Thanks for the references Scott. In those first few hours, Id recommend learning some pleasantries such as Hello, Thank you, Could you repeat that? or I dont understand, many of which you will find listed out here for most languages. Thank you! Thats all well and good for European languages, but what about more distant ones?. Tim Ferriss has a list of I think nine or 12 sentences that he uses in order to deconstruct a language. I think the distinction worth noting here (without putting words in Bennys mouth) is that people generally recognize the fact that there is a sensitive period of language development and then use that as an excuse to not learn a new language. Adults have to make a conscious effort to learn something that children acquire naturally. learning Arabic while living in Brazil). This very detailed post should give you everything you need to know. They are Real Interest (my case) and Real Need. So now the only issue is voice recognition, and given that voice recognition has now hit the critical point, there is going to be lots more investment from Google and other companies in perfecting it over the next few years. But waitwhere do you find a native speaker if you arent in the country that speaks that language? In sum, Im not saying that learning a language into adulthood is a fools errand. Tim himself likes to use color-coded physical flashcards; some he purchases from Vis-Ed, others he makes himself. He convinced me to saying saying I spoke Spanish "a little bit." Truly listen to and and mimic audio from natives, have them correct your biggest mistakes and drill the mistakes out of you. If you want to improve, be content to be thought foolish and stupid. (Epictetus) Another way to phrase I am going to Oktoberfest in Munch this year so that should give me a good goal to aim for in being able to hold a conversation in German using this guide! Im really into language learning and there were a lot of resources pointed out that I didnt know about. Last year I started a project that provides free conversational languages lessons to folks who speak any of the 53 languages we teach in. But other really cool previous experience is with Polish language. Who knew? It very obviously is. I needed to get away from the mindset of school and being graded and get to the real point of learning a language, which is being able to communicate with another person. so cool, definitively the best post in a while for me. I just started using Talking Glass, a video language exchange website. Jai regard votre vido sur la diffrence entre le franais de France et le franais du Canada. How much of the internet information about learning languages is in English? Just wanted to add that for example the first-rank American sinologist Victor Mair at Penn is against learning/teaching Hanji at the beginning: http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca/2012/03/02/more-on-how-to-argue-for-foreign-language-instruction/, Its a tragedy that so many young Americans spend years stuffing their heads with hundreds of Chinese characters, gaining no usable proficiency, and then forgetting them all by the time theyre 25. Mair thinks that if the Chinese would wake up and permit pinyin to function as part of a genuine digraphia, then I would say it might make sense for maybe 2 percent of the population to learn up to third-year level of Mandarinstrictly romanized, mind you. To listen to any of the past episodes for free, check out this page. As Tim pointed out in his own post on learning any language in 3 months, you can take advantage of the Pareto principle here, and realize that 20% of the effort you spend on acquiring new vocab could ultimately give you 80% comprehension in a languagefor instance, in English just 300 words make up 65% of all written material. This is the first program that has all of the major pieces needed for success. Im really looking forward to putting this all to the test for learning Italian. This has made him a net worth of $100 million. Since then, I moved on to other languages, and I can now speak more than a dozen languages to varying degrees between conversational and mastery. Its what opens up the entire language learning spectrum to us! While the same scale is not used, you can also get tested in a similar way in Chinese and Japanese. I found the work of Dr Krashen and then Dr Brown. This post was awesome and just what Ive been looking for, thank you both! Also, keep in mind that while the tips in this article are an excellent place to start, there is a huge community of polyglots online willing to offer you their own encouragement as well. I ran these 12 sentences through Google Translate, but I didn't find that they helped me see the patterns in Polish. What we WILL have within 5 years, is an effective digital replacement for touristy and extremely limited Q&A under ideal conditions (with very little background noise etc.). Bennythanks for this comprehensive post, Ive passed it around to several friends! When I travelled China for several months, I cheated and used the OCR in the app Pleco, which very efficiently renders Hanzi as pinyin, to help you read the menu. But I like the idea as a sort of grammar cheat sheet. I will pass this on to my students and parents! As a Polish speaker that is rather impressive. I was using duolingua and other forums to connect to people, it helped a bit. Kevin Kelly on Excellent Advice for Living, Universal AI Assistants, Time Machines, and The Power of Fully Becoming Yourself (#669). The fact that adults make use of their intelligence to learn a new language is good, but it is not an advantage in relation to children, who accomplish the same task effortlessly. One of the most researched areas in second language acquisition is the critical/sensitive period for learning language. Thank you for the great guest post Benny! You can join the Lift plan for language learning that I wrote for their users here. Therell be free updates for life online. I have also used it with languages with good results. (1979). But the good news is once you reach fluency in a language, it tends to stick with you pretty well. The post shares nice information for those people helping them learn quickly and effectively. Grab a copy, or check out my site for inspiration to start your adventure in becoming fluent in a new languageor several. After a certain age, supposed to be around the beginning of puberty, children begin to lose the innate faculty to acquire syntax and phonology like a native. Having a Polish background, the video of Benny speaking Polish is just freaking impressive. They reblogged it on their teacher resources page! Nothing better than a A0 Wallchart covered in complex looking Chinese characters! As a native Polish speaker I must say that you are awesome. I saw your comment yesterday and it took me a day of thinking but I have a hint for you! 2) It is Johns apple. The goal is to learn to be functional, not to imitate old traditional methods. All the best and keep building great content. Ive done a lot of experiments to prove this (e.g. This is like the opposite of Duolingo, in that its based on a video drama with very authentic-sounding Italian, meaning you arent expected to understand most of it, just the crucial bits, which of course is what you need to do in real life. I blame my current learning project, which is touch-typing! It was simply more practical for me with my extensive 11 years full-time travel to cast my net wider. Finding out the most commonly used words and nailing those puts you way ahead of the game. This is great! I tried to unsubscribe but was unsuccessful. Since I have been using it all my life I have all the rights to correct him if any information he wrote was not accurate. Keep it as amazing as it and enjoy your life. Tahta, S., Wood, M. & Loewnthal, K. (1981b). Then we might text back and forth developing my kanji reading and basic writing skills. The fact is that babies do not find it difficult to learn a language while adults do. Now its time for the big one: speaking it live with a native. (And as much I hate typing this, even Duolingo would teach you that stuff fairly early on.). Doesnt sound like spam at all! Timothy Tim Ferriss was born on July 20, 1977, into a middle-class family in New York City, U.S. . Love that you emphasize speaking immediately over rote learning. [2] Go live in the foreign country whose language you are trying to learn. Thank you for verifying what Ive shared with them already this year! Age, Rate and Eventual Attainment in Second Language Acquisition. Im going to Italy in June and will gladly be a guinea pig for all the above methods and will let you know how Ive fared. I have a love to help others needing to learn a language whether it is because they are displaced, in school or just needing the skills for work. But theres no point telling people things that arent true and encouraging wishful thinking and unrealistic expectations for the sake of making them feel good or to help him sell his books. He'd been two years old. Imitation is, after all, the most sincere form of flattery! Thanks a million Matt! Is the apple red ? Tip #2: As my father used to say, use it or lose it. Lots of practice and study to improve those spoken sessions tends to get me to lower intermediate (B1) level, which means I can understand the other person speaking to me fine as long as they are willing to speak clearly and adjust to my level and mistakes. I started with Italian and wonder if I will be able to read and understand a real book when Ive finished the lessons. I just read the introduction to this post, and I cant wait to read the rest later tonight. If adults were better language learners than children there would be many more polyglots around and less people pondering on the subject. .spoken from a guy who has insulted America (and thus American) on multiple occasions, and never had the decency to apologize for thoughtless, ignorant comments. You didnt post any. I have gained access to people and places that I never otherwise could have reached. By visiting the site, you agree to our Benny has much the same outlook as my close friend who I went to Spain with had (he passed a few months ago). 4) We give him the apple. I am from HK and can speak both Cantonese and Madarin. Fans of Tim Ferriss will immediately recognize this Tim, I challenge thee to speak Yoruba .. always impressed to see examples such as: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hk1aPBazfjo | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d40MFeN6HYM. Additionally, because they do not control the database they pull the words, reporting individual sentences will not help that much. Change that -tion to a -cin and you have the same words in Spanish. I really like your approach of speaking from day 1. Another thing is that face-to-face will beat online lessons and resources every time in my opinion. But its not too late for us! I agree that adults can be strong at language learning, but not stronger than children. You simply cant replace the experience of having a human being to interact with right in front of you. After lots of exercises to tidy up my mistakes at the B1 level, I find that I can break into B2. P.S.One big advantage in Finnish over other languages is how easily you can make new words. Though he was born prematurely and there was a danger of him falling gravely sick, he survived. Over half of the planet speaks more than one language. This should be done when youre already a good speaker in the targeted language. For each language there are the translations and audio recordings of the 12 Sentences by a teacher and native speaker of the language. And thanks for the book well wishes! Ich werde es morgen wissen. Aw shucks, thanks Aaron! I did a lot of hichhiking there and one trip was going all the way to Germany to meet my friend who came there from USA. Cool. Just being exposed to input is not enough for you to acquire the language. So one tool I use to learn a language, is the book Aprenda un idioma en 7 dias by Ramon C. I think that is a good book to start the language trip. Interested to hear what you have to say on them. Currently Im on Russian (4th language) but aiming high like yourself! To get this high-level practice, Ive subscribed to newspapers on my Kindle that I try to read every day from various major news outlets around the world. Where I fail is execution. This means that monolingualism is a cultural, not a biological, consequence. I agree that nothing beats being immersed in the culture, but you can emulate that experience online, even if its not AS good as the real thing. Good flashcard methods implement a spaced repetition system (SRS), which Anki automates. Just put in the facts and keep the encouragement bit . Agreed! It is practically impossible to learn a language to a native-like level after the critical period and it is almost never attested to. I WANT TO #YOLO ON DIFFERENT CONTINENTS IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES! And if youve been trying something like this and failing, it might be time to switch methods. This post on why Cantonese isnt as hard as you think may also help your friend: http://www.fluentin3months.com/cantonese/. Merci pour larticle en tout cas, il est trs bien! Starting a new language means learning new words. Ive been trying to learn Spanish, because my husband is Colombian, and after almost 2 years living there my Spanish still sucks. This can be emulated through filling your calendar with 1-on-1 lessons, and having specific goals like reading a certain amount or watching so many hours of content in the language per week. The video tutorials here are very informative as well. Other than paying for the undivided attention of a native speaker, I dont see why youd need to spend hundreds of dollars on anything in language learning. See the promises of current translators debunked here: http://www.fluentin3months.com/translator-app/. If you can get to a university library, you could check out: Birdsong (1999). You know you are doing something right, when other experienced learners agree they would share the same links. English initially borrowed them from the Norman conquest of England, which lasted several hundreds of years. I agree. And while its true that repeated exposure sometimes burns a word into your memory, it can be frustrating to forget a word that youve already heard a dozen times. Thousands of native speakers are ready and waiting for you to talk to them right now. In learning languages (for example, when listening to my parents speak Yoruba) I try to focus not just on vocab, but also , (1) memorizing popular/useful go-to phrases, (2) transitions between concepts always struggled with bridging my sentence parts smoothly (I guess its mostly prepositions), (3) later on verb-noun conjugation, to make it sound better, Loved reading this article. Ive used the above shortcuts myself, and after learning Polish for just one hour for a trip to Warsaw to speak at TEDxabout language learning, I was able to hold up a conversation (incredibly basic as it was) in Polish for an entire half hour. Nothing more, nothing less. how he thinks with 40 hours you can have a 15 minute conversation. My experience with Tim Ferriss, and people that doubted him, says a lot about your potential for success. Tim Ferriss. Tim Ferriss wasn't always Tim Ferriss. I should know; I knew him before he became widely known as an author, entrepreneur, investor, speaker, and podcaster extraordinaire. Then again enabling subtitles did help because European Spanish can be quite fast for beginner learners and it helped me see the words I was hearing. I've been following Benny and Shannon for a while now, and I'd say they're both experienced language learners and teachers, so they know their stuff! It was a bit easier to learn Polish as I knew other Slavic language before Russian. However I did not expect it to have so much impact on the rest of my life, I ended up buying your books simply because they are worth every cent! There are some important differences in the examples [of value investors] I am going to present. Ive even picked that up belief myself it seems quite pervasive. We learnt using textbooks written during the Cultural Revolution, with the result that the only sentences that stuck in my head were things like We all do physical training very early, We all study Mao Zedong thought, and We all work hard and love the commune. Pretty much every sentence started Women duo . And e.g. For this, I suggest coming up withmnemonicsabout your target word, which helps glue the word to your memory way more effectively. Since I didnt think more of the same would work, I went to the library to see what the academics had to say. German goes a step further and has many words from Englishs past that it shares. Both adults and kids have their own advantages. Thanks for the inspiration. It most certainly does. Longtime reader and fan, first time commenter. Maybe see you then! you can read a very very in depth review on his website , http://www.fluentin3months.com/lingq-review/. Another great site I use is http://www.linguee.com. ], Also, no study has ever shown any direct correlation between reduced language acquisition skill and increased age. It was a LOT of editing work, but I was so glad to collaborate with all those amazing people! I already knew a lot of Spanish when I found Benny, but I was "speaking from day one" in that I learned it school and learning "how to say" something was motivating for me. Looks like I have my work cut out for me if Im to keep up and try to reply to as many as I can . Take it from methere is nothing in the air in another country that will magically make you able to speak their language. Second Language Research 14. Along the lines of virtual immersion Benny talked about, one fun way for me to explore foreign languages has been singing along to songs in the target language. Was really fun adventure that I would have never been able to have if I did not speak Polish. Tip number 1 is so important. Then others (like me) learn best visually, so reading is king. Thanks for the heads up! Without a subpoena, voluntary compliance on the part of your Internet Service Provider, or additional records from a third party, information stored or retrieved for this purpose alone cannot usually be used to identify you. The links he gives are very helpful and his motivation to learn and encourage others to learn is inspiring. I know I just need to make this my No. Its a really good look into how we learn, and how to teach preposition, using cognitive linguistics. This site is anAmazon Associateand purchases through Amazon links may earn an affiliate commission. Even after this period, they couldnt properly mimic the calls of their parents and siblings), You should also look at research done with feral and abused children who were kept in confinement. 3. BUT my experience as a teacher showed and proved clearly to me that there are basically two conditions to learn or master a second language. You can access all of my training modules at https://www.jcademy.com - create an account and get access to swathes of content. If you still think you wouldnt be ready on day one, then consider this: starting on Skype allows you to ease yourself in gently by having another window (or application, like Word) open during your conversation, already loaded with key words that you can use for quick reference until you internalize them. Jai pu tester un peu mon Japonais lors dun voyage au Japon un an aprs et le rsultat ntait pas si mal mme si jaurais pu faire mieux! Thats the thing with Chinese, yes there are lots of characters to learn, but learning some particular ones will give you way more mileage than others. Btw, you mentioned you were training for a 1/2 marathon, you got in the bag buddy. Adults have the cognitive strategies to start a language journey for which children do not need any strategy at all. Its a LOT of work, mind you! Tim Ferriss has a list of I think nine or 12 sentences that he uses in order to deconstruct a language. I have an apple. I give you an apple. Butheres the keyyou absolutely do not need to know all the words of a language to speak it (and in fact, you dont know all the words of your mother tongue either). And what do words like fluency and mastery mean on a practical level? The app (free) also has a list of streamed radio stations ordered by language. I am rather shocked you would publish anything from him. What a linguistic sponge that Benny guy! 1) The apple is red. Im a very experienced language learner, and I think I wouldnt be able to learn two NEW languages at once. (Just wondering how easily Id learn to be good in Lithuanian if just by sitting in class for two months, 6 hours per week, got me able to converse with people about likes, dislikes, what weve done, where weve been and lived, what foods we like etc). And if full-on immersion isnt your thing yet, theres even a plugin for Chrome that eases you into the language by translating some parts of the sites you normally read in English, to sprinkle the odd word into your otherwise English reading. Thank you so much for sharing that with us, this is exactly what learning & speaking foreign languages is about! Loved the skype me maybe video. OP has a valid point. Believe it or not, you alreadyright nowhave a huge head start in your target language. To really get you started on the many options available to help you learn your language without spending a penny, let me offer plenty of other (good) alternatives: You really do have plenty of options when it comes to free resources, so I suggest you try out several and see which ones work well for you. La mela rossa. Hey I am also learning Finnish and I have to disagree. Referencing one article is not going to outweigh decades of peer-reviewed research that say the exact opposite of what youre proposing. Most traditional approaches or language systems dont work this way, and I think thats where they let their students down. Trust me, as a polyglot, focus on one, then focus on the other, waiting until you are at a confident conversational or fluent stage before moving on . Thanks for the kick in the butt been married to an Iranian beauty for more than 10 years and even bought your book years ago, but never got around to doing anything with it. He grew up in Long Island. So Ive been watching my baby girl study how people use their mouths when they talk and Ive started doing the same when people speak Hungarian. I am learning mandarin (inspired by 4 hour chef, although Im still a beginner:A1), and I cant tell you the amount of times Ive sat down on the train next to a Chinese speaker, opened up my vocabulary sheets to practice, and they have (unsolicited) asked oh, are you learning Chinese?, and started helping me. WebAfter completed a sentence, it is read out loud by a native speaker of your target language (some sentences will allow you to hear it spoken by multiple speakers). However, the "breakthrough" only happened after the intense reading and listening. My daughter is fluent in both French and English too. And they were happy to speak to me in French. I am one of those people who struggle with language, and just assume I suck at it, but I love this article because it has so many ways to learn and is a total confidence booster. Im a community manager at italki, and we recently held a Language Challenge for our students (20 hours of language sessions in 6 weeks). I agree with Scotts comment. German goes a step further and has many words from Englishs past that it shares. I totally put this article to post on my social media and bookmarked it. If you make people smile, it will make you popular, which will make you enthusiastic to continue.]. This can just at the right time as I am going to learn Hungarian in the very near future My wife is Hungarian and soon our new born girl will be speaking it too and I dont want to get left out! This concept is not limited to songs. He gives it to John. Now I will continue in French for you: Jai suivi pendant 3ans des cours de Japonais au lyce et je dois dire que le professeur de Japonais que nous avions tait un peu djant car il nous disait quil fallait apprendre plusieurs langues en mme temps, que le Japonais tait trs simple, que le polynsien ltait encore plus et que au lieu dapprendre le Russe tout seul autant lapprendre avec un livre dans une autre langue (example livre Espagnol pour apprendre le Russe). Definitely agree there! Living abroad and being immersed is not the same thing. Its essential that you keep your priorities clear to avoid frustration. It inspired and motivated me to (try to) learn Spanish before were heading off to South America later this year. Both languages I want to learn too. Im trying to implement some of the points mentioned in a project that just started: The idea is to combine learning a language with a passion or hobby. Yes, provided that. Yeah, people need to learn to have more fun with the beginner stage. (I am aware how much that phrase sounds like a spam comment) but its true.
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