Shadowing a foreign language (Chinese)

Alexander Arguelles demonstrates his technique of shadowing foreign languages. For a narrative description of this method, please refer to http://www.foreignlanguageexpertise.com/index.html

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Education

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• polyglottery
• polyglots
• foreign
• language
• learning

[asterexcel]

I like the bit where he walks around speaking Chinese.

In all seriousness, Prof Arguelles is spot on with this approach. I thought it was crazy at first, but then used it -- and it makes a HUGE difference to the way you absorb language.

Slouch around and your body relaxes, feeling no need to learn or adapt. Get moving and your body is more alert, ready, and capable of taking in information. Thanks, Mr Arguelles, for making a big difference to my learning!

[ProfASAr]

@asterexcel I am glad I could help. No method is suitable for everybody, but I know that this method can make a big difference for a lot of people.

[AstuteClass]

Professor, I thank you for all the great videos and I want to try learning German, starting with the shadowing technique. My question is, does one need to be a paragon of one's mother tongue to learn another language? I feel I know enough of my own language, but I don't know every last intricate detail where it delves into past participles, progressive aspects, etc., i.e. mastery of the entirety of the English language's syntax. Can one still learn a foreign language under this condition?

[ProfASAr]

@AstuteClass It is not absolutely necessary, but it is a very, very good idea. Knowledge of the grammatical structure of your own language will give you a base of comparison when learning, and familiarity with grammatical terminology will help you understand the explanations you are reading when you are studying. You don't need to put off foreign language studies for a long time, but do acquire and befriend something like the Harbrace College Handbook first.

[Garc1993]

This is truly an excellent method. Some scientists indicate that the brain functions freely when receiving fresh air. Therefore, if one is outside, relaxed, our cerebrum will be more capable of learning.

[ProfASAr]

Thank you very much. I certainly hope this is a useful method for many learners - as seems to be the case from the continued commentary that comes in. However, the ratings seem to have been frozen at 33 for many months.

If you do value this video, could you please rate it?

[Flossferry]

What if you can't find a narrow wooden bridge to strut up and down on?

[TheMartikaa]

I muss try it too !Es ist sehr interresant!

[cornbagel]

This technique looks interesting. I think I will try it when I start learning Portuguese.

Me parece interesante esta técnica. Voy a probarla cuando empiezo a aprender Portugués.

Ĉi tiu tekniko interesas al mi. Mi pensas, ke mi uzos ĝin kiam mi eklernos Portugalan.

[victor79121]

his chinese is perfect just like a angel

[Valles923]

I thought there was no such language as Chinese? I always thought they spoke Mandarin and Cantonese in China.

[TheNonsubscribable]

I would like to try this with russian. I've downloaded audio from lingq ''who is she" in russian it has a full translation in english. I was thinking about painstackingly writing down the russian and then the translation so I could take it with me when I do this purhaps I could us the time I spend writing as the scriptorium study time.

[Zpwnancer]

I'm excited to give this a go. Shall be good, and funny to anyone watching me. =)

[Robofied]

Just great! it is wonderful, teaching how to learn, and not just information of what to learn. Thanks for your work.

[MrDenyingNinja]

I tried this, but I kept running into things....:| I ended up jump roping while doing shadowing. Seems to work better for my case ^^ I set the book on my bed when I have to read it :)

Thanks~

[Kouziren]

To ProfASAr - I thought you might like to know that Steve Kaufmann has just made a video discussing shadowing. You can find it by searching "The language learning technique of shadowing" by lingosteve.

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