Intermediate level is a secret curse honestly. The majority of language content is too easy, but real life is too hard. It's absolutely maddening but I'm so glad you're out here explaining it so clearly. As always, thanks for the tips! You motivate me to study more.
Intermediate level is like an ocean where there is so much stuff to learn and you see virtually no progress. 😂😅 I remember it happening to me when I was learning German and now that I am totally fluent and learning Mandarin, It has hit me again. 😂😅
Thanks for the useful tips. I'm a male adult who is currently at a B1 level in my target language. I've never learnt a second language before so there is a 'self-belief barrier' that I am constantly pushing myself through. The target language is also my heritage language, so I feel a strong spiritual & emotional connection to the language. I remember having a powerful dream two years ago, just prior to my language journey, where my older relatives were calling out to me in my heritage language. I remember waking up and wanting to dive back into my dream. My motivation is currently strong, and I now dedicate an average of 1 hour a day to language learning. This may sound very weak to admit, but I'm probably going to cry if / when I reach conversational fluency (i.e B2 level).
I think that learning to learn a language is crucial. I learnt the hard way that translating isn't always the best tool, for example. Especially when you want to get to an intermediate level. My native language is Spanish and there are many many things that you can't just translate to English or to Japanese.
I learn by chunking too even as a beginner... I think that learning words just by themselves is like having the tools but not knowing how to use them. Love these tips I do all of these things, intermediate to advance just takes time and a lot of exposure! ❤️❤️📚
The intermediate plateau is hard to surpass, at least for me. hehe Right now, I am in that "zone" I don't know, but I used to take some break, and not think too much about the language, I stop learning and start to acquire things. But since the progress is slower, I don't feel overwhelmed and from time to time I try to pick up and learn some words/phrases from different topics.
Do you think you could make a video on what to do when you lose interest in a language? I know some people who they reached their desired level of fluency, but now they're not as interested in it anymore. Does that mean it's time to move on to another language or is it something else?
Jacqueline Sadberry I think one should find out what is the cause of the lost interest . Do you actually not care about the language anymore ? Or is the loss of interest caused by intermediate plateau or the amount of work required to get to the next level of the language. I notice many people get discouraged after reaping the benefits of quickly learning so much of the language’s basics that when they realize just how much it takes to become advanced they “lose interest .” This exists in most foreign languages you will learn (unless it is incredibly close to your native ) and I’ve seen people go from language to language thinking they are losing interest when in fact they’ve just hit a plateau and are moving on to a new language so they can get that rush of everything being new again.(many people don’t realize this . ) In this case I would say to stick to the language and change your strategy. Try to mix things up and try new learning techniques to see if it sparks your passion again. For me the intermediate plateau can totally destroy my love for a language but by recognizing the plateau as the root of the lost interest I push through; thus coming out on the other side loving the language more than I would have though possible . However after honest self deliberation if you discover that you’ve sincerely lost interest in the language and this isn’t based on any of the above I’d advise you to move on. No need in forcing yourself to do something you don’t care about anymore .
Also you said you know people who reached their desired level of fluency. I feel like that often changes as you get better at a language. Language learning can be endless if you want it to be and you can always improve something . However if you know the language to a certain level and are no longer interested in improving it, (because it fits your needs ,) then I’d personally move on to maintaining and start another language . This is a loss of interest different from the one I talked about in my first reply. In this instance you haven’t really lost interest in the language itself but have achieved the goals you set and don’t have any interest growing in the language. The reason why I advise maintaining at this point is because in the future something might happen to make you want to go back and improve that language and you don’t want to have to start several levels back (which can be discouraging and take up much more time than maintaining will )
I think there’s a difference between losing interest in a language and losing interest in studying a language. I have lost interest in studying Japanese because I can read books and watch anime and get the gist of everything. I continue doing those activities but I’m not really trying to improve which would involve studying.
Exactly why should people be interested in further learning a language if they reached the level of fluency they wanted? They literally accomplished their goal. Now they can focus on something else. It's a healthy way of handling things. If you don't need it and aren't interested anymore, you should move on and don't waste time on something now useless to you. Perfectionism is not your friend.
Yes that was me with Spanish. I was at advanced level and decided to learn Mandarin Chinese and German. I found Spanish to be very ugly and super easy language and had no idea what I was doing learning it so I gave it up. Know I don't even know Spanish anymore.
Great advice about collocations. I did this for my Spanish to learn that something doesn't 'take effect' but rather they 'supply' or 'provide' effect, making the proper way to say it 'surtir efecto'. Great video!
One thing I think is important when learning languages, especially set phrases, is not to think too much into it. Learn the phrase, the meaning and how to use it but don't think too much etc, makes everything even more confusing. xD
That's absolutely true! My younger brother learnt Japanese quickly through set phrases whereas my dad struggled a lot because he tried to analyze every single word.
thank you for this video! i really needed this. i’m kind of lost right now because i’m stuck at upper-intermediate in my (now forgotten) mother tongue. i have less difficulty learning and advancing in new languages than i have trying to get better and maintaining a language that i grew up with. honestly, i haven’t been able to find out why i couldn’t advance at all in the last 7 years but it might be because i’m too comfortable just passively listening to really hone my speaking and i’ll definitely try chunking! i’ve noticed that phrases can be life savers before but didn’t think to incorporate them into my learning process. so thanks again
Well , as far as im concerned as an intermediate english learner , is that i feel like i became more proud and much pretty confident while speaking or reading any material in english .as also this reaching this stage really helped alot to listen and watch things without subtitles 🎈✨🎉 Im proud of me though
Thank you very much for this video, Lindie! I am on the upper intermediate plateau in English and I am looking forward to getting to the next English level (C1), as I have been stuck at this level for a while.
This was really helpful, I've been at this plateau in German for months but I never thought of learning set phrases, I always assumed that was more for a beginner but I'll definitely give this a go!
Lovin the Fukuoka polyglot card! It was great seeing you talk about your experiences in your language journey. I have been hitting the Japanese language plateau and this helps! Thank you! ありがとうございます！
omg thanks! I really needed this video because I am in this plateau for so much time and I was kind of lost. I want to study other languages but I'm still struggling with my intermediate English.
My problem is how to prioritise both languages Because I'm high intermediate in Korean and I'm beginner in french so I focus more on french but how can I also keep up with Korean so I don't end up TOTALLY neglecting it
에리카Erika Im the opposite of you, I speak French at an intermediate level but I am a complete beginner in Korean, it would be cool if we could do some sort of favour and exchange our knowledge ahah
Maybe a good way to improve your french without lose your korean is try learning the new language (french in your case) using the another language (korean), instead of using english-french materials. Try to use korean-french materials, and combine it with a "total inmersion experience" in your everyday (set the smart phone, pc, etc to french); my native language is spanish and I have an intermediate level (B1, I suppose) in English achieved as a self-taught person. Now i´m starting to learn portuguese so i use english-portuguese materials and try to be focus in portuguese without lose my english skills and trying to use the spanish as little as possible because i know about my english limitations and I don't want to lose what I have achieved. I hope i´ve helped you
It's hard to take time for language you are not familiar with that much. I take time on high level one and try to get the extremity. That might make some money.
Thanks for the video! I always worry about online tutoring because I'm uncomfortable meeting strangers on the internet, but I like the sound of the group-style Lingoda lessons. Thanks for the recommendation! Also, your hair looks super cute in this video!
Your korean accent is suberb ... i can not believe that you are not native korean speaker . I saw number of korean speaking foreigners having this kind of like hard accent and western expresions but you change the way you are acting... it’s so korean i think i am not able to describe it properly but hopefully you understand. It made my day . Ďakujem ! ( that means thank you in my native language) have a nice day
I was REALLY interested in the super sprint in French, because that's exactly what I need, until I heard that you couldn't take more than 1 class a day. That makes it very near impossible for me to actually achieve it (which would make me feel ripped off, missing out on the other 50% off just because I missed one lesson), whereas if I was allowed to take two lessons a day on weekends, I'd easily be able to manage 30 a month. Hmmm... dunno.
Thank you so much! I got to the point that I can speak and say anything I want but I really but I need to push myself to the next level. thanks for this video!!!!
Great tips, especially about asking for corrections. People understand and want to be encouraging so they don't correct. So, my big take away here, because I am struggling to learn from target language conversations, is to find people who will correct and, ideally, type the corrections. Also, for myself, be more open to pausing to take a note or asking to record the conversation for my study.
This video is super helpful! I'm in this state right now with my French and honestly it seems super hard to overpass it! I'll put these tips in practice. thank you!!
I write a bucket list of things that I want to be able to do in or with a language in my lifetime and arrange the list from easiest to hardest. I get to work on the easiest one, and then on to the next. In this way, I'm always working on something specific, and then I don't feel like I'm at a plateau (so long as I'm actually working on it, and not taking a break or doing something that I already know how to do). My guess is that, if I master a variety of skills one-at-a-time (such as reading the news, listening to UA-cam vloggers, learning a skill or school subject through that language, doing formal debates with a tutor, doing presentations and speeches for a tutor, teaching a skill in my target language, etc.), I will eventually reach an advanced level. I also need to do the things that you mentioned (memorizing and using expressions or collocations, for example).
Great video! Just what I need as I've been plateauing in Welsh for the longest time. My reading and aural comprehension are fine, but my speaking... yikes. I'll definitely give "chunking" a go! And hopefully next year I'll be able to afford talking to a tutor, I think practice practice practice really is the key here. Thanks for another useful video!
It's interesting how polyglots have their own "routine linguistique" (I don't know if there is a phrase for tha in a English 😅). I'd like to know if you have one, please.
I did a full marathon (now called sprints) with Lingoda this past summer because of Lindie. While the rules for the refund are strict I enjoyed the experience and it really helped improve my French fast. I am still taking lessons with them.
yes you absolutely must as soon as possible and as much as possible use the target language to learn the target language. i think actually living there and in immersion is a must; with Russian and Chinese I'm really stuck at B1 or B2 / HSK IV. If i were living in either of those places and avoiding the hell out of my other languages i do think i would get to C1 or C2 at least in Russian and certainly to HSK5 in Chinese.
¡AHHH ESTOY A ESTE PUNTO! no lo sabía, pero necesité esas palabras (colocaciones, plateau) para describir mi español ahora. Yo había estudiándolo por los 10 meses pasados y entiendo mucho pero me siento que el proceso sea más despacio que antes, pero no estoy segura porque no tengo ni idea del progreso (por vivo en mi cabeza). Yo no sabía lo que hacer para cambiar mi nivel. Yo sé muchas palabras y muchos verbos que tienen la misma significa o por lo menos son similares. Y ahora yo sé que necesito enfocarme en las colocaciones! He hablado con alguien ayer por 2 horas y la entendí pero yo había mezclando las colocaciones, “tomar vs beber” “echar vs tirar vs lanzar” y los preposiciones, especialmente “de, en, a” (por ejemplo: llamar a rachael, piensa en mí, depende de ti). ¡Gracias por su vídeo, ahora puedo planear mi aprendizaje más efectivamente!
*Estoy en este punto! No lo sabía, pero necesito esas palabras (las colocaciones) para poder escribir mejor en español (i wasn't sure what you meant!) Yo he estado estudiando desde hace 10 meses y entiendo mucho pero siento que el proceso va más despacio que antes, no estoy segura porque no tengo ni idea del progreso/de cómo funciona el progreso. Lo hago todo en mi cabeza (if that's what you mean!). Yo no sé qué hacer para mejorar mi nivel, yo sé muchas palabras y muchos verbos que tienen el mismo significado o por lo menos son similares. Y ahora sé que necesito enfocarme en las colocaciones! He hablado ayer con alguien por dos 2 horas y le entendí pero yo había mezclado las colocaciones "tomar" y "beber", "echar" y "tirar" y las preposiciones, especialmente "de, en, a" . The last part is written correctly! :)
Overall the text is good! and i see you have lots of vocabulary, just the grammar, tenses and articles/pronouns could be reinforced so that the text sounds more fluent! I think once you manage that then you are a step closer to sound more native-like. I had the same problem in German but now I'm mastering it :3 😄
Hey LindieBotes, I really enjoyed this video and your insights! Could you give similar, expert-based advice about how to progress through the "advanced" stages of a language (C1/C2)?
Hi Lindie! Thank you very much for the lingoda code, I used it! I will be doing the super sprint marathon in german. In may I am doing a final exam so I really have to improve my speaking skills:)
For my Russian I've just started going through a giant list of complex verbs and started learning them through spaced repetition without translations. Working great so far.
I’m like... upper intermediate in only one language but I’m working on 3 others that I’ll probably plateau in in the next year though. Thanks for this video!
Thx Lindie. I love your videos. You are such an amazing woman. I am currently learning Croatian. Oh dear. That is hard (for me). But I feel motivated and especially after watching your videos 💙📚
I'm stuck in the plateau now. Not sure what to do to improve my Spanish & this video has some good tips. I have been listening to more Spanish and talking more Spanish even if it's to my cats lol
Keep doing it. I am not at that level yet and I have been learning Spanish for 2 to 3 years. I just noticed that my foundation isn’t quite balanced at times. 😅
@@gringa23 Hi....I have the same problem. I think my foundation of the basics not as good as it should be. But I'm still studying, still listening, still talking, slowly improving ....I love Spanish and although learning the language has been a slow journey it's definitely worth it.
Note for myself Collocation, phrase, idiom Talk to native speaker Lingoda Listen to podcast Reading and learn advance words Get checked by pro/teacher online classes Listen podcast when going to work Text w friends in 4 languages Use new words in working day Practise more by using it more
I think this is where I am in Spanish. I can read and write very well, but my speaking is still kinda broken and I have a hard time understanding when people speak it. But this video is helpful, thanks!
I'm in a pretty similar situation, my listening and reading are very good and my writing isn't so bad but when I write fast frequently I do mistakes with prepositions or any other grammatical issue. Also my speaking is the weakest area, sometimes I get blanked but if I'm reading/listening/writing for a long time in the target language I usually speak more fluent and naturally. Btw my native tongue is spanish :) and I wish you the best of luck in the learning of my language and never give up
Thank you so much! I know I'm really behind everyone else in watching this video. I've been meaning to do so for a long time. I couldn't agree more with all the points you've made, especially when you mentioned watching media in the foreign language, which is super helpful. Writing a diary is something you've mentioned before, and I feel like it would be a great idea for me, but I only had time to do it once before (when I was trying to learn too many languages). Due to the coronavirus isolation that is currently taking place, I've decided to scrap my current learning programme, where I was learning too many languages and found that language learning had become a bit of a chore. I've taken up Polish instead, and am not learning any other languages at the moment. Having taken advantage of various free trials and existing accounts that I have (I took advantage of the free 3 months of Rosetta Stone; it's normally £83/year) I've started learning Polish online at no cost. Also, I have Polish friends who I talk to regularly, and I've found Polish TV programmes on Netflix which look interesting to me. Finally, I've decided to start a diary, although I'm not sure how many times a week I'll do it. Sorry for the lecture, and thanks for the super helpful and interesting video; even though I'm just starting Polish, I'm sure you tips will come in super handy very soon!!! :)
Thank you for the helpful tips, especially about chunking. Always a pleasure to watch your videos. As for other tips to increase one's level, currently I am watching a TV show in my target language with subtitles. I write down unknown vocabulary and expressions. Then I write a summary of the episode applying those expressions (as appropriate). I show it to my tutor and she makes corrections. I also ask how those expressions are used - are they common, too informal, derogatory, or antiquated. So far it has worked really well (going from beginner intermediate to intermediate). Plus, I have someone else with whom I can talk about the show, since I don't know anyone else who is watching that show.
Excellent video btw in Lingoda how long are the classes meaning 30 minutes, 1 hour or more? I want to do the Sprint but I would like to know that first. Thanks 😊 🙏🏻
Hi Lindie! I have just recently started to learn Arabic(by myself), and am having a very hard time finding resources for extreme beginners. I am particularly struggling in the grammar aspect of it. I am a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to grammar, and not having a proper foundation has really discouraged me. If you could make a video on how you study Arabic I would really appreciate it.
Beating the intermediate plateau is really difficult and I also liked the video that Luca made. I was trying to beat the intermediate plateau at Japanese but gave up and instead I’m learning Korean now. I’m intermediate at German and Japanese and now working to get intermediate at Korean. If you’re not living in a country I don’t know if the benefits of beating the intermediate plateau are really worth it considering how hard it is to beat.
Oh my gosh, I relate so much to the fact that when you get fluent in a language and then leave it aside, you still understand everything fluently, but you can't speak. It happened to me with Spanish and Hindi and it's the worst feeling ever. I used to be able to speak fluently those languages, and then I got into other languages and now I can't speak them anymore but I understand everything. Could you make a video about that and how to speak again a language you already understand?
Tengo un mes para hablar bien porque voy para puerto rico a visitar mi familia allá, Estoy atascado en B1 y quiero sorprender mis padres quando vaya allí (ellos no saben que puedo hablar español ni siquiera una frase :v ) la gente me dice que hablo bien pero no se en verdad. Asi que no puedo hablar por italki o con mis amigos en el proximo mes pq no quiero que mis padres me escuchen yo hablando.
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Intermediate level is a secret curse honestly. The majority of language content is too easy, but real life is too hard. It's absolutely maddening but I'm so glad you're out here explaining it so clearly. As always, thanks for the tips! You motivate me to study more.
Intermediate level is like an ocean where there is so much stuff to learn and you see virtually no progress. 😂😅 I remember it happening to me when I was learning German and now that I am totally fluent and learning Mandarin, It has hit me again. 😂😅
Oh man, I so so feel you.
Leaholea you put it into words!
Tony Woks yes!!
@@AfroLinguo I am learning both
Thanks for the useful tips. I'm a male adult who is currently at a B1 level in my target language. I've never learnt a second language before so there is a 'self-belief barrier' that I am constantly pushing myself through. The target language is also my heritage language, so I feel a strong spiritual & emotional connection to the language. I remember having a powerful dream two years ago, just prior to my language journey, where my older relatives were calling out to me in my heritage language. I remember waking up and wanting to dive back into my dream. My motivation is currently strong, and I now dedicate an average of 1 hour a day to language learning. This may sound very weak to admit, but I'm probably going to cry if / when I reach conversational fluency (i.e B2 level).
How do you get to know your CEFR level? Did you take a test?
I know it's slightly off topic, but I adore your hairstyle in this video. That length really suits you^^
😂😅😂
I'm having an upper beginner plateau, but this is still helpful at my level! Lol
Same, like I just can't distinguish what's low intermediate or high intermediate. What's within my reach (Comprehention Level) Or not within my reach.
Kartaila 혜미 sameeeee
Lol. Same!
me tooo
@@roxaslover1693 ikr. How do you know your level?
I think that learning to learn a language is crucial. I learnt the hard way that translating isn't always the best tool, for example. Especially when you want to get to an intermediate level. My native language is Spanish and there are many many things that you can't just translate to English or to Japanese.
I don't like translating.
I learn by chunking too even as a beginner... I think that learning words just by themselves is like having the tools but not knowing how to use them. Love these tips I do all of these things, intermediate to advance just takes time and a lot of exposure! ❤️❤️📚
The intermediate plateau is hard to surpass, at least for me. hehe
Right now, I am in that "zone" I don't know, but I used to take some break, and not think too much about the language, I stop learning and start to acquire things. But since the progress is slower, I don't feel overwhelmed and from time to time I try to pick up and learn some words/phrases from different topics.
Do you think you could make a video on what to do when you lose interest in a language? I know some people who they reached their desired level of fluency, but now they're not as interested in it anymore. Does that mean it's time to move on to another language or is it something else?
Jacqueline Sadberry I think one should find out what is the cause of the lost interest . Do you actually not care about the language anymore ? Or is the loss of interest caused by intermediate plateau or the amount of work required to get to the next level of the language. I notice many people get discouraged after reaping the benefits of quickly learning so much of the language’s basics that when they realize just how much it takes to become advanced they “lose interest .” This exists in most foreign languages you will learn (unless it is incredibly close to your native ) and I’ve seen people go from language to language thinking they are losing interest when in fact they’ve just hit a plateau and are moving on to a new language so they can get that rush of everything being new again.(many people don’t realize this . ) In this case I would say to stick to the language and change your strategy. Try to mix things up and try new learning techniques to see if it sparks your passion again. For me the intermediate plateau can totally destroy my love for a language but by recognizing the plateau as the root of the lost interest I push through; thus coming out on the other side loving the language more than I would have though possible . However after honest self deliberation if you discover that you’ve sincerely lost interest in the language and this isn’t based on any of the above I’d advise you to move on. No need in forcing yourself to do something you don’t care about anymore .
Also you said you know people who reached their desired level of fluency. I feel like that often changes as you get better at a language. Language learning can be endless if you want it to be and you can always improve something . However if you know the language to a certain level and are no longer interested in improving it, (because it fits your needs ,) then I’d personally move on to maintaining and start another language . This is a loss of interest different from the one I talked about in my first reply. In this instance you haven’t really lost interest in the language itself but have achieved the goals you set and don’t have any interest growing in the language. The reason why I advise maintaining at this point is because in the future something might happen to make you want to go back and improve that language and you don’t want to have to start several levels back (which can be discouraging and take up much more time than maintaining will )
I think there’s a difference between losing interest in a language and losing interest in studying a language. I have lost interest in studying Japanese because I can read books and watch anime and get the gist of everything. I continue doing those activities but I’m not really trying to improve which would involve studying.
Exactly why should people be interested in further learning a language if they reached the level of fluency they wanted? They literally accomplished their goal. Now they can focus on something else. It's a healthy way of handling things. If you don't need it and aren't interested anymore, you should move on and don't waste time on something now useless to you. Perfectionism is not your friend.
Yes that was me with Spanish. I was at advanced level and decided to learn Mandarin Chinese and German. I found Spanish to be very ugly and super easy language and had no idea what I was doing learning it so I gave it up. Know I don't even know Spanish anymore.
Great advice about collocations. I did this for my Spanish to learn that something doesn't 'take effect' but rather they 'supply' or 'provide' effect, making the proper way to say it 'surtir efecto'. Great video!
In english: you take medicine
In korean: you eat medicine
...
In portuguese: you drink medicine
In Russian: you take, drink, eat medicine
Vietnam: you drink medicine
Turkish : use your medicine
Macedonian too!
I’m Brazilian and I say “take” medicine
One thing I think is important when learning languages, especially set phrases, is not to think too much into it. Learn the phrase, the meaning and how to use it but don't think too much etc, makes everything even more confusing. xD
That's absolutely true! My younger brother learnt Japanese quickly through set phrases whereas my dad struggled a lot because he tried to analyze every single word.
Shanna have been a source of inspiration to me! I've been a reader of her blog since she started it.
thank you for this video! i really needed this.
i’m kind of lost right now because i’m stuck at upper-intermediate in my (now forgotten) mother tongue. i have less difficulty learning and advancing in new languages than i have trying to get better and maintaining a language that i grew up with. honestly, i haven’t been able to find out why i couldn’t advance at all in the last 7 years but it might be because i’m too comfortable just passively listening to really hone my speaking and i’ll definitely try chunking! i’ve noticed that phrases can be life savers before but didn’t think to incorporate them into my learning process. so thanks again
Gut gemacht ich drücke dir die Daumen du bist einfach ein tolles Mädchen!
English learner: “I ate my medicine”
English Speaker: “I took my medicine.”
English Professor: “I’ve had my medication.”
I would say: I took my medication.
English is my first language and i would say “i had my medication”
I am now sufficiently medicated.
@@stephenrochester6309 successfully
The medicine: "They ate me".
Thank you so much for all these tips! They are very helpful 😘
Well , as far as im concerned as an intermediate english learner , is that i feel like i became more proud and much pretty confident while speaking or reading any material in english .as also this reaching this stage really helped alot to listen and watch things without subtitles 🎈✨🎉
Im proud of me though
Thank you!! It starts feeling so slow at the intermediate level. I appreciate the video and your encouragement.
Thank you very much for this video, Lindie! I am on the upper intermediate plateau in English and I am looking forward to getting to the next English level (C1), as I have been stuck at this level for a while.
This is EXACTLY what I needed thank you sooo much!
This was really helpful, I've been at this plateau in German for months but I never thought of learning set phrases, I always assumed that was more for a beginner but I'll definitely give this a go!
Das ist cool!! Warum lernst du Deutsch?
you popped up on my recomendeds and i don’t regret
Lovin the Fukuoka polyglot card! It was great seeing you talk about your experiences in your language journey. I have been hitting the Japanese language plateau and this helps! Thank you! ありがとうございます！
Thank you, Lindie. I always enjoy and benefit from your videos.
omg thanks! I really needed this video because I am in this plateau for so much time and I was kind of lost. I want to study other languages but I'm still struggling with my intermediate English.
Thanks for the advices as always, you inspired me to create my own channel to track my progress of learning a new language, so merci beacoup !!
My problem is how to prioritise both languages
Because I'm high intermediate in Korean and I'm beginner in french so I focus more on french but how can I also keep up with Korean so I don't end up TOTALLY neglecting it
에리카Erika Im the opposite of you, I speak French at an intermediate level but I am a complete beginner in Korean, it would be cool if we could do some sort of favour and exchange our knowledge ahah
@@jonnyr5049 yeah that'd be great
에리카Erika that’s awesome !
Maybe a good way to improve your french without lose your korean is try learning the new language (french in your case) using the another language (korean), instead of using english-french materials. Try to use korean-french materials, and combine it with a "total inmersion experience" in your everyday (set the smart phone, pc, etc to french); my native language is spanish and I have an intermediate level (B1, I suppose) in English achieved as a self-taught person. Now i´m starting to learn portuguese so i use english-portuguese materials and try to be focus in portuguese without lose my english skills and trying to use the spanish as little as possible because i know about my english limitations and I don't want to lose what I have achieved. I hope i´ve helped you
It's hard to take time for language you are not familiar with that much. I take time on high level one and try to get the extremity. That might make some money.
Thanks for the video! I always worry about online tutoring because I'm uncomfortable meeting strangers on the internet, but I like the sound of the group-style Lingoda lessons. Thanks for the recommendation! Also, your hair looks super cute in this video!
Your korean accent is suberb ... i can not believe that you are not native korean speaker . I saw number of korean speaking foreigners having this kind of like hard accent and western expresions but you change the way you are acting... it’s so korean i think i am not able to describe it properly but hopefully you understand. It made my day . Ďakujem ! ( that means thank you in my native language) have a nice day
Lindie you’re such an inspiration! Greetings from Brazil!
I was REALLY interested in the super sprint in French, because that's exactly what I need, until I heard that you couldn't take more than 1 class a day. That makes it very near impossible for me to actually achieve it (which would make me feel ripped off, missing out on the other 50% off just because I missed one lesson), whereas if I was allowed to take two lessons a day on weekends, I'd easily be able to manage 30 a month.
Hmmm... dunno.
I am this way in Hungarian right now after 2 years at school, going to my third year now
Thank you so much! I got to the point that I can speak and say anything I want but I really but I need to push myself to the next level. thanks for this video!!!!
Great tips, especially about asking for corrections. People understand and want to be encouraging so they don't correct. So, my big take away here, because I am struggling to learn from target language conversations, is to find people who will correct and, ideally, type the corrections. Also, for myself, be more open to pausing to take a note or asking to record the conversation for my study.
당신은 진정한 언어 천재입니다...응원 합니다..
It's literally where I am right now with Korean. Its been months I'm in that phase.
This video is super helpful! I'm in this state right now with my French and honestly it seems super hard to overpass it! I'll put these tips in practice. thank you!!
This is the video I needed today! Thank you!
i love your language book collection
Esta es un video excelente! Tu siempre hace buen videos! Muchas gracias por todos Sus videos son muy útil! Estoy aprendiendo español ahora.
I write a bucket list of things that I want to be able to do in or with a language in my lifetime and arrange the list from easiest to hardest. I get to work on the easiest one, and then on to the next. In this way, I'm always working on something specific, and then I don't feel like I'm at a plateau (so long as I'm actually working on it, and not taking a break or doing something that I already know how to do). My guess is that, if I master a variety of skills one-at-a-time (such as reading the news, listening to UA-cam vloggers, learning a skill or school subject through that language, doing formal debates with a tutor, doing presentations and speeches for a tutor, teaching a skill in my target language, etc.), I will eventually reach an advanced level. I also need to do the things that you mentioned (memorizing and using expressions or collocations, for example).
Oregon Polyglot Wow! This is really a great framework. Not only to avoid platoes but to keep motivated. Will copy!
Great video! Just what I need as I've been plateauing in Welsh for the longest time. My reading and aural comprehension are fine, but my speaking... yikes. I'll definitely give "chunking" a go! And hopefully next year I'll be able to afford talking to a tutor, I think practice practice practice really is the key here. Thanks for another useful video!
I love the way you explain and you are an inspiration!
It's interesting how polyglots have their own "routine linguistique" (I don't know if there is a phrase for tha in a English 😅). I'd like to know if you have one, please.
Bil C C’est quoi un routine linguistique ? Est-ce que c’est comme les trucs on fait pour apprendre et maintenir ses langues ?
CommonCola Juste une routine mais pour les langues comme une skin care routine qui est une routine pour la peau par exemple
A language learning routine”? Perhaps?
I did a full marathon (now called sprints) with Lingoda this past summer because of Lindie. While the rules for the refund are strict I enjoyed the experience and it really helped improve my French fast. I am still taking lessons with them.
I’ve just been in the middle of rewatching your old videos before the JPLT)
Oh wow, just discovered your channel... I'm going to binge watch all your content 😊
Thank you for the pieces of advice I'm stuck in intermidiate level some times I feel like not doing anything but I have to push myself thanks Lindie
You're so welcome! Good luck!!
yes you absolutely must as soon as possible and as much as possible use the target language to learn the target language.
i think actually living there and in immersion is a must; with Russian and Chinese I'm really stuck at B1 or B2 / HSK IV. If i were living in either of those places and avoiding the hell out of my other languages i do think i would get to C1 or C2 at least in Russian and certainly to HSK5 in Chinese.
¡AHHH ESTOY A ESTE PUNTO! no lo sabía, pero necesité esas palabras (colocaciones, plateau) para describir mi español ahora. Yo había estudiándolo por los 10 meses pasados y entiendo mucho pero me siento que el proceso sea más despacio que antes, pero no estoy segura porque no tengo ni idea del progreso (por vivo en mi cabeza). Yo no sabía lo que hacer para cambiar mi nivel. Yo sé muchas palabras y muchos verbos que tienen la misma significa o por lo menos son similares. Y ahora yo sé que necesito enfocarme en las colocaciones! He hablado con alguien ayer por 2 horas y la entendí pero yo había mezclando las colocaciones, “tomar vs beber” “echar vs tirar vs lanzar” y los preposiciones, especialmente “de, en, a” (por ejemplo: llamar a rachael, piensa en mí, depende de ti). ¡Gracias por su vídeo, ahora puedo planear mi aprendizaje más efectivamente!
I'm a Spanish speaker, would you want me to correct your comment? It has some mistakes :)
@@marcelam.8752 claro que sí 🥹
*Estoy en este punto! No lo sabía, pero necesito esas palabras (las colocaciones) para poder escribir mejor en español (i wasn't sure what you meant!) Yo he estado estudiando desde hace 10 meses y entiendo mucho pero siento que el proceso va más despacio que antes, no estoy segura porque no tengo ni idea del progreso/de cómo funciona el progreso. Lo hago todo en mi cabeza (if that's what you mean!). Yo no sé qué hacer para mejorar mi nivel, yo sé muchas palabras y muchos verbos que tienen el mismo significado o por lo menos son similares. Y ahora sé que necesito enfocarme en las colocaciones! He hablado ayer con alguien por dos 2 horas y le entendí pero yo había mezclado las colocaciones "tomar" y "beber", "echar" y "tirar" y las preposiciones, especialmente "de, en, a" . The last part is written correctly! :)
Overall the text is good! and i see you have lots of vocabulary, just the grammar, tenses and articles/pronouns could be reinforced so that the text sounds more fluent! I think once you manage that then you are a step closer to sound more native-like. I had the same problem in German but now I'm mastering it :3 😄
Hey LindieBotes, I really enjoyed this video and your insights! Could you give similar, expert-based advice about how to progress through the "advanced" stages of a language (C1/C2)?
God yes this is exactly what I need for m Norwegian, my motivation for improving is so much lower now! Thanks for the vid :)
This what I needed, because I often go from intermediate to basic
Hi Lindie! Thank you very much for the lingoda code, I used it! I will be doing the super sprint marathon in german. In may I am doing a final exam so I really have to improve my speaking skills:)
For my Russian I've just started going through a giant list of complex verbs and started learning them through spaced repetition without translations. Working great so far.
Как долго учишь русский?)
You are the best,this is what I needed
Thanks
Love your videos Lindie! You're an inspiration 🙌
God Bless You Lindie!!💕💕
Hey Lindie, how it going? I started watch your videos and now I can't stop! Congrats for the job. :D
I’m like... upper intermediate in only one language but I’m working on 3 others that I’ll probably plateau in in the next year though. Thanks for this video!
Thx Lindie. I love your videos. You are such an amazing woman. I am currently learning Croatian. Oh dear. That is hard (for me). But I feel motivated and especially after watching your videos 💙📚
I find your videos very helpful ,I look forward to seeing more in the future
I'm stuck in the plateau now. Not sure what to do to improve my Spanish & this video has some good tips. I have been listening to more Spanish and talking more Spanish even if it's to my cats lol
Keep doing it. I am not at that level yet and I have been learning Spanish for 2 to 3 years. I just noticed that my foundation isn’t quite balanced at times. 😅
@@gringa23 Hi....I have the same problem. I think my foundation of the basics not as good as it should be. But I'm still studying, still listening, still talking, slowly improving ....I love Spanish and although learning the language has been a slow journey it's definitely worth it.
Lindie - you learn about 6 month , you know probably nothing
Me - learns language 6 motnh
Me- i m ready for 4급
You know you’re progressing in a language more and more when google translate fails you more and more :)
thank you so much, i find your videos really motivating :) i'm going to try and improve my german and english using your tips :)
Te adoro Lindie, todos tus videos son muy entretenidos y útiles! gracias❤
Her Korean is perfect btw
Note for myself
Collocation, phrase, idiom
Talk to native speaker
Lingoda
Listen to podcast
Reading and learn advance words
Get checked by pro/teacher online classes
Listen podcast when going to work
Text w friends in 4 languages
Use new words in working day
Practise more by using it more
Thank you Lindie. 🌸
I like your background study table 😁👍
hahaha me too !!
I think this is where I am in Spanish. I can read and write very well, but my speaking is still kinda broken and I have a hard time understanding when people speak it. But this video is helpful, thanks!
I'm in a pretty similar situation, my listening and reading are very good and my writing isn't so bad but when I write fast frequently I do mistakes with prepositions or any other grammatical issue.
Also my speaking is the weakest area, sometimes I get blanked but if I'm reading/listening/writing for a long time in the target language I usually speak more fluent and naturally.
Btw my native tongue is spanish :) and I wish you the best of luck in the learning of my language and never give up
Thank you so much! I know I'm really behind everyone else in watching this video. I've been meaning to do so for a long time. I couldn't agree more with all the points you've made, especially when you mentioned watching media in the foreign language, which is super helpful.
Writing a diary is something you've mentioned before, and I feel like it would be a great idea for me, but I only had time to do it once before (when I was trying to learn too many languages).
Due to the coronavirus isolation that is currently taking place, I've decided to scrap my current learning programme, where I was learning too many languages and found that language learning had become a bit of a chore.
I've taken up Polish instead, and am not learning any other languages at the moment. Having taken advantage of various free trials and existing accounts that I have (I took advantage of the free 3 months of Rosetta Stone; it's normally £83/year) I've started learning Polish online at no cost. Also, I have Polish friends who I talk to regularly, and I've found Polish TV programmes on Netflix which look interesting to me. Finally, I've decided to start a diary, although I'm not sure how many times a week I'll do it.
Sorry for the lecture, and thanks for the super helpful and interesting video; even though I'm just starting Polish, I'm sure you tips will come in super handy very soon!!! :)
Thank you for the helpful tips, especially about chunking. Always a pleasure to watch your videos.
As for other tips to increase one's level, currently I am watching a TV show in my target language with subtitles. I write down unknown vocabulary and expressions. Then I write a summary of the episode applying those expressions (as appropriate). I show it to my tutor and she makes corrections. I also ask how those expressions are used - are they common, too informal, derogatory, or antiquated. So far it has worked really well (going from beginner intermediate to intermediate). Plus, I have someone else with whom I can talk about the show, since I don't know anyone else who is watching that show.
Thanks so much Lindie!!! This's all i need right now :D
Excellent video btw in Lingoda how long are the classes meaning 30 minutes, 1 hour or more? I want to do the Sprint but I would like to know that first. Thanks 😊 🙏🏻
Hi Lindie! I have just recently started to learn Arabic(by myself), and am having a very hard time finding resources for extreme beginners. I am particularly struggling in the grammar aspect of it. I am a bit of a perfectionist when it comes to grammar, and not having a proper foundation has really discouraged me. If you could make a video on how you study Arabic I would really appreciate it.
Thanks for this information Really usefull for me
Te amo 😊 de verdad cuando pierdo motivación y veo un vídeo tuyo la recupero
Eres adorable
Beating the intermediate plateau is really difficult and I also liked the video that Luca made. I was trying to beat the intermediate plateau at Japanese but gave up and instead I’m learning Korean now. I’m intermediate at German and Japanese and now working to get intermediate at Korean. If you’re not living in a country I don’t know if the benefits of beating the intermediate plateau are really worth it considering how hard it is to beat.
Thanks for your useful advice! Can you share some tips on learning Hungarian? Is it true that Hungarian one of the most difficult languages?
thank you for this amazing content for us learners!!!
Just the advice i needed. Thank you.
I think I'm going to register for the Sprint...sounds fun😊
You're simply my idol.
Mine too.
Lindie... Tu es la meilleure!
Et ton cheveux est fabuleux!
Moi je parle français aussi.
Tes cheveux sont fabuleux* :)
hello Lndie have you ever used pimsleur mango languages or Glossika
Thank you for these tips!
Still Im an English upper intermediate HHHIIIIAAAĞĞĞĞ I LIKED THIS VIDEO SOOOOO MUCH thanks cute Lindiee
tn0ləd u1l3d lol
Oh my gosh, I relate so much to the fact that when you get fluent in a language and then leave it aside, you still understand everything fluently, but you can't speak. It happened to me with Spanish and Hindi and it's the worst feeling ever. I used to be able to speak fluently those languages, and then I got into other languages and now I can't speak them anymore but I understand everything.
Could you make a video about that and how to speak again a language you already understand?
can u suggest a podcast for Japanese with transcript? Thanks
Tengo un mes para hablar bien porque voy para puerto rico a visitar mi familia allá, Estoy atascado en B1 y quiero sorprender mis padres quando vaya allí (ellos no saben que puedo hablar español ni siquiera una frase :v ) la gente me dice que hablo bien pero no se en verdad. Asi que no puedo hablar por italki o con mis amigos en el proximo mes pq no quiero que mis padres me escuchen yo hablando.
como te fue?
thank you so much for answering my question!!
Lindie, excuse me, and how do you get every friend for every lenguage that you're currently learning?
Yes thank you I needed this 😫😫
You are so motivating! :D You talked about Podcasts, that teaches you vocabulary, are those to be paid? Could you suggest some? Thank you!
Thank you! For which language?
@@LindieBotes thank you for answering! English with be interesting and Italian :)
Sorry i don't know any educational podcasts for those languages but you can Google or search the podcast apps!
@@LindieBotes thank you, I will, I just trusted your eventual suggestions :)
By the way, where did you get that 인도니시아어 문법 book?
I would love to do the sprint and support you, but I don't have money to spend on that right now. I'll just use this comment to show my support :)
Great video, thanks!
I really needed this!