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When people tell me I’m “talented” I remind them that anyone can do it. It’s a process, and I know the people I admire like you didn’t learn these languages overnight. Persistence is key. I also find I learn most from my mistakes. Dare to be brave and make a mistake 💜

@khalilahd.

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Wow this was so motivating. I’m currently trying to learn Japanese and often feel overwhelmed. But stuff like this makes me feel like I’m more capable than I think 💛

@RubyDuran

2 жыл бұрын

@@khalilahd. it’s honestly a lifelong journey, so enjoy it! Have fun 😄💕

@sophiaentzminger5011

2 жыл бұрын

TRUTH !!!

@alexanderkuplicki7788

2 жыл бұрын

One of my musical directors told me that I was skilled not talented, because anyone can be talented but only people who put the work in and are constantly trying to improve are skilled. Just thought I’d share the nugget of wisdom

@RubyDuran

2 жыл бұрын

@@alexanderkuplicki7788 yes! As a music major and someone who’s constantly working on improving in anyway possible… persistence. Persistence is key. Talent can only take you so far. It’s really persistence and having the self-discipline to keep on moving forward and build on your skills. Well said!

Ma’am you have been guiding my Korean language journey. Although I have been going at it for 4-5 years, my Korean is still young. I still thank you for your inspiration.

@khalilahd.

2 жыл бұрын

She’s the reason I’m learning Japanese. So motivating 💛

in brief: In this video, Lindy shares five common mistakes that language learners make and offers a bonus tip for success. The mistakes she discusses are: 1. Giving up too soon: Lindy emphasizes that language learning requires time, effort, and motivation, and it is not just about talent. She encourages viewers to be realistic about the process. 2. Too many resources: She advises against getting overwhelmed by the abundance of resources and instead suggests using what's available and starting small. 3. Being scared of making mistakes: Lindy recommends getting over the fear of making mistakes and finding safe spaces, like online tutoring or language exchange groups, to practice speaking. 4. Being tied to a method that you cannot change: She suggests being flexible with study plans and adopting an agile approach, allowing for reflection and improvement. 5. Learning vocabulary without context: Lindy warns against studying vocabulary without understanding its usage in context and encourages engagement with language materials at the learner's level. Bonus Tip: Consistency is key. Lindy emphasizes that small, consistent steps will lead to success in language learning.

Resource overload is REAL! I spend way too much time worrying about if what I'm using is optimal. It's a waste of time and energy. And strict schedules are a tough for me too because as soon as one day doesn't go exactly as planned it feels like I haven't done enough.

This is SPOT on. Some of the best advice I've heard for people who want to learn a new language. I've been learning French and Swedish for 15 years and, while I'm "fluent" in both, I still see many areas where I could improve. However, I also tell people to not feel overwhelmed by the time commitment because you will start seeing improvements quickly and 15 years of practice and study does not mean 15 years of classes and vocabulary lists. It's travel and movies and books and making friends that all count as practice

Nadie habla de lo importante que es darle tiempo a tu cerebro para incorporar toda la información que aprendes. Puedes estudiar y aprender pero necesitas tiempo para realmente internalizar lo aprendido.

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Sí po, hay tanta gente que se siente culpable si no le pone el hombro sin cesar, como si aprender idiomas fuera una pega. Mientras tanto, resulta que ese estrés es incluso nocivo para el aprendizaje.

@CanalSDR

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Y otra, por más que estudies todos los días, hay siempre estudiantes que con tan solo poco tiempo consigue alcanzar un nivel más alto que tienes tú. ¡Acepta que hay personas que aprenden con menos tiempo y deja la idea de compararte a los demas y trate ocuparte con tu desarrollo personal en la lengua!

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@@CanalSDR Y cuándo se tope con una persona así, hay que preguntarle qué métodos ocupa para hacerlo. Por experiencia propia y las experiencias de tantas otras personas que lo han hecho, yo afirmaría que los resultados tienen caleta más que ver con el qué y el cómo que con el cuánto.

@CanalSDR

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@ Entiendo. me pasó y todavía pasa a mi también. Le pregunté a ese amigo como él consigue hablar tan bien el español, aúnque he comenzado a estudiar antes que él. Él dijo que yo debería leer periódicos y libros. yo, mirando novelas mexicanas, escribiendo un resumen de mi día en español. Hablando en frente de un espejo. Pero cuando hablo con nativos ( cara a cara o por teléfono con los clientes) y leyendo los periódicos y libros. Soy un desastre todavía. Yo me cobro mucho porque soy limitado de vocabulario. Así que, lo acepté que lo único que me puedo comparar es con quien fue ayer y seguir trabajando en mi desarrollo en elq español de a poquito. Sin alimentar ese sentimiento de compararme

One of the most useful videos about language learning I've seen in a long time!

@catsaremylife8946

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I absolutely agree, Lindie you always give the best advice, thank you so much

I'm totally guilty of the vocabulary list thing sometimes! I find that I tend to do it when I'm overwhelmed because it gives an immediate reward loop when I memorize a word. It feels more like measurable progress, which is comforting when it feels like I'm stuck in my progress at a certain point. I have found this more useful when I get the word list from a book I'm reading or a movie I watched or something though -- which goes straight back to your point about context. Context is everything.

This video went over so many things that I've figured out over time. I'm glad others can watch this early on and not have to figure it out the hard way

As someone who has quit two languages because of making all these mistakes, trust her advice!! I am trying yet again with Mandarin Chinese and I hope I can get to intermediate level in a language for once!

@holaife35

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Mandarin Chinese is so difficult ㅠㅠㅠ I always want to give up but it's such a beautiful language that I keep telling myself that I can do it . You can do it too!! let's keep going and not give up. Good luck ~~ 😊

In most videos, people talk about “Immersion” like moving to a new country but they are forgetting that not everyone can just pack their things and move to a new country in order to immerse themselves in a language they are learning. Sooo, would talking to a pet help? Because you are using the language. And pets do not judge you! 😊😊

@reidjcsn

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When people talk about immersion, 99% of the time they don't mean going to a different country if they don't imply it. Talking to pets I don't think counts because you're only outputting words and immersion usually means you take in the language. What people mean by immersion, and what it really is is just watching a bunch of TV and movies in your target language, with target language subtitles. It is definitely the most effective way to learn the language, far more than any textbook or app like Duolingo. If you really want to become fluent in your TL, what I recommend is cutting out all textbooks/apps, and just getting 2-8 hours a day of consuming TL content (music doesn't count here unfortunately). Just make sure there are no English subtitles or anything else, because your brain will automatically take the path of least resistance and you won't learn at all.

@kikithedisneyfan5607

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@@reidjcsn thank you so much for your response! :) May I have your opinion about something? I have had people tell me to learn Spanish or French when I was never interested in those languages but I have prayed about which language to learn and I have been told by others to learn a language I enjoy.

@reidjcsn

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@@kikithedisneyfan5607 Honestly it’s entirely up to you what language you want to learn. Personally I’m learning japanese because I like a lot of their TV and music, and I want to understand it without subtitles. You shouldn’t learn what other people tell you to if you don’t have any passion for it

@kikithedisneyfan5607

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@@reidjcsn thank you so much!!! 😊😊😊

@kamcat2901

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@@reidjcsn If you're a beginner though, how would you be able to understand anything going on?

Still trying to learn Spanish on my own. I found I comprehend the language better when I learn small phrases instead of a word list. Took me a long time to figure that out but I'm glad something is "clicking "...finally.

Wow this was so motivating. I’m currently trying to learn Japanese and often feel overwhelmed. But stuff like this makes me feel like I’m more capable than I think 💛

@epicdjyoshi648

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah Japanese can be overwhelming! I've been learning Japanese at university for 3 years (I'm currently in Japan), and would still only say that I'm around A2/B1 level. It's difficult but Japanese culture is so rewarding so it's definitely worth it!

@a.m.4479

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If you are interested in Japanese, I highly highly recommend a channel called "Cure Dolly"

@SH-vh2bi

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がんばって 🤍 You can do it!

The making mistakes one is my biggest fear bc I have been harassed super badly to the point of panic attacks and depression worsening for any grammatical mistake I'd make in languages. It's something I still have a hard time about and am trying to fix it bc I miss how much I loved learning languages so passionately only for so many bullies to take that away from me.

The biggest issue in my Korean journey for the last 2 years is that I have no patience and I want to be fluent right away. I get upset cause I can't understand Korean speakers but only understand them if they write it down. So I was lucky and found a Korean church and I have been going once a week and after service which is in Korean btw the members hang out together and speak in Korean and they have been incredibly nice and are willing to help me learning Korean. I am hoping the increased listening exposure helps me to understand Korean speakers better.

Welcome back! :)

Learning a bunch of words without context is so how we learn in school. That was the hardest habit to break for me 😔 every since though, I could learn so much easier and faster!

Hey Lindie~ Just wanted to drop by and say how glad I am that you're back again!! You had/have such a huge impact on my language journey and your tips inspire me everytime😊 Hope you're doing a bit better and don't push yourself too hard^^ We will always be patient and wait for you, so take it slowly- one step at a time💖 Have a nice day!!

I think you should do a whole video on resource overload. It’s very, very real, especially with more commonly-spoken languages.

Speaking of making mistakes, I'll never forget the time I said "No vale la pene" to a lady at my taekwondo academy when I was speaking Spanish to her. The horror flashed across her face. Her son giggled. I had no idea what had happened til she was like "Ay, NO! la PENA. La PENA!" I figured out what I had said and then we died laughing for like five minutes. It was embarrassing, then it was hilarious. I'l never mix that word up again.

I haven't seen the full video yet but a good tip is to give yourself a break, when it's getting too hard and exhausting stop for a while, maybe a week then come back, don't force yourself, if it's hard, take a break but don't take a break for any minor hard thing, just do it when it get REALLY hard, i do this all the time and it works so good.

For many months I've been consistent with my listening of Chinese videos. I spend 20 mins of my day to listen to the language and it's so true, better build a foundation. I see my knowledge is spreading despite the fact I could do more, I know but I'm scared to get overwhelmed

We love you Lindie, dont burnout but we love having videos. Maybe do some vlogs types, something easy to do???

It's so hard not to get hung up on mistakes in language learning. Knowing mistakes are perfectly natural, I still get frustrated by them. And I'm probably not alone in this. By the way, I love your new hair color and the matching profile picture!

Yay! You're back!!

A fellow polyglot, yay~! Thank you for the useful video!

Thanks for the tips Lindie!

Lindie's back! Thanks for the tips. I hope you are doing alright. With the burnout and all

I lack consistency. Glad I watched this concise video.

Thank you for this advice. 💕

I'm really happy to see you!!😄😄

thank you so much for this amazing and important video, lindie!

Thank you Lindie☀️

Really true the whole video, thanks!

I am delighted that you are back:)

I really needed this... especially no.1. 감사합니다!

It's so nice to see you back! I missed your videos!

It's not all about talent, it's the detication, effort that You put into the learning process.. and of course enjoying what You're doing

So happy to see your lovely face pop up on our screens again! You’re such a joy! X

Omg I'm so happy you're back

Vocab list is needed when u have limited time to take an exam or u r learning in a school/actual class. Spelling tests are almost always part of lessons. But I agree with all other pointers.

I'm so happy you're here!!!😊

Excellent tips as usual! Good to see you again. 🙌🏻 😊

Thank you Lindie. I've made some of these mistakes but videos like these help me to keep moving forward and see it's ok

great to have you back! you always inspire me when it comes to language learning

Awesome video, thanks for the encouragement. It really does feel impossible to me sometimes, and then miraculously, something clicks and I’m like, ok, I am learning! 😁

So great to see you back, Lindie. I watch all your videos.

Thanks so much for all your advice. I love how you help us while taking us with you in your learning languages journey. You're amazing and not afraid to change your perspective in a topic and tell us your views!

Missed you so much Lindie, and glad you're back 🤗❤

Super happy that you're back!!😆

I’m so happy to see a new video from you! But I’m also happy you took time of when you needed it :)

Thank you so much Lindie!🙂 You are one of the most polyglots and your advice helps me a lot!😘

Good to see you back Lindie. All the best from New Zealand.

I have been subscribed to your channel for about a year and I’ve been learning Korean for about that same amount of time and I express how thankful I am for your channel and your content. It’s so helpful! When I first started my Korean language learning journey I made the mistake of having way too many resources and ended up scaling back to the main 2 that I use being Talk To Me In Korean and Memrise. I have some of the TTMIK textbooks because like you I love having something I can hold, write in and highlight too. Keep up the great work and I look forward to your next video.

You are very informative! TYSM

Ohh, welcome back!! We missed you☺️

This motivated me enough to pick up learning Japanese again. Consistency is key but it gets overwhelming however I will try to start with very baby steps this time.

Welcome back! I missed your videos so much, but I’m glad you took a break for yourself and came back when you were ready. :)

Wow, this content is so valuable!! Thank you. As a polyglot and philologist, I totally agree with you.

hope you doing good Lindie, nice to see you post again 💕

Hi! I like your videos. Very informative and inspirational. Thank you so much 💐

I loved the video and identified a lot with the errors 1,2,4 and 5. Thank you so much for the advice!

I love all of your advices bring more please, I've learning a lot with you🌟🌟🌟🌟

Thanks so much for this video Lindie! I think another thing people should keep in mind is that language learning takes time so practicing patience is also important

Thank you Soo much, now I am reminded not to give up

Loved this! So practical. And definitely loved the agile/scrum example. You were “speaking language”. Made total sense to me.

Good to see you well Lindie! Thank you for all of the quick sneak-peeks into your notebooks! I am a huge fan of journalling, but have found it a chore recently. Your idea of 2-week sprints sounds refreshing-I can't wait to see how it goes. Cheers, and God bless you!

I am going to apply the agile methodology for language lerning. I will use for my whole life during summer cause it makes sense !

Oh my goodness, Lindie these things hit me hard. Thank you for being an inspiration to me. I always thought that I lack privilege to study but the reality is that I give up too soon without giving a try. Thanks a lot!

Whenever I feel discouraged about my language learning, I watch your videos and I'm back on track

Great advice as always! I agree with the comment you made about adapting your study style as needed. When I have adapted and been consistent that’s when I have seen the most noticeable growth in my second language (Korean)

Thanks for your conclusion, I do have noticed these "mistakes", but I didn't summarized them. Now, I can share these tips with my fiends in a clearer way.

You're really good! Glad you make these videos. Thank you.

kanalımın amacı sizleri cesaretlendirmek dediğinde duygulandım çünkü bunu gerçekten yapıyorsun dedim bizleri cesretlendiriyorsun 😍. seninle youtubeda tanışmak benim için büyük şanslardan biri seni seviyorum lindie 🥰

Thank you for sharing. They are helpful and great tips😊👍☕🦋

Muchas gracias por este nuevo vídeo después de unos meses sin verte por aquí :) Unos consejos muy buenos! Drukkies ^_^

Great advice Lindsey! I was feeling overwhelmed at first & thought I had to get every book or app for learning Japanese & now realized to narrow my options & with trial & error what works better. I’m touching back to improve on my Spanish & my learning methods are different for those two. Spanish I talk at home with family & hear it more & more easier to grasp now because it was my mother tongue compare & to Japanese where I don’t many people to talk to with this language & use more sources.

I missed you Lindie

Some very valid points, specially too many resources. Thanks for the share. Plus, I do believe, some people have a natural talent for languages, for them it is very easy, for others, not so easy.

Adorei as dicas. I really like your tips and insights about language learning, and I'm trying do something similar with what you told had done in past, in trying starting learning Corean using the Japanese I've learned so far 😁😊

Great points to make!

Just dropped to say that I miss you so much! I glad you're back and I hope you're in the best of health. Keep on spreading your wings!

I love that you can see the good part about agile. I'm a developer and I never have anything to say in the retros. But in language learning it does work well because it's important to look back and change what doesn't work.

This was actually a good video. I had quite a few takeaways for my type A tendencies. Lol Thank you!

Nice to see your videos again 😎

Los mensajes que transmites siempre me parecen honestos, coherentes y llenos de la sabiduría que aporta la experiencia real. Tu camino con el coreano me ha inspirado a mí con el francés, gracias Lindie :)

Thanks for a wonderful video! Everything you said about fear of making mistakes and sticking to a rigid plan is spot on for me. I've built a habit over the past 8 months of reading Japanese daily through LingQ. And I've moved from beginner material to children/YA novels. But now reading on LingQ is my comfort learning, because I know that I can look up words and figure out everything on the page before moving on. When I try listening practice I always get discouraged by not being able to keep up, and forget about speaking practice 😅 (my goal was to start by June... and here we are). I know I need to graduate to more difficult practice if I really want to make progress. When I learned French as a missionary in France, I was constantly bombarded with the language. At first it was very confusing and discouraging... but, after a few months my brain started to make sense of the noise, and I was able to understand better. Within 6 months I was holding meaningful conversations and following along to almost everything I was hearing. By the end of two years I was very comfortable with the language. So, I think my key mistake (and one you could add to this video) is "learn to be okay with not understanding everything," or "embrace the ambiguity." I've learned it once before, but it's really hard to get yourself to that point when you are self-studying and you can choose not to be uncomfortable. Thanks again for your thoughtful and uplifting content! :)

Excellent video Lindie! I’m about to start learning Turkish (my 5th foreign language) and I will definitely keep these tips in mind!!

Congratulations on the video Lindie! Great tips... persistence is the "key"! Greetings directly from Brazil! #plainportuguese

Lindie, I really appreciate your advice. I have been studying Korean for 8 months now and all I have to show for it was a list of words. I have sinced changed my strategy and now using the same list to form sentences.

Awesome advise 👍🏻

Amazing, so true

I started studying Russian 11 1/2 years ago. I never really deducated myself to my studies enough to be able to actually speak it. Im watching this video right now because i am trying to become strategic in my studies and start studying every day again.

Nice simple video with good old fashioned advice. I think motivation is the key to learning a foreign language. If you’re “talented” or not it’s gonna still be a time sink. When people say oh you’re good at languages to me I try to tell them I’m just motivated over long periods of time. It’s painful and slow for me.

Love the hair!

ありがとうございます

Lindie, so cool to see you back! I did see your past video on burnout and am glad you got out of that. Merci pour tes conseils superbes! This speaking, Lindie, first of all, a HUGE thank you for your courage and heart to underline that teaching/learning languages MUST be fun and that one cannot burn oneself energy wise, to "perform" in a continuous way, as that only brings people to break. So, ALL is about balance. I shall continue also , via an online translator, for your privacy then in Afrikaans, French and Latin American Spanish for fun. Ek het self meer as die meeste gedoen, as 'n feit en baie verniet gehelp, want geestelik is God my meester. In elk geval, ek het dalk nie rykdom opgebou nie want vir my is geld net 'n hulpmiddel om mense en jou omgewing op te hef as jy kan, maar ek het, met alle nederigheid maar waarheid Siener vermoëns en kragtige holistiese wysheid: jy is 'n wonderlike siel Lindie! En geen man of vrou is 'n eiland nie. Moenie vergeet om tyd te neem om saam met mense te wees wat jou liefhet en waardeer nie. Goed, weereens gaan ALLES oor balans: dit is beter om 'n paar tale goed te praat en dit te geniet, so min as wat dit is, as om te veel te doen en dit het boeie vir die siel geword. Hierdie jaar is, soos ek dit noem, binne die "Nexus" deuropening (tyd / energie gewys). Van 2020 tot 2025 sal wat uitgaan goed of sleg terugkom. So, as jy vir 'n bietjie "TLC" gaan, behoort dit ook terug te kom. I speak French (I am so), am bettering again my Latin American Spanish (Mexican as I lived 12 years in Southern California and Costa Rican as I lived 1 year In Long Island NY (within the Costa Rican diaspora NY and even some Columbian Spanish). Une langue est une manière de penser et de résoudre les problèmes d'une certaine manière ainsi que d'expliquer les spécialités de certains pays de l'artisanat à la sagesse populaire : d'où pourquoi, en 2100, il y aura ENCORE environ 3000 langues et des dizaines de langues internationales (comme souligné scientifiquement en 2020 ). L'anglais est utile et continuera pour ses bienfaits en certaines affaires et de la diplomatie du premier degré, mais pas comme avant ! Ahora, y no estoy hablando política sino diplomáticamente de muchas maneras, sobre el hecho de que Trump fue elegido en los Estados Unidos durante cuatro años y millones de extremistas Trumpistas todavía están aquí, así como el Brexit (aunque entiendo por qué Gran Bretaña lo ha hecho). ) con su confinamiento diplomático, el inglés será reemplazado de ahora en adelante, en algunas transacciones de comercio internacional y cooperación diplomática educativa / cultural por español, ruso, hindi, francés, portugués, ruso, polaco y más. I am now back to Hebrew in addition to being well versed in English, American, French, reviewing and re-editing in español mexicano y español costarricense... As a final choice for a fourth language, to Hebrew, because I love its letters, but more so, not only open doors for careers and education within Diaspora Jewish communities in the world, brave stories through some generations, but its powerful vibrational balancing sounds for the spirit like: I discovered it with Victoria Hanna! kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZei2rSiYNbFdLA.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/mHugy7F_drjRn7Q.html Even the amazing Hebrew teacher Alisa Zingerman: kzread.info Moreover, Hebrew is a resurrected language! kzread.info/dash/bejne/qKZ40Ninhb3dd7w.html AND I ADORE the smooth and swift sound of Afrikaans to relax also and shall learn some words/sentences of it, which for relaxing/opening ther first cultural context are cool ...like kzread.info/dash/bejne/Zo6ZlLmPgsS8d9o.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/qqJ-tcWfo7y2o5c.html MERCI pour m'inspirer Et merci beaucoup de m'avoir inspiré à utiliser, du mieux que je peux, les langues que j'apprends/rafraîchis pour ouvrir encore plus de portes aux contes culturels et folkloriques des pays qui parlent les langues que je connais et aussi pour communiquer avec communautés de diasporas ! A plus! Pascal

Perseverance is key people!

As a former language teacher, I deeply agree with you, Lindie!