Are you trying to learn a new language and don't know where to start? In this video, I will teach you how you can learn a language from scratch efficiently. I speak 10 languages, and this is my system that I try to follow whenever I learn a new language.
My goal whenever I start learning a new language is to speak as fast as possible. So hopefully, this video can help you if you are trying to learn a new language from scratch.
I go through examples of what has worked for me and what I focus on.
I broke the video down into 5 steps. They are 1) Learning the basics, 2) Writing a story about yourself, 3) Preparing for your first encounter, 4) Start speaking/the first encounter, 5) Learning from authentic materials.
Language learning is an adjustable process, and everyone learns differently and prefers different materials. So I encourage all language learners to adjust the process once they find out what they like doing. For me, I like speaking, so I do a lot of speaking practice with friends and teachers. You might enjoy flashcards, reading a lot, watching lots of movies with subtitles, so do what works for you.
My goal with this video is for you to have a guideline you can follow to start your language learning journey.
My French Story: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Vso_43FEcmQ-0XmVPzY1uGwHW2s_1U_Y1dgDv8rxKNs/edit?usp=sharing
Download the video transcript here: https://thaiwithgrace.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/how-to-learn-languages-from-scratch-subtitles.srt
00:00 Introduction
00:54 This is what works for me
01:17 Step 1: Learn the basics
01:24 Where to find the basics
02:30 What are the basics?
03:14 Basics #1: Learn the question words
04:38 Basics #2: Learn basic verbs
05:33 Basics #3.1: Learn basic grammar structure: Sentence order
06:26 Basics #3.2: Learn basic grammar structure: past, present, future tense
08:00 Basics #4: Learn important words related to you
09:56 Basics #5: Learn conjunction words
10:30 How to combine your basic knowledge to make thousands of sentences
11:19 Tip #1: Study everything in context
12:01 Tip #2: Learn the Alphabet
12:44 Tip #3: Should you learn Chinese Mandarin characters
13:31 How long will it take me to get the basics down?
13:55 Step 2: Write your own story
14:25 What is the point of writing your own story?
15:25 Example of the story I made when I was learning French
16:03 Have someone record your story so you can listen to the audio
17:15 Step 3: Prepare for your first encounter
19:11 Step 4: Start speaking/First encounter
20:46 Step 5: Start learning from authentic material
23:05 Why learning from authentic materials is important?
26:17 How long will it take you to converse freely?
28:01 I challenge you to learn a skill through your target language.
30:28 Summary: Learning languages is an adjustable process
31:19 Summary: Don't spend all your time doing research instead of learning
32:01 Conclusion
⭐️ This is the website I use to talk with native speakers (referral link): https://bit.ly/italki-twg
⭐️ Lingq - Great website to improve vocabulary through reading (referral link): https://www.lingq.com/?referral=gracesito
⭐️ Readlang - Chrome extension to facilitate when reading original text online: https://readlang.com/
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