This title is introvert goals 😂

@watmainibaadman

3 жыл бұрын

loll exactlyy 😂

@user-qj3rp3ue9u

3 жыл бұрын

IKR?😂👁👄👁

@tajayatomlinson5298

3 жыл бұрын

Straight facts

@cindykpower

3 жыл бұрын

Totally 😂

@YssaMD

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha i know right!?

1.- Constantly repeating things outloud (pronunciation, rythm, entonation, emotion). 2.- Manipulate those examples you repeat outloud (Ex. Change "I would like to have lunch" to "I would like to have dinner"). 3.- Think outloud in the language your learning (Describe your surroundings, how did your day go). → Express outloud your opinion and philosophize about things you like (TV shows, politics, movies, books). → Write down words or expressions you don't know how to say and find out how could you say that in a natural way. great video :D

@stavshimoni2430

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!!

@pouyaabbasi

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, dear Salomon. You are a time(and life) saver.

@enkelejdalaze3428

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you. Well done.

@chatonsacrement7454

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this summary is perfect.

@RanzeeBohugun

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks, saved my time.

and next time: How I avoid talking to people after I've learned their languages...

@MysticHairBeautyNnails

3 жыл бұрын

😭😂

@laur-unstagenameactuallyca1587

3 жыл бұрын

me 💀💀💀

@RobinMacPhersonFilms

3 жыл бұрын

You might check out the follow-up 😉 kzread.info/dash/bejne/imF4zJlthK3Vf6w.html

@Thomas.Christodoulou

3 жыл бұрын

@@RobinMacPhersonFilms ❤️

@waeeeezeeeee

3 жыл бұрын

broooo xDDDDDD

I’m more confident talking to myself, because no one judges 😂😂

@kitaduyphuong

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@lisar3944

2 жыл бұрын

yes. small children are also good language partners :)

@92annamaria

2 жыл бұрын

I’m even shy to talk to myself 😂

Introverts trying to learn a new language be like:

@ynwmelly3865

3 жыл бұрын

Lol that's me rn

@michalbotor

3 жыл бұрын

hah! good one! ;D

@akf2000

3 жыл бұрын

the struggle is real

@79987

3 жыл бұрын

@@ynwmelly3865 Same Here

@user-zc2ec2bb3b

3 жыл бұрын

if your an introvert what the point of learning a language

I learned how to express everyday things in English by basically commenting on everything I did in a day (when I was alone) out loud to myself. Another thing that helped me was writing a diary in my target language. It helped me express my feelings and describe what happened in a day.

@Veri7a

3 жыл бұрын

transcribing and then translating song lyrics in your target language is also very helpful

@zuluprince1450

3 жыл бұрын

@@Veri7a I find that to be difficult cuz in songs sometimes they don't follow grammar really. At least for the language I'm learning lol

@Veri7a

3 жыл бұрын

@@zuluprince1450 Yes usually songs take shortcuts to rhyme and use slang. You must take account for that if you try what I mentioned. Hope it works out for you.

@zachhunzeker1095

3 жыл бұрын

How did you know if you what you were saying/writing was correct?

@cristinanavarro8103

3 жыл бұрын

I have been trying these in years sin ce my primary days , also through songs and another by reading my bible with it's equivalent english translations. I think that really helped me alot.

Your closing remarks were: "…I find it so liberating. I can get a tutor. I can go find an exchange partner. But I don't necessarily need to..." Thanks for giving us introverts and shy people "permission" to learn using our own gifts. A person doesn’t have to be a raving extrovert to become fluent! Thanks. Many of us go through different phases in our language learning. Sometimes we are just not in the "socializing" phase. However, we can still continue learning without talking to other people. Then, when we do get a chance to speak to other people, our conversations are much deeper and more meaningful.

@sarahmariposa9475

3 жыл бұрын

I got u

@Gigusx

3 жыл бұрын

There is introversion, shyness, and then there is social anxiety and irrational fears. Yes, you can do it by yourself, you can teach yourself, you can assume you're speaking correctly without feedback. You can do it all alone. But why would you? Why make it even slower and more difficult if you're learning a language for, supposedly, purpose of speaking to other people? You can stay shy all your life if you want to, you don't need anybody's permission to do that, but you're missing out when you could just practice on that and kill 2 birds (shyness AND learning a language) with one stone.

@noelayala5700

3 жыл бұрын

@@Gigusx Because when you're first starting out, you can't get very far in a conversation anyway. I'm learning my fifth language and all I can say is like, "I'm learning Chinese. I like learning Chinese. I want to go to China" etc. It's nice to talk to native speakers, but in the beginning, so much goes over your head that you're not improving very much. So, I keep listening to my podcast and studying until I can have a longer conversation(like G.S. said) that will help me improve more.

@elizabethfields6346

Жыл бұрын

I definitely agree as an introvert doing self study language learning.

@deutschmitpurple2918

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing

When introverts get tired of the whole _"be social! :)"_ aspect of language learning

@larakriss

3 жыл бұрын

This👆🏽

@nicoleraheem1195

3 жыл бұрын

Me

Talking to yourself is not weird. It’s actually a sign of intelligence. Thinking that talking yourself is weird is what’s weird.

@MarijaaaV1307

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, I can relate to your comment. Not saying I'm super intelligent or something, but I always talk to myself becausr I find it calming and when my father heard me once while talking, he was like omg girl what are you doing?

@izaskuncaro5662

3 жыл бұрын

That is how i learn English...

@drts6955

3 жыл бұрын

@@MarijaaaV1307 hahahaha I talk to myself CONSTANTLY. I can't study or think complex thoughts without it. I used to marvel at how people can. Now I suspect (though I could be wrong) is that few if any people can actually think things through in their head and that's why their opinions are often unconsidered (which doesn't mean wrong necessarily)

@nickeman132

3 жыл бұрын

@@drts6955 i always talk to myself in my head, I'm trying to practice my pronunciation by trying to talk to myself *not* in my head lol and yeah opinions become unconsidered sometimes

@deadshxot4207

3 жыл бұрын

Expressing your thoughts out loud helps me focus at times an....I talk to my self at times...didnt care if peeps thought it was weird but I still do it

Dude. I speak to myself all the time.

@RobinMacPhersonFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't it great!? 😄

@wenderwalker8306

3 жыл бұрын

Robin MacPherson me too always in the shower

@selbiselbi8697

3 жыл бұрын

I even argue with my inner voice

@eddieyeoh4098

3 жыл бұрын

Selbi Selbi Hilarious! I tried talking to myself and nearly ended being sectioned!! 🤪🤪🤪

@nemoschmitz2374

3 жыл бұрын

I always thought people who don't talk to themselves (when alone) are weird

Right now I’m learning Latin so it’s not like there are that many native speakers to seek out! Thanks for the helpful video!

@BulletTheEnforcer

3 жыл бұрын

I’m studying Latin and Spanish right now! What materials are you using?

@olbrok

3 жыл бұрын

BulletTheEnforcer hi, I’m using the Lingua Latina Per Se Illustrata series by H. Ørberg and after two months I made enough progress to start listening to Latin podcasts. Really recommend it. I couldn’t learn without the comprehensible input.

@BulletTheEnforcer

3 жыл бұрын

OKeijo That’s the series that I’m using as well! I’ve also noticed the same results. What podcasts are you listening to? For Spanish I’m using a combination of materials: Assimil and Practice Makes Perfect: Verbs. When I finish Assimil I’ll be moving on to some older materials: Cortina Spanish and Berlitz Self-Teacher Spanish. They’re older, but they were cheap and I like their approach. I’ll then move back to a more modern book: Spanish Made Simple. @Elliot Vernon I’ve been using Luke Ranieri’s LLPSI playlists. They’ve been extremely helpful!

@ChristiansEntertainmentEcke

3 жыл бұрын

Hello, I have to state a first that I just learned Latin in school and kinda forgot most of it. But I want to suggest a KZread-Channel called Scorpio Martinus, who sometines does speak with other latinlearners on camera. Even though I forgt most of Latin and was kind of bad at it in school, it helps me a lot with not only scientific words, because I can relate to the word-stems in Latin (at least for germanic/indo-germanic languages). Despive Scorpio Martianus there seems to be a growing group of languae enthusiasts/polyglots that are engaging more and more in the "forgotten" language trying to make it more commen. I personally have started learning spanish and latin is very helpful for it. Have fun with the language!

@EdwardRock1

3 жыл бұрын

OKeijo Vatican 🇻🇦

Oui! I keep repeating this to my students. Speaking to yourself, to your dog, speaking out loud; so important so you get a smooth transition into real conversations later on. Also, answering actors in movies, encouraging characters to kiss (that might be just me...), having conversations with book, asking questions to them.

@pollymat991

3 жыл бұрын

I didn't think of that. Helpful ☺️

@mystical_cupcake

3 жыл бұрын

"Encouraging characters to kiss" 😆

@imyours4369

3 жыл бұрын

and laughing to yourself because of your mistake when you talk to yourself 😑

@cheefechef7589

3 жыл бұрын

en lacoste tn le sang

@Canarinhas

3 жыл бұрын

I also encourage my students to sing along to their favourite tunes. It is how I learned (and I talk to myself everyday too.

As someone who loves talking to themselves when alone, these methods give me a reassurance that I am not weird to monolgue.

Wonderful advice Robin. We are constantly bombarded with ‘experts’ telling us to start talking with people at the first opportunity. I’m finding my Spanish is improving so much by just talking to myself. What is more is that I find I’m so interesting and always totally agree with everything I say Ha, Ha, Ha. I’m just so amusing. Sadly no one else seems to think so!! Seriously though Robin, thanks so much for this video. The method that you are advocating is improving my Spanish so much more than any other method that I have tried. Stay well and happy and keep the videos coming

@butterflyjessica1

3 жыл бұрын

😂 🤣

@SmallSpoonBrigade

3 жыл бұрын

The main benefit to speaking with native speakers at the very begging is that you don't have that cliff you have to get over when you do start speaking. But, realistically, it's not an either or. You can start speaking whenever your ready, even if it's just a few phrases that you rehearse before trying.

@beforethedawn2701

2 жыл бұрын

I agree, I've never spoken to anyone in English, yet I'm quite fluent, only by talking to myself lol

@alejandromazo874

Жыл бұрын

Do you study spanish still, i need to practice my english

I've been learning English for a long time and all I can say is that as soon as you fall in love with a language these ideas wil come naturally to you. It was awesome to see them shown in a video.

It can be hard to speak when you can barely construct a sentence.. Years ago I learnt my English through reading and just listening, it works. That's why am teaching beginner English this way, I know it works through experience.

@yousrahaouam567

8 ай бұрын

May I ask you ,is reading and watching enough to speak English fluently please I need your answer, thnks 😊

@TeachingEnglishASMR

8 ай бұрын

@@yousrahaouam567 hello.. It is not entirely enough but it will help you improve and slowly start to speak as the language gets familiar. Try to speak as little as possible in addition.

@yousrahaouam567

8 ай бұрын

thank you so much @@TeachingEnglishASMR

Robin, I just want to take a moment to congratulate you on your persistance with KZread and regular publishing even though your channel is still growing. Your videos are very helpful for us, language learners. Thank you!

@RobinMacPhersonFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this awesome comment, Hrvoje! I'm so so fortunate to have people who take the time to watch and support my work here, so thanks for encouraging me and noticing the hard work. I'm really glad my videos are helpful and I just can't wait to make even better videos in the future! 😄

@ziadirayene9879

3 жыл бұрын

YES! finally he's starting to get some of the recognition he deserves, i'm so happy your channel is growing ♥♥

@RobinMacPhersonFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Ziadi!

Hii, I'm 14 yo👋 English isn't my first/native language and I could learn it by talking to myself and having curiosity about learning new words, it actually helped me a lot to start building a confidence while talking in English, and then writing and listening started to be really easy I'm using this method to learn Japanese and I think it's going to help me as well, meanwhile japanese has a lot of things to learn (ALPHABET....), but I'm trying my best and I know that with practice and motivation I can archive my goal! I think I prefer learning a language by my own, of course I think online courses might help you a lot, but there is anyone who knows better your weakness than yourself, so I think I can work and learn a new language without pressure when I do it by my own and studying at my time, I don't want to learn a language by obligation (btw I learnt English bcause of that, but I could enjoy the process and started to love English📚), I want to learn a language because it's fun and helps you to interact with new cultures and people! I'm learning Japanese because I find the write very beautiful and I really want to go to Japan with my family! For me, learning new languages mean that you can express yourself in many ways! And that's the best part of learning a completely different idiom, thinking that way make me feel the passion of learning something new! If I made some mistakes please tell me!☺️ I hope you all can improve in your target language! 💪🏃‍♀️

@nicoleraheem1195

10 ай бұрын

Dictionary and reading. Read read read

@Leayfus

10 ай бұрын

Hey, how much time did it take you to talk English like a native person?

@sophihia

10 ай бұрын

@@Leayfus Hi! I'm still learning English and my goal is to speak like a native! But to achieve this level of English (prob high-intermediate), it took me 2/3 years with much hard work! My auntie put me into an English course so I can improve more and more. I started learning English at the age of 7, but I didn't care at all and studied English like the rest of the subjects (math, science, etc) But I've realized that I just started to speak and communicate well in English after love to study it, and then, only then I'd speak English in such a high level! It was impossible for me at the beginning, but the love and curiosity made achieve this "almost-there fluency" A tip that have been helping me is to watch movies that I enjoy in English with English subtitles! And I've watched those movies again and again till reach a moment where I could understand almost everything that's said there! For example: I've watched Mulan many many times, at the first time I was focusing on understand what they were saying and it kinda turned everything stressful, but I watched and watched again, and again, and again till I started to stop focusing on reading the subtitles and translate the meaning of the words to just watch the movie and naturally understand almost every word and expression! Just don't be to overwhelmed or hard on yourself, you have you time and I have mine! Perhaps I learned too fast or too slow compared to you! Everyone can learn something new, I hope you too! Keep going 💪

@Leayfus

10 ай бұрын

@@sophihia Thank you! I'm also 14, I think I'm probably advanced but I still have a lot of things to learn, especially because I want to make a gaming channel on youtube but I no where near to be able to speak without interruption (I can't think of anything to say) every 20 seconds, so it's kinda frustrating seeing people of my age (natives of course) talking magically without interruption. But I think with the new things I discovered and with practice I will be able to make videos with a little smoother improvisation soon (I think).

@sophihia

10 ай бұрын

@@Leayfus I've got the same exactly problem! But sometimes I think I'm more embarrassed or insecure to speak to strangers, when I'm by my own I can speak very clearly but when I speak to some strangers or with English teacher I suddenly stop and I think more and more which make me feel nervous, the good thing is that we know our issue so we can improve on it! I wish the best for you and for you upcoming channel! I will definitely watch some videos of yours so I can get more confidence! Have a nice day or night 🤗

Hey this is not strange at all, I’ve been learning French for a little over two years now and while I’ve had the opportunity to engage in many conversations with french speakers at work ( customers not coworkers) I never stop my shower conversations, and when I’m not in the shower I pretend to be on the phone and I have full blown conversations in French with myself lol , when I go do my groceries I put on my headphones and I practice my shadowing right in the middle of the supermarket, I somehow make it seem like I’m just talking to someone on the phone, most people look at me then look away, I do all this because it’s fun and I’ve noticed that it helps me make progress quickly but I’m not afraid to engage people in French, as a matter of fact, I get excited when I come across a French speaker because all I see is a new opportunity to test myself.

@tinahrovamalala2336

3 жыл бұрын

Et donc là tu comprends sûrement ce que je dis.

@RedPandas3111

3 жыл бұрын

Tinah Rovamalala bien entendu, je pourrais t’écrire un sacré pavé si tu veux lol

@sarau2289

3 жыл бұрын

Cette est très bien, a l’école je dis avec mes copains. Nous disons toujours différents languages. C’est amusante pratique!

@tinahrovamalala2336

3 жыл бұрын

@@RedPandas3111 woah si seulement ça marchait pour moi avec le coréen...

@zhorbijja6273

3 жыл бұрын

Très jolie expérience je te félicite pour ca . Just keep going ...bravo je serais heureuse de pratiquer la langue française avec toi

I'm not a native English speaker but I used to talk to myself in English while cooking. Going over which ingredients I use and what I do to them helped me to program parts of my brain to think in English, too. Which is a game changer in terms of fluency, because you don't have to translate things anymore you just know them.

I heard some people actually don't have that "inner voice". How crazy is that!

@RobinMacPhersonFilms

3 жыл бұрын

That is crazy indeed! 😧

@glennkelly4058

3 жыл бұрын

How do they talk to their imaginary friends?

@monstrumopanowuje2373

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same! I read an article about it but I forgot the terms. Do you remember any?

@V.CatCroissant

3 жыл бұрын

How would someone THINK without an inner voice??😲

@garruksson

3 жыл бұрын

@@V.CatCroissant I cant rly wrap my head around it, i saw some people on yt who claimed they lacked the inner monologue and what they said didnt rly make sense, but thats because i literally cant concieve thinking without the voice or language. Anyways, they say i think, that its all conceptual or something, but again cant rly wrap my head around it.

Finally some actual "how to" steps on learning a language without having to depend on finding people with whom to practice. After several failed attempts at learning a language the traditional ways, I have decided to teach myself, but as an introvert, I have struggled with the decision of when to take the plunge and arrange to meet with a native speaker to develop my speaking skills. Now I know it is possible and OK to develop the aspects of the language-grammar, pronunciation, intonation-I know will make me, not only feel more comfortable speaking to a native speaker, but will allow me to have the types of conversations we can both enjoy.

"Talking to yourself is just thinking out loud" Me, with no internal monologue: 👁👄👁

@vminmotivationalcurve88yea64

3 жыл бұрын

@Luka Bazon hahaha. Okay

@statistical-cats-sophia

3 жыл бұрын

@Luka Bazon LMAO

I wonder if you are an INFP. It is so kind of you how you treated those Japanese students and it seems you were rewarded in the end with true friendships. I wish there were more people like you in the world, that saw people first as humans rather than as a means to furthering their language goals. Bravo, and thanks for sharing your tips - introverts are grateful indeed!!! 😂😂

@sheeliekittie9298

Жыл бұрын

I am too! wow - we are one of the fewer personality types. I like the advice about talking in our heads, thinking how we will say things in our target language (S) without necessarily other people.

Nice! My mother tongue is Latvian 🇱🇻 & I'm learning Romanian 🇷🇴.

@lazarmaksic4052

3 жыл бұрын

Me too ❤️🇷🇴

@muhammadhaiqal531

3 жыл бұрын

Ayy me too 🇹🇩

@AndreeaTirnacop

3 жыл бұрын

Ce tare! 😄

@SilentJaguar68

3 жыл бұрын

Romanian for the win! 😎 🇷🇴

Talking a lot to myself has really helped me with my language skills, imagining situations, conversations or just talking about my day. It might sound crazy but it really helps you see the ideas you struggle the most to express, words and concepts of everyday life that you simply have never had the need to say. As a musician, I see learning a language as learning to play a new instrument; even though you know how it should sound like, you still don´t have the practice and the skills to play (pronounce) certain sounds, so by practicing talking everyday you manage to get the sound right.

@serpentdevil5251

3 жыл бұрын

No one's here2 speak, whom I should practice with🙄😑

@josecarvajal6654

3 жыл бұрын

@@serpentdevil5251 there are two really good apps where you can connect with native speakers who are learning your language: Hellotalk (a little bit like Facebook with posts and groups) and Tandem (more like WhatsApp, focused in chating/calls). Those are awesome places for finding language buddies!

@serpentdevil5251

3 жыл бұрын

@@josecarvajal6654 Il try,but we have made group already on whatsapp...N the problem is, some ppl learn fast N some take Tym,n if u r begginer, intermediate n so on,so u need ppl who r in the same level💁

@josecarvajal6654

3 жыл бұрын

@@serpentdevil5251 ah yes, groups are only good if you are all more or less in the same level. But in those apps you can have private conversations with natives too, that helps a lot! What's your native language?

@serpentdevil5251

3 жыл бұрын

@@josecarvajal6654 Hindi... I'm an Indian🇮🇳,,, what'bout ya?

As an interpretor and teacher, I’m used to manipulating words and phrases. I practise all the time and do think it’s great to improve your speaking skills. Thank you for your video!

Hey, just came across your video and it seemed incredibly helpful. I understand way more than I'm able to speak in my target language. And I feel too insecure to speak even when I have the opportunity to do so. I was actively seeking for language partners, only to realize that I can't really talk about anything since I haven't practiced on my own at all. Thank you for the inspiration, keep up the good work!

Totally agree! I’ve been doing exactly the same for a couple of years now and it really works! I call it “rephrasing the input”, even though I don’t think there’s a name for that in the Second Language Acquisition field. I like to say to my students (I research psychology of bilingualism) that there’s no point in playing in a band if you can’t even playing the guitar alone in your bedroom! Haha! I think speaking a language works the same way! Congrats on your awesome videos!

Very helpful. Thank you. *Repeat outloud w rhythm, intonation *Manipulate phrase w variations *Join short phrases into longer sentence *Think outloud w emotion, opinion. (React to movie, event, story. What's my opinion? How do I feel? Tell my story.)

You really are extraordinarily creative and inspiring, Robin. I am glad I found you here on this topic of languages learning! Languages were always my biggest interest on high school and it is quite long since I learned something new... now I am begging again and I am excited to have your tips at hand 🙏🏻

When I came across this video I didn´t think that I was going to find out a handy great video. So, I really appreciate your hard work on making this fantastic video!!!!

Amazing.Thank you, I learned new things. Proves once again, that learning a language is always about the creativity.

Such a great video! I definitely found that my ability to express myself really took off after I focused on vocabulary surrounding emotion. You're so right that much of what you end up discussing in real life is about what you think/feel about different things. Thanks so much for connecting the dots for me! I can't wait to give my apartment a piece of my mind 😅

@chokrihamouda9114

3 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right my brother

Changing the dialogue is probably the best speaking tip, recognising tenses after repeating them for weeks and weeks and then getting to play with that! Thank you for this really insightful video! I also really appreciated the part about practicing expressing your opinions.

I can't describe how grateful I am to you. I found this video today, And you as a person helped me to understand something inside of me that was a problem for years. Now when I see your way of thinking I can make changes needed to my life in this moment. Big thanks for you as a way you are (clear thought, expression, good vocabulary and I think a good person) I will remember this day to me it means a lot!

This is my general* style entirely, so far I have found that how natural my speaking is depends on having a high high higher ratio of listening to reading, and repeating for tempo and timing breathing (for tonal languages).

I learned a language 100% by myself, no native or even speakers at all, and am near fluent. Achieving fluency by yourself can be done, just speak to yourself when learning the content, and have a lot of input. Don't let your mind tell you it's impossible, it very much is possible.

@user-zr7ok8yi2k

Жыл бұрын

What language did u learn?

@papaxsmurf7678

Жыл бұрын

@@user-zr7ok8yi2k German, french, Arabic, Old English

@JT-qw9cr

Жыл бұрын

I find it extremely hard to believe that you achieved near fluency speaking to yourself. You can learn to drive in a close circuit, but that doesn't mean you'll be able to cope on the road surrounded by other drivers. I've met lots of people who claimed this and it was either not true or they didn't actually learnt "by themselves", sorry. If it's really the case, congratulations.

@OneAdam12Adam

11 ай бұрын

How do you know that you are "fluent" Did you achieve a Distinguished level on the ACTFL OPI or WPT tests? Did you pass the C2 test in Europe? Or did you score a 5 on the Foreign Service Institute test? Those are tools to measure. You can't self assess

@papaxsmurf7678

11 ай бұрын

@@OneAdam12Adam That's actually a common misconception. I know i'm fluent because I can understand audio flawlessly and speak perfectly. This has actually been verified by natives.

Loved this. Thank you! I have been learning Spanish and I never want to put the burden on my friends of helping me learn. I also don't have much time for an online tutor. I was happy to hear that I wasn't the only one thinking out loud and speaking to myself in a foreign language!

What a precious tip, thanks! Just love how simple it sound to think out loud!! 😊

Oh, man, it's incredible! I speak five languages and coincidentally, I use exactly the same strategies!!! Thanks a lot for the video. ; )

What I find really helpful is blogging in my target language. I started doing that recently and it's amazing how the phraseology sticks in memory. I am a native English speaker but another powerful exercise is to think of something in English and then translate it to Spanish and French. Somehow high school Spanish is still in memory and I continue to acquire European French speaking skills.

I thank you so much Robin MacPherson, I felt I needed to create my own learning method and you helped me a lot. a warm hug.

Thank you for sharing your experience! This topic is definitely the one I needed for now

I'm so happy that I found this video because I am tired of bothering people in language exchange apps who are not so passionate about practicing their target language and too bored to speak their native one. Knowing that there's other way to improve my speaking skills is such a relief! Thank you so much for sharing this information ☀️ c:

@estelababygirl6036

10 ай бұрын

Hiiiiiii

I also like singing in a language I’m learning. I find it very helpful and fun too

This is such a great video! Thanks so much for everything! It was definately helpful :D

This is really brilliant advice, especially in these times. I'm now living by myself, so happily I won't sound like a fool when I try this out!

First of all,it’s so motivating to know someone is ambitiously and independently learning foreign languages on his/her own. I have been learning a few of foreign languages on my own,too. I haven’t achieved fluency on any one of those language,yet,though.

@NazraT1704

Жыл бұрын

Key word being yet How’re things going now?

Fantastic! As a language learner and English teacher, I'm always looking for new ideas, perspectives, and twists to help myself and others learn better. There are tons of different ways to go about learning a language, and tons of different ways to go about learning each part of a language. I really love your advice here, partly because it's already in line with some of my own thoughts on the issue, but also because you gave me a couple new nuggets! This also helps introverts (like myself) and helps to solve the "fear of speaking/making mistakes" problem from a completely different angle than Benny Lewis' approach (though those stubbornly afraid of fossilization will probably complain even more lol). Thanks, really great video! :)

This is a very refreshing approach. I like your mindset, can't wait to check out your other videos!

I agree with you on the connecting words...knowing prepositions and conjunctions can really help you make more complex sentences in a fairly simple way!

Great video, Robin! Thanks very much. As an English teacher to adults, I often suggest that students select phrases and sentences from podcast transcripts or videos and films and then mimic the speaker to produce as identical a version of that phrase or sentence as they can, in front of a mirror, and then practice producing it as often as possible. Love the recording method (Babbel) and I'll be looking into it. Thanks again

Amazing! Finally somebody said this! I do speak to my self ALL THE TIME and I always get surprising results, but when I told my students about this they get confused, I sent your video to then, I hope they'll start practicing using this tips. I love what you said about "safe space", a lot of people are shy or even scared of speaking to native speakers, but introverts have another way of learning and improving. great video, thank you

Thanks for the conversation Robin!

Thank you robin this video was much needed & it did nothing but motivated me even more to continue my journey in learning mandarin because so many ppl say that if you dont speak with a native speaker of the language you study it pretty much can't be done & I always disagreed with that & you just proves that it can be done regardless you're a true inspiration brother much love

6:45 repeat out loud dialog examples (series, movies, podcasts, books, mimic others) 7:12 manipulate example sentences that you repeat out loud 8:08 manipulate dialog examples 10:02 learn good amount of connector words 10:45 talk to yourself - think out loud in the language you are learning (focus on expressing emotions and opinions about stuff that 12:55) 15:28 write down expressions you don't understand and find out what they mean and your way around them Great video, thanks for the insights Robin!

@teresita.lozada

2 жыл бұрын

This is cool.

@baratorealty591

2 жыл бұрын

thank you!

Personally, I believe that having a conversation with a native speaker in their own language is the most rewarding feeling in language learning. That said, there are some languages (*cough* *cough* French) where I don't make it a goal to practice my speaking skills very often. I don't have any French-speaking friends and I've never been to France, but I love reading French books and watching French movies! When I reach a point in my life where spoken French will be a more rewarding skill for me, then I'll definitely make it a priority to improve my French speaking skills!

@deutschmitpurple2918

Жыл бұрын

I love French and I am learning it

That's brilliant! Thank you for those practical and detailed bits of advice.🙂 "Thinking out loud" does actually sound better!

Very helpful! I've been pondering an 'in-between' step for getting more of a base in a language before I begin engaging with online tutors and I think this is it!

Where my introvert polyglots at

@SmallSpoonBrigade

3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty introverted, the German I speak is mostly the result of doing things similar to what he recommends, I just made the mistake of setting the bar on success too low. My Mandarin got to be where it was because I needed it so that I wouldn't starve. But, the process there was largely similar, taking a phrasebook and figuring out how to customize the language and rehearsing until I got something that sort of worked. I'm looking forward to Farsi because it'll give me the opportunity to see how much talking with other people impacts the process.

This is just what I need to be doing at this point. Very helpful advice. Thank you.

@RobinMacPhersonFilms

3 жыл бұрын

You're welcome, George!

Thinking out loud. Great concept, thank you sir!

I absolutely love this conversation! my students often asked me how they can improve English on their own. I share different ideas , but I learned something new today. thank you ! i definitely share this video to others.

Let's face it: learning a foreign language attending private lessons can be truly expensive (not to mention the possibility of lockdown after paying a lot of money in advance). Independence will always be an advantage. I love the approach showed in this video. Something we can do is to learn by heart phrases we like when we are reading a poem or a novel, or maybe watching a movie, and then repeat them out loud. "I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion... I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhausser Gate. Those moments will be lost in time like tears in rain. Time to die".

that's my method of improving my french too.. i talk to myself all the time when i'm alone.. creating scenarios, of two parties.. and give different versions of discussions and responses.. it's a great way to learn

Thanks a lot gor that goldmine of tipps 😁🙌 A lot I like doing my self but I found a lot of additional great ideas. I'll try out!

The tip about thinking through how you would express your feelings about a piece of media in your target language as a way of mimicking actual human interactions is honestly brilliant and I hadn’t really ever thought of it. Thanks!

It's been a year since you posted this video and your advice still resonates today, with me anyway. French is the language I'm currently learning. I discovered your channel because I'm new to Notion and was looking for free language templates. I have an online group that I meet with informally a couple times each week; who were initially on the same online class I was taking. It has been a bit of a challenge for me to prepare for our online sessions and I oftentimes feel sort of insecure. I'm hopeful your self study technique helps booster my confidence. 🤞🏼 Thank you!

Sometimes i read a foreign language book out loud. I can be fairly assured the words, verb tense, etc r correct. It's practice for my brain & mouth without fear of messing up. 📕👓

Thinking out loud!! I will try, thanks Robin.🙏❤

This is such a useful video, what an excellent idea to comment aloud on something you’ve seen to develop language skills x

"... and then try the same thing in French or Japanese, or whatever language you are learning" Me learning French and Japanese: 👁👄👁

@DeprogAxA

3 жыл бұрын

Me learning only french 👁️👁️

@johnmarkescueta2207

3 жыл бұрын

Woaah were the same I'm learning French and Japanese too..

@johnmarkescueta2207

3 жыл бұрын

Bonjourrr

@ferdi2766

3 жыл бұрын

Comment ca va?

@sadisticgirl_

3 жыл бұрын

Me learning only Japanese 👄

I've actually developed a habit of speaking to myself

@eddieyeoh4098

3 жыл бұрын

Seek help ? 😳😳

@ambercartier1271

3 жыл бұрын

Same

Omg this video is so amazing! I really appreciate your original ideas and tips. SO thankful I found your video!!!!

I've been learning English for about a year and a half. And i'm feeling so good when i understand native speakers. So i've understood almost everything apart from a few words! Thank you so much for this video. It's such a good practice and useful information.

Happy to hear that I wasn’t the only one who is learning a language by constantly talking to myself both physically and in my head. Gosh! My head is constantly having a conversation in Spanish 😂. I was so glad the first time I had a dream in spanish. Talking to yourself is a great method but I don’t know if it fits everyone’s style

Excellent! I haven't heard this tip about the emotions and opinions before. This is very insightful!

@RonaldMcPaul

3 жыл бұрын

I find that Robin rambles and gesticulates a lot (so much so I have trouble introducing him to my dad because he calls him "annoying" lol) but his insights based on subtlety in emotions in interactions can be incredible gems.

@JoaoGabriel-rk7zq

3 жыл бұрын

It's also new to me. Seems good

@joob40

3 жыл бұрын

@@RonaldMcPaul This is the first I've seen of him. I was listening while washing dishes, so I didn't notice those things. I'm almost always double- tasking while watching videos, or else I'd be impatient about them, too. :)

Wow! Thank you so much dear Robin!) Your recommendations are priceless!💕✨ Wish you luck 🍀🕊️

Great video!! 🤗 Thanks for sharing your knowledge about learning languages. It's been really helpful

It’s the best advice about the subject I’ve heard!!! I’m learning French and my husband is fluent in French but I couldn’t practice with him because he is going craaazy of me making mistakes. Your video is a gift! Thank you!

@TableReadwithme

3 жыл бұрын

Tell your husband to practice with you! My wife is American and I am second generation of Italians born and raised in Brasil! Wednesday and Friday we speak only French at home, Tuesday and Thursday Portuguese, Saturday Italian! I still "murder" some english words, as you can see me speaking in my channel, but I keep on trying! That's how you learn! So create an environment where it's safe for you to practice with him! Good luck!!!

@TableReadwithme

3 жыл бұрын

Tell your husband to practice with you! My wife is American and I am second generation of Italians born and raised in Brasil! Wednesday and Friday we speak only French at home, Tuesday and Thursday Portuguese, Saturday Italian! I still "murder" some english words, as you can see me speaking in my channel, but I keep on trying! That's how you learn! So create an environment where it's safe for you to practice with him! Good luck!!!

Yey! your chanel is growing!!!!! I'm so happy. I love all your videos, your perspective of see lenguages helps me a lot. Hugs!

@RobinMacPhersonFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Ahh thank you Sole!!! I'm soooo excitedddddddd to be approaching 10,000 subscribers!!! And really happy that my videos are helping you, hugs back to you!

Your way of speaking is really inspiring. It shows your understanding and depth of the things you are talking about. I just have trawled through your playlists and through I will watch all of the videos, if possible 😅

I’m so happy I stumbled upon this video! I’m so thankful that the YT algorithm finally gave me a video I want to watch 😂 this is the ultimate Introvert’s guide to Foreign Language speaking. Thank you Robin!🎉

"Repeating things out loud" - not only does it help you to achieve fluency faster, but also antagonises your flatmates like nothing else 😂 It's always "Do you have to speak Korean right now?!" and never "Wow, you're so good at languages, how do you do that?!" 😅😥

@SmallSpoonBrigade

3 жыл бұрын

My wife's family's first language is not one that I speak, so when I get annoyed with them for speaking too much of her language around me, I start narrating what's going on in whichever one of my secondary languages amuses me the most at the time. She usually gets the point before too long, but I'm a bit concerned that I'll have to learn yet another language as she starts understanding what I'm saying.

@NazraT1704

Жыл бұрын

@@SmallSpoonBrigadehaha this is exactly the type of passive aggressive thing I would do

Really great tips Robin ! I'm going to choose 5 verbs per day . I've set myself a target 18 March 2021, my birthday ( 69th ! ) I want to be at least A2 or beyond in italian , and I'm going to get myself a journal to guage my progress. Thank you !

Hey, Robin! Excellent video! I totally agree with you on the need for drilling and developing conversation ideas and strategies on your own before you try it out in front of a live audience. So much of successful language learning for me has to do with cultivating confidence in safe situations first. You gave me a bunch of ideas on how to go even further with my practice! Thanks so much! Keep up the great work!

Wonderful advice! Thanks for sharing with us! I will put into practice!

These techniques are also very useful for when one is learning a language that has few speakers and little online support. When I learned Klingon there were globally around 20 speakers and *no* long, natural recordings. So! lots of talking to yourself and mimicking short recordings!

Thanks so much for this video - It's very validating! I've been teaching myself Russian via Duolingo for about 2 years and although, according to Duo I've learned around 1300 words, I felt like I wasn't "good enough" to converse with anyone in Russian if the opportunity ever presented itself. I talk to myself all the time in English anyway so a couple weeks ago I started trying to tell a story from my life out loud as if I were relaying it to another person using only Russian and I was actually pleasantly surprised at how much I could actually say. I know my vocabulary and grammar weren't always correct and I stumbled about quite a lot, but I have absolutely no doubt that if a Russian speaker heard me they would totally understand everything I was attempting to convey. Ever since then I would practice simply narrating whatever I was doing at the moment and if/when I get really hung up on a word that I don't know, I'd look it up, write it down/make a flashcard and practice using it several times in my "conversations". Practicing by talking to myself in my target language has been a total game changer. :-)

@hannah.shatilo

2 жыл бұрын

hello! i’m Russian :) and if you want, i can help you with practicing Russian language

@sheeliekittie9298

Жыл бұрын

is duo lingoo good? i'll have to commit to it bc i get frustrated when we can't like move on until we finish that particular level.

This is great! Thanks for all of the useful ideas.

really got some useful ideas. thanks Robin!

Thank you Robin, this is just the problem I have at the moment. How to find a partner to speak with. Now I found one, myself. Thank you!

You made me feel better. Thank you.

@RobinMacPhersonFilms

3 ай бұрын

I’m so glad to read that! You’re very welcome 😄

I appreciate this technique. Thank you so much Robin❤

So amazing!!! Thank you for this video. 🙏🏻😍

Awesome, well thought out useful stuff.

@RobinMacPhersonFilms

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Bruce, I really appreciate the comment!

Yes!!! I’m a polyglot (about 10 languages) and I tend to start talking when I actually am able to speak fluently. Before that, I just do like babies in their first year and absorb and absorb and absorb silently and secretly. People don’t realize I understand most of the things they say, and since the moment I start talking is when I can actually talk, it’s always funny to see people’s surprised faces when they (and I) realize I’m fluent 😂

@bettlovesshrek2026

6 ай бұрын

same here! I also don't speak until I am fluent I really like to see the reaction after I speak for the first time :D

@Kalymnah

6 ай бұрын

@@bettlovesshrek2026 yaaaaay !! It’s like our brain has this secret parallel world no one knows about and suddenly the door is opened and it’s the best feeling ever :)

I love this guy! Currently learning english, and wow the 'talking to yourself about something' part is so amazing.

I appreciate a lot your ideas! I' ll try to practice your suggestions! I am a Portuguese native speaker and I hope to develop my Italian and French language skills over all! This last week I started learning catalán from Spanish at the very beginning , a very interesting Latin language! Thank you for sharing your ideas and personal experiences with us! Greetings from Brazil!