Input Based Language Learning, a Powerful Snowball

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Title	:	Input Based Language Learning, a Powerful Snowball
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not sure if you going to read this, but do you live in Canada right now ?
Comment from : Danilo Lima

How does Lingq help you with a hardcover book? How do you get the text digitalized?
Comment from : hiaslayer

I'm very motivated
Comment from : MILTON RODRIGUEZ

Thanks for letting me know
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

My motivation for the day! Thanks Steve
Comment from : Heinsuniverse

Just keep doing what you enjoy doing and you will gradually improve
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

Eventually you have to start to speak The bigger your vocabulary, the more you have been exposed to the language through listening and reading, the better you will do when you start speaking However, you will still stumble at the beginning, and for quite a while You will need to speak a lot to become comfortably fluent
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

Thank you, Steve, I watched some of your videos, I feel it seems that you put a great stress on reading and listening But you didn't talk much about speaking I believe it doesn't promise you to speak fluently even with full understanding of one language You must have been getting through a great deal of 'speaking experiences' before you really open your mouth to speak fluently But how?What is your opinions about speaking? Or did you make any videos about this topic?
Comment from : yong pang

Awesome explanation Thanks Steve
Comment from : bobbydigital2012

Thank you for your comments, and I am glad that you enjoyed the videos and feel encouraged by them to learn languages
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

You might not have noticed, but I've gone through about 10 of your videos today You're the most inspiring language learning person I've watched on YouTube I've watched quite a few Usually I just get discouraged that I'll never be able to do what they do You make me believe that I can The advice you give is so logical and sensible, it surprises me that it never occurred to me before Unlike some, you want to help us rather than brag to us You've motivated me and I just wanted to thank you
Comment from : pumkin54

Hey, thanks for the reply and it's great to hear that this is possible If you don't mind me asking how's the pay, job opportunites, and will I need to attend classes at a university for linguistics or translation at all?
Comment from : Edward Forbes

Hello there, have you considered "SpaniMaster" (just google it)? On their website you can watch a nice free presentation demonstrating an entertaining and powerful solution to learn Spanish easily It made it possible for Wayne to read, speak and understand the Spanish language instantly I hope it helps you too
Comment from : Rashed Hossen

I expect that when I reach Prague after a year of listening and reading, I will be at a B2 level in Czech, at least potentially, since I will understand the language at that level and beyond
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

i find that even if i go a long time without speaking, if im studying regularly with lingq and doing a lot of input based learning i will suddenly be able to speak better once i do speak again! youd be surprised how much of that passive vocabulary ends up in your active vocabulary without you even realizing it
Comment from : xnightxamex

Sorry I have not read Barber's book
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

Thanks Steve :)
Comment from : JSquire

Just go to LingQ and register We have lots of resources for learning Russian there
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

Hi mate Yes I did this with Arabic though it took me a lot longer than it should have (almost 10 years) It all depends on what type of material you plan to translate (medical, technical, literature, kids stories, etc) but it really is important that you spend lots of time immersed in Korean culture to understand all the nuances of the language You don't need to be perfect in the language to be a translator because you're working with texts and a dictionary Very different to interpreting
Comment from : The Mezzofanti Guild

Hi Steve, Nice video! I've just finished Spanish in secondary school (I did bad), but I have always been wanting to speak Russian I just wandered if you could help me get started Thanks and good luck!
Comment from : JSquire

Talking about illegal things isn't illegal right? And it might be hard for a Westerner to buy an Japanese audibook But to tell you the truth, the website "isohunt" has been out there for many, many years, so it might be legal after all
Comment from : amanogawamakoto

if it's illegal,why are you posting it than?
Comment from : Koyama Productions

I have no idea what Korean content is out there As to what to read, watch listen to, etc that is up to each person
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

Steve, when do you think it's appropriate to start watching TV shows, listening to radio, reading books? With my korean I've almost finished TYS, Colloquial and Pimsleur, and I'm not sure I want to take the next step, which is this real content I've tried Linq and I found it wasn't for me
Comment from : Edward Forbes

SNOWBALL MEANS PELOTA DE NIEVE EN ESPAÑOL, CUAL ES SU SIGNIFICADO?
Comment from : isaac neme

Pretty much sums up my approach Just listening, "soaking up" more and more, even if at the beginning one understands relatively little (there is no use being perfectionistic and expecting to understand everything) The point is to "reclaim" as much comprehensible input as possible from the seemingly limitless ocean of incomprehensible noise With time one "soaks up" more and more comprehensible stuff and the ocean of incomprehension keeps shrinking until it finally dies up like the Aral sea!
Comment from : Vytenis Končius

Nice analogy Thanks for this video
Comment from : Earl3d

I am sorry I have no advice to give I suggest you ask on our forum at LingQ
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

Chinese is so time consuming to look up a character to get the pinyin and definition I couldn't find any content online that I was really interested and motivated in so I don't have the ability to copy and paste into LingQ or an online dictionary I love Jin Yong's stories and so I am working to transcribe one of his novels, pinyin/definition on a separate sheet to not distract my eye from the characters Any advice on quickly decoding characters from print to get on with reading?
Comment from : Bobby Eshleman

Much appreciated, I will do that
Comment from : domo486

Work on the writing system so that you can read what you are listening to Good luck!
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

I've got lots of respect for you and Moses, love watching yours and his videos I'm ambitious about learning Japanese for my second language and with watching your videos you give me belief that I am capable Any advice on learning Japanese? Right now I'm on the path of listening a lot to Japanese for input as I cant read the writing system but I'm working on that as well, just started working on learning the Hiragana I want to master this language
Comment from : domo486

Which language are you learning? Just read newspapers on the web and use online dictionaries Get on LingQ Get going!!!
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

Every so often I review the case endings, but they don't stick I more or less know the rules from Russian I would suggest that you read the explanations every now and again, review the tables every now and again, but mostly let the language get into your brain I think things will fall into place with enough exposure, and eventually, use
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

You're learning Czech (nice language btw) and I want to learn Polish They're both Slavic, of course How are you learning cases? I have an account on LingQ, I love it, and I want to know should I worry about learning cases now or later? Or should I just get a good vocabulary? Thanks for your time and patience
Comment from : Justinisinthebuildin

I guess I have to start living in Alaska from now on, or my snowballs will melt during summer and I will have to start from scratch again :)
Comment from : TheCrazyStudent

Steve likes your comparison, I love your username
Comment from : Justinisinthebuildin

I listened to some commentary in Slovak on Argumenty a Nazory and could understand quite a bit I intend to visit your country one day
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

I like your comparison
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

Really? Thank you! ^^ That's good advice, I'll see if I can find any simple books What websites do you suggest?
Comment from : Kaite Smith

Hello from Slovakia, I am happy that you are mastering language that is so close to my ownhen hao de pei fu:)
Comment from : Erik

Názory a argumenty is tremendous I couldn't agree more with what you said about the snowball effect Up to that point I've devoted about 450 hours to Czech, mainly to radio and audiobooks and yes, it works just fine Although I don't have a much of opportunity to speak Czech, however, when I write it words just come into my mind without, the very words I've never known I know actively
Comment from : lapis_reprobatus

I recommend listening to Japanese audiobooks There is no kanji barrier when you listen I guess you are not able to read Japanese books yet But you can start with audiobooks even if you know only basic Japanese It's best to start with something simple and not originally Japanese Look for Harry Potter I and II on the web, you can find torrents Watching anime is also recommended By this alone I moved from a beginner to an intermediate level
Comment from : amanogawamakoto

I tend not to do that since I think the benefits are very limited If I am going to listen to a language, I prefer to have a chance of understanding what I am listening to Others may enjoy doing that, however
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

Thanks, I do use LingQ and enjoy it very much so far Some people apparently DO advocate listening to content even if you don't understand any of it
Comment from : DiscoNotDead

Work on listening to things that you can also read Get on LingQ And when you speak , don't worry about it, just do what you can do Keep it up and you will improve Don't look over your shoulder
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

I am kind of focused on Czech for now since I am going to Prague in October for 5 days
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

It depends on what you mean by passive I listen while doing other tasks But I also read the transcript and learn the vocabulary using LingQ Only later to I just listen for interest
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

Of course you have to start with comprehensible input, and with content that has transcripts That is what LingQ is all about You don't just start listening to stuff you do't understand That is obvious
Comment from : Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve

I like to read the online versions of La Reppublica and Le Monde and other French and Italian newspapers I am constantly surprised by how much I can read and understand and often a strange word's meaning can be worked out from the context of the paragraph I am also a fan of graded readers and short story collections I am a great believer in the immersion technique; French in Action,Destinos, Buongiorno Italia all work for me Don't try to speak for at least six months, just read/listen
Comment from : Stephanie G

I assume active input rather than passive input?
Comment from : Francis Chen

Hi Steve, if you don't mind I have a quick question, Well I'm learning Japanese (for a little over a year) I know that this isn’t even close enough to be able to speak comfortably But when I talk to my Japanese friends I feel so bad that they have to keep up the conversation I read simple articles and that helps with voc What are some other things I can do? Thank you, and sorry for bothering you! ><
Comment from : Kaite Smith

Yes definitely It's astonishing how fast I seem to pick up when listening and reading nowadays Especially compared to my weaker languages
Comment from : blackbrich2x

Spot on To be good at a language one needs to be patient I understand that people want to get to the final goal of being fluent within a short amount of time, but I think that one should enjoy the slow and steady journey towards that goal Building snowballs, especially a big one, is fun!
Comment from : tias90