Learn Languages with Steve Kaufmann

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Levelling Up With Moses (laoshu505000): Part 1

Learn a new language on LingQ: https://www.lingq.com Moses McCormick, polyglot extraordinaire, has a humble good natured approach to languages and people that probably belies the concentrated effort needed to crack the code of so many diverse languages. We talk about it here.

Feb 20, 202015 min

Language Listening Strategy

Learn a new language on LingQ: https://www.lingq.com Listening is the most strategic activity in my language learning. I am confident that if I can understand what I hear, in movies, podcasts, conversations, etc., my ability to speak will develop, and I will become better at reading and writing as well. Understanding what you hear gives you momentum. Going from easy content, full of high frequency words and repetition, to authentic content with more elusive low frequency vocabulary, requires an intermediate step.

Feb 19, 20209 min

XiaomaNYC Uses His Fluent Chinese to Connect Cultures

Learn a language using content you love at LingQ: www.lingq.com/ It may seem that Chinese and English language are worlds apart. When I started learning Chinese, this exotic quality was part of its appeal. Once you get into the language it becomes familiar & not so distant. Ari of New York (Xiaomanyc) is an enthusiastic YouTuber connecting the two worlds.

Feb 14, 202019 min

Language Learning And Multitasking

Learn a language using content you love at LingQ: www.lingq.com/ Listening is the biggest part of my language learning by far. I am only able to do it while doing other tasks, otherwise I lose focus and feel like I want to do something else. Listening to my languages not only helps me learn them, but makes me more likely to work out and clean up around the house. Listening to languages is good for you.

Feb 11, 20205 min

How Do We Get to Thinking in Another Language?

Learn a language using content you love at LingQ: www.lingq.com/ When do we start speaking naturally in another language without translating from our own language? I think this is a gradual process. I discuss this topic with Robin MacPherson, another enthusiastic online polyglot.

Feb 7, 202011 min

The Frustrations of Language Learning

Learn a language using content you love at LingQ: https://www.lingq.com/ Do you ever get frustrated when learning a language? I know I do. Usually it is a matter of managing expectations. We are learning, however slowly, and the end goal is elusive but still worth it. How we study and what we expect of ourselves has a great influence on how we view our success and failures in learning a new language.

Feb 5, 202010 min

Reading May Be The Secret Of My Success In Language Learning

Learn a language using content you love at LingQ: https://www.lingq.com/

Jan 29, 202011 min

What I Really Think About Language Learning

Visit my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/lingosteve Learn a new language on LingQ: www.lingq.com My blog: www.blog.thelinguist.com/

Oct 15, 20199 min

CI Comprehensible Input Or Compelling Input

CI Comprehensible Input Or Compelling Input by Steve Kaufmann

Sep 20, 20199 min

Starting A New Language (Facing The Unknown)

Visit my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/lingosteve Learn a new language on LingQ: www.lingq.com My blog: www.blog.thelinguist.com/

Aug 8, 201920 min

How Do We Develop The Ability To Notice In A New Language

Visit my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/lingosteve Learn a new language on LingQ: www.lingq.com My blog: www.blog.thelinguist.com/

Jul 9, 20196 min

On The Importance Of Disagreeing.

Visit my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/lingosteve Learn a new language on LingQ: www.lingq.com My blog: www.blog.thelinguist.com/

Jul 2, 20198 min

Common Mistakes In English Adding Ed And Ing To Words

Visit my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/lingosteve Learn a new language on LingQ: www.lingq.com My blog: www.blog.thelinguist.com/

Jun 26, 20199 min

Keep Your Vocabulary Review Random

Visit my YouTube channel: www.youtube.com/user/lingosteve Learn a new language on LingQ: www.lingq.com My blog: blog.thelinguist.com/

Jun 21, 201951 min

Don't Memorize Vocabulary

Visit my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/lingosteve Learn a new language on LingQ: https://www.lingq.com My blog: https://blog.thelinguist.com/

Jun 17, 20191h 1m

Language Input Or Output

Taken from my live stream, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X75C86wP8o Visit LingQ and learn a new language: https://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: https://blog.thelinguist.com/

Jun 14, 201946 min

We Don't Learn Languages In The Classroom, We Learn Them Wherever We Go

Taken from my livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P8rcCcg5e70&t=377s Visit LingQ: https://www.lingq.com Visit my blog: https://blog.thelinguist.com/

Jun 13, 201955 min

3 Stages Of Language Acquisition - How Long Does It Really Take

Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIX5k7acSe4&t= Visit my blog: blog.thelinguist.com/ Learn a new language at LingQ: www.lingq.com

Jun 7, 201913 min

Fluent In 3 Months

Link to YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yoc9wxSg5KM Visit my blog: https://blog.thelinguist.com/ Learn a new language at LingQ: https://www.lingq.com

May 23, 201914 min

Language Learning Progress

Link to YouTube video: https://bit.ly/2JFd8sS Visit my blog: https://blog.thelinguist.com/ Sign up at LingQ: www.lingq.com

May 14, 201910 min

Active or Passive Language Skills, YouTube and More

I think the difference between active and passive language skills is overblown. Language learning is a holistic process. Link to YouTube video: https://bit.ly/2JbXfe9 Visit my blog: blog.thelinguist.com/ Sign up at LingQ: www.lingq.com

May 9, 201914 min