And thank you for sharing the sentence, "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down". :) Several Chinese proverbs popped out in my mind the moment you said it, because we have so many ideas in common. Haha.
I'm a huge follower of Chomsky and I saw a post about him with Dr Stephen Krashen who was unknown to me, I searched TH-cam about Krashen and that brought me here. Amazing content 🙌
Wow. what good tips!! I heard of the comprehensible input hypothesis of Stephen Krashen, but not about accent that is my concern about nowadays. This video is really helpful to me. Thanks.
Hello, Morksensei. The story you shared about your Japanese students interests me, and I'd like to share something. You said that some students who are capable of pronouncing better deliberately speak English in Japanese accent, because they don't want to appear different. I'm an English learner from China. As for my personal experience, my classmates and I have quite different mindsets from that of Japanese students you mentioned. We try to speak perfect English, which means that we want to be regarded as good at English as native speakers (Which is extremely difficult). If a student has a strong accent, others might laugh at him/her, so they become more timid and unwilling to speak. Personally, this kind of ideas makes me feel hard to open my mouth because I always imagine that someone might try to find what mistakes I make and correct them to show they're better at it. We seem to seek the superiority and tell others "I'm good at this" or "I'm better". Not on behalf of Chinese students, just my experience. So the story of your Japanese students kind of surprised me. These cultural differences are interesting,
Thanks for sharing! Your story made me smile, because even though it is the opposite as you say, psychologically, the effect is similar. Pressure from peers often dictates our efforts and how we feel about ourselves. I would like to challenge learners to a) be careful how they treat other learners - be kind! and b) brush off any negative treatment they might get from other learners. I know this how hard this can be, but you will flourish if you can have confidence in yourself. By the way, I have noticed a great improvement is Chinese learners' English skills compared to a couple of decades ago. China is doing something right! :)
@@morksensei Thanks for your reply. It's encouraging for me! XD I will follow your suggestions and create a better language-learning environment for myself.
Think about it like this, American is a melting pot of accents. Even broken English with a Southern drawl is considered an "American accent". ( Mississippi, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee area) It's more about pronunciation than it is about the accent. If you're saying, " Pob" when you mean to say, "Pop" then you need to focus on articulation, voiced and unvoiced pronunciation of syllables, not an accent. Many can fake the accent but can't hold an intelligent conversation. You will be better if you focus on what truly matters, growth 📈 not "Show". Don't put on a "Show", maximize your growth ☘️🌵
Hi, Morksensei! Good lesson. I like it. So many interesting information about accent correction and new words(for my Anki collection of words). It was like a present for me before New Year. I like your style of teaching. You must regularly continue your lessons and tell us about various aspects of foreign language learning. Happy New Year Teacher!
Well, then - Happy New Year! Anki is a good app because it has spaced repetition (but remember to read regularly - it works even better). Glad you liked the video. :)
@@morksensei I use Anki for some years and I like it a lot. I usually have several example sentences for every word. When I pronounce an example sentence I try to do it with pleasure. English is my second language but I already live by this language. I even try to find time to use my native language because it is not a problem for me to immerse myself in English all day. By the way, foreign language helps understand the native language much better. I feel it when using Russian. I remember the days when I was at school. Nobody likes it when you do something better. Not only when you pronounce English phrases better. You can be simple clever and as a result, get hatred.
Iam trying to get get american native accent by using krashen's techniques and listening to usually american native accent that's it BTW I have noticed you aren't speaking American native English accent from frist impression but Canadian accent is quite similar to America's one Finally thanks for sharing your thoughts and krashen's ideas. looking forward to speak like native
Hi, Mohammed! Yes, I’m actually originally from Montreal, so I guess I must have a Canadian accent. Many Canadian and American accents are indeed similar to each other. :) Good luck with your study and practice!
I have a little(not so little for me, maybe) question concerning language learning. When I use the English-Russian dictionary, I can see 10-20-40 and more variants of translation of the word from English to Russian. I like to study, but it can be boring to remember all of them. What is the most rational way to remember words in such a situation? Thanks.
Do NOT study all meanings or nuances of a word at one time. Ideally, you should be looking up a word's meaning (ideally not using Russian) after hearing it or reading it in context. Try to find the correct meaning of the word based on how you read or heard it. Make your own example sentences using that meaning of the word. Listen again or read again to what you were reading/listening to. :)
@@morksensei Yes, you are right. Using the bilingual dictionary when we study a foreign language can make the work much more difficult(sometimes). I, personally, would like to get rid of the habit of using the bilingual dictionary. If would be great to see your new lesson about it.
@@ViacheslavKr Actually, Ch K, I think I am misleading you. A bilingual dictionary is perfectly fine. In fact, it can be too frustrating to use a monolingual dictionary if you quickly want to find the meaning of a word. If you are a very advanced learner, then it makes sense to use a monolingual dictionary, and there are also monolingual dictionaries aimed at non-native speakers. Whatever you use, just make sure you use a dictionary with lots of example sentences. I promise I will make a video about this soon - relatively soon. :)
@@morksensei Glad to see your answer, Teacher! To make a video about using a monolingual dictionary is a good idea because there are so many opinions on this subject. And so many different kinds of dictionaries in use.
Haha! I hope I did not cause your upset! No need worry about your accent. Not everyone wants or needs a native-like accent, and there is nothing wrong with a foreign accent. ;)
Why specifically english? Not everyone is interested in reaching native like pronounciation specifcially in english and solely in english. I for instance care very little. I rather have native like pronounciation in the mother tongue of my whole family and of the language I learned first and know best.
Specifically in English because my channel is for helping those who want to improve their English. But of course you are right: this applies to learning ANY additional language, and only for those who WANT to sound more ‘native.’ There is nothing wrong with having no interest in doing so.
And thank you for sharing the sentence, "The nail that sticks out gets hammered down". :) Several Chinese proverbs popped out in my mind the moment you said it, because we have so many ideas in common. Haha.
Excellent. Thanks.
I'm a huge follower of Chomsky and I saw a post about him with Dr Stephen Krashen who was unknown to me, I searched TH-cam about Krashen and that brought me here. Amazing content 🙌
Thanks, Bijo!
I just loved your content and this is the first video i watch for you❤️
Thank you! I hope to see you again here.
Wow. what good tips!! I heard of the comprehensible input hypothesis of Stephen Krashen, but not about accent that is my concern about nowadays. This video is really helpful to me. Thanks.
You're most welcome!
You are amazing! I like your style and personality
Why thank you, Hassan!
Hello, Morksensei. The story you shared about your Japanese students interests me, and I'd like to share something. You said that some students who are capable of pronouncing better deliberately speak English in Japanese accent, because they don't want to appear different. I'm an English learner from China. As for my personal experience, my classmates and I have quite different mindsets from that of Japanese students you mentioned. We try to speak perfect English, which means that we want to be regarded as good at English as native speakers (Which is extremely difficult). If a student has a strong accent, others might laugh at him/her, so they become more timid and unwilling to speak. Personally, this kind of ideas makes me feel hard to open my mouth because I always imagine that someone might try to find what mistakes I make and correct them to show they're better at it. We seem to seek the superiority and tell others "I'm good at this" or "I'm better". Not on behalf of Chinese students, just my experience. So the story of your Japanese students kind of surprised me. These cultural differences are interesting,
Thanks for sharing! Your story made me smile, because even though it is the opposite as you say, psychologically, the effect is similar. Pressure from peers often dictates our efforts and how we feel about ourselves. I would like to challenge learners to a) be careful how they treat other learners - be kind! and b) brush off any negative treatment they might get from other learners. I know this how hard this can be, but you will flourish if you can have confidence in yourself. By the way, I have noticed a great improvement is Chinese learners' English skills compared to a couple of decades ago. China is doing something right! :)
@@morksensei Thanks for your reply. It's encouraging for me! XD I will follow your suggestions and create a better language-learning environment for myself.
Think about it like this, American is a melting pot of accents.
Even broken English with a Southern drawl is considered an "American accent". ( Mississippi, Texas, Georgia, Tennessee area)
It's more about pronunciation than it is about the accent.
If you're saying, " Pob" when you mean to say, "Pop" then you need to focus on articulation, voiced and unvoiced pronunciation of syllables, not an accent.
Many can fake the accent but can't hold an intelligent conversation.
You will be better if you focus on what truly matters, growth 📈 not "Show". Don't put on a "Show", maximize your growth ☘️🌵
Hi, Morksensei! Good lesson. I like it. So many interesting information about accent correction and new words(for my Anki collection of words). It was like a present for me before New Year. I like your style of teaching. You must regularly continue your lessons and tell us about various aspects of foreign language learning. Happy New Year Teacher!
Well, then - Happy New Year! Anki is a good app because it has spaced repetition (but remember to read regularly - it works even better). Glad you liked the video. :)
@@morksensei I use Anki for some years and I like it a lot. I usually have several example sentences for every word. When I pronounce an example sentence I try to do it with pleasure. English is my second language but I already live by this language. I even try to find time to use my native language because it is not a problem for me to immerse myself in English all day. By the way, foreign language helps understand the native language much better. I feel it when using Russian. I remember the days when I was at school. Nobody likes it when you do something better. Not only when you pronounce English phrases better. You can be simple clever and as a result, get hatred.
@@morksensei By the way, at the end of the study session I speeded up the video until 1.25 and it was great. I studied the lesson carefully before it.
@@ViacheslavKr That would be native-speaker pace, I think! (I tend to speak around 20-25% slower)
@@ViacheslavKr It's a common situation, unfortunately, and young people tend to care so much about what others think!
Iam trying to get get american native accent by using krashen's techniques and listening to usually american native accent that's it
BTW I have noticed you aren't speaking American native English accent from frist impression but Canadian accent is quite similar to America's one
Finally thanks for sharing your thoughts and krashen's ideas. looking forward to speak like native
Hi, Mohammed! Yes, I’m actually originally from Montreal, so I guess I must have a Canadian accent. Many Canadian and American accents are indeed similar to each other. :) Good luck with your study and practice!
I have a little(not so little for me, maybe) question concerning language learning. When I use the English-Russian dictionary, I can see 10-20-40 and more variants of translation of the word from English to Russian. I like to study, but it can be boring to remember all of them. What is the most rational way to remember words in such a situation? Thanks.
Do NOT study all meanings or nuances of a word at one time. Ideally, you should be looking up a word's meaning (ideally not using Russian) after hearing it or reading it in context. Try to find the correct meaning of the word based on how you read or heard it. Make your own example sentences using that meaning of the word. Listen again or read again to what you were reading/listening to. :)
@@morksensei Yes, you are right. Using the bilingual dictionary when we study a foreign language can make the work much more difficult(sometimes). I, personally, would like to get rid of the habit of using the bilingual dictionary. If would be great to see your new lesson about it.
@@ViacheslavKr ok, please hang in there!
@@ViacheslavKr Actually, Ch K, I think I am misleading you. A bilingual dictionary is perfectly fine. In fact, it can be too frustrating to use a monolingual dictionary if you quickly want to find the meaning of a word. If you are a very advanced learner, then it makes sense to use a monolingual dictionary, and there are also monolingual dictionaries aimed at non-native speakers. Whatever you use, just make sure you use a dictionary with lots of example sentences. I promise I will make a video about this soon - relatively soon. :)
@@morksensei Glad to see your answer, Teacher! To make a video about using a monolingual dictionary is a good idea because there are so many opinions on this subject. And so many different kinds of dictionaries in use.
At first i just wanted to be able to enjoy some silly videos in english on youtube and now here I'm getting upset over my accent lol
Haha! I hope I did not cause your upset! No need worry about your accent. Not everyone wants or needs a native-like accent, and there is nothing wrong with a foreign accent. ;)
Why specifically english? Not everyone is interested in reaching native like pronounciation specifcially in english and solely in english.
I for instance care very little. I rather have native like pronounciation in the mother tongue of my whole family and of the language I learned first and know best.
Specifically in English because my channel is for helping those who want to improve their English. But of course you are right: this applies to learning ANY additional language, and only for those who WANT to sound more ‘native.’ There is nothing wrong with having no interest in doing so.