but am aiming to have the ability to speak and understand Japanese. What has helped you and what can I do to fix this (I'm self studying by the way I'm limited to the internet. Also started a 2 days ago) thank you for your feedback. Btw
This is the best video I have seen on "the best way to learn a language". It summarizes everything perfectly. There is a lot of information in there, if you are new to language-learning, it would be a good idea to watch the video a couple of times to really understand everything Luca is saying here. He drops 30 years of experience in a single video and you can really tell he knows exactly what he is talking about. Keep up the good work Luca, you are an inspiration.
I wholeheartedly agree. He is absolutely spot on with everything here. I was good at languages at school, did a university degree in languages and learning languages now is still my favourite hobby. Yet it's only in the last year that I found the method that actually works best for ME. Believe me, I've tried nearly all of them.
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A sign of a good coach is that he will never force his style on everyone. He clearly says you have to find your best way. That's the most honest video on language
It gets to a point where you stop studying. You just use it. And that happens sooner than you'd think. If you're at an average intermediate level, stop "studying". Just engage in media of the language normally. Read books watch music videos. Pretty soon you'll realize that it feels pretty normal to just use it. Fluency is a separate skill. It's not something that magically happens from studying. You improve it through practice. It's helpful to separate accuracy practice from fluency practice. If you want to use your target language fluently, have practice sessions where you pretend you are using it fluently. After enough time, you will be.
Accuracy without fluency gets you the language learners that cannot bring themselves to actually use their target language in a natural way, as they do their native language. They know the parts of the language, while ignoring the sum of it's parts. And fluency without accuracy gets you uneducated native speakers, a fairly ordinary thing. They know the sums of it's parts, but cannot tell you a thing about it's parts. You need both to master any language really. You don't need to master a language in order to be fluent in it...just depends on what you want
I can relate to the fact about not practicing every day even after becoming fluent. I used to be able to speak, write, and read German as a child when I lived in Germany. About a year after my family moved back to the states, I could no longer read, write, or speak German. I had no one to practice with. And it was not a popular language in schools during the 80s. I hope one day to be able to speak it once more and go back to Germany
On developing all 4 skills (at the same time): There always is a hard limit of how far practice of the productive skills (speaking, writing) can improve your productive skills. This hard limit is posed by the boundaries of one's receptive skills (listening, reading). Example: Speaking to yourself won't increase your passive vocabulary. It will at best help you activate some of your passive vocsbulary, which is directly linked to your practice of the receptive skills. It is therefore not in any way necessary for you to practice the productive skills until you made strides in your comprehension of input and are for the time being satisfied with them up to the point that you would actually invest time into speaking practice which you could have invested into further improving your comprehension, in order to make your productive skills catch up with your comprehension.
@@lawrencejmarc2756 "Excelente fines descripción yo bring out a básico fundamental and brought point" This sentence is messing with my head, I can't decide if I should read it as English or as Spanish. That usually never happens to me, I can navigate all degrees of Spanglish with comfort (unless it uses unfamiliar slang). What kind of sorcery is this?
I don't think this always applies. For instance I'm currently studying mandarin, and I find it really helps my reading to actually have written the characters by hand a few times. My aim with my writing practice is really to help with my reading, not so much in becoming proficient in handwriting. When it comes to speaking practice, I find I just really enjoy it, and in the early stages I'm of my language journey, speaking practice is usually half listening and half speaking anyway.
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Because you're an internationally renowned polyglot, I think you won't be offended when I tell you what made this video difficult for me to get through. It's your extremely gravelly voice. It hurts to listen to it. I find it hard to believe that it doesn't hurt to speak, although of course, you get used to it. Unfortunately, I think your manner of speaking will continue to damage your vocal chords and your voice. For your sake I hope you will do something about it. They say only a fool offers unsolicited advice. So I'll play the fool. The following actions may help resolve the problem, but what you most need to do is to see a doctor, specifically a throat specialist. That's the only way you'll know for sure what is causing the problem. Rest your voice as much as possible. Drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration. Stop drinking alcohol and smoking, and avoid exposure to smoke. (Don't resume drinking alcohol in moderation until the gravelly voice is gone.) Avoid clearing your throat. Avoid decongestants. Avoid whispering. *Most importantly, see a throat specialist.* Delete this comment, if you want. It' your TH-cam video, after all, and once you've read the comment, that's all I can ask. Vi auguro buona salute.
@@alwaysuseless he doesn't sound like this is his other videos, probably just had a cold or something. What a long winded comment for something so simple lol
@@n8brez603 Imho, this is the way Luca sounds in ALL his videos. Not that I've watched all his videos, but I've watched several spread out over several years. He has a gravelly voice. That's all the more unfortunate because he speaks so many languages sounding like a native, according to native speakers in those languages.
Thank you for this. I am attempting to learn spanish at 57 years old. I have a trip planned for Panama next year and I am determined!!! I think I found the "right way' for me to learn it.
I appreciate the fact that you naturally recommend your method but also point out that it may not be what someone else needs in order to learn. Instead you give blueprints for us to form our own personalized method.
I started learning Spanish a year ago, I felt like I had a natural knack for it because rolling my r's comes easily to me and when speaking words I learned I felt it just came very naturally and sounded almost native, but other languages I like just didn't seem to roll off the tongue as much! I started with the duolingo course, a lot of people are negative about this but I think it's fab for beginners, it will definitely give you context and teach you about different grammar and how to conjugate main verbs etc. Moving on from that I downloaded audible podcasts and listened to them at all times where I would usually be getting on with jobs etc. Essentially any situation where I would usually have put music on Alexa I switched it for headphones and podcasts teaching repetitive learning of key phrases in Spanish. It's important to choose things that will not just read out translated words but entire sentences and showing you how to change them up depending on who you're speaking to etc. After that I had quite a lot of knowledge and basic phrases, a lot of vocabulary etc, but if I'd listen to a Spanish film, I'd only understand odd bits and the majority just got lost on me. So I changed my phone language to Spanish, all of my apps etc like my ring cameras for notifications etc etc making it normal for me to encounter Spanish every day regularly and have to use my brain to figure things out when I didn't understand them. Now I'm at the stage of listening to entire stories and podcasts in Spanish, in the evening watching Spanish films (with English subtitles so that I can be sure I'm understanding the translations correctly) and then rewatching them without the subtitles. When at home doing jobs, each time I walk into a room I try to form as many sentences as I can about that room, like 'here is the fridge' 'what have we got in the cupboards?' 'I'm walking across the floor' etc. And I'm building it up like that. That seems to be working well for me. This video is great and I think it's so important for everyone to find what works for them. Because it's not possible for all of us to just go and live abroad and immerse ourselves in native language. Good luck to anyone learning a language :)
Now make sure to use what you learned here, don't just watch learning videos, use them! Love this channel, it helped to inspire my own channel! Hope to be as successful as you, Luca!
The part he said about using an enjoyable method is so important. I can't learn a language from scratch using books, but apps and learning from a person is what I need to start a language. When I started Japanese, I thought I was stupid for struggling so much with Genki 1. I recently started using Lingodeer, and it's been a game changer. I still plan to do Genki 1, but after I'm done with Japanese 1 on Lingodeer. Find what works for you, stay consistent, and don't give up!
i’m 20 years old and a natural born American, native English speaker and i’m still learning English haha. i love your point on the fact that it’s a lifetime thing
Dear Luca. This literally bring tears to my eyes and I am nodding my head at every single point. So true. Try to have fun learning a language otherwise it will be short lived. Merci du fond du cœur. Courage Luca. 😍
Because the internet is full of podcasts presenters, both those who "know what they're talking about" and those who "don't have the slightest clue". Lot of content to wade through, and everybody doesn't connect with every podcast presenter.
I like to look up my favorite songs in the language I'm learning with subtitles: study it, pay attention to the grammar, and how words are used, and what may they express, then review. ( I'm a very creative and art-oriented learner: primarily visual, followed by tactile and auditorial. ) . I just started doing that recently and I have memorized the meaning of all the sentences in one of the songs I enjoy in about two-three days, only taking about 30 min each day. Where as before I didn't know any vocab pertaining to that particular song. This is a fast way to memorize sentences and learn something illiterate for people who enjoy music. Also if you are an artist studying Japanese Kanji can be so express allow it to inspire some artwork, it's hard to forget a word when you create an entire story off of it. Edit: I did it in spanish, but It seems to be helpful in other languages from what I tried. But it's best if you have a very very basic understanding of a language. That does not Intel that you have to be anywhere near fluent. But it's best if you know how to at least write in that language and is somewhat grammatical dispite a low vocab or other concerns.
THIS is what i should've watched! I've spend around 2 years focusing on language learning and now i think its all about finding a method(revolves around comprehensible input ofc) that suits your interests and just be consistent with it. stick with it for at least 3 months, you'll definitely get more meaningful results 😊
This helped me get off my ass and come back to language learning after quitting because I wasn't progressing thank you for that so much. This is my method I love sports so I'm doing this Japanese learning method- sports -,Read the sports articles (best way I can -speak what's in the sports articles -write the sports articles -listen to Japanese sports radio
Not to be a killjoy, but that's not what linguists do-the second speaker would more likely define the role of a polyglot. Linguists are academics who study language itself, not specific ones.
@@hadassahbranch7529 the great majority of the linguistics are actually also poliglots (or at least bilingual), first you study the theory beyond languages (linguistics), then you practice it by applying it to a language you are studying and by learning that language...
@@hadassahbranch7529 Linguistics major here - You are correct. While I do speak several languages, I was only required to take 2 extra languages up to second year in order to get my B.A. No further language requirements after that. I am frequently asked how many languages I speak.
TRY THIS.....I watch a video, like an episode of a show I really like in spanish with the english subtitles on over and over. Things will start to happen in stages. first I start to remember what is being said in each scene without having to look at the subtitles much. Then Ill start to be able to hear all of the words in spanish and pretty much understand. I do look words up here and there to speed the process up a bit. In chinese I use the bookbox on youtube with both chinese and english subtitles. ill look a word up and go back to see if I can hear it and do this till i understand one sentence at a time. The idea is to watch the same video over and over. Got the idea from my brother n law from mexico. He learned english from watching kung fu panda over and over with the spanish subtitles and english audio on, other videos after of course. It actually works and takes a big burden off of learning a language.
Very sensible advice I think. I've been struggling a while to learn French and Japanese and kept hitting a wall, so for a few months I did some reading and browsing to see where I was going wrong. These seven points more or less match up with all the conclusions I've come to about why it is that some people can (apparently) learn so fast and others like me struggle. Now to actually apply what I've learned.....
this is the most motivating video for language learning that i've ever seen. so many good points. thank you for making so many free resources for beginners :)
Luca, I've got some good news for you. According to the extension that you recommended last week "learning language with TH-cam" you are now speaking Dutch. So Kudos to you man. BTW top-notch video. Thanks.
1. Great content Luca. 2. I'm glad you're putting those thoughts we had as students about the educational system, into words. That's really significant. 3. You look more and more fit in each video😄👌
Hey Luca!, your videos are always amazing!. One thing I love about your advises is simple but huge: THE TRUTH. Out there many people is always saying that they know how to transform your life and so on, but definitely, you are an authorized voice worthy to hear on what's related to this topic. Thanks for sharing all these advises to us! Saludos y un gran abrazo desde Managua, Nicaragua.
Gracias, estoy utilizando estos vídeos al igual que tus consejos para estudiar inglés y Alemán. y ya he mejorado bastante. Tienes razón cuando dices que cada uno debe apersonarse o hacerse cargo de su aprendizaje. Te felicito, tienes un propósito de vida muy valioso que contribuye e impacta de manera positiva a las personas.
Great video and useful information. In my opinion the problem is that they are many inadequate language schools and tutors. I do not think that is the student who make a choice of focusing only on one skill. It is very crucial for your learning process to find a mentor-tutor who will support you and not someone who will ruin your motivation and goals.
That's totally right, I was trying to create my own method to start learning french and your video was a big help. I will be able to create a good method for me with those tips.
You’re the best and such an inspiration to me Luca! I’m currently learning my 4th foreign language and I agree, we MUST enjoy learning! Thanks for being you and sharing your wisdom with us! Hugs from the USA! 🥰🥰🥰
I'm a firm believer that some people are just better language learners than others. I was very poor learner in school,flunked almost every subject.I have a shit memory too. Been trying to learn langauges for years,yet I still can't manage to put a very simple sentence together.I've gone to the country,lived there etc...but only end up with broken communicative sentences. Motivation has never been my problem. Everyone is different,people who speak many languages have tons of confidence in their skills and abilities to learn a language. I continue with my mission to feel confident in speaking and expressing myself fluently in a foreign language,simply because that goal and reward is just too great.
You could be, genetically maybe, defective in that particular skill. Our genome greatly influences what we can and cannot do, the abilities and/or the proficiency we possess, our intelligence, our behaviour, just look up at the nature vs nurtrure debate. ://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_versus_nurture Are you aware of your own defect?
@@lagrangiankid378 Yes,I've been pretty much average and below all my life,but that doesn't prevent me from trying to improve myself,and it has never affected my self esteem. I'm just realistic.
@@alwayslearning7672 Good for you, man. Maybe you'll never reach perfection, but one day you could at least acquire a good enough level in the language you are studying. I wish you the best!
For me if you want to learn language, don't separate your life between doing things in your native language, and learning new one. Use language you learn for everything you do everyday - read news, watch foreign tv or youtube, listen to foreign music, look for recipes, change your device languages to the language you're learning, etc. That will help you improve more than dry textbooks. Read articles about what you're interested in, maybe listen to podcasts.
Thank you for breaking down the things to consider before learning. Good advice! I would add that the goals are important too, learning the language for fun is different from learning it because you need to pass an exam.
All the time I was reaseaching the best method to learn a target language in this case English... this is the best video that I have seen "You have changed my mind" ... thanks thanks a lot Luca...
True that there is no "best way to learn a language" that works for everybody, BUT there are definitely some "worst ways to learn a language" that won't work for anybody. For example, you're never going to learn a language if you just try to memorize huge vocabulary lists and never see how the words are actually used in context.
I agree! For instance, input based learning is also far more effective than grammar based learning, even if one likes to learn through grammar (if that's even possible).
@@brenoverissimo8506 I like learning grammar! haha but agreed, studying grammar or vocabulary should be a supplement to input, rather than the entirety of their learning
Awesome advice (genuinely), which can not only be applied to language learning, but ANY learning i.e. you have to ENJOY it, apply yourself AND be consistent. Great video, thank you.
Hi Luca, thanks for keep posting great videos, you are such a wonderful polyglot. you've encourage us all who loves to learn and enjoy languages. And thanks for making video WITHOUT any music, it helps my concentration increase....thank you so much. BTW, I am learning English.
This is by far the best video I have ever watched about learning a new language. A clearly realistic approach which helps one not to waste their time by looking for miracles. That has motivated me for good. Thank you so much.
Thank you for the video, Luca! It was very useful to me. Today I start to prepare for the TOEFL test by my own and I will take into account everything you mentioned in this video. Thanks!
I think this video is incredible advice, but just one thing: when I started learning Japanese, I studied everyday for at least 20 minutes, and often much more. I continued like this for 4 months straight, never missing a day. I got so burnt out. I started hating having study. I had made great progress but I gave up because I didn't enjoy it anymore. It's okay to take breaks! If you need a day then take it. Be consistent but don't let yourself get burnt out on it, or you might not find any enjoyment in it anymore. Everyone is different so like the video says, be flexible. Don't let something you're doing because you enjoy it become such a chore that you no longer want to do it :)
The first thing to understand is that we are language learning machines. We all know at least one. Then it's just down to competence . Some will be better than others. In the end those who work hardest at it will end up being the best. As Luca says you've got to study or learn or be involved in your new language every single day. If you don't you will drop certain days or 2 or 3 days or even a week. Once that happens your progress will stop and you'll get frustrated with your lack of progress and you'll drop more days. Just like running you've got to put the miles in. It is hard work . Accept it. Most things in life are hard. Helps if you give yourself a good reason to learn that language. Without that it's always going to be a pain.
You summed up nicely what I've been trying to tell my students for years & worded it so clearly. Will definitely need to share your video!! Great work!
In my experience the only way is to actually start and do it, I've been procrastinating to actually start to study Japanese for years, then one day, I took the first thing easily available, which in my case was anki, and I can finally say that I've seen some progress. For everyone out there, stop searching for "the best way" if it's going to be an unusable tool, you'll realise soon enough and search for something else. Procrastination yet again like for many other things is the reason for our failures.
the best advice I took from this video is consistency because language learning takes time to master, like any other skill it takes time, however if the language is closely related to your native tongue then it's going to take less time to reach at least to a basic fluency. The best of luck to all.
I really appreciated this video. You have just gained one more subscriber! Your maturity and experience in language learning amazes me, while also helps me getting closer to my objectives and developing my language skills. Regards from Brazil!
Method should be... 1. Unique to your circumstances 2. Enjoyable and suitable to your interests 3. Flexible to different learning scenarios & environments 4. Daily (consistency is key -> compound effect) 5. Comprehensible (to understand everything you need to understand almost everything first) 6. Holistic (all 4 discpilines: writing, speaking, listening, reading) 7. Progressive (only your desires, tastes and goals should shape your language learning journey)
Some snowbal effects your talking about best explained ever i think *** Studiare diligentemente è come un germoglio in primavera -【神传文化】学贵有恒 *** Durante la Dinastia Jin Orientale, visse un famoso poeta di nome Tao Yuanming, che era anche un nobile studioso. Un giovane uomo una volta gli disse: "La ammiro per la sua conoscenza. Quale è il miglior modo per imparare?" Tao Yuanming rispose, "Non c'è un modo migliore. Se lavori duro, farai progressi, se non sei diligente, rimarrai indietro." Prese il giovane per mano e lo guidò in un campo dove gli indicò un piccolo germoglio, "Guarda attentamente. Lo puoi vedere crescere?" Il giovane lo fissò per un po' di tempo e disse, "Non lo posso vedere crescere." Tao Yuanming chiese, "Veramente? Allora come è possibile che un piccolo germoglio diventi poi così alto? In realtà cresce continuamente, tuttavia noi non possiamo vederlo. Lo stesso principio vale per l'apprendere. La nostra conoscenza si accumula poco alla volta. A volte neppure lo sappiamo, ma se studiamo costantemente, faremo grandi progressi." Tao Yuanming indicò poi una pietra per affilare vicino ad un torrente e chiese al giovane, “Perchè il lato concavo della pietra è scavato come una sella?” Il giovane rispose, “Perchè la gente la usa per affilare i coltelli giorno dopo giorno.” Yuanming poi chiese, “Allora in quale giorno esattamente ha preso quella forma?” Il giovane semplicemente scosse il capo. Tao Yuanming disse, “Perchè i condadini l'hanno usata giorno dopo giorno. Imparare è lo stesso. Studiare costantemente nel tempo darà forma al tuo intelletto.” Il giovane alla fine comprese. Ringraziò Tao Yuanming, che poi scrisse questo per lui: “Studiare diligentemente è come un germoglio in primavera. Anche se non lo possiamo vedere crescere ogni giorno, comunque cresce. Studiare con perseveranza è come usare una pietra per affilare. Riconosci che ha preso la sua forma nel tempo, non in un attimo.” Fonte: www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/7/6/181539.html _--_------------------------------------ Chaitanya Shrishrimal, I have read lots of books but forgotten most of them. What's the purpose of reading? Una volta c'era un grande insegnante che aveva molti studenti. Una volta uno degli studenti venne da lui e gli chiese: "Ho letto molti libri, ma li ho dimenticato quasi tutti. Qual è lo scopo della lettura? ”.  L'insegnante non gli diede una risposta in quel momento. Dopo alcuni giorni l'insegnante ha dato a quello studente un setaccio che era sporco e in pessime condizioni, come quello mostrato in figura.  L'insegnante ha quindi chiesto allo studente di prendere l'acqua da un fiume vicino con questo setaccio. L'idea non piaceva allo studente ma non poteva rifiutare quello che gli aveva il suo insegnante. Andò al fiume, riempì il setaccio al fiume e iniziò il suo viaggio di ritorno. Dopo pochi passi tutta l'acqua nel setaccio fu drenata attraverso i buchi. Così di nuovo andò al fiume e riempì il setaccio. Lo fece tutto il giorno ma non fù in grado di completare il compito assegnato dal suo insegnante. Tornò dall'insegnante con una faccia triste e disse: "Non riesco a prendere l'acqua con questo setaccio. Sono fallito " Il suo insegnante gli sorrise. No! Non hai fallito. Guarda il setaccio: È diventato come nuovo. Si è pulito quando stavi cercando di prendere l'acqua.  L'insegnante ha quindi spiegato il vero motto dietro questo compito. Ha detto “L'ultima volta che mi hai chiesto qual è lo scopo della lettura se non ricordi cosa hai letto. Ora prendi questo esempio del setaccio. Setaccio = Mente Acqua = Conoscenza Fiume = libro Anche se non ricordi che cosa hai letto va bene lo stesso! Ma comunque la lettura renderà sicuramente la tua mente acuta. “ La lettura ha un profondo impatto sulla nostra mente, sul cervello. Aiuta ad essere una versione migliore di te stesso. Questo è un processo subconscio. La storia finisce qui. Ho letto centinaia di libri fino ad oggi. Non ricordo tutte le cose da loro. Ma certamente so di essere più intelligente di prima e quindi continuerò a leggere. Nota: Risposta di Roberto Romoli a Perché la lettura di libri ha un profondo impatto sul cervello umano Nota del traduttore : Se non trovate la traduzione corretta per favore fatemi una richiesta di modifica, altrimenti mettete un voto positivo 🙂.
I speak Fulani, Hausa( Nigerian languages), English and Arabic. I have come to India last year and can now speak Hindi with the Indians using your method. Thanks Luca
Thank you very much for this video, I think I’ve been hitting a wall learning Chinese, even though I’m able to read write and somehow speak, my listening is bad. And.. about developing all skills, you are right, that’s happened to me as well when I did the TestDaf (German language) everything was ok until the reading part, because I speak, write and heard German everyday, I thought I was ready for that test until I realized that my reading was lacking and during my preparation I had to read so much and it was hard.
Thank you so very much. Your tips are so useful. I've always tried to learn more and more but now,with your lessons, it's just a fun! Grazie, mitico Luca!
1 Who is the speaker? What does he do for a living? 2. ?Learning a foreign language is subjective. What does that mean? 3. What is the best way to earn a language? 4, What are the seven traits of your learning method? Write a couple of sentences about each? Possible answers to questions
Really, you got me encourage a lot, a few minutes ago I feel like so dissapointing about my level of english nevertheless now I'm gonna try again so as to reach my goals at same time I have a dream to speak quickly and clearly, at the moment I know something which in the past I haven't realize what's everything is building with making a lot of effort about our goals. Every day is a opportunity. Thank you so much Teacher Luca I really appreciated your tips and comments about it. I'm 23 years old, I've just gratuated as a engineer, I've been learning english for more than 7 months and once again I'll try to do the best as well as you have a new subscriber. thanks again kind regards from Peru.
Objective, Realistic n Most important , U have the guts to Voice out the Truth in regards to the most “Difficult n Challenging “ aspects of Learning a New language confronted by anyone whether he/she is a beginner/intermediate/advanced Cause it’s a A Tall Mountain to conquer for All of Us😌 Continous n Relentless Hardwork Perseverance n Tears are devoted when trying to grasp Japanese now as it’s so different from my Native tougue.
I know I might be young or whatever (btw) I'm ten I want to learn french because I can finally socialize with some of my cousins better. Some speak a little bit of English but I can never completely understand what their telling me. Some of my cousins I haven't ever had a real conversation with and most of my family speak it. So I am going to try to take a few months to learn and see how I do after six months I hope these methods work wish me luck!
I also think the secret unsaid part of this is that if it isn't fun it's okay to take a break or stop. Sometimes the pieces just aren't there to make investing the amount of time needed worth it. If you're not enjoying it or at least interested in it along the way, don't keep going or you'll join the leagues of people who have hate learned half a language and never gotten what they were hoping for.
Lately I've been enjoying reading Wikipedia articles in my target language, and using Google Translate to translate and deconstruct the grammar of any particular sentence - which is surprisingly easy. It is of course more widely applicable to languages that have a Latin writing system in the case of a speaker of an Indo-European language, but also with Chinese for example as you can download different Chrome Extensions that help to ease such reading. Just a recommendation, try it!
Stationed in Germany 55 years ago I was sent to a language school and was awarded a linguist skill MOS. Fast forward to today with no PRACTICE I have lost much of my former language ability. DAILY is a must for learning and retaining.
Luca, from last week I've being watching a lot of videos about language learning: Steve Kaufmann, Lidya Machova, yours, Ikenna, etc. Now I'm currently on the task of building my unique method, as you said here. But there is a last piece that through all those videos I couldn't quite understand: How much of the basic grammar I have to learn in order to jump into comprehensible input, such as books, podcasts, YT videos, movies and such? My guess is that I can do all those from the beginning, but probably won't get much of meanings, if any at all while in C level. I've heard some videos talking about focusing last, but not least, on grammar since at the end of the day I will catch the majority of rules by context of comprehensible input. My initial intent is to read a book in the target language while listening the audio, make notes about phrases and insert unknown words on flash cards to review. Considering Im a total beginner, this would be effective? Thank you for all the videos with tips to encourage others into learning new languages. Um abraço vindo do Brasil.
Well, I was studying English at school for about 14 years and only when I started having classes with a native speaker for 2,5 years once a week a saw a HUGE DIFFERENCE in my English. Then I started Spanish from 0% knowledge of the language and learned it totally on my own for about 1,5-2 years. I mean, it was good, I could say and understand some things but only when, again, I invested my money in ONLINE CLASSES WITH A NATIVE I saw a HUUUGE difference. Not to mention the COVID-19 lockdown when I could have classes 1h/4 days a week and totally immerse in Spanish. O madre mía! The progress is INSANE! Studying on your own is good but what I’ve learned is that when you are at that A2/B1 border it’s good to invest money in a proper teacher
His tips are
1) Unique to your circumstances
2) Enjoyable
3) Flexible
4) Learn every day
5) Comprehensible Input
6) All 4 language skills: reading, writing, speaking, listening
7) Progressive
I love you
Thank you Evan
The best tip is #6.
But it might not be the best if you want to learn FAST -
If you want a slow method which more easily leads to the best results in the long term, then it must include some literature, and it hardly needs to be categorized in only classical literature. It can be just a regular old newspaper or magazine. But a newspaper won't teach you to speak, nor comprehend the spoken language.
im learning japanese now for 3 months every day for 1-3h...sometimes i only do it for 15 min, depending on my day, but i made myself do it every day, as a habit, and the progress is fascinating...as one japanese proverb says, even the dust in time will make a mountain...learning a language is a lifetime process and its an amazing feeling doing it, so no rush, enjoy every moment, hav fun while learning...thanks Luca!
Goran, my problem is that I have a lot of indecision about which language to learn. I have always been fascinated by Japanese, but I started and have grown stale with French. Spanish is the practical language to learn, even in the central U.S. I have been to Japan while in the Navy. I love the culture and the people and the courtesy of their society. I am older and maybe should go head long into Japanese - what has the 3 months done for you? I like taking time during the day and am willing to put in at least an hour everyday. Thanks!
@@erinserb Sorry for late responce. First of all. I aways tell people, learn the languege you really love, because that is the only way you will stick to it, and eventually be able to speak and understand. Second, Japanese like any other language is neither hard nor easy, it is all individual and the least thing we can do is start learning it and not give up. On my bad days that i thought i am not good enough, that is actually when i started improving. So whenever i hit the wall i say to myself, tomorrow is a new day, you will get i there. And i did. After now already 6 months of learning every day i can say i can easily have every day conversation and understand a lot spoken on TV or some podcasts. Its all due to persistent learning. P.S. i started learning Korean now, and Japanese helps me a lot. So we shall see how it goes. :D If you have any other question, feel free to ask. :)
I'm learning korean, also question, are you from croatia bc I am too
@@katie-iq9xw yes i am but im living in Norway...😊
@Gogo Maximoff
What can I do if want to be able to coverse with a native speaker? I've started learning the writing system so far (hirigana is complete)
Im not satisfied though, once I move on to katakana and maybe kanji (might try kanji) I still feel I can't really have a free-flow conversation in Japanese nor to read but am aiming to have the ability to speak and understand Japanese.
What has helped you and what can I do to fix this (I'm self studying by the way I'm limited to the internet. Also started a 2 days ago) thank you for your feedback.
Btw
This is the best video I have seen on "the best way to learn a language". It summarizes everything perfectly. There is a lot of information in there, if you are new to language-learning, it would be a good idea to watch the video a couple of times to really understand everything Luca is saying here. He drops 30 years of experience in a single video and you can really tell he knows exactly what he is talking about. Keep up the good work Luca, you are an inspiration.
I wholeheartedly agree. He is absolutely spot on with everything here. I was good at languages at school, did a university degree in languages and learning languages now is still my favourite hobby. Yet it's only in the last year that I found the method that actually works best for ME. Believe me, I've tried nearly all of them.
@@blotski what's your method right now? 😊
@@fenemeh bob uses the lame duolingo method lol
@@masa5300 why lame ?
interesting points ,if anyone else needs to find out about learn to speak japanese try Nevolly Fast Japanese Nerd (should be on google have a look ) ? Ive heard some extraordinary things about it and my neighbor got excellent results with it.
All the signs of a good coach who practices what he preaches. Respect.
È un piacere, specialmente quando la passione per un tema produce risultati così profondi e attuabili.
Plz.. tell me
Learning aforeig language is subjective what dose that mean ???
I am an Arab🌝😅😅
@@LO-xg2ln Are you from IUG university😊🇵🇸😂😂
@@besanmohammad8005 يسسسس 😭😭😭😂😂 بس بالاخير جاوبت السؤال ايا كلام 😭😭😭😭
@@besanmohammad8005 ضليت دور بالتعليقات بلكي لاقي جواب 😭😭😭😂😂😂
A sign of a good coach is that he will never force his style on everyone. He clearly says you have to find your best way. That's the most honest video on language
It gets to a point where you stop studying. You just use it. And that happens sooner than you'd think. If you're at an average intermediate level, stop "studying". Just engage in media of the language normally. Read books watch music videos. Pretty soon you'll realize that it feels pretty normal to just use it. Fluency is a separate skill. It's not something that magically happens from studying. You improve it through practice.
It's helpful to separate accuracy practice from fluency practice. If you want to use your target language fluently, have practice sessions where you pretend you are using it fluently. After enough time, you will be.
Yessss. This is so true. Thank you
Accuracy without fluency gets you the language learners that cannot bring themselves to actually use their target language in a natural way, as they do their native language. They know the parts of the language, while ignoring the sum of it's parts.
And fluency without accuracy gets you uneducated native speakers, a fairly ordinary thing. They know the sums of it's parts, but cannot tell you a thing about it's parts.
You need both to master any language really. You don't need to master a language in order to be fluent in it...just depends on what you want
I hope this is true I have been learning French for six months three hours a day
@@deborahmeek6529 did you become fluent in french?
I would be quite interested in seeing a video about your bookshelf, Luca.
It is on the to-do list ;-)
The bookshelf is nothing special, but the titles of the books thereon tell a lot about the person to whom they belong.
@@lmclm1755 ...Indeed, and you may well say so. However, I think Mr. Heller´s use of the word "bookshelf" was not literal, but synecdochal.
Same!
Interested Observer lmao
I've gotta confess, I spend most of the video time trying to see which books do you have. It's a truly marvelous collection
Me too.
I can relate to the fact about not practicing every day even after becoming fluent. I used to be able to speak, write, and read German as a child when I lived in Germany. About a year after my family moved back to the states, I could no longer read, write, or speak German. I had no one to practice with. And it was not a popular language in schools during the 80s. I hope one day to be able to speak it once more and go back to Germany
You can do it, it is very possible and within your capabilities
On developing all 4 skills (at the same time):
There always is a hard limit of how far practice of the productive skills (speaking, writing) can improve your productive skills. This hard limit is posed by the boundaries of one's receptive skills (listening, reading).
Example: Speaking to yourself won't increase your passive vocabulary. It will at best help you activate some of your passive vocsbulary, which is directly linked to your practice of the receptive skills.
It is therefore not in any way necessary for you to practice the productive skills until you made strides in your comprehension of input and are for the time being satisfied with them up to the point that you would actually invest time into speaking practice which you could have invested into further improving your comprehension, in order to make your productive skills catch up with your comprehension.
Well said.
Excelente fines descripción yo bring out a básico fundamental and brought point
Excellent bright point
@@lawrencejmarc2756
"Excelente fines descripción yo bring out a básico fundamental and brought point"
This sentence is messing with my head, I can't decide if I should read it as English or as Spanish.
That usually never happens to me, I can navigate all degrees of Spanglish with comfort (unless it uses unfamiliar slang).
What kind of sorcery is this?
I don't think this always applies. For instance I'm currently studying mandarin, and I find it really helps my reading to actually have written the characters by hand a few times. My aim with my writing practice is really to help with my reading, not so much in becoming proficient in handwriting.
When it comes to speaking practice, I find I just really enjoy it, and in the early stages I'm of my language journey, speaking practice is usually half listening and half speaking anyway.
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A Spanish Magician said he would vanish. He said; "Uno, dos..."-then he disappeared w/o a "tres"! (Haha, sorry, Luca!)
Because you're an internationally renowned polyglot, I think you won't be offended when I tell you what made this video difficult for me to get through. It's your extremely gravelly voice. It hurts to listen to it. I find it hard to believe that it doesn't hurt to speak, although of course, you get used to it. Unfortunately, I think your manner of speaking will continue to damage your vocal chords and your voice. For your sake I hope you will do something about it. They say only a fool offers unsolicited advice. So I'll play the fool. The following actions may help resolve the problem, but what you most need to do is to see a doctor, specifically a throat specialist. That's the only way you'll know for sure what is causing the problem.
Rest your voice as much as possible.
Drink plenty of fluids to prevent dehydration.
Stop drinking alcohol and smoking, and avoid exposure to smoke.
(Don't resume drinking alcohol in moderation until the gravelly voice is gone.)
Avoid clearing your throat.
Avoid decongestants.
Avoid whispering.
*Most importantly, see a throat specialist.*
Delete this comment, if you want. It' your TH-cam video, after all, and once you've read the comment, that's all I can ask. Vi auguro buona salute.
Can u learn Bengali ?
@@alwaysuseless he doesn't sound like this is his other videos, probably just had a cold or something. What a long winded comment for something so simple lol
@@n8brez603 Imho, this is the way Luca sounds in ALL his videos. Not that I've watched all his videos, but I've watched several spread out over several years. He has a gravelly voice. That's all the more unfortunate because he speaks so many languages sounding like a native, according to native speakers in those languages.
Thank you for this. I am attempting to learn spanish at 57 years old. I have a trip planned for Panama next year and I am determined!!! I think I found the "right way' for me to learn it.
Have you learnt a second language as an adult before?
@@Tehui1974 nope. I went to Panama. used google translate for the most part.
I appreciate the fact that you naturally recommend your method but also point out that it may not be what someone else needs in order to learn. Instead you give blueprints for us to form our own personalized method.
Lucas thanks so much. You are my inspiration to learn Italian. Thanks for your help again
I started learning Spanish a year ago, I felt like I had a natural knack for it because rolling my r's comes easily to me and when speaking words I learned I felt it just came very naturally and sounded almost native, but other languages I like just didn't seem to roll off the tongue as much! I started with the duolingo course, a lot of people are negative about this but I think it's fab for beginners, it will definitely give you context and teach you about different grammar and how to conjugate main verbs etc. Moving on from that I downloaded audible podcasts and listened to them at all times where I would usually be getting on with jobs etc. Essentially any situation where I would usually have put music on Alexa I switched it for headphones and podcasts teaching repetitive learning of key phrases in Spanish. It's important to choose things that will not just read out translated words but entire sentences and showing you how to change them up depending on who you're speaking to etc. After that I had quite a lot of knowledge and basic phrases, a lot of vocabulary etc, but if I'd listen to a Spanish film, I'd only understand odd bits and the majority just got lost on me. So I changed my phone language to Spanish, all of my apps etc like my ring cameras for notifications etc etc making it normal for me to encounter Spanish every day regularly and have to use my brain to figure things out when I didn't understand them. Now I'm at the stage of listening to entire stories and podcasts in Spanish, in the evening watching Spanish films (with English subtitles so that I can be sure I'm understanding the translations correctly) and then rewatching them without the subtitles. When at home doing jobs, each time I walk into a room I try to form as many sentences as I can about that room, like 'here is the fridge' 'what have we got in the cupboards?' 'I'm walking across the floor' etc. And I'm building it up like that. That seems to be working well for me. This video is great and I think it's so important for everyone to find what works for them. Because it's not possible for all of us to just go and live abroad and immerse ourselves in native language. Good luck to anyone learning a language :)
Now make sure to use what you learned here, don't just watch learning videos, use them! Love this channel, it helped to inspire my own channel! Hope to be as successful as you, Luca!
I keep running into you Adam. 😹😹
@@carolaguilar975 haha, it's a sign we are both going the right direction!
The part he said about using an enjoyable method is so important. I can't learn a language from scratch using books, but apps and learning from a person is what I need to start a language. When I started Japanese, I thought I was stupid for struggling so much with Genki 1. I recently started using Lingodeer, and it's been a game changer. I still plan to do Genki 1, but after I'm done with Japanese 1 on Lingodeer. Find what works for you, stay consistent, and don't give up!
The best way is different for very language and person 😊
i’m 20 years old and a natural born American, native English speaker and i’m still learning English haha. i love your point on the fact that it’s a lifetime thing
Dear Luca. This literally bring tears to my eyes and I am nodding my head at every single point. So true. Try to have fun learning a language otherwise it will be short lived.
Merci du fond du cœur. Courage Luca. 😍
I don't understand how this video doesn't have more views. This guy knows what he's talking about, and explains everything so clearly.
Because the internet is full of podcasts presenters, both those who "know what they're talking about" and those who "don't have the slightest clue". Lot of content to wade through, and everybody doesn't connect with every podcast presenter.
I like to look up my favorite songs in the language I'm learning with subtitles: study it, pay attention to the grammar, and how words are used, and what may they express, then review. ( I'm a very creative and art-oriented learner: primarily visual, followed by tactile and auditorial. ) . I just started doing that recently and I have memorized the meaning of all the sentences in one of the songs I enjoy in about two-three days, only taking about 30 min each day. Where as before I didn't know any vocab pertaining to that particular song. This is a fast way to memorize sentences and learn something illiterate for people who enjoy music. Also if you are an artist studying Japanese Kanji can be so express allow it to inspire some artwork, it's hard to forget a word when you create an entire story off of it.
Edit: I did it in spanish, but It seems to be helpful in other languages from what I tried. But it's best if you have a very very basic understanding of a language. That does not Intel that you have to be anywhere near fluent. But it's best if you know how to at least write in that language and is somewhat grammatical dispite a low vocab or other concerns.
people gonna do this with 陽光彩虹小白馬
THIS is what i should've watched! I've spend around 2 years focusing on language learning and now i think its all about finding a method(revolves around comprehensible input ofc) that suits your interests and just be consistent with it. stick with it for at least 3 months, you'll definitely get more meaningful results 😊
This helped me get off my ass and come back to language learning after quitting because I wasn't progressing thank you for that so much. This is my method I love sports so I'm doing this
Japanese learning method- sports
-,Read the sports articles (best way I can
-speak what's in the sports articles
-write the sports articles
-listen to Japanese sports radio
Average Person: "I don't speak that language."
Linguist: "I don't speak that language, YET!"
Absolutely!
Not to be a killjoy, but that's not what linguists do-the second speaker would more likely define the role of a polyglot. Linguists are academics who study language itself, not specific ones.
@@hadassahbranch7529 MY dictionary...Linguist: 1) A person skilled in foreign languages.
2) A person that studies linguistics.
@@hadassahbranch7529 the great majority of the linguistics are actually also poliglots (or at least bilingual), first you study the theory beyond languages (linguistics), then you practice it by applying it to a language you are studying and by learning that language...
@@hadassahbranch7529 Linguistics major here - You are correct. While I do speak several languages, I was only required to take 2 extra languages up to second year in order to get my B.A. No further language requirements after that. I am frequently asked how many languages I speak.
TRY THIS.....I watch a video, like an episode of a show I really like in spanish with the english subtitles on over and over. Things will start to happen in stages. first I start to remember what is being said in each scene without having to look at the subtitles much. Then Ill start to be able to hear all of the words in spanish and pretty much understand. I do look words up here and there to speed the process up a bit. In chinese I use the bookbox on youtube with both chinese and english subtitles. ill look a word up and go back to see if I can hear it and do this till i understand one sentence at a time. The idea is to watch the same video over and over. Got the idea from my brother n law from mexico. He learned english from watching kung fu panda over and over with the spanish subtitles and english audio on, other videos after of course. It actually works and takes a big burden off of learning a language.
Very sensible advice I think. I've been struggling a while to learn French and Japanese and kept hitting a wall, so for a few months I did some reading and browsing to see where I was going wrong. These seven points more or less match up with all the conclusions I've come to about why it is that some people can (apparently) learn so fast and others like me struggle. Now to actually apply what I've learned.....
this is the most motivating video for language learning that i've ever seen. so many good points. thank you for making so many free resources for beginners :)
Luca, I've got some good news for you. According to the extension that you recommended last week "learning language with TH-cam" you are now speaking Dutch. So Kudos to you man. BTW top-notch video. Thanks.
Szia Luca. Hasznos tanácsokat adtál. Köszönöm.
Luca, you are producing some superb content at the moment, always inspiring!
An well thought out and and uplifting video. Very many thanks for the guidance given.
1. Great content Luca.
2. I'm glad you're putting those thoughts we had as students about the educational system, into words. That's really significant.
3. You look more and more fit in each video😄👌
Hey Luca!, your videos are always amazing!. One thing I love about your advises is simple but huge: THE TRUTH.
Out there many people is always saying that they know how to transform your life and so on, but definitely, you are an authorized voice worthy to hear on what's related to this topic. Thanks for sharing all these advises to us!
Saludos y un gran abrazo desde Managua, Nicaragua.
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Gracias, estoy utilizando estos vídeos al igual que tus consejos para estudiar inglés y Alemán. y ya he mejorado bastante. Tienes razón cuando dices que cada uno debe apersonarse o hacerse cargo de su aprendizaje. Te felicito, tienes un propósito de vida muy valioso que contribuye e impacta de manera positiva a las personas.
Great video and useful information. In my opinion the problem is that they are many inadequate language schools and tutors. I do not think that is the student who make a choice of focusing only on one skill. It is very crucial for your learning process to find a mentor-tutor who will support you and not someone who will ruin your motivation and goals.
That's totally right, I was trying to create my own method to start learning french and your video was a big help. I will be able to create a good method for me with those tips.
You’re the best and such an inspiration to me Luca! I’m currently learning my 4th foreign language and I agree, we MUST enjoy learning! Thanks for being you and sharing your wisdom with us! Hugs from the USA! 🥰🥰🥰
Amazing! One of the strongest video in term of content you’ve made last time!
Very helpful! Thank you!
Thanks for the kind words Michael!
i follow you since 10 years man! each time I learn a new thing from you! thank you for your big heart!
I'm a firm believer that some people are just better language learners than others.
I was very poor
learner in school,flunked almost every subject.I have a shit memory too. Been trying to learn langauges for years,yet I still can't manage to put a very simple sentence together.I've gone to the country,lived there etc...but only end up with broken communicative sentences. Motivation has never been my problem.
Everyone is different,people who speak many languages have tons of confidence in their skills and abilities to learn a language.
I continue with my mission to feel confident in speaking and expressing myself fluently in a foreign language,simply because that goal and reward is just too great.
You could be, genetically maybe, defective in that particular skill. Our genome greatly influences what we can and cannot do, the abilities and/or the proficiency we possess, our intelligence, our behaviour, just look up at the nature vs nurtrure debate.
://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nature_versus_nurture
Are you aware of your own defect?
@@lagrangiankid378 Yes,I've been pretty much average and below all my life,but that doesn't prevent me from trying to improve myself,and it has never affected my self esteem. I'm just realistic.
@@alwayslearning7672 Good for you, man. Maybe you'll never reach perfection, but one day you could at least acquire a good enough level in the language you are studying. I wish you the best!
@So Who's the Dummy Now? Thanks for the tips.
You already learned one language you're pretty good at your native language. Which means you can do it again.
For me if you want to learn language, don't separate your life between doing things in your native language, and learning new one. Use language you learn for everything you do everyday - read news, watch foreign tv or youtube, listen to foreign music, look for recipes, change your device languages to the language you're learning, etc. That will help you improve more than dry textbooks. Read articles about what you're interested in, maybe listen to podcasts.
Thank you for breaking down the things to consider before learning. Good advice! I would add that the goals are important too, learning the language for fun is different from learning it because you need to pass an exam.
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All the time I was reaseaching the best method to learn a target language in this case English... this is the best video that I have seen "You have changed my mind" ... thanks thanks a lot Luca...
Really apreciate you put subtitles to this video
True that there is no "best way to learn a language" that works for everybody, BUT there are definitely some "worst ways to learn a language" that won't work for anybody. For example, you're never going to learn a language if you just try to memorize huge vocabulary lists and never see how the words are actually used in context.
I agree! For instance, input based learning is also far more effective than grammar based learning, even if one likes to learn through grammar (if that's even possible).
@@brenoverissimo8506 I like learning grammar! haha but agreed, studying grammar or vocabulary should be a supplement to input, rather than the entirety of their learning
@@SomedayKorean have fun wasting time learning grammar.
@@IrredeemablyEvil some people enjoy it, it´s like doing crosswords or sudokus if you think about it
@@IrredeemablyEvil haha I'm not saying I just sit and memorize rules or conjugate verbs. Grammar is also learning about sentence patterns :)
Awesome advice (genuinely), which can not only be applied to language learning, but ANY learning i.e. you have to ENJOY it, apply yourself AND be consistent. Great video, thank you.
*You’re a great teacher- Love your content!*
Hi Luca, thanks for keep posting great videos, you are such a wonderful polyglot. you've encourage us all who loves to learn and enjoy languages. And thanks for making video WITHOUT any music, it helps my concentration increase....thank you so much. BTW, I am learning English.
This is by far the best video I have ever watched about learning a new language. A clearly realistic approach which helps one not to waste their time by looking for miracles. That has motivated me for good. Thank you so much.
This is the best video of this subject [learning new languages] that I saw.
Thank you for the video, Luca! It was very useful to me. Today I start to prepare for the TOEFL test by my own and I will take into account everything you mentioned in this video. Thanks!
Your video is amazing. Exactly what I have been looking for.
Thank you and keep it up!
I think this video is incredible advice, but just one thing: when I started learning Japanese, I studied everyday for at least 20 minutes, and often much more. I continued like this for 4 months straight, never missing a day. I got so burnt out. I started hating having study. I had made great progress but I gave up because I didn't enjoy it anymore. It's okay to take breaks! If you need a day then take it. Be consistent but don't let yourself get burnt out on it, or you might not find any enjoyment in it anymore. Everyone is different so like the video says, be flexible. Don't let something you're doing because you enjoy it become such a chore that you no longer want to do it :)
This was awesome! I feel like your advice applies well to many types of learning endeavors -not just language learning. Thank you!
I LOVE YOUR CONTENT BRO,KEEP GOING AND KEEP HELPING US.I AM LEARNING SPANISH CURRENTLY.
Luca and steve kaufman are my best language-learning tips sources😂👊
The first thing to understand is that we are language learning machines. We all know at least one. Then it's just down to competence . Some will be better than others. In the end those who work hardest at it will end up being the best.
As Luca says you've got to study or learn or be involved in your new language every single day. If you don't you will drop certain days or 2 or 3 days or even a week. Once that happens your progress will stop and you'll get frustrated with your lack of progress and you'll drop more days. Just like running you've got to put the miles in.
It is hard work . Accept it. Most things in life are hard. Helps if you give yourself a good reason to learn that language. Without that it's always going to be a pain.
You summed up nicely what I've been trying to tell my students for years & worded it so clearly. Will definitely need to share your video!! Great work!
In my experience the only way is to actually start and do it, I've been procrastinating to actually start to study Japanese for years, then one day, I took the first thing easily available, which in my case was anki, and I can finally say that I've seen some progress. For everyone out there, stop searching for "the best way" if it's going to be an unusable tool, you'll realise soon enough and search for something else. Procrastination yet again like for many other things is the reason for our failures.
the best advice I took from this video is consistency because language learning takes time to master, like any other skill it takes time, however if the language is closely related to your native tongue then it's going to take less time to reach at least to a basic fluency. The best of luck to all.
The sentence of 9:15 has really caught my attention :
"Your brain needs massive quantities of input over a long period of time"
Wow, I feel like this is a video every language learner should watch. It kinda blew my mind. Amazing job!
It doesn't take alot to blow your mind
I really appreciated this video. You have just gained one more subscriber! Your maturity and experience in language learning amazes me, while also helps me getting closer to my objectives and developing my language skills. Regards from Brazil!
I dont know why you dont have a lot of views your video are amazing and are helping me a lot. Really thanks for sharing. Greeting from Colombia
I think your video Luka was very helpful for me and now I decide to practice more the four skills .
Method should be...
1. Unique to your circumstances
2. Enjoyable and suitable to your interests
3. Flexible to different learning scenarios & environments
4. Daily (consistency is key -> compound effect)
5. Comprehensible (to understand everything you need to understand almost everything first)
6. Holistic (all 4 discpilines: writing, speaking, listening, reading)
7. Progressive (only your desires, tastes and goals should shape your language learning journey)
respect bro! you definetely know what you´re talking about.
Great video, the best channel for language learning!!
Some snowbal effects your talking about best explained ever i think
*** Studiare diligentemente è come un germoglio in primavera -【神传文化】学贵有恒 ***
Durante la Dinastia Jin Orientale, visse un famoso poeta di nome Tao Yuanming, che era anche un nobile studioso. Un giovane uomo una volta gli disse: "La ammiro per la sua conoscenza. Quale è il miglior modo per imparare?" Tao Yuanming rispose, "Non c'è un modo migliore. Se lavori duro, farai progressi, se non sei diligente, rimarrai indietro."
Prese il giovane per mano e lo guidò in un campo dove gli indicò un piccolo germoglio, "Guarda attentamente. Lo puoi vedere crescere?" Il giovane lo fissò per un po' di tempo e disse, "Non lo posso vedere crescere." Tao Yuanming chiese, "Veramente? Allora come è possibile che un piccolo germoglio diventi poi così alto? In realtà cresce continuamente, tuttavia noi non possiamo vederlo. Lo stesso principio vale per l'apprendere. La nostra conoscenza si accumula poco alla volta. A volte neppure lo sappiamo, ma se studiamo costantemente, faremo grandi progressi."
Tao Yuanming indicò poi una pietra per affilare vicino ad un torrente e chiese al giovane, “Perchè il lato concavo della pietra è scavato come una sella?” Il giovane rispose, “Perchè la gente la usa per affilare i coltelli giorno dopo giorno.” Yuanming poi chiese, “Allora in quale giorno esattamente ha preso quella forma?” Il giovane semplicemente scosse il capo. Tao Yuanming disse, “Perchè i condadini l'hanno usata giorno dopo giorno. Imparare è lo stesso. Studiare costantemente nel tempo darà forma al tuo intelletto.”
Il giovane alla fine comprese. Ringraziò Tao Yuanming, che poi scrisse questo per lui: “Studiare diligentemente è come un germoglio in primavera. Anche se non lo possiamo vedere crescere ogni giorno, comunque cresce. Studiare con perseveranza è come usare una pietra per affilare. Riconosci che ha preso la sua forma nel tempo, non in un attimo.”
Fonte: www.minghui.org/mh/articles/2008/7/6/181539.html
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Chaitanya Shrishrimal,
I have read lots of books but forgotten most of them. What's the purpose of reading?
Una volta c'era un grande insegnante che aveva molti studenti.
Una volta uno degli studenti venne da lui e gli chiese: "Ho letto molti libri, ma li ho dimenticato quasi tutti. Qual è lo scopo della lettura? ”.

L'insegnante non gli diede una risposta in quel momento.
Dopo alcuni giorni l'insegnante ha dato a quello studente un setaccio che era sporco e in pessime condizioni, come quello mostrato in figura.

L'insegnante ha quindi chiesto allo studente di prendere l'acqua da un fiume vicino con questo setaccio.
L'idea non piaceva allo studente ma non poteva rifiutare quello che gli aveva il suo insegnante.
Andò al fiume, riempì il setaccio al fiume e iniziò il suo viaggio di ritorno.
Dopo pochi passi tutta l'acqua nel setaccio fu drenata attraverso i buchi.
Così di nuovo andò al fiume e riempì il setaccio.
Lo fece tutto il giorno ma non fù in grado di completare il compito assegnato dal suo insegnante.
Tornò dall'insegnante con una faccia triste e disse: "Non riesco a prendere l'acqua con questo setaccio. Sono fallito "
Il suo insegnante gli sorrise.
No! Non hai fallito.
Guarda il setaccio:
È diventato come nuovo. Si è pulito quando stavi cercando di prendere l'acqua.

L'insegnante ha quindi spiegato il vero motto dietro questo compito.
Ha detto “L'ultima volta che mi hai chiesto qual è lo scopo della lettura se non ricordi cosa hai letto. Ora prendi questo esempio del setaccio.
Setaccio = Mente
Acqua = Conoscenza
Fiume = libro
Anche se non ricordi che cosa hai letto va bene lo stesso!
Ma comunque la lettura renderà sicuramente la tua mente acuta. “
La lettura ha un profondo impatto sulla nostra mente, sul cervello.
Aiuta ad essere una versione migliore di te stesso.
Questo è un processo subconscio.
La storia finisce qui.
Ho letto centinaia di libri fino ad oggi.
Non ricordo tutte le cose da loro.
Ma certamente so di essere più intelligente di prima e quindi continuerò a leggere.
Nota:
Risposta di Roberto Romoli a Perché la lettura di libri ha un profondo impatto sul cervello umano
Nota del traduttore :
Se non trovate la traduzione corretta per favore fatemi una richiesta di modifica, altrimenti mettete un voto positivo 🙂.
Estoy aprendiendo italiano desde hace unos días y este texto me ha ido de maravilla🤣 gracias😌
I speak Fulani, Hausa( Nigerian languages), English and Arabic. I have come to India last year and can now speak Hindi with the Indians using your method. Thanks Luca
There might not be the best method of language learning but this video is THE BEST about how to learn a language for anyone. Thank you
Thank you very much for this video, I think I’ve been hitting a wall learning Chinese, even though I’m able to read write and somehow speak, my listening is bad.
And.. about developing all skills, you are right, that’s happened to me as well when I did the TestDaf (German language) everything was ok until the reading part, because I speak, write and heard German everyday, I thought I was ready for that test until I realized that my reading was lacking and during my preparation I had to read so much and it was hard.
I'm so glad we got you here! 💙💪🏼
Very helpful!! Thank you so much, I’m beginning my journey in Japanese and the information you provided was extremely beneficial. Thank you
the weird thing is that i can actually speak & write in english after about 3 years of just listening & reading.
Liek just that..
Masha Allah thank you u sir for putting your 30 yrs of experience in this small video...👏👏👏
Thank you so very much. Your tips are so useful. I've always tried to learn more and more but now,with your lessons, it's just a fun!
Grazie, mitico Luca!
Grazie delle belle parole! =)
1 Who is the speaker? What does he do for a living?
2. ?Learning a foreign language is subjective. What does that mean?
3. What is the best way to earn a language?
4, What are the seven traits of your learning method? Write a couple of sentences about each?
Possible answers to questions
Really, you got me encourage a lot, a few minutes ago I feel like so dissapointing about my level of english nevertheless now I'm gonna try again so as to reach my goals at same time I have a dream to speak quickly and clearly, at the moment I know something which in the past I haven't realize what's everything is building with making a lot of effort about our goals. Every day is a opportunity. Thank you so much Teacher Luca I really appreciated your tips and comments about it. I'm 23 years old, I've just gratuated as a engineer, I've been learning english for more than 7 months and once again I'll try to do the best as well as you have a new subscriber. thanks again kind regards from Peru.
Objective, Realistic n Most important , U have the guts to Voice out the Truth in regards to the most “Difficult n Challenging “ aspects of Learning a New language confronted by anyone whether he/she is a beginner/intermediate/advanced Cause it’s a A Tall Mountain to conquer for All of Us😌
Continous n Relentless Hardwork Perseverance n Tears are devoted when trying to grasp Japanese now as it’s so different from my Native tougue.
Sei grande! I tuoi consigli mi sono utili. Grazie.
Ich mag deine Art zu Lernen.
Very useful video 👍
I know I might be young or whatever (btw) I'm ten I want to learn french because I can finally socialize with some of my cousins better. Some speak a little bit of English but I can never completely understand what their telling me. Some of my cousins I haven't ever had a real conversation with and most of my family speak it. So I am going to try to take a few months to learn and see how I do after six months I hope these methods work wish me luck!
How is it now? You're French I mean
This is fantastic - about all learning
I also think the secret unsaid part of this is that if it isn't fun it's okay to take a break or stop. Sometimes the pieces just aren't there to make investing the amount of time needed worth it. If you're not enjoying it or at least interested in it along the way, don't keep going or you'll join the leagues of people who have hate learned half a language and never gotten what they were hoping for.
This video made me realize how much I already watch videos about topics love in the language I wish to study
The best way to learn a language is to start learning, be consistent, and never stop
Great video, for me if I had to pick one key point from my language learning journey (Russian) it would be ‘consistency’
You’re an incredible man 👌🏻thanks a lot for everything you do!
Lately I've been enjoying reading Wikipedia articles in my target language, and using Google Translate to translate and deconstruct the grammar of any particular sentence - which is surprisingly easy. It is of course more widely applicable to languages that have a Latin writing system in the case of a speaker of an Indo-European language, but also with Chinese for example as you can download different Chrome Extensions that help to ease such reading. Just a recommendation, try it!
Great video, as important as concrete examples are your encouragement helps as much.
This came at the perfect time as I enter a new phase of learning. Grazie mille!
Watching your video for the first time and you got my subscription.
Stationed in Germany 55 years ago I was sent to a language school and was awarded a linguist skill MOS. Fast forward to today with no PRACTICE I have lost much of my former language ability. DAILY is a must for learning and retaining.
Luca,
from last week I've being watching a lot of videos about language learning: Steve Kaufmann, Lidya Machova, yours, Ikenna, etc. Now I'm currently on the task of building my unique method, as you said here.
But there is a last piece that through all those videos I couldn't quite understand:
How much of the basic grammar I have to learn in order to jump into comprehensible input, such as books, podcasts, YT videos, movies and such?
My guess is that I can do all those from the beginning, but probably won't get much of meanings, if any at all while in C level.
I've heard some videos talking about focusing last, but not least, on grammar since at the end of the day I will catch the majority of rules by context of comprehensible input.
My initial intent is to read a book in the target language while listening the audio, make notes about phrases and insert unknown words on flash cards to review.
Considering Im a total beginner, this would be effective?
Thank you for all the videos with tips to encourage others into learning new languages.
Um abraço vindo do Brasil.
The best advice I think I've seen yet regarding language learning! Thank you!! :)
Thanks man for your great content, but it world be very nice from you to give tips on how to improve the speaking skill.
Congrats for being so honest 😃
Well, I was studying English at school for about 14 years and only when I started having classes with a native speaker for 2,5 years once a week a saw a HUGE DIFFERENCE in my English. Then I started Spanish from 0% knowledge of the language and learned it totally on my own for about 1,5-2 years. I mean, it was good, I could say and understand some things but only when, again, I invested my money in ONLINE CLASSES WITH A NATIVE I saw a HUUUGE difference. Not to mention the COVID-19 lockdown when I could have classes 1h/4 days a week and totally immerse in Spanish. O madre mía! The progress is INSANE! Studying on your own is good but what I’ve learned is that when you are at that A2/B1 border it’s good to invest money in a proper teacher
What do you feel were the things you did with native speakers that gave you the best results?
Bright conclusión good advise and a hint yo jump higher ay they right time
@@teocantsleep4611 speaking! ;) but also writing some texts and then they were corrected by the native