Hello James! I'm from Brazil, and i'd recommend you to learn some Brazilian Portuguese as well, due to the fact that it's the accent that has the biggest popularity and which most people speak.

When you start mastering Portuguese watch this channel "Gato Fedorento" if you like to watch comedy sketches

It takes less time with the right tools to learn the actual foreign language. Immersive translate has been working out for me and it has taken less time to learn a foreign language.

Hi there James. Interesting take on your language learning journey. I'm the same, except I'm not documenting mine. A couple of tips that might be useful for you. *First - your tutor. If you are having 30 minute sessions, I don't know about you, but I would want the tutor to use the time more effectively. It's understandable if someone isn't that qualified or experienced, but if you are paying them, surely you don't want them to use valuable minutes talking at you and explaining the same thing over and over? He also needed to drill you more to let you get your mouth round the words. It seemed more like he was practising his English, than you practising Portuguese. But anyway - your choice. *Second - I would recommend the "Portuguese with Carla" podcasts for pron. This is a well-qualified couple who teach a lot of engaging idiomatic European Portuguese, and the podcast drills you in connected speech, so it's great for pron practice in the car. Liz Sharma's "Talk the streets" is also good for basic phrasebook type language - her pronunciation is great! "Portuguese with Leo" is also good for extensive listening, for pron practice and explaining grammar points, as well as learning about Portuguese culture. And recently I also started listening to "Learn European Portuguese online" which has some good content. *I agree with you about Memrise - the vids are great for extensive listening. *For launching into Portuguese from Spanish or Italian, how about watching the same news video on Euronews, first in one language, then in the other? A great shortcut to connecting your knowledge base in one language to another. * And finally, there's a great Tandem language exchange group called TamoJunto/EstamosJuntos, which is half Brazilian learners of Spanish, and half Latin American Spanish speakers learning Portuguese. They meet near daily, and they also have a linked WhatsApp group which is very active, where the members peer teach each other. You might find it an extra challenge at first to immerse yourself in two varieties of Portuguese, specially the pronunciation aspect, but I'm sure your ear will soon tune in. I'd be interested to know if you find any of these useful.

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My go-to app for language learning just so happens to be Immersive Translate. It’s a browser extension that supports over 100+ languages. I use it to translate webpages and documents, and even to watch my shows and movies on Netflix, which has really helped me immerse myself in the language. I’ve been using it ever since I came across it a few months ago, and couldn’t be happier.

I’ve been using Immersive Translate to generate subtitles to my Netflix and KZbin and it has been working out really great. I’ve learned a lot so far, and couldn’t be happier.

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Thanks for the great advice, James! Very helpful as usual. We can find many apps for words learning. The most important thing is that in anki, for example, we are able to write whole phrases, not only separate words. The context has a huge impact and makes the learning process more creative , individual and easy. The paper version of flashcards or school note book are also useful, though it is usually not going to be comfortable if we are not at home ) To be honest, I haven't use paper flashcards since university) The process does not stay still and we have a great technology to help us )Thank you again, waiting for your next video this evening)

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You are too fast 😮

Is this the same advice for reading as well?

Great job man. I'm currenty learning english and your videos have been so much useful for me to enhance my listening skill and also learn something new. I'll look forward to more content like this. Thanks.

I recently found your channel and its great. Keep up the great work bro.

Would using a timer like wanting to finish a lesson in under x amount of minutes help because you're doing it quickly?

1:17 focus on systems and processes rather than goals 3rd concept 2:25 a new identity 3:36 4 laws of behaviour change 5:50 2 minute rule 6:20 reward system 6:45 never miss twice

James, thank you for the recommendation!!! I've read this book and I'm deeply impressed. Honestly, I didn't expect that much from the book, when I started to read it))) But now I'm really grateful to you for advice. Kudos for summarizing the general ideas! Looking forward to your next video.

Aquisition definitely works!even speaking in another language not knowing then it clicks to your head

I love this book!

You can't just suddenly introduce a new character (Dave) into the story like that. Who is Dave, how long has he been learning, whats his story

Hi, I have question ,can comprehensive learning is affective technique in language aquisition.

I am just bought this book and power of subconscious mind from flipkart in 4.5 us dollar

Thank you so much! a creative solution! This deserves more views and subscribers.

what an interesting way to achieve your goal

I agree with u!!! Even tho i do, I've been contemplating that whether it is effective to increase vocabulary or not. I'm a Japanese who have been learning English. I'll continue watching KZbin videos without subtitles and not looking up!! Thank u for making this great video🎉

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Very inspiring, thank you! I'll sign under every word! I felt the same while i have been living in Egypt and speaking in Arabic at a very primitive level. But! To my emmense surprise, people were trying hard to understand me and support me in it. And we could communicate quite well ))) with my awful pronunciation and limited vocabulary))) James, thank you again for this motivating video!!!

You accent is really hard to understand.

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This is great advice. I think I’m going to start listening to podcasts and whatnot while I workout. I don’t have many other opportunities during my daily life so this seems to be my best option. Thank you!

I recently watched a movie in Russian language. It was subtitled in English, but English is not my mother tongue. I only had time to read some of the texts. I have only studied Russian for a short time and only knew a small part of the words. However, I understood the movie very well and was able to enjoy it. Even though I didn't understand most of the words, I still understood what was being said. Weird!

this japanese learning shit is making me more fluent in english because all i watch is how to acquire language in english. smh

I totally agree with all the things you've said. I truly believe that the most important thing is that the easiest way to learn your target language is to immerse youself to it as much as possible. For instance, I like reading books and watching cheesy movies ))) So I decided to do it only in my target language. At the beginning it was difficult, exhausting, but later this process rolled up quite naturally. Audiobooks, podcasts, online newspapers etc. I like your advice to listen podcasts/movies on the slower speed (75 % as for me). I did that for a few months before I'd changed it to normal speed. It helped me massively. And all those stuff should be written/recorded by native speakers for the native speakers. Than your brain has no other choice, but adjust to the environment, though it doesn't feel like an exercise at the same time. Very odd, but it works somehow. It's completely okay feel tired or bored. We are all humans. The most crucial thing is that you could do your daily entertainment routine in your target language and enjoy the process. Not immediately. Certainly, not. But after some time it feels quite comfortable, convenient and gives a huge improvement. A sagnificant step forward. I mean, the pursuit of the goal could be pleasant and fun. Isn't that something ? Thank you very much, James. You've summarized the experience of the successive language learning so brilliant

I'd like to add something important, as i believe. The learning routine shouldn't go through the same scenario every day. More fun to change it completely from time to time )) Monotone, repetitive actions are boring. I love to change resource, technics, themes etc. Though i still have some troubles with goals, mostly enjoing the process )) and - yes, we can reach the pinnacle of language acquisition (or any other ambitious goal) through discipline. So true. I couldn't say more )))) thank you. Very inspiring video!

I mostly agree with you, though I think 10 minutes per day is not enough even for the small improvement. It'll take ages to see any difference. From my practice, 3 hours per day helped me to reach the exact goal I needed. I learned by myself, at home, after work. After that I moved to Turkey to work there and native speakers were immensely surprised to hear a good (maybe only decent, not perfect))) pronunciation and rich vocabulary. What I am trying to say is language acquisition is a fascinating thing, but it needs more time and attention daily. Different practices, interesting books and podcasts and so on. Learning English is a captivating quest for me, wich I am enjoying every minute. Very important, I suppose, to find stuff in accordance with your interests, as you said. It helps a lot and certainly enjoy the process))) and you'll find time, motivation and all those things which you need to achieve your goal. Thank you for the video. Pleasure to see that.

Trying learn Spanish again what I have learned so far about me is just learning a word list is not effective for me. I do better learn phrases. Journaling daily no matter how small helps me remember the language. Also I have to have the courage to be bad at Spanish until I am good.

Oi, you're absolutely right. Thank you for advises. That means a lot to know i' on the right way )May i ask where're you from? A loved you pronunciation) really

I'm going through the Spanish LanguageTransfer course. What would you recommend I do after finishing that?

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I am currently learning Italian ,well trying because I just can’t find the right resources and structure any suggestions

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This is great to hear - I am constantly thinking Spanish in my head as I’m learning it currently. I am always, with and without, thinking of random words as I work, rest, cook, clean, etc. I’ve even started to dream of studying Spanish! Thank you for discussing this! 👍🏼❤️

So, from what I could understand from the video, we, the learners, should be learning like "living in the moment while learning a new meaning with the new words we encounter, and incorporate them as much as we interpret what really means upon context". I don't know if I am not mistaken with this, but, in my own words, this is what I get.