Learning Languages - Inductive and Deductive Methods

Linguist, Bud Brown, shares his insights into the Inductive and Deductive Methods of learning a language and the advantages and disadvantages of each.

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[eniloiv]

Is English your mother tongue?

[MagicMaximo]

Yes I only spoke English till I was 18,then I started learning other languages.

[mystiquemusique]

@MagicMaximo what languages do you know

[MagicMaximo]

@mystiquemusique I have studied so many languages, but I feel the most comfortable speaking English, Spanish, Tagalog and Vietnamese.

[MagicMaximo]

Yeah, that's a good one. If you make a mistake, so what..someone will correct you. Thanks for sharing.

[WoodGirl14]

Thanks for sharing. I agree with you: it's intersting to learn a new language but it could be hard, sometimes. I'm here trying to emprove my english and after so many years at school on books, I find on Youtube my opportunity: INDUCTIVE learning...with your videos too! =)

[MagicMaximo]

Thanks, WoodGirl! Keep learning!

[sahnie82]

lol i like the intro!

[Just4Kixs]

Yup, this guy is right.

you need to have shares of both inductive and deductive reasoning (this is the world of logic, took a course on logic) to have the best of fluency and academia. I learned this from my experience in learning other langauges and taking classes.

-Linguistics minor.

[kkuan2010]

it's very useful .thanks for ur kind sharing.. i will try my best to learn enlish. hope can speak very fluent enlish soon

[OscarP282]

Interesting video. In my view, the best appoach is mostly using inductive approach (like kids), and then you can "tune" the language with some deductive approach (grammar and so on).

[fonsecafh]

Hi very useful all your videos!!! i live in Brasilia ,Brazil and i am learning english .,the only problem i have is that sometimes i don't understand when english native speakers talk to me very fast...but i think i am improving.See you later.

[poisonwood23]

I'm trying to better my french, which I have taken in school, but it's mostly only been deductive learning. I am also attempting spanish, which I am even worse at, however, I do understand it a bit better than I can speak it. There are a few other languages I would like to learn also, including italian, german, and maybe dutch.

But it is sometimes difficult for me to practice since I don't have many people to practice with. I also get blocks when I do practice, since I don't know enough.