Learn Languages with Steve Kaufmann

Learn a new language on LingQ: www.lingq.com Over 100 million Germans speakers in Europe. At the center of the old continent and at the heart of its history. Classical music and Rammstein, engineering and philosophers, Rhine wine and beer. Lots to like.

Learn a new language on LingQ: https://www.lingq.com Comprehension questions aren’t helpful to language learners, but many teachers think these can determine learners’ levels. To me they are just another useless test. Input, pleasurable input, listening & reading, using content that we choose and enjoy, these are the fastest way to improve in a language. Being asked questions to prove our understanding of what we read and listen to adds nothing.

Learn a new language on LingQ: https://www.lingq.com Race is irrelevant to language learning. At every polyglot meeting I find people of every race and gender speaking lots of languages. Yet some people are surprised that people who look a certain way can speak certain languages. *In reviewing this video I realize that I talk too much. Also our trip to Japan was cancelled because of coronavirus.

Learn a new language on LingQ: https://www.lingq.com We have to stay with it to succeed in language learning. It is too easy to be frustrated at our lack of progress. In this video I talk about three things that keep me going.

Learn a new language on LingQ: https://www.lingq.com Languages surround us wherever we are and wherever we travel, like a limitless buffet of delicious morsels of food. We can choose to limit ourselves to a few or to sample many. Here Moses Mccormick and I talk about the fun and challenges of learning many different languages.

Learn a new language on LingQ: https://www.lingq.com I'm really enjoying short biographical monologues, followed by "circling questions", in Persian. I would love to see the same in Arabic, and in fact for all languages. If you want to help develop this kind of intermediate contents for other languages, please watch my video and contact me: steve@lingq.com.

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.

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.

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.

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.