Chain of Thoughts #0

[jamikinjo]

just a bit slower...

[anisflufis]

brilliant!

[ninnymonger]

I liked this video a lot. The fact that it's animated and has a lot of repetition is REALLY helpful. Your "chaining" idea is spot on.

The randomness is pretty entertaining; I almost laughed. (I must admit that the ghost scaring the father made me smile.) Making these videos funny and education would not be difficult from what I've seen. Good Job.

[qistina13849]

This video was very great... but it too fast... maybe u can make it more slowly... so the student can read it too along with u....

[GrubenM]

I watched all language lessons but the exercises on numbers and then watched all the pronunciation videos. This video is very well done and well-suited for vocabulary building and increasing Arabic comprehension, though the audio is of slightly poor quality compared to the other videos. In all, I am surprised the content on this channel is free; it is very well done and helpful in ways that Rosetta Stone lacks, such as how to write and what the diacritics are

[bronteownsu5]

This is fabulous. You could be charging money for this, sir. 

[Arjay1977]

I say "bravo" - I like the speed, it is not too fast at all. The sentences are clear, I really like that you have the written Arabic as well, and the illustrations are very good. Mumtaz!

[LearnArabicTV]

smart way to make a video

[MeyKhanLi]

HeHeHe

I want an Arabe Ghost...

So cute...

XD

[MeyKhanLi]

Kteer mny7!!!!

Man I get SOOOOO happy when I can understand some sentences!

HHHHHH

I LOVE the idea...

Really, great listening exercise...

Thank You!!!

[empusa23bis]

1. Slow down. Really. Doing the same sequence three times in a video, first at a normal speed, then really slow and then at a natural speed again may be a good idea.

2. Insert pauses between sentenses, so that people can easily pause and read.

3. The father WORKS all day long. No need for IS in this sentence.

4. For teaching purposes the chains of thoughts are usually doctored to exhibit some kind of focus. In your example it can be, for example, spacial relationship (in, on, near, etc.)

[Homelang1]

@empusa23bis

1. the idea is to go fast =P (althought I'm really going at the normal pace of arabic speaking)

Plus I want student to repeat the video over and over and over again until their ears get used to it. not to spoon feed them =P

2. I admit that is something I should really do

3. Whoops,, you found a typo there,. that's what happens when you don't proof read your work -_-!

[Homelang1]

@empusa23bis

4. I thought I was the first person to do such video :S

I called it a "chain" becuz each sentence is linked to the next one with 1 common word and the last sentence is linked to the first one. The randomness makes it more entertaining, don't you think?! you'll never expect what comes next ;P

[empusa23bis]

@Homelang1 I now nothing about the videos, but I use a somewhat similar approach in my class sometimes (I teach English). It works great for spacial relationships and conditionals.

[Homelang1]

@empusa23bis AAahh I see! :D great! 

[peacer4]

i agree with some of the other suggestions that a much slower pace would be helpful and as an educator, i think sticking to one setting at a time and then connecting the vocab across settings in later lessons would be more relevant to learners. although, the story contextualizing the vocab is an awesome approach! :) thank you.

[66pippo66]

for non arabic people, maybe usefull if you slow down a litte. while I'm trying to read you are already over.

thanks

[TheAmazingFacts]

What is the difference between 'zalaam' and 'zulmati?'

[Homelang1]

@TheAmazingFacts that's hard to explain. in english they are the same thing.. darkness, but in arabic that's a detail that I don't want to confuse u with.. for now let's just say that "thalam" is more general than "thumla" =)

[TheAmazingFacts]

@Homelang1 I see. Well, thank you very much then, brother.

[bluedolphin4444]

I didn't know you can draw too!

[Homelang1]

@bluedolphin4444 Hahaha well I'm not that good as u can see :P

[bluedolphin4444]

This is a very good idea, im anxious for the next video.

[Homelang1]

Thank you guys for the feed back, I will try to slow it a bit down next time but not too much, the goal is to get you used to the normal pace of Arabic speakers =)

[Taffy1974]

@Homelang1 It is an excellent idea and I really appreciate your assistance! 

[InsaneAcorn]

1: Slow down. maybe repeat once.

2: Up your audio quality. Record when its quiet, compress a little if you have any plug-ins, and use AAC at 128kbps (That is youtube HQ)

Other than that

SHUKRAN!

[Homelang1]

@InsaneAcorn yea I am new to the audio world, so I was playing around and I think I messed things up! thanks for the tips! :)

[Taffy1974]

Excellent idea but slightly too fast my beginner -ness lol

Shukran !

[TheSnfz]

good work, maybe a bit too fast....thanks anyway!

[Mindraker1]

The subtitles and translations were helpful, but it seemed rather fast. I like this video a lot.

[Blue6Horse]

Homelang1

I have watched and learnt much from all of your previous videos.

The audio on this new example video is a little bit strange. Speaking for myself, I found the difficult Arabic sounds easier to understand or perceive on the other videos with the other type of audio.

But I did hear some words!!! (And I haven't started classes yet!)

Thanks again and luck for your projects.

[Aamirah17]

This is awesome. Great work.

[etracher1]

Excellent video. I think that doing a series of this sort would be very useful. I have just barely begun Arabic and I really won't be able to focus on it until next year, but this looks great. I like that you put both Arabic and English subtitles, very useful.

The only suggestion is that perhaps you could consider doing two versions: one slow and one fast at normal talking speed.

[66pippo66]

thanks for your work