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@Shinoobii 2 ай бұрын

Artificial intelligence suggested your clip to me and I'm happy about that

@devonrd 2 ай бұрын

Me too! 😄Glad you liked it.

@paulwalther5237 3 ай бұрын

I had a lot of success with German without any formal active recall - just reading stuff and looking it up as I went. But I really liked German. I was actively recalling German in my head all the time doing other stuff just because I wanted to. I've tried learning other languages since then and just reading doesn't seem to work so much and I think it's because when I don't have the language in front of me I'm not thinking about it. living in Japan finally got me to try to think in or about Japanese when I wasn't actually studying but I'm learning Korean now and I don't really think about it unless I'm using it at the moment. I think that natural interest in something so that you're actively recalling it without being prompted is even more powerful than any flash card but I can see why people would make active recall flash cards instead of passive flash cards.

@paulwalther5237 3 ай бұрын

I think I have known about flash cards ever since I can remember. What I didn't know about was spaced repetition until I heard about Anki online.

@paulwalther5237 3 ай бұрын

I'm shocked this method works for people. You slightly modified it from the method I saw on KZbin years ago - the video I saw doesn't recommend memorizing the words at all just writing them down and reading them over a couple of times. But basically you have to cut the list every two weeks regardless of whether you remember enough words or not and this is where the method failed me. Aside from the first distill, where did remember a few words, probably because they were coming up elsewhere, I forgot everything. Weirdly, I was thinking about this method recently and I'm trying out 2 week intervals instead of 1 day intervals with Anki. I am just starting this out so I don't know how well it will work. I imagine it will work quite well with any vocabulary I've been reviewing for a while but still fail sometimes. I have no idea how it will work for completely new vocabulary though. The author of this method chose two weeks because if you test yourself too soon you're just testing your short term memory, when all you care about is your long term memory. In theory if you test something after two weeks you're testing your long term memory making this interval more efficient. It assumes of course that reviewing something every few days (short term memory) doesn't do much to push something into your long term memory. From using Anki for years and years my subjective view is that it doesn't do a whole lot to push it into your long term memory although who knows for sure. So testing something every two weeks instead seems like it could be much more efficient and makes sense but if you forget everything after two weeks then what? I would argue you need to test all the words again in two more weeks unless you think these words are all too hard for you thus you're better off never reviewing them again. If you use Anki to test yourself every two weeks it shouldn't be so time consuming. In theory. There's a lot of words to learn and if they're never sticking and you're always failing then it probably will add up after a while.

@devonrd 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing your thoughts!

@devonrd 3 ай бұрын

The method is definitely not very effective in the short term. Looking back on this method I feel that it is effective for those who want to have some form of vocabulary practice that involves getting cozy with a notebook. Then again, the no. of words I can review per minute with Anki is orders of magnitude higher; you only need to know the 1-2-3-4 hotkeys, and off you go. 10 cards per minute is easily done. But then Anki might feel 'unromantic' or not the kind of experience people were looking for when thinking about learning a language, and from my experience that emotional side becomes very important long term for people to keep up their practice 😊😊

@didfrost 3 ай бұрын

After some time of using Anki, it becames extrimly boring.

@devonrd 3 ай бұрын

Yeah, totally agree! I loved sitting on the couch with my coffee or tea, a cozy blanket and an interesting book/series in the target language and just jot down the words in my notebook.

@ruthtaylor1083 4 ай бұрын

Can you please explain why the page is cut at 14 lines, 10 lines etc. I didn' t understand that part. How to cut. Where to cut. Why cut?

@devonrd 4 ай бұрын

Of course! The idea is that your original list (called 'headlist') is distilled into shorter and shorter lists with each practice session. Each time you practice, you seek to remove about 20% of the words on the list. That way the list keeps getting shorter

@רונהלוי-ה1ז 7 ай бұрын

its may be a good method but with english i need also hear the words it's not enough read and write, cause that i need write it 2 times, first at my notbook and after in computer i think maybe its a lot of work 2 its no actually we dont repit at them becuse we do things with the lenguage like watcheing videos, books, musik and more, and we meet them at by way 3 i find it cecome harder find new word when you a littel bit advence in lenguge, and its wants a long time to find 10-20 words usuble with a context, and i dont wnow what i can do? (i dont say i'm advence i have alots of mistaks and bad pronuntion and wors listening comprehension end i yet must learn new words, but i have vocablary a kind good and its difcualt on me find more if i dont have time read many

@Elpollitopio2012 7 ай бұрын

It's so complex, not so easy. Flashcards are the best option

@unknown-otter 6 ай бұрын

Or just watched a couple of hours of videos with the interesting vocabulary in a target language, or go read a book. You'll actually acquire them and not just memorize them

@MrMojo271 9 ай бұрын

Bist du Deutsch lernen? Ich auch

@kajjohnson-w2g 10 ай бұрын

Would you be able to share the to-do list you used? I haven't been able to find any exhaustive list of grammar concepts to review for TestDaF. Thanks 😊

@devonrd 10 ай бұрын

I mostly made my own list based on a grammar book. It's hard to make a comprehensive checklist, because the list would be very long. Overall, I'd recommend to look at the TestDaf Test, take the speaking exam & writing exam (if you have to) and write your answer in English or your native language. Then look at what grammar concepts you need to improve to express yourself in that same way, but in German. Hope that helps!

@kajjohnson-w2g 9 ай бұрын

@@devonrd That totally makes sense. Thanks so much!

@Shei-from-MCGI 10 ай бұрын

Hmm... You may need to improve your audio...

@devonrd 10 ай бұрын

No doubt 😁, this was super low quality, but I wanted to upload it anyways, just in case it helped someone!

@johnsch8634 11 ай бұрын

Oh man I'm going to memorize my way to fluency!!!!! Not!

@devonrd 11 ай бұрын

Not sure where in the title it says that 😅

@johnsch8634 11 ай бұрын

it's implied@@devonrd

@NoRygBu 11 ай бұрын

3 years later, I'm doing this with ChatGPT, but almost every day. 😇 😅 🤓 😌 😊 ¡Sí, un tigre 🐯 es un gato 🐱 lindo 🤩!

@aliel3485 Жыл бұрын

I am a blind person. How can i write in a notebook ! This part is quite challenging

@devonrd Жыл бұрын

You might opt for a different approach in that case. I'm not very experienced with this, but I could imagine that there are flashcards apps that prompt you with sounds, and where you can respond by saying you knew the answer, in which case the word will not return quickly, or respond by saying that you didn't know the answer, in which case the word will come back to practice it again. If I come by a good solution I will tell you!

@aliel3485 Жыл бұрын

@@devonrd thank you so much.

@amiram1256 Жыл бұрын

Thx a lot

@tomward2130 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this amazing info

@مهناززارع-ك4ح Жыл бұрын

Hello! Excuse me, where are you from?

@مهناززارع-ك4ح Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! That was very useful 👌

@Hinata-tx7ho Жыл бұрын

Thank you ! All your videos are very helpful ❤

@Dz-sy4zh Жыл бұрын

what's the difference between testdef and delf?

@musicm1rage623 Жыл бұрын

What about Goldlist method video you’ve made? Do you still use it or flashcards?

@devonrd Жыл бұрын

I've currently taken a break from language learning to focus on my studies. For my studies I use both physical flashcards and Anki :)

@secretariatgirl4249 2 жыл бұрын

Are you still using the Gold list method?

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

I have taken a break from language learning, for my studies I currently mostly use physical flash cards, anki and mind mapping :)

@secretariatgirl4249 2 жыл бұрын

@@devonrd Are these more for review at this point?

@secretariatgirl4249 2 жыл бұрын

Way back in the 60's we were given the PQRST method. I used it. It works. It still exists and plenty of info on it if you search PQRST.

@M7medKasem 2 жыл бұрын

I do these and still i find it hard to study, note that i daily hit the gym, don't have any sort of porn addiction or game or whatever, i just find myself lost in a gaze

@islamrajab8391 2 жыл бұрын

Hi there, First of all your video was really helpful, thanks for that My question is, did you took the dr.deutsch. Private vorbereitungskurs ? If it is so , how was it ? Thanks..

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

I did take it and can recommend it! It helped me a lot and gave me more confidence going into the test.

@hindafraite7539 2 жыл бұрын

It's very funny, but actually I'm in the level A1 of German language, and I plan how to study for testdaf because I want to enter directly to the university in Germany. I don't want wast time and money to go study DSH to prepare my self to prepare my self for the university, and since in morocco we have now the possibility to pass the testdaf, I was so glad, because that will help me in my VISA. Please, my question is do you think I can study for testdaf by myself, I mean without a intensive course (btw I study now A1 in intensive course until the B1).and, please do you have any tips for the correction of my writing, because I don't know any deutsch speaker, Do you think is possible by myself and how much it will take.Thank you, and sorry for my English.

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

I greatly respect your effort to go from A1 to B2, and it's definitely possible. The two things you really need are #1 a Tandem partner, this you can find on the apps "Hellotalk" and "Tandem". I highly recommend you go find a native german speaker on there who is willing to help you in exchange for language help for their targets (maybe arabic?). The second thing you need is a good grammar book. If you can find them second-hand even better, but this might be the only investment you really have to make. This book you practice over and over again until the most important parts are done. Depending on what level of TestDAF you need, you'll learn more simple or complex structures. The third thing I would do, is to make a checklist like I did in the video for every 3 month-period, so that you have clear goals for every 3 months. When the 3 months are over, you create new goals and work on them. This gives your learning focus and makes you more motivated. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I wish you the best of luck with your studies!

@hindafraite7539 2 жыл бұрын

@@devonrd I actually speak French too, it's my second language. I guess it will help german people.I need testdaf 4

@viqa5309 Жыл бұрын

oh hey other moroccan here that has the same goal, since when has the TestDaF been available here in Morocco? specifically which institution is it in? Goethe perhaps? also did you end up self studying german?

@hindafraite7539 2 жыл бұрын

First that was really so useful for me as non English speaker. Second, I cannot deny that you look so handsome in the video. Thank you for the informations❤️

@raveenajawale4842 2 жыл бұрын

You are so handsome and intelligent

@matsf8268 2 жыл бұрын

I dont remember why I subscribe :D

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe because some of the older videos? 😄

@lauraochoa6276 2 жыл бұрын

I use flash cards for learning German! Thanks for the video

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

That's great! Thank you :)

@ultraseal9193 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful! Thanks for the video 😃

@joshi9191shaurya 2 жыл бұрын

Hey! That was quite useful Could you please make a video for Sprechen teil for testdaf..... And how to correct your essays if you don't have a teacher or friend to help you

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Yes! A video of the speaking test will come first :)

@fernyancat 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome video ! I usually put a mnemonic phrase or abbreviations like "PSL" on one side and the answer on the other side. Thanks for the video :D

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! 😄That's also an option of course!

@lauraochoa6276 2 жыл бұрын

Love it! Super useful.

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks :D

@vak21 2 жыл бұрын

Adjectives are not conjugated....

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

Hey José, what I meant is that the ending of adjectives will depend on the article used, For example: ein kleiner Mann, ein kleines Haus, etc. This is of course not conjugation, but while shooting the video I didn't realize this mistake 😁. Thanks for pointing it out.

@theakashjais 2 жыл бұрын

This video is really helpful to me and I want to know how you make grammar Flasch cards. It would be a great help to me.

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

That's great! This video is coming soon :)

@theakashjais 2 жыл бұрын

@@devonrd Thank you, I am desperately waiting for the video. I hope it will come soon.

@happyzineb4036 2 жыл бұрын

You have to me a lot of kind of this videos its really helpful and you have a fantastic English

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I am very glad that these videos helped :D

@_z_z8392 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for all the offer you have given us, I didn't understand everything if someone did please help me, after 2 weeks what I should do with the words I remember and the other not remembered do I need to repeat them or what I do and if it work with Phrases thx alot 😅

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your comment! Yes this does work with phrases, although they need to be short (max. 6 words I suppose). After two weeks you test yourself on the list: the words you didn't remember go onto the new page (new distillation). The words you remembered are gone! You do nothing with them :) (I write a check mark next to them.)

@_z_z8392 2 жыл бұрын

@@devonrd thx a lot for the response you are very helpful I appreciate it

@vedaparayanagandikota5409 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@vedaparayanagandikota5409 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you sir

@shamimzahedi1661 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, i really liked your organized mindset to get to that perfect point. Congrats for the effort! I hope you would make more videos (hoffentlich auf Deutsch!). Viel Glück dir;) Ich schreib dir mal, wenn ich die Prüfung abgelegt würde:)

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I hope you did well on the test 😄

@dheemanrajkhowa2866 2 жыл бұрын

Hi, how many hours of listening, reading and producing (writing+speaking) did it take for you to reach TestDaF 4x5 level? Any guess from your side? 800 hours +? or less?

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Dheeman! It's hard to guess personally, as I had German in school. When I started learning towards the test, I was about A2/B1. I would guess that I did about 300-400 hours to get myself from B1 to C1, but my mother-tongue is very similar to German. I think for most people to get from A2 (basics) to C1 would take 600-800h. :)

@kokobeliq 2 жыл бұрын

Hey, the video was super useful. My questions is the following: I'm currently somewhere around B1 level and i have time from the beginning of June this year to around April or May next year to go from B1 to C1 and prepare myself for the TestDaf. In your opinion is it doable?

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks! :D About your question: This gives you about 11 months. That is definitely doable in my opinion :). B2 is around the corner for you. You'll know that you've reached B2 and are ready for the push towards C1 once you start exploring C1 material (see my video on favourite podcasts for C1 for examples of this) with reasonable comfort (50-80% comprehension). You gradually want to push the difficulty of the material you consume as to stay in the 50-80% comprehension area. Your brain will adapt and find the patterns. Playing C1 podcasts/videos at a slower speed (0.8) is a great way to ease into this level, but don't go there if you're not ready yet :) The final push towards C1 requires dedication, and an affinity with more advanced vocabulary, as well as using advanced grammatical structures. On the test you really want to show off. IMO, if you know in advance that C1 is the goal, you can already start incorporating some 'fancy' vocab and grammar in your language use now, so that it'll feel more natural later on, even if this only represent 10% of your expression. For a great course on how to prepare for each part of the test specifically to get the most points, head over to Dr. Deutsch's youtube channel. I took his course and it was great. Good luck :)

@kokobeliq Жыл бұрын

@@devonrddecided to rewatch some of the videos I used when I first started. I passed the exam with a 4 on reading and writing and a 5 on the listening and speaking 😃

@Ibra.shalaby 11 ай бұрын

@@kokobeliq WOW congrats man, Im also B1 level rn and I want to get TDN 4 in around 6 months. Can you tell me what helped you to get to C1 Level?

@kokobeliq 11 ай бұрын

@@Ibra.shalaby using the language every single day. I started working in a call center,where I spoke to German clients,I also went to lessons for the language twice a week and a preparation course for the DAF exam once a week for around 4 months. You have to really be eating,breathing and living German. I don't want to scare you,but it's tough and you have to be persistent. Set a goal for yourself. My motivation was university,i took a gap year and I told myself " i have exactly 12 months,it's do or die" and lastly,and that's my personal opinion,but I'm not sure if you have enough time to get to c1. 6 months are a very limited time period,if you've at the beginning of b1. I needed almost 4 months to just clear b2.1 and b2.2, c1.1 and c1.2 took another couple of months. If possible give yourself more time,because it's not just about knowing the language,you also need to learn the exam structure. In any case I'm wishing you all the luck in the world,I'm sure you'll pull through 😃

@kokobeliq 10 ай бұрын

⁠Hey,sorry for the late reply,I thought I wrote a comment but I guess I didn't. I basically immersed myself in the language as much as I could,without actually being in Germany. I started from b1.2 in February of 2022,took classes at the Goethe Institute twice a week and then attended intensive classes from May until September,which brought me to b2.2. From September until March of 23 I was attending c1.1 classes twice a week and also going over the exam structure with a private tutor once a week. I was also working at a german speaking call center,which also helped a lot. All in all id say passing the exam with a 4 in 6 months is doable,but you NEED to be very very consistent. Exercise everyday,write,read and listen as much as you can in German. Also,start talking I'm German to yourself about topics that can be on the exam and start recording that. Time all the exercises you do as if you're taking the exam (for example allow yourself only the time that's allowed on the exam for the writing). Persistency and consistency are key,you've got it :)

@warlord5488 2 жыл бұрын

Can you pass it right after completing B2?

@devonrd 2 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry, I don't think I understand your question. What do you mean by 'completing B2'?

@warlord5488 2 жыл бұрын

@@devonrd right after studying B2.2

@yaserhu 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing content. Thank you. Can you find all these for free? All have transcripts? Which one is the best for b2/c1 Beruf?

@devonrd 3 жыл бұрын

All of the podcasts are available online for free on many podcast apps! I use pocketcast. I don't know if all of them have transcipts. For B2/C1 I would recommend Viertausendhertz & Alles Gesagt

@mohammedawais8091 3 жыл бұрын

Hi What are the differences & difficulties between paper based and digital TestDaF Exam?

@learngerman2 3 жыл бұрын

Are you deciding to give testdaf in india? Which centre? do mention that as I am trying to give the same.

@mustafacemarc3966 3 жыл бұрын

You're absolutely right. Thanks for the video.

@jamisanjana5267 3 жыл бұрын

hey, is soft copy available for "Fit fur den TestDaF"? If yes!! can you please share the link!!

@alexandruiv9290 3 жыл бұрын

Hi! Thank you very much for the video. I am definitely going to try out this method as I've been stuck at B1 level for quite a long time. One question though: considering the Todo-List, what would a study day look like for you? How would you exactly split your study time throughout the day?

@devonrd 3 жыл бұрын

This is a good idea for a video! I think it depends on the time available during the day. During lockdown I was basically free to spend my time however I wanted, and there is good research that shows that we are most effective from about 10-14, with a dip in our happiness and motivation reaching it's troth around 17:00 (source: "when" from Daniel H. Pink). So I would work intensely (vocab practice, grammar practice) from about 10-14, and that would be the most productive part of the day. After that I would engage in more relaxed language learning such as going for a walk with a podcast. I think it's important to get into the habit of having intense sprints that you schedule, and fitting more laid-back style learning (podcasts/audiobooks/reading/watching) anywhere you can.

@devonrd 3 жыл бұрын

In the intense sessions, I would focus on using Active Recall (see Karpicke & Roediger, 2008 for a study) either with Anki or another method. This is proven to be the most effective study technique for retaining information, but it's intense and requires energy and focus, so you wouldn't do this in the metro or on the bike. I don't focus too much on grammar unless it's something that I don't understand. If I do understand the grammar but simply forget the rule, I start practicing the conjugations/rules using Active Recall ;) I hope that helps out

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