Learning a Language isn't like Learning Anything Else

There is a reason that learning a language isn't like learning anything else. The better we understand how language learning works, the better we can learn languages ourselves. You know what you're trying to do when you learn anything else. You start off with some way of assessing what you're doing. If you start trying to speak a foreign language straight away, it is like trying to play the piano before you've ever heard the piano. View the series of 3 videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgV-XQEW93i2dt_B42nJ-fHdLzKlkX8aY All of the things listed below can be of benefit to you as well as helping me make better language learning videos. You're awesome, thank you. PATREON: Get extra videos which explain my thoughts on specific things (you ask the questions), articles and interviews with successful language learners: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=38320669&fan_landing=true One of my favourite language learning apps is called SPEAKLY. Get 40% off any premium membership and help me make better videos by using the appropriate code (6 months or more include all languages no matter which you choose, though you still need to use the appropriate code to the language you click on): ENGLISH: FNS1 SPANISH: FNS2 FRENCH: FNS3 GERMAN: FNS4 ITALIAN: FNS5 RUSSIAN: FNS6 ESTONIAN: FNS7 FINNISH: FNS8 Find Speakly for ANDROID here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.owlab.speakly&hl=en_US&gl=US Speakly for APPLE here: https://apps.apple.com/ee/app/speakly-learn-languages/id1255478968 Another one of my favourite apps is called Drops. It won't teach you a language but it will definitely add some interesting vocabulary to your repertoire. Use this link to get 50% OFF DROPS! (It also helps me keep making my amazingly good videos... jokes. But it does.) https://languagedrops.com/affiliates/days-of-language The native speaker tutoring shown in my videos is through iTalki. You can get $10 credit applied to your account when you make your first purchase, or you can just check it out for free using this link, which also helps me out by allowing me to take more language lessons: https://www.italki.com/i/CHfEEb?hl=en-us Music from Soundstripe. (All of it, including the recordings of Beethoven and Chopin). At the time of recording, you can get 40% off Soundstripe for unlimited access to a TONNE of awesome music by using this code which also helps out the channel: https://www.soundstripe.com/join?id=donVrVoO Code: qa28-SP8UHJGBQI3JLKSE Code: qa28-XAW80JBJA5LY5YAH Code: qa28-CXYMMNW1B6VWUCMP Code: qa28-EMCHDNBJVLRIGZ2M Code: qa28-GOBFZTK8JNMWZOX4 Timestamps: 00:00 Introduction to Part 2 00:25 What acquiring a language DOESN'T mean 03:11 What Skillbuilding Is 06:11 Acquisition is Like Learning to Walk 09:06 Language is not like any other Skill 14:11 Skillbuilding Going Wrong 15:31 Does Input work for Minority Languages? 18:44 Is the Input Hypothesis "Generous"? 21:16 Hard work and Deliberate Practice Do you like foreign language TV shows and movies? Check out the channel on which I review ONLY those shows: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQNDd8k9rnbJDPaleJ-fHBw?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe for more awesome language learning content: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3_iSRqqZ7DTVlBNd9lv8jA?sub_confirmation=1 Language learning videos, tips and techniques! https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgV-XQEW93i0GexfCFSw_mRzPFzYs0Cyg OK if you've reached the end of the description then you obviously need something to do. There were two recognised pieces of classical music used in this video. One was Beethoven's Sonata no. 14, op. 27 in C sharp minor (known as the Moonlight Sonata, but that was not Beethoven's name for it). What was the other recognised piece? _ My sound is so much better in my newer videos due to my RØDE Podmic. RØDE is an Australian company and the only reason you don't see their microphones EVERYWHERE is that certain other brands spend more on marketing. I have recorded music with my podmic, and I have a music degree. That's how much I trust the audio quality. If you want the mic that plugs directly into your computer via USB, they have the Podmic USB. This is the black version: https://brandstore.rode.com/products/podmic-usb?sca_ref=7915119.qd860tcG8Q This is the white version: https://brandstore.rode.com/products/podmic-usb-white?sca_ref=7915119.qd860tcG8Q If you don't need the USB function (you have your own audio interface for XLR cable), you can use the cheaper versions: https://brandstore.rode.com/products/podmic?sca_ref=7915119.qd860tcG8Q (black and silver, non-USB) https://brandstore.rode.com/products/white-podmic?sca_ref=7915119.qd860tcG8Q (white, non-USB) Anything else you want to buy from RØDE: https://brandstore.rode.com/lamontmcleod