There are three parallel beginner sets which appear in all libraries at LingQ, including English; "Who is She" 26 episodes, "Eating Out" 10 episodes and "Gretings and Goodbyes", 8 episodes. This should keep you busy for a month, listening over and over. That is what I used for Russian. I listened to "Who is She" 30 - 40 times until I got a feel. Thereafter things get easier. There is a wealth of beginner and easy content in German. Please try again!
I recall the day I first noticed a dramatic improvement in my second language, Japanese. I found myself having a high-level conversation about Economics.
How? I'd spent the last few months repeating about 4 times each, the same five economics essays. Reviewing essays helped my _speaking_ tremendously.
Read an essay once, and you might be able to use a few of the new words in converation. Read the same essay five times though and you'll find yourself using the new words without even trying.
I was just wondering what you meant exactly by "natural learning"? I'm an aspiring bilingual person (learning German) and I understand that you advocate your LingQ method of lots of input and allowing the brain to absorb the new language. I personally found it very hard as a beginner to do that! So if LingQ is what you mean as a natural language learning method, I can't see it working for everyone without adaptation...
Hi Felix. Natural learning is as you explained, lots of language input, allowing the brain to absorb it, without getting frustrated, and with a little help in terms of translations, dictionaries, tutor help and vocab learning systems, such as what we have at LingQ.
Of course it will not work for everyone. I would be very interested to hear what exactly you found hard, and why, if you have the time to comment here. Thanks.
Well I joined LingQ when I'd barely started German and since absolutely everything was in German I couldn't understand anything! It was very labourious to look every word up and I found it very off putting. I'd rather there were at least some English at the beginning or some pictures or something to guide me! I found myself looking up random words in the hope that they would guide me to the meaning of the sentence, which is a very inefficient way to start a language.
I completely agree with you Steve, otherwise how can that be that so many babies´ first word is "mom"? Probably because they hear this word in a natural way, many times a day and since their first day of life. In that way it wouldn´t take them long time before being able to repeit it.
It's no wonder that we can understand different languages. English itself could almost be split into several. We have so many synonyms and ways of phrasing sentences, that English alone seems like more than just one language.
Another interesting thought - I wonder when language developed in our ancestry. I know bonobo chimpanzees give each other names in the wild, but I don't know if they have their own language per se. They can use human languages to a degree by signing, typing, or writing.
I certainly support this idea, however some people might take the word 'natural' to mean naturally developed languages as to opposed to artificially developed languages like Esperanto.
More videos would be great! And the Natural Language Society (if that is going to be the name) sounds like a very good idea too. Universities are a good place to set up these sorts of things and I'd love to help to set one up here - any other Glaswegians watching? Get in touch!!
Heh. I like you.. in a heterosexual context, you remind me of an intellectual fellow Steve Martin. I've tried learning several languages, unfortunately having ADD makes it difficult to maintain concentration and a level of interest necessary to really progress with it. But I agree, I think everybody should speak a second language at least. Keep up the good work sir!
Also, if by "natural learning" you mean learning without the aid of an instructor, I myself am using your methods after about 3 or more months of researching ways to learn languages much quickly and am finding it (listening to the native language and reading in the language) to be the best way. I am unsure however of how to rally the troops as it were to start a society especially here in The Bahamas.
I'd like to see StuJay, Luca and Prof. Arguelles get into this conversation as well but on the other hand I think this is a great idea. I don't you need to shorten your videos by the other.
Steve,i was wondering:do you speak italian?
If so,i would like to listen this video in my native language in order to check my progresses in learning english.
Thank you very much,regards
Alberto
Albesa81 1 year ago
Felix,
There are three parallel beginner sets which appear in all libraries at LingQ, including English; "Who is She" 26 episodes, "Eating Out" 10 episodes and "Gretings and Goodbyes", 8 episodes. This should keep you busy for a month, listening over and over. That is what I used for Russian. I listened to "Who is She" 30 - 40 times until I got a feel. Thereafter things get easier. There is a wealth of beginner and easy content in German. Please try again!
lingosteve 3 years ago
I recall the day I first noticed a dramatic improvement in my second language, Japanese. I found myself having a high-level conversation about Economics.
How? I'd spent the last few months repeating about 4 times each, the same five economics essays. Reviewing essays helped my _speaking_ tremendously.
Read an essay once, and you might be able to use a few of the new words in converation. Read the same essay five times though and you'll find yourself using the new words without even trying.
shimmeringreflection 2 years ago
Hey Steve!
I was just wondering what you meant exactly by "natural learning"? I'm an aspiring bilingual person (learning German) and I understand that you advocate your LingQ method of lots of input and allowing the brain to absorb the new language. I personally found it very hard as a beginner to do that! So if LingQ is what you mean as a natural language learning method, I can't see it working for everyone without adaptation...
Felixelus 3 years ago
Hi Felix. Natural learning is as you explained, lots of language input, allowing the brain to absorb it, without getting frustrated, and with a little help in terms of translations, dictionaries, tutor help and vocab learning systems, such as what we have at LingQ.
Of course it will not work for everyone. I would be very interested to hear what exactly you found hard, and why, if you have the time to comment here. Thanks.
lingosteve 3 years ago
Well I joined LingQ when I'd barely started German and since absolutely everything was in German I couldn't understand anything! It was very labourious to look every word up and I found it very off putting. I'd rather there were at least some English at the beginning or some pictures or something to guide me! I found myself looking up random words in the hope that they would guide me to the meaning of the sentence, which is a very inefficient way to start a language.
Felixelus 3 years ago
I completely agree with you Steve, otherwise how can that be that so many babies´ first word is "mom"? Probably because they hear this word in a natural way, many times a day and since their first day of life. In that way it wouldn´t take them long time before being able to repeit it.
vanegri81 3 years ago
It's no wonder that we can understand different languages. English itself could almost be split into several. We have so many synonyms and ways of phrasing sentences, that English alone seems like more than just one language.
Another interesting thought - I wonder when language developed in our ancestry. I know bonobo chimpanzees give each other names in the wild, but I don't know if they have their own language per se. They can use human languages to a degree by signing, typing, or writing.
GBart 3 years ago
Sounds like a great idea (and name) to me.
FourthDerivative 3 years ago
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let's do it!!!
Cykarus 3 years ago 2
I certainly support this idea, however some people might take the word 'natural' to mean naturally developed languages as to opposed to artificially developed languages like Esperanto.
qzchris 3 years ago
More videos would be great! And the Natural Language Society (if that is going to be the name) sounds like a very good idea too. Universities are a good place to set up these sorts of things and I'd love to help to set one up here - any other Glaswegians watching? Get in touch!!
D3clanb 3 years ago
Haha, my post didn't make much sense. Too much alcohol. Ignore the drunkenness :)
KleaVizion 3 years ago
Heh. I like you.. in a heterosexual context, you remind me of an intellectual fellow Steve Martin. I've tried learning several languages, unfortunately having ADD makes it difficult to maintain concentration and a level of interest necessary to really progress with it. But I agree, I think everybody should speak a second language at least. Keep up the good work sir!
KleaVizion 3 years ago
Also, if by "natural learning" you mean learning without the aid of an instructor, I myself am using your methods after about 3 or more months of researching ways to learn languages much quickly and am finding it (listening to the native language and reading in the language) to be the best way. I am unsure however of how to rally the troops as it were to start a society especially here in The Bahamas.
zocurtis 3 years ago
Hey Steve,
I'd like to see StuJay, Luca and Prof. Arguelles get into this conversation as well but on the other hand I think this is a great idea. I don't you need to shorten your videos by the other.
zocurtis 3 years ago