How German Learning Happens in REAL LIFE
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- Опубліковано 13 чер 2024
- The Real Progression of Learning German: From Honeymoon and Crisis to Immersion! 📚🇩🇪
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Hallo German learners!
Have you ever thought that picking up German would be an onward-and-upward, linear journey? Think again! With experience spanning years and having mentored thousands of passionate learners like you, I've observed a surprising yet predictable pattern of progression that includes a rough spot when most learners quit --don't be one of them!
🌟 In This Video, We Will Explore:
• The exciting Honeymoon Phase: Those initial days when German feels like a captivating new world waiting to be explored!
• The inevitable Crisis Phase: The going gets tough, but remember - it's all part of the journey.
• Conquering discouragement by genuinely committing to mastering the nuts and bolts of the German language (and getting some qualified help to do so).
• Doubling Down: The learning approach that will sharpen your German skills beyond the basics and help you massively level-up.
• Finally hitting the coveted Immersion Phase: feeling capable, confident, and comfortable speaking German anywhere and anytime (and it doesn't have to take you 20 years to get here either).
0:00 Overview
0:46 Honeymoon Stage
1:47 Crisis Stage
2:59 Commit Stage
6:04 Double-down Stage
8:30 Immersive Stage
I believe in each and every one of you. German with its intricacies can feel overwhelming at times, but with the right approach and mindset, you'll find it immensely rewarding --don't give up! Dive in with me to unpack these stages, discuss strategies to navigate them, and uncover expert insights that will be your beacon toward actually achieving your language goals.
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Thank you Laura for another great video. 2 weeks in a row. This video is so spot on. I was in between crisis and commit then recent events and not giving up pushed me into the double- down part, so to any one reading this do not give up, it will happen for you. It’s not a race
The good old Dunning-Kruger curve. I have just hit a wall, the crisis phase. I had forgotten about this learning curve. Thank you for bringing it up.
Let me tell you thay I feel so grateful after finding you on UA-cam. You're such a great teacher! ❤
Thank you!
Thank goodness for this video! I am in stage #2-crisis mode 🤨lol! However, I am definitely ready to commit and keep on going thanks to this video. I watched it a couple months ago and became so involved in the lessons that I completely forgot about this learning curve. Revisiting this video was very helpful and provided me a sense of relief. I went back to basic drills and incorporating reading/listening to German and it has helped me reconnect. Thank you Laura!🤗
So great to hear you are feeling encouraged. You absolutely can do this!
I am in the crisis stage. I had German in school when I was young. Now I am 55 and am trying to get back to German and be more sereous about it. I do have some grammar I learned long ago. But I feel there is so much I don’t know. I have been playing Duolingo since October. But now I need someone to talk with. I have never been a wiz at grammar so I feel like it is so difficult to know what to do. My husband and I were in Germany the past two summers and I will go again this comming summer. Thank you so much for the incouragement.
You are in very good company in the crisis stage! You can do this, and a trip is very good motivation. :)
Very few people are grammar pros, but Laura has simplified the process and created resources so you don't have to be! She does have three online courses to help students hone in on the grammar work, and the first one is free: germanwithlaura.com/unlocking-german-grammar/
After learning grammar first and adding vocabulary in, Laura recommends doing lots of writing practice before speaking. Don't miss that step!
All the best! - Nicole, GwL Team
Honestly, taking your German Foundations course makes me feel like I'm bypassing the crisis stage. I really struggled with other languages in the past, but by going methodically from the ground up, it does feel more like that linear progression. Very slow but very steady and reinforcing throughout with my own Quizlet setup.
No mad dashes down hallways that turn into mazes, just a steady guided exploration one room at a time. I seriously recommend this course to save the headache!
So glad you are studying with me and having a good experience with the course! Thanks for the recommendation!
I've started to learn German after my husband (who has been learning it for a few years now) with Laura's German Foundations 1 and 2 (I started this summer and had 0 knowledge about German before) and today was the day when I explained my husband some German grammar concepts that he is still struggling with after such a long time! I'm learning new concepts, then slowing down a bit till they are set up in my head focusing more on repetitions, and then moving forward again. Learning German this way is very fun for me and I find it much less stressful compared to my past language-learning experience :) Thank you very much for making the grammar fan (a task close to impossible)!
It has been my pleasure! So thrilled you are having a good experience with the courses. Thanks for studying with me!
I want to witness you in a deep conversation in full on German. With a full on German.
You look amazing Laura! Especially your hair.😊
As a Spanish speaker, i might say that in the double down stage in English, that's why I will use this video for my improvement in German.
This the way I found for learning both languages.
Commitment stage and moving towards the Double-Down stage!!
Awesome!
Crisis in Spanish learning. I am glad to know that it is not only me.
Definitely not just you! Press through!
Sounds like any relationship I've ever been in.
Still in the German Honeymoon phase btw...
Can i really learn the basics with the channel? I have no one to talk this language with but I think the language sounds good.
You will HAVE to be dedicated, but yes. You will also need to take in other sources to supplement of course, no offense Laura, even though she covers some really great stuff. I can honestly say that my German has improved with here help. I'm still learning and am far from fluent, but I'm certain that my skills are improving and Laura has claim to that achievement.
I found that finding kids shows and cartoons in German are very helpful in understanding and context building. Just like you learn your own native language. In particular, bible story cartoons helped a great deal for me. Then there is music (not just Rammstein), sports, news, and w/e else you can think of with subtitles to help build reading skills, but as Laura mentioned singing along helps to build speaking skills.
Build some vocabulary then practice listening and discerning individual words. UA-cam has everything you can need aside from being interactive, but there's resources for that too on how to find a Meetup-like groups for German speaking or local German clubs, etc.
Good luck!
Really great suggestions, @jlaf8000.
My courses have the narrow focus of grammar, so supplementing is encouraged and necessary if fluency is your goal! Between my channel and online course, German Foundations 1, you will get grammar basics that will benefit the rest of your learning. I would love to have you as a student!
Vielen damke
I have been working with your GF1 for a year now… currently repeating for a third time. I am still at step 2, (highly frustrated) unfortunately and considering whether an investment in GF2 is justified.
Sorry to hear you are frustrated! Could you email the team at hallo@germanwithlaura.com with more details so we can try to help you? - Nicole, GwL Team
That curve is like how I describe what working in my field is like to new employees....lol
So if we do not have access to native people to help us in those particular stages we have no other choices for success? Thanks
Hey Karl, I think there is a little bit of a misunderstanding. What I was trying to say is it is helpful to speak with people who speak your native language who have already learned German. For anyone whose native language is English, my courses will provide the help you need. I know you are already a student in German Foundations! You are already doing exactly what you should be doing. Keep up the great work.
Hey Karl, I'm so sorry. I was just thinking about the earlier stage. I think I understand more of what you are saying now. Similarly to how I can be the resource for native English speakers, there are many companies that can match you up with a native German speaker to be the helper through your double down stage. While I didn't personally work with any of these (so I can't vouch 100% for them) I know that some options are Tandem, italki, FluentU, and more.
And if you are in a place where you can't afford to take that step, I can understand it being more frustrating. I absolutely think that you can continue learning and doing really well in your journey. It's just an ideal world would include a native speaker as well. I hope that is more helpful, and sorry again that I wasn't fully understanding your comment initially.
It can indeed be of great help deepening your level of german understanding, listening and talking to natives with different accents and getting used to the melody of the language. However you can still make great progress by committing to yourself - to your german learning success! If you were watching this great video, you‘re on the right way! Keep up the good work :)
@GermanwithLaura It is ok :), I just wanted to understand a bit better what you say in video, and I do now. Thank you.
@@deutsch_mit_lari ok good!
I've been in the same boat so many times 😂
Keep pressing in! If you feel like you struggle is with German grammar, I would love to have you study with me. Check out my free course here -> germanwithlaura.com/unlocking-german-grammar/
I'm going to give it a shot for sure!!! 💪🏻
Crisis 100% but not giving up.
Yes! Don’t give up. I love this journey. It is life changing
You can do it!
Me? I'm somewhere between double-down and beyond.
Wonderful!
@@GermanwithLaura .....but I seem to be stuck there...
Spend time, a lot of time, doing writing exercises if you haven't already. Write about topics that interest you, your family, your day, anything!
@@GermanwithLaura , I gather that from your series. Yikes! Writing has always been my least favorite subject, but you might be on to something that could help me turn the tide. I am committing to more writing. Very sweet of you to take the time to comment. Thanks.
thanks Laura, order soll ich sagen, dank dir? Mit ubung und zeit, mein deutchse gehts besser.
So glad you are seeing improvements!
My frustration comes from my memory. It's there and I know I have the ability and get further if my damned memory would cooperate. I looked around and in a city with many language options, German is not one of them. The closet option I have is a 200$ online course from California. I don't have the money for that to get to the B level. Bf is not a big help as he has a French influence to his accent so it's hard to understand his German.
Repetition is your friend! Learning languages is always going to be an investment - of time for sure, but sometimes money if you can't to where you want to be on your own. German is complicated enough that finding a class eventually might save you a lot of frustration and discouragement. Something worth saving up for! I do have a free mini course available if you want to check it out: germanwithlaura.com/unlocking-german-grammar/
im at crisis phase...
Keep pressing through. Everyone experiences it!
@@GermanwithLaura viele viele danke
Crisis Stage
We've all been there but you can do this! Don't give up!
Why would anyone waste time learning German which is not only difficult but is spoken in just 3-4 countries?
Better to learn Spanish which is more widespread and is much easier.
Because people have their own reasons to do something. It’s not a waste of time if you are passionate about it.
Yeah bud, you do you..... you got the troll thing going on pretty well though, good for you :)
Like @flonations1323 was saying, there are many reasons to learn German. Especially if you are in Germany or hoping to live in Germany someday, learning the native language is respectful. It also is a heritage journey for many. If you prefer Spanish, that's great, too!
@@GermanwithLauraor maybe you live in Switzerland - like I do
thanks Laura