Helping you gain confidence, clarity, and care for mental wellbeing in your language learning!
We all face mental and emotional blocks in our language learning. As an avid language learner, mindset coach, and teacher, I combine psychology, philosophy, and my own introvert musings to encourage and push you to your best language learning self (minus the burnout and frustration that language learning can bring!).
Here, you get:
1. Encouragement/mindset shifts when your doubts block your vision to your language confidence and goals
2. Less discussed topics about learning struggles, mental health, and honest progress
3. A look inside my adoptee story (that shaped how I learned 10+ languages) plus occasional language resource videos
Discover how to be more authentically you in your languages with me and our like-minded community!
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I recall one time my friends and I went out to a pub in western Japan in the fall of 1994. We saw these Japanese women sitting in a group of 4 or 5. They were goading me to go ask in Japanese if they would like to join us. Although I was nervous, I summoned up the courage because they had guilt-tripped me, saying they would approach if they knew Japanese. I walked over and blurted out in my very rudimentary Japanese if they would like to join us. They seemed to at least consider the idea and asked to see where my friends were sitting. When the women saw my friends, they changed their minds with one of them flashing either an engagement ring or a wedding ring When I got back to the table where my friends were sitting, they exclaimed in amazement, “We didn’t really think you would go over! We didn’t mean it!” To this day I still great pride at making that approach because it was my first time living in a foreign country. My second experience in 2009 in northern Japan is more similar to your experience at the Italian party. I had been teaching some Japanese workers at a Hawaiian-themed clothing store. They invited me to a hula party that they were having. It turns out when I got there that no one came up to introduce me to people or show me around. So I just stood around watching everyone hula dance all evening. At least I got paid for the English lessons I taught them.
I have been using Rosetta Stone for Russian for about 10 months. I made it through Unit 12 and I noticed that my reading and writing (especially my reading) were very strong, but my listening and speaking had barely progressed at all. I watched your first video and signed up for Pimsleur. Honestly, I love it! I am an audio learner by nature so it helps me so much more than Rosetta Stone. I "know" almost all the words I am have used so far but it really helps hearing them and putting them into practice. I am also able to hear the grammar changes and stuff quickly. Something I never really got with Rosetta Stone. My opinion Pimsleur is sooooooo hard, yet sooooooo rewarding. Have a nice day ❤
Thank you❤ I really needed this video
So glad it helped❤️
Interesting ideas. I have done those restrictions in order to learn English and German, avoiding any native Ukrainian or Russian. I am actually on the point, where I am dwelling to switch my daily activities to Polish and French in order to learn them more deeply. This tactic is not the easiest for me, but it works with the languages. Unfortunately it doesn't work for me with sport activities. Every time I started to do some excersises, I hated that so much and I saw them as punishment, that I stopped them. I couldn't see the results. I have never enjoyed every single sport activity: fitness, dance, jogging etc , even though I need them. Maybe some people have the same with languages? The people, who do some sports: how do you manage to keep motivated?
Good insights. Stephen Krashen has emphasised how the brain is far more open to language when its relaxed and comfortable. Language learning is very cognitively demanding - your brain will resist the language if you attempt to consciously force it into doing that work. Children learn their first language not because they want to 'learn' language, but because they want to find out cool and interesting stuff, and they can only do that by listening and communicating. In my experience, people who try to learn languages through brute force learning often get all their exams, but end up with very stilted language skills. A close Chinese friend struggled for 10 years with her English (despite living in Ireland all that time) until someone gave her some pulpy detective novels. She got stuck into reading dozens of them, and the end result was amazing - within months she made a huge step upwards in fluency without doing any 'study' whatever. It was all about the fun and immersion. Its amazingly hard to get that message through to people who see all learning as punishment.
Thanks for sharing the research, glad to hear about your friend as well!
Your videos are so cool! :D
Aww thank you!
How long is it to progress from A1 to A2 since EDX only lets you use it for about 2 months for free?
That's interesting, they didn't have any restriction when I was using it. 2 months would definitely be doable depending on if we are talking going from A1-A2 with it
@@languagetraveladopteeoh ok so halfway through the beginner class I should start using the A2 study plan?
@@LucaPagano-bl3dn yes I'd try it for about two weeks before reevaluating how you're feeling about it/switching up the routine !
@@languagetraveladopteeok thank you.
I absolutely agree with that we dont have to see the world all black or white every thing about human is a little bit complicated there is no black and white there is grey but what it matters is the how much lighter or darker the shade of grey is ❤always try to forgive ,love and just to be easy on yourself
So well said!
i'm glad i found your channel, i needed to hear that
Glad it was reassuring for you☺️
its amazing thank you so much
you're so welcome!
Loving your videos, subscribed, great videos! Wondering if learning two languages at the same time is really pushing it if having 4-5 hours a day to study/immersion. I so wish there's something like LingoCulture or Baselang for Italian as the savings as you know could add up nicely if doing 5-6 classes a week for 6 months Trying to decide if I should switch to French or actually learn both Italian and French at the same. Not sure if it might be too much. I've about 20-25 hours a week to study thanks to a big break up now hehe. My plan was initially only Italian within 6 months at 3-4 hours a day. Muchas gracias y saludos desde Puerto Rico!
love this review! Any chances there's something like LingoCulture (unlimited) for Italian? *Great videos!
I wish there was but till this point I haven't found any. They have italian A1.1 only on lingoda but again, only 1 level for now
you don't speak a word of Spanish in this video, would be nice to see an intro or outdo in Spanish
Thank you for the video! I’d like to share my experiences with Immersive Translate, which has really done a lot to supplement my language learning process. I use the plugin to watch my shows and movies on Netflix every day, and this has really helped me become immersed in the language. I’ve already learned a lot so far, and couldn’t be happier with the app.
Immersive Translate is a plugin that I use to supplement my language learning with. It’s been a great process so far, and I’ve already learned a lot. I personally use it to watch my shows and movies on Netflix every day, which has really helped me integrate myself in the language. I’m really glad I came across the plugin when I did, and am quite pleased with the results.
There are so many language learning resources out there. I’ve zeroed it down to one and that is Immersive Translate. I use Immersive Translate to watch Netflix every day, and that is how I’ve been learning Vietnamese. It’s been an extremely immersive journey so far, and I’ve already learned a lot, which is great.
Language Simp is my motivation fr. Makes me want to work harder so i can become a hyperpolyglot gigachad alpha male who's very attractive to every woman... and men on the planet
How do i audit it for free? Where do i click once i opened the course?
It should let you enroll and give an option to audit or get a certification
@@languagetraveladopteeno it’s showing the 2023-24 beginner course for free is not available to audit for free. Can you please please make a video in which you show how to start with the website??
THIS IS ALL I NEEDED! Also if anyone tried this, do let me know your journey
So glad it helped :)
Thank you much for this videos it should help my me study
Welcome!
@@languagetraveladoptee I know you used Pimsleur for Russian did you find it effective? And why was it not add to your list ?
@lafayettewatts7805 I did! Stopped before I finished level 3, as I concentrated way more on other resources. Great for pronunciation but the reason I find pimsleur more helpful for my Mandarin than russian was because of the tones and listening. Otherwise I felt I could learn russian more efficiently using resources outside of pimsleur. It's also been so long since I've used pimsleur russian, other resources have helped me a lot more due to russian being such a grammatically complex language, which I don't get the breakdown for in pimsleur. Great question
I often find reminding myself of the following to be a helpful entry point into meditation: "I am a safe space for all that arises within me".
I love that suggestion!
@@languagetraveladoptee You're welcome to use it for yourself or in any videos moving forward.
I agree with you that the conventional route of language learning might not be for some. For me, what’s worked best is Immersive Translate. I use this browser extension to watch Netflix every day, and this has proven to be extremely game-changing in my language learning journey. I’m glad I downloaded it a few months ago, and have already learned a lot so far.
Please you should speak little slow
I do speak fast! Feel free to turn on subtitles if needed, all the resource names are also written out there.
I'm so surprised by all the amazing resources you are sharing with us and almost everything is free?? OMG I'll go crazy. They are more complete than English resources I had been searching for years. Could you share the same material for Spanish speakers like me? You'd make me as happy as now😭
Thanks so much! I am glad it's helpful. Unfortunately I don't have any experience finding/using those types of resources😕
My go-to resource for learning new languages is Immersive Translate. It’s a browser extension with over 100+ languages in its catalogue. It’s a great way for me to improve my language skills, and I’ve been using it non-stop ever since I’ve discovered it a few months ago.
Literally best valuable KZread video ever 😍 thank you 🤍
Glad it helped☺️
Thankssss!!!!!! This is exactly what i was looking for!!! Great video and great resources just like always!
You're so welcome!
Sometimes tempted to get back into Russian learning. This is helpful, so if I ever do return to it a lot more sources than I had previously known about. Thanks for sharing :)
I'm so glad!!
you are so beautiful
I love the Jordanian dialect ❤
Agreed!
From the perspective of an experienced language teacher (who doesn't teach in Italian and wants to study), this video if absolutely fantastic: it's comprehensive, realistic, effective and incredibly well executed and organised. You should be proud of yourself! I'll be making full use of this from the very beginning, thank you so much.
Thanks so much!!
you have become even more beuatiful in 5 months of using Pimsleur not sure if this part of the deal with them or not LOL
Bodrum Kent TV put out a lot of videos on KZread, some are only a minute long and have the steno gram with the video. The one about the orange fibre internet cables running through people's gardens, on walls and in trees is quite amusing.
Oh thanks for telling us about this, I need to check this out
wow your channel is so helpful and you give me extra motivation !!!
So glad to hear😊
Hi. What do you think to improve reading comprehension upto B2 level, how many books or pages should I read in my target language? Please answer detailed as much as possible, if you can
Which is your language resource guide?
here it is!: language-travel-adoptee.ck.page/a3eed98a84
Where can I get the guide?
here it is: language-travel-adoptee.ck.page/a3eed98a84
This is the MOST DETAILED VIDEO of how to learn German on the internet!!! Complete with resources for every stage of your language learning 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 Vielen Dank für the resources💛 I'll be visiting your page periodically as I advance my language learning ✌️
I'm glad it's helpful!
Quick question...do you know of any good oral only resources for Cantonese? Pimsleur only has one level for it. I am not adverse to learning the writing but I want to improve my Japanese Kanji reading on that end first.
Cantonese I have no idea, perhaps look on mango languages or language transfer? They usually have a good selection of different languages
Although you will have to pay for it, you might check out LingQ if you haven’t already. Now your question has got me thinking about a Cantonese cover of an 80s anime song.
I think we are all a bit self conscious of our languages and want to feel like we are doing it perfectly. So trust me it isn't just you being introverted, we do feel more vulnerable here.
DAMN! Emily, you are so bad ass!!!! Your language learning journey is really amazing! So cool to see all these languages you're embarking on. Not always being "on top of it" is normal. Most days I have only managed 10-15 min of learning langs cause life gets busy. So glad you will be able to dedicate more time to your languages! Wonderful video. Wishing you a wonderful trip and time at the Polyglot Conference 😊
thank you Ruby❤
@@languagetraveladoptee OF COURSE :D actually, was curious, do you plan to break these languages up during the week? Ex. Studying certain langs MWF, others TTH, etc... :')
@RubyDuran I have much more accurate answers for this considering I filmed this video 1.5 mo ago😂 I essentially went week to week so i could see how my energy was, so I didn't plan all 2 months though I had good ideas of where I wanted to go in each language. It probably ended up doing more of one language a certain day, though I prefer to just know a week in advance what I want to do, when I have the energy to do it within that week then I do it. But I definitely didn't get to doing everything I mentioned in this video
@@RubyDuranEven though you may think it’s “only” 10-15 minutes a day, your brain is very happy! It’s just like the body’s reaction to 10-15 minutes of physical exercise: the body loves it! And by spending 10-15 minutes now, you’re telling your brain it’s okay to increase the level of activity later when you’re ready. Kudos to you!
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Finally I have found a complete video about french learning. Thank you so much
It's my pleasure!
Hey Emily Thanks for the mention! ❤ I enjoyed our classes and hope to see you soon!
Of course Tammam!
Oh, I didn't know that you were/are studying korean!! That is great :) as you know this is a very challenging relationship i hve for sure. I still feel stressed out about my lack of progress. Curious to know if you study with a textbook?
Using pimsleur currently, but will switch to textbooks once I have more time to devote :)
Pimsleur Portuguese is good! I started on lingq for it and felt like I really needed to build my oral after enough time even though I have some tutors. I really liked how it helped cement the written words I know into Oral and further long term. This coming from someone who completed all five levels of it. You might look at TalkArabic for more reading material for any extra language learning material, at least reading and I suspect audio as it covers Arabic dialects that are NOT just Egyptian or Saudi.
I love the Portuguese version so far! Did you find the levels 4-5 were just as helpful as levels 1-3? For Mandarin, I didn't find this to be true, so wondering if it may be the same for their Portuguese version. Also, thanks for the Talk Arabic recommendation! I need to look into this :)
@@languagetraveladoptee Well I would say it ends at maybe low to mid intermediate. I don't remember everything but it will help establish past tense, conditional(would these actions) and I think it had future as well. At least one of the past irregulars it more firmly cements. I do think Pimsleur is more helpful in some of these grammar points. But if your complaint about Mandarin is that it gave you good building blocks in 1-3 but maybe not as much in 4 and 5 then maybe. I apologize I can't be exact because while I really think it helps I didn't come fresh out of it recently. Probably the ones I suspect would be the most telling of how far the Pimsleur method go are French which I believe Pimsleur himself fashioned. He may have first learned French first as well. I think he worked on Japanese. That being said if he worked on Russian I read a similar complaint to your Mandarin except in this case it was the voice which wasn't a native Russian after 3. The one Pimsleur I read to avoid was Egyptian Arabic which has a very poor voice which doesn't fit the accent at all.
@@XVa-uj8m very insightful! Thanks for such a thorough explanation, I'll definitely take it into account with Portuguese
@@languagetraveladoptee No problem and after looking at Italian after hearing Pimsleur Italian there is definite overlap and things being different. Italian and Spanish seem to be more alike as some things in Portuguese are definitely different. I said to someone it reminded me of French how some things are pronounced. Someone I know think called it "Drunk Spanish" or "French", can't remember which. I suggested it to said person because it was more difficult but for me that is more the idea of making things easier in general by then stepping down to Spanish. I was also curious about Portuguese because no one ever talks about it around my area. I will warn you it can be harder to find physical books in Portuguese in the US and importing them can be costly for no sensible reason.