Learn by listening or speaking

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Is listening key to language learning? Yes. But speaking is also important. Listen and then tell me what you think.

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[YouStoleMyTube]

Is it better to subvocalize or just to speak out loud? I speak out loud when reading, is that detrimental to the learning process in some way?

[lingosteve]

@YouStoleMyTube I think it is better to sub-vocalize because it will enable you to read faster, and therefore to cover more material. you need to read a lot, to get a lot of exposure to the language, IMO.

[LearningFrenchNow]

Steve, do you subvocalize when you encounter words in a foreign language that you are learning? You mentioned in this video that if you haven't heard the words it's more difficult to learn them when you read. I am wondering if this is because of subvocalization, which I find myself doing. Could you elaborate on this, or possibly do a video sometime about subvocalization of foreign language texts?

[lingosteve]

@LearningFrenchNow Yes I always subvocalize. If I have heard the text I get a little momentum , and I am already familiar with the subject. If I have only a few unknown words (highlighted in blue in LingQ) I can just skip forward to them.

[zocurtis]

I'm trying to go to Costa Rica for 3 months for my Spanish.

[lingosteve]

@zocurtis Good luck and enjoy yourserlf!

[charmides1]

i believe listening is more important at first then speaking. you can learn alot by speaking however, you will not learn as much as you would if you understood everything that is being said to you first. listening teaches you everything from grammar to pronunciation. i believe bad accents come from inability to listen.

[qzchris]

Steve, do you much experience with downloading audio books from Livraphone? I'm considering using their site. Or do you prefer to buy a physical copy?

[YouStoleMyTube]

@lingosteve Thanks for the reply! I will keep that in mind and hopefully it will turn into a habit :) Your advice is always appreciated!

[YouStoleMyTube]

@coolsteven2 Okay I'll message you now :P

[coolsteven2]

@YouStoleMyTube un peu aussi :/

Im like beginner-low intermediate. :D 

[YouStoleMyTube]

@coolsteven2 Je peux parler le français avec vous :) Je parle un peu, et vous?

How far along are you? I'm at about the high - intermediate level. I would love to find a French partner :D

[phonicsquest]

Come on, the reason why you are standing is your advanced hemorrhoid…we are not that stupid!!!!!!

[AlbertKrantz]

Was this Swedish audiobook by H. Lindqvist or you've listened another one?

[sk8tertater]

So our Japanese teacher tries to explain grammar patterns in Japanese. Sometimes we understand; sometimes we don't, but it helps us speak and explain Japanese problems to other Japanese so that we can move on! I have heard of people getting into car accidents and coming out speaking fluent (or at least decent, I can't really rely on hearsay) German, even though they have never studied it in their life, simply because they had a nanny or something that spoke it around them when they were younger.