Introverts and Extroverts

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extraversion_and_introversion

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Education

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• Introverts
• and
• Extroverts

[FrapaneseGirl]

I've been watching a bunch of your videos, and I think you're one of my favorite people on Youtube. I really appreciate this one especially, being quite an introvert myself. It's so encouraging to see someone affirm that being introverted is not a "problem"! Some people seem to think introverts can't be good language learners, but I don't think that's true at all. We just need to learn in our own way, as you say.

[FluentCzech]

@FrapaneseGirl Thank you for your kind words. I make this particular video because one youtuber insisted that inside every introvert is an extrovert trying to break out - and we just have to "get out more". It offended me, since being an introvert isn't a defect, it is just the way we are. I hope my video is a small step towards others accepting introvertism as being just as good and just as healthy as extrovertism.

[Torbyrne]

Nicely put video, as ever, Anthony. I like that you wrote introVERTs and extroVERTs in green on the first board - was that on purpose? ;)

[FluentCzech]

@Torbyrne How could it be on purpose Richard? As you know only too well, I don't speak welsh ;-)

[mednos]

There has been some research done on talking to yourself in a foreign language, as far as I can remember it helps with vocabulary and obviously makes you notice the gap but it doesn not improve your active language overall.

[FluentCzech]

@mednos That is certainly very interesting. Do you possibly have a link to a paper on this that you could send to me?

[YouStoleMyTube]

Extroverts sound very unhealthy to me... Their mental stability must be quite shaky if they can't bare to be alone. Perhaps they should get counseling of a sort.

[kokorodokoro]

Superb video. I myself am on the introvert side and have for years been trying to force myself to "get out there", but gradually come to the conclusion that it's pointless to force myself to do something I don't enjoy in the slightest. I don't disdain social interaction, far from it, I'm just not dependent upon it. The biggest problem in any educational system is the failure to recognize that different people benefit from different learning methods. This video shows a lot of respect and insight.

[ratyoke]

I am an introvert and I hate the suggestions like go talk to strangers who speak the language. That would be so stressful and tiring. I am glad to see someone make a video that recognizes that strategy won't work with some people. Finding native speaker friends is what's working best for me.

[zakyzeek]

i'm a huge introvert.

[FrapaneseGirl]

(continued) Thinking and talking to myself is something I do all the time, and it has been helpful to me I think. I also find that if I do a lot of really intensive listening, or listen to the same audio book or watch the same movie over and over, I start to actually hear it in my head to the point that I can use it actively and automatically. I only do this with material I really enjoy though, of course!

[zombiekidcrazy]

@mrcreamsickell depends, which one bores you more easily?

[mrcreamsickell]

AM I INTROVERT OR EXTROVERT??? I love having time to just my self, so that way i can read, write story's, work out, or just do what ever because its relaxing. I also love going out and chilling with friends and going out to parties or whatever social event is going on... Soo I'm not sure what i would be :/

[alhassanediallo02]

nice video.. I actually had a presentation about this topic and it's been very helpful

[Ashlenka]

This is excellent- I definitely fall into the Introvert category, although I enjoy interacting with people (including strangers!). I'm also a bit shy, but not exclusively. I find your comments on active and passive vocabulary very interesting. I have very good passive vocabulary, but really struggle with my spoken Czech. I don't feel I have the thinking patterns yet, so will be putting your advice into practice!