Now I may be biased but this is the FUNNIEST TH-cam beef I've ever heard of. 😂 When you were like "F**" this guy!" I genuinely had to pause it to laugh. But anyway it's ON bi**h... I may not do what you expect next. 🤫
Amateur. I can do that while also reading 22 books with my right eye, 22 other books with my left eye, and 50 books in braille (15 per hand. I'm a bit slower with my toes so only 10 books per foot). ^^
@@ShaneGodliman I challenge you to take the Clozemaster 10 languages 10 questions each challenge. Pick any 10 languages video yourself taking the challenge and inspire us. (whether you have studied are familiar with or not). This is a fun opportunity to showcase your talent with a little bit of humility proving you too are human and still a language learner. You can put the flags of the 10 languages you choose for the challenge in both the thumbnail and the title and tag the video as #takingtheclozemaster 10 languages challenge. While also tagging the languages of the challenge. When choosing from a diverse variety of languages consider this, to include some of those you're familiar with, those that you are not, and those that you will later learn. Choosing to include a conlang like Interlingua and an ancient language like Latin will keep the challenge diverse while bringing recognition to these languages (you may surprise yourself). Consider getting a hold of Clozemaster they may be interested in sponsoring the video. We as a community of language Learners need a challenge that we can all appreciate and try together. To get the most out of the video challenge adjust the settings as follows: put the skills to listening, the question count to 10, and the mode to multiple choice. Then you can adjust the account to dark mode (as it's more attractive) and the default speed to 75% for better hearing the questions. Doing a dry run will ensure all the settings are correct. Keep a notepad by your side to keep track of the language scores. Before you end the video it would be nice if you encouraged other polyglots and language Learners to take up the challenge. Buenas suerte Carpe Diem السلام عليكم
I'm proud Shane. I've been trying to finish the second story from ollie's short stories in Spanish intermediate for a week. Granted my level is A2 so I'm wayyy behind you, but you were my inspiration to learn vocabulary through reading as opposed to apps, etc. Me encanta su canal sigue así
He conocido este canal a través del canal de Linguriosa y me ha atrapado desde el primer momento. Me pasaría horas oyéndote hablar. Me encanta tu acento y he podido entender todo lo que has dicho porque hablas muy claro. Estoy segura de que tu canal me va a ayudar a mantener/mejorar mi nivel de inglés.
Si, llevo mucho tiempo estudiando inglés y aunque he avanzado mucho, me cuesta mucho trabajo escribir. Supongo que será porque solo leo libros en español. Cuando leo en inglés, siempre intento entender todas las palabras y al final me aburro. Seguiré tus consejos sobre cómo leer libros en un idioma que no es el tuyo para que me resulte más entretenido y así tener más seguridad en mí misma cuando vaya a escribir. Gracias por tus consejos 🙂
Hey Shane, great videos. I was thinking that a good idea for a video might be to speak about the top 5 things that you found the most difficult about the Spanish language, and how you were able to overcome these things on your way to having an advanced level (for instance subjunctive, mixing up past tenses etc). Hope all is well with you and thanks again!
@@ShaneGodliman It is an interesting topic, mostly because these things are the reason why people quit! Would be cool to hear about how you approached the set backs from a phycological perspective! (ie. did you ever get frustrated etc). All the best
Hearing you speak in English is now weird FOR ME because I always watch a video where you speak spanish🤣 That's a compliment. Saludo desde filipinas🇵🇭!
Thanks for sharing! I am also learning Spanish and found your recommendation very useful. Wondering how you pick content for immersion. How well do you understand the content? How can you get the best of the immersion/ comprehensive input? I don’t know much expression of my target language. And when I listen to podcast without looking at transcripts, I can only identify some words but not the meaning of the content. What do you recommend?
I'm still fighting through my first novel on my kindle, but we're almost 40% done. I've actually noticed an increase in reading speed from where I was at the beginning, which is pretty cool.
How much of the vocabulary do you know to be able to listen to it comfortably? I speak basic French and I would find it so intimidating to listen to an audiobook. Reading alone requires me to have a translator by my side quite often.
Tough to choose to be honest, I made a separate video about “La Sombra del Viento” which is probably my favourite book I’ve read in Spanish so far. From this challenge I really enjoyed “El Otro Barrio” and “La Paciente Silenciosa”, the latter of which I believe is being made into a film soon. Those were the two with the most interesting stories for me, but all of the books were good in different ways!
@@leeseales09 I enjoyed it, it’s a compilation of articles he’s been writing for a few years, more of an overview rather than a deep dive but it’s fun and informative and has nice short chapters
Hi, Shane! You have a fantastic channel. I’m either an A2 or B1 Spanish learner. I only have about an hour each night to devote in immersing because of work and family. My question is which is more effective spending that hour: watching a hour long Netflix episode or reading a novel? I enjoy doing both.
Thank you! In regards to your question, I’d say that ultimately both will benefit you in different ways, depending on your reading speed you might be able to expose yourself to more of the language (ie more words) in that hour, but on the other hand the visual support of watching a series can help you to pick up a lot more new words and phrases because you can understand what’s happening easier and infer meaning through context
Curious if you bumped up the audio speed for any of them? Probably depends on the narrator if it's a viable option. Crank the speed up enough you can simulate Chilean spanish!
No it was all normal speed, honesty I don’t enjoy listening to audiobooks sped up, if it’s non fiction maybe, but a big part of the book is the narration and I want to enjoy it and not just force it into my ears which is what sped up feels like to me
It's not cheating to listen to the audiobooks but I know you know it's different to reading them, from a language acquisition standpoint. Both listening and reading have their pros and cons, it's just different.
Hello! Do you look up the new words you don’t know when you encounter them in the novels? I’m reading Percy Jackson right now and it’s full of new and complicated words!🥵 Even though it’s a book for like 10-12 year olds haha!
I don't have a specific rule or system, but in general no, I don't look up every word I don't understand because it would take forever and doesn't add enough to the enjoyment of the experience to make it worth it. I read to follow the main story, if I come across a word that repeats a lot or seems important to the story or to understanding what's happening then I'll look it up, but otherwise I let repetition and context teach me the word. Read a lot and keep reading and the most important words will repeat in a variety of contexts allowing you to gradually form an understanding of what that word means
@@ShaneGodliman Thanks that makes sense! I’m actually a big fan of Lamont of days of French and Swedish by the way! You two should do a collab together or interview each other!
¡Hola Shane! Estoy escribiendo para ti porque querio preguntarte si no te quieres practicar el Español conmigo. Llevo unos pocos meses aprendiendo Español. Necesito alguien que esté abierto para cavilar y avanzar su conocimiento. Me gustaria si te vas a responerme.🙂🙂
You probably got a lot of out that experienced, you learned a lot of vocabulary and grammar, and improved your listening... but you DID NOT READ. You can only read with you eyes.
Check out Lamont’s video here - th-cam.com/video/m8Xl-_0HM7o/w-d-xo.html
What a sport - the shoutout that I never gave you!
Es una pena que un canal tan bueno como este esta ya abandonado. 😢
Now I may be biased but this is the FUNNIEST TH-cam beef I've ever heard of. 😂 When you were like "F**" this guy!" I genuinely had to pause it to laugh.
But anyway it's ON bi**h...
I may not do what you expect next. 🤫
Haha I’m glad you enjoyed it! I will nervously look forward to seeing what you do 😂
Lamont's next video: How I listened to 22 audiobooks in my left ear and 22 different audiobooks in my right ear at double speed in 30 days in Swedish.
😂😂😂
Amateur. I can do that while also reading 22 books with my right eye, 22 other books with my left eye, and 50 books in braille (15 per hand. I'm a bit slower with my toes so only 10 books per foot). ^^
@@ShaneGodliman I challenge you to take the Clozemaster 10 languages 10 questions each challenge. Pick any 10 languages video yourself taking the challenge and inspire us. (whether you have studied are familiar with or not). This is a fun opportunity to showcase your talent with a little bit of humility proving you too are human and still a language learner. You can put the flags of the 10 languages you choose for the challenge in both the thumbnail and the title and tag the video as #takingtheclozemaster 10 languages challenge. While also tagging the languages of the challenge. When choosing from a diverse variety of languages consider this, to include some of those you're familiar with, those that you are not, and those that you will later learn. Choosing to include a conlang like Interlingua and an ancient language like Latin will keep the challenge diverse while bringing recognition to these languages (you may surprise yourself). Consider getting a hold of Clozemaster they may be interested in sponsoring the video. We as a community of language Learners need a challenge that we can all appreciate and try together. To get the most out of the video challenge adjust the settings as follows: put the skills to listening, the question count to 10, and the mode to multiple choice. Then you can adjust the account to dark mode (as it's more attractive) and the default speed to 75% for better hearing the questions. Doing a dry run will ensure all the settings are correct. Keep a notepad by your side to keep track of the language scores. Before you end the video it would be nice if you encouraged other polyglots and language Learners to take up the challenge.
Buenas suerte
Carpe Diem
السلام عليكم
I'm proud Shane. I've been trying to finish the second story from ollie's short stories in Spanish intermediate for a week. Granted my level is A2 so I'm wayyy behind you, but you were my inspiration to learn vocabulary through reading as opposed to apps, etc. Me encanta su canal sigue así
Thank you! I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos 😊 I hope you’re enjoying the reading!
Hey Shane, Continua com seu projeto, é maravilhoso! Preciso de mais podcast Unlocking British English! Valeu irmão!
Nice! That is what's great about short term language challenges. You see what you are really able to do when you focus.
Totally! Love a good language challenge!
Shane you are an incredibly inspirational person🙌. Thanks you for all the tips and motivational clips you share🙏
Thank you very much Charlie that means a lot 😊🙏🏽
I recently found your channel & I really like your content! Hope you're doing well & I hope you'll be back soon with more videos! 😊🤗
Good man Shane another great video! Great channel! I must try this with Gaelainn.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
He conocido este canal a través del canal de Linguriosa y me ha atrapado desde el primer momento. Me pasaría horas oyéndote hablar. Me encanta tu acento y he podido entender todo lo que has dicho porque hablas muy claro. Estoy segura de que tu canal me va a ayudar a mantener/mejorar mi nivel de inglés.
Eres una persona que habla español pero esta aprendiendo inglés?
@@steve7131 Sí. Soy española pero me gusta mucho el inglés y siempre estoy estudiando.
@@nievesbalongabadal8052 Somos opuestos jajaja, estoy aprendiendo español. Pero espero que aprendas con fluidez :)
Si, llevo mucho tiempo estudiando inglés y aunque he avanzado mucho, me cuesta mucho trabajo escribir. Supongo que será porque solo leo libros en español. Cuando leo en inglés, siempre intento entender todas las palabras y al final me aburro. Seguiré tus consejos sobre cómo leer libros en un idioma que no es el tuyo para que me resulte más entretenido y así tener más seguridad en mí misma cuando vaya a escribir. Gracias por tus consejos 🙂
Amazing !! Wow !! Im high b1 but I can’t read novels yet. Bc I can’t understand many words. Most I can but I find I can’t understand the story
I have a couple of videos coming soon that should help you out 😊🙌🏽
Good to see you Shane.Thanks for doing this .👍
🙌🏽🙌🏽
Hey Shane. Long time no see. Hope all is well :)
Awesome! I love it!
Hey Shane, great videos. I was thinking that a good idea for a video might be to speak about the top 5 things that you found the most difficult about the Spanish language, and how you were able to overcome these things on your way to having an advanced level (for instance subjunctive, mixing up past tenses etc). Hope all is well with you and thanks again!
Thank you! I was asked about this in an interview recently too so will have a think about it and see if I can put a video together 😊
@@ShaneGodliman It is an interesting topic, mostly because these things are the reason why people quit! Would be cool to hear about how you approached the set backs from a phycological perspective! (ie. did you ever get frustrated etc). All the best
Seems good - challenge accepted. Maybe not 11 in 30 days, but I haven't been reading a ton in Spanish yet, so let's start with 2. 😄
Sounds like a great place to start!
Hearing you speak in English is now weird FOR ME because I always watch a video where you speak spanish🤣
That's a compliment.
Saludo desde filipinas🇵🇭!
What's up Shane! Si lees este comentario, quería saber si vas a publicar de nuevo o estás jubilado con español en TH-cam?
Where have you been dude
Thanks for sharing! I am also learning Spanish and found your recommendation very useful. Wondering how you pick content for immersion. How well do you understand the content? How can you get the best of the immersion/ comprehensive input? I don’t know much expression of my target language. And when I listen to podcast without looking at transcripts, I can only identify some words but not the meaning of the content. What do you recommend?
I'm still fighting through my first novel on my kindle, but we're almost 40% done. I've actually noticed an increase in reading speed from where I was at the beginning, which is pretty cool.
That’s awesome!
How much of the vocabulary do you know to be able to listen to it comfortably? I speak basic French and I would find it so intimidating to listen to an audiobook. Reading alone requires me to have a translator by my side quite often.
Can you do another video discussing Spanish books and give us some recommendations , like which were your favorites ?
I was actually thinking of doing one of those ranking/tier list videos for all the books I’ve read in Spanish
Ok that’s it I’m doing this same thing. Might even do 12 to be petty then 😂
This is going to end badly 😂
2023: "I read 100 books in Swedish/Spanish in a month". 😆
This is going to get incredibly immature very fast 😂
@@daysandwords Wait seriously? Decent sized books or short stories
@@ShaneGodliman *Greatly 😎 we’re only helping each other
What was your favourite book out of them all and why?
Tough to choose to be honest, I made a separate video about “La Sombra del Viento” which is probably my favourite book I’ve read in Spanish so far. From this challenge I really enjoyed “El Otro Barrio” and “La Paciente Silenciosa”, the latter of which I believe is being made into a film soon. Those were the two with the most interesting stories for me, but all of the books were good in different ways!
@@ShaneGodliman What did you think of the Historia de España one? Is it worth a read?
@@leeseales09 I enjoyed it, it’s a compilation of articles he’s been writing for a few years, more of an overview rather than a deep dive but it’s fun and informative and has nice short chapters
@@ShaneGodliman thanks very much for replying man! I'll look into some of these.
All the best!
Hi, Shane! You have a fantastic channel. I’m either an A2 or B1 Spanish learner. I only have about an hour each night to devote in immersing because of work and family. My question is which is more effective spending that hour: watching a hour long Netflix episode or reading a novel? I enjoy doing both.
Thank you! In regards to your question, I’d say that ultimately both will benefit you in different ways, depending on your reading speed you might be able to expose yourself to more of the language (ie more words) in that hour, but on the other hand the visual support of watching a series can help you to pick up a lot more new words and phrases because you can understand what’s happening easier and infer meaning through context
Curious if you bumped up the audio speed for any of them? Probably depends on the narrator if it's a viable option. Crank the speed up enough you can simulate Chilean spanish!
No it was all normal speed, honesty I don’t enjoy listening to audiobooks sped up, if it’s non fiction maybe, but a big part of the book is the narration and I want to enjoy it and not just force it into my ears which is what sped up feels like to me
Hola señor! 😊 Please Make Video Only For ( BEGINNERS) How Lo Learn Spanish.. by Self Study..✨ Full Planning + Study Tips etc :)
Your channel is great 👍
Thank you!
It's not cheating to listen to the audiobooks but I know you know it's different to reading them, from a language acquisition standpoint. Both listening and reading have their pros and cons, it's just different.
I have terrible time management skills 😂 This was a very inspiring video I am hoping to read more in Spanish too !
Glad you enjoyed it!
Why do I get the feeling that sometime this year Lamont will make a video called "I read 12 books in 30 days"? ^^
I have a feeling you may well be right 😂 I’m probably going to have to do a lot of reading this year!
What did you use to listen to the books Shane? Audible?
Yeah audible is my go to, I think there are probably lots of other options but audible is just easy for me
@@ShaneGodliman we’re you able to listen to all 11 books within the subscription or did you have to pay extra?
I didn’t pay extra but some were audiobooks I already had but hadn’t listened to yet
@@ShaneGodliman i might have to renew my subscription!
I can’t speak for other languages but they have a pretty awesome selection in Spanish!
This is the first time I have heard you speaking English and it’s incredibly strange haha
Challenge accepted. Thanks Shane.
No problem! Thanks for watching 😊
Hello!
Do you look up the new words you don’t know when you encounter them in the novels?
I’m reading Percy Jackson right now and it’s full of new and complicated words!🥵
Even though it’s a book for like 10-12 year olds haha!
I don't have a specific rule or system, but in general no, I don't look up every word I don't understand because it would take forever and doesn't add enough to the enjoyment of the experience to make it worth it. I read to follow the main story, if I come across a word that repeats a lot or seems important to the story or to understanding what's happening then I'll look it up, but otherwise I let repetition and context teach me the word. Read a lot and keep reading and the most important words will repeat in a variety of contexts allowing you to gradually form an understanding of what that word means
@@ShaneGodliman Thanks that makes sense!
I’m actually a big fan of Lamont of days of French and Swedish by the way!
You two should do a collab together or interview each other!
I actually did interview him for my channel 😊 he also did an interview with me for his Patreon
@@ShaneGodliman Oh Shiet really!?
Gotta check it out thanks!
¡Hola Shane! Estoy escribiendo para ti porque querio preguntarte si no te quieres practicar el Español conmigo. Llevo unos pocos meses aprendiendo Español. Necesito alguien que esté abierto para cavilar y avanzar su conocimiento. Me gustaria si te vas a responerme.🙂🙂
Creo que sería mucho mejor buscar un profe en italki o tal plataforma, no soy tutor de español
@@ShaneGodliman Entiendo, que vaya bien! :)
You still learning español Shane mate?
Really liked your channel, but you haven't posted in awhile. I hope you are ok bud.
¡Eres una máquina Shane!…..y un excelente modelo a imitar con mis estudios españoles 👊
Gracias Peter!
@@ShaneGodliman de na Shane me molan mazo tus vídeos tío
All books are “proper” books.
your spanish sounds more natural than your english
You probably got a lot of out that experienced, you learned a lot of vocabulary and grammar, and improved your listening... but you DID NOT READ. You can only read with you eyes.