Language Learning FAQs: Listening Tips

I lost the previous video on this subject so I am redoing it. Some ideas on how to make your listening more effective in your language learning.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• language learning
• LingQ
• listen and learn

[dragonwing4]

Wow, you must wash a lot of dishes then.... :D

[lingosteve]

@dragonwing4 every night including pots and pans and general kitchen clean up. Great time for language learning.

[daylightmontes]

Promocionando los audífonos sony, hehe.. solo estaba bromeando muchas gracias por los consejos señor Steve, me siento muy conforme usando su web, ademas de que también me gustaría contribuir, subiré material propio en unos días, para aquellos que están aprendiendo español.

Estos últimos días trato de escuchar 5 horas  de ingles por día, y siento que si continuo así podre mejorar bastante

[lingosteve]

@daylightmontes Gracias , y espero ver tu material por el español a LingQ. Mucha suerte.

[Port712]

Thanks for the tips. Just subscribed. But may I ask your advice even more?

If you had a 1 hour private lesson with a native speaker of the language you're learning on regular basis, what would you do with him/her? Online English schools are fast growing business, but you can do most of the things by yourself, like grammar check, listening, for writing, you can hire a proofreader. But spending an hour with the native on Skype, what would you expect from the lesson? I'd appreciate your answer.

[lingosteve]

@Port712 The need for a teacher depends on the learner. I am self-motivated and do not want a teacher at all until I am well along in the language. I need to discover the language myself with the help of the resources that I can find in books and online. Once I am at an intermediate level I like having a teacher to talk to, to get feedback and to practice talking and writing. At LingQ our tutors give detailed reports for all online discussions and corrected writing.

[albertosanag]

Thank you for your tips. Very useful. I would like to point out that low quality sound or recordings with background noise are very useful as well. I think it is important to get used to non ideal situations. Thank you again.

[heloizyjhenifer]

@RyuPiu I've combined two of my hobbies in one, languages and programming :), coding tools to assist myself.

[RyuPiu]

tis a delicate beast, language learning is...



[RyuPiu]

@heloizyjhenifer Thank you for the kind words and your understanding. I was looking for that math style in learning a language. Haha. The "time = learn" but i learned the hard way its not that simple. But your right, I'll be patient. I must be if I want to succeed in language learning. :)

I'll take a look. :)