Common Language Learning Problems

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What are the most common problems I see in language learners? A big one is that people don't realize how long it takes and give up too soon.
0:00 Some problems I have encountered lately.
1:24 What are the language learning problems most people run into?
2:26 It often feels like we aren't progressing in our language learning.
3:18 Don't be afraid of making mistakes when learning a new language.
5:14 We must enjoy the process of learning a language.
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[@equwalequwal2042]

About your background: You tend to be in lots of interesting places, why not try walking around a quiet place while you talk about stuff? This seems to work well for people I follow that give these kinds of video-essay, off the cuff rambling format.

[@olgaycelik2631]

Brain translation is my biggest problem to learn a language.

[@LucaLampariello]

Fantastic video as always Steve! And wow, what a background ;-)

[@BRStormysea]

It was a good Idea filming outdoors. Natural light is the best one.

[@Caine61]

My problem is I have the "kid in the candy store" vibe where I find want to learn a bunch of languages at once. I started with Spanish, then I added Italian, French, Norwegian, Japanese, dropped Italian and French, added German, dropped German, dropped Japanese, added French again, dropped French again, added Dutch, dropped Dutch, Added Japanese again, added Chinese, dropped Japanese again, dropped Chinese, lmfao etc. etc. thankfully I have kept Spanish the whole time and have disciplined myself enough to keep it my one focus until I am at a level I am happy with before proceeding to another language (which will probably be French, assuming I don't drop it again).

[@Hudanasheeds]

Prioritize. For example if you are a Muslim it would be a priority to learn fusha Arabic. Classic Arabic to understand and internalize the teachings and virtues of the Quran better and be more present in the daily prayer in Arabic so that the chapters being recited becomes a subconsciously rooted with the mindset. You will find something that makes you prioritize one language. May it be a passion for a certain culture. Or family with diffrent languages.

[@NaturalLanguageLearning]

Same here. It's hard to focus on only one or two when there are so many languages that interest you.

[@user-us7zt5fz5j]

I just wanna focus on 1 language and never bother learning another one.

[@Caine61]

@@yashrajkhopade I'm gonna put some dirt in your eye.

[@luscao8444]

Yep, you must be consistent with what you're learning. Getting a bunch of languages to learn all at once is no good.

[@starlightphoenix2030]

I can relate to this in a way. In my own experience, the largest problem I had was with other people around me who didn't understand how long it takes to learn a language, or that learning a language you enjoy is best. When I started speaking with other language learners, I felt much better about making mistakes, taking my time, and only choosing languages that I really want to invest my time in.

[@stephen9306]

I think this is one area where polyglots have an advantage - especially those who learned their additional languages as adults. Because they've been through the process before, they know it works and so they can relax and enjoy the ride. Whereas for the people (like me!) working on their first foreign language, there's often an underlying worry: "What if I'm just a person who can't learn a language? What if I never get it? What if I'm just wasting all these hours? What if I've come as far as I can and I'm not capable of further improvement?". That fear of it all being for nothing, as it were, makes it psychologically harder to commit the time, which ends up reducing the chance of ultimate success. In my case, I have to consciously remind myself that my brain *will* figure it out, if I provide enough input, and spend enough time on it. But that's still a leap of faith for me - whereas if I succeed with my current language and one day seek to learn another one, I will *know* it works.

[@ben1147]

I’m in the same boat 🚤

[@melaniegrace7707]

Every person who learned multiple languages as an adult (not born exposed to multiple languages) has been there. There was a period of time where I just thought I was incapable. You can do it just keep going and practice the most what you struggle with the most

[@auroreduroy1957]

Remember that your brain has been able to learn your mother tongue, so you are capable of learning new languages ;)

[@bofbob1]

@@melaniegrace7707 I don't know whether this was the point you were making, but just in case it was, I'll say that I was raised bilingual and I go through those exact same doubts. The fact that I was exposed to 2 languages since birth didn't give me any additional confidence that I could learn a 3 one later on in life. Tbh it was even the other way around, because I'd put more pressure on myself, like: "shouldn't this be easier for me than for monolinguals? so why am I struggling so much?" But that's just me. Maybe other early bilinguals feel otherwise.

[@melaniegrace7707]

@@bofbob1 Sorry for making the assumption! That's really good to know honestly. And it makes sense. I just figured you already knew you were able to do it but I guess learning as an adult is never going to be approached the same way as learning as a child, regardless of the circumstances. My apologies once again. I guess we just have to learn how our adult brains process the information since its so different than if we learned it as a child. Regardless though, you can do it!

[@alex10291]

I like the way you were making videos, the point is the idea not the video quality

[@IKEMENOsakaman]

I'm always afraid of making mistakes, especially in front of native speakers. I think that's my problem of not being able to learn my eighth language...

[@Hudanasheeds]

Without making mistakes u will find that learning becomes harder and harder. In all aspects of life

[@user-us7zt5fz5j]

You are afraid of making mistakes but still you managed to learn 7 languages with that mindset? Weird.

[@sophiaentzminger5011]

I learned Spanish by getting a university degree, and travels. I'm learning Portuguese on my own, at my own pace. As I don't regret taking classes to help learn Spanish, I look back and see the stress that I put myself under. It's so different with Portuguese, no stress, I have 1 grammar book that I seldom use, and I love listening to the music( with Portuguese subtitles), and reading, as well as KZbin videos. I feel I'm truly enjoying the process. And I'm not stressed at all to learn , just feels very natural.

[@EzequielMartin55vf]

Que bueno! Yo soy Español y aprendi Inglés me tomo 4 años para poder hablarlo fluido, Puedes entender español completamente? tambien Portuges.

[@sophiaentzminger5011]

@@EzequielMartin55vf , sí puedo entenderlo. El Portuguese, soy principio. :)

[@luscao8444]

I hope you're doing well with your Portuguese learning. It's a beautiful language, I may be biased to say that because I'm brazilian haha, but, well, if you want someone to practice with, I'm available.

[@tatyanakaravaeva5033]

Thank you Steve! Thank you for reminding me of this again! Do not put pressure on yourself, do not wait for a quick result and do not be afraid to communicate and make mistakes😊

[@DanielLeoSimpson]

Great points from a master: i.e. reality checks on the time & effort for the "duration" of the process in a way you enjoy while rethinking the word "mistakes" from the negative, to the word "learning" in the positive... all packaged in a 5+ minute video. Well done Steve. Hope you are enjoying our California sunshine during your visit. Best, Daniel (San Francisco)

[@mellowasahorse]

These are the Steve Kaufmann videos that I love :) Talking unplanned about a specific topic, dropping pearls of wisdom.

[@apaul9776]

Very good, thanks. Upbeat and encouraging. The warm, sunny outdoor setting reinforced the positive message. It worked well.

[@jarmgoo5632]

I've learned so much from you, thank you!

[@agnieszkapareto8076]

Thanks for food for thoughts, Steve. Nice to watch you talk in the sunshine. I was thinking about the fear of making mistakes that I used to have. Many were saying to me 'don't be afraid' but although I knew making mistakes was not wrong, I couldn't let the fear go as I didn't know how to do it. I realized once that allowing that fear when I imagine myself freeze in front of a native speaker (in my head only), allowing all those feelings - shame that I'm so unintelligent and dumb, fear that they lose interest soon and go away, panic and surprise that I have learned so much time and nothing has remained in my head - when I immersed in that situation deeply, felt all that as I it was in a real situation. I felt the wave of them all over my body. That stayed in me for a while and it started getting weaker and weaker and finally dissipated. I got over such imaginary situations many times and it helped me a lot. Later in reality I didn't have the fear of making mistakes any more.

[@surrealistidealist]

My problems are based more on the difficultly of controlling my life and managing my schedule. I tend to work too late at the office and spend the rest of my time taking care of chores, errands and social obligations. It often makes me feel like I'll never be able to put in enough time and effort, let alone develop and implement any kind of sophisticated plan or strategy, for mastering Russian. But thankfully I've learned that a surprising amount of progress can be made (eventually) through sheer consistency and persistence, even with a small amount of time every day. It's under these difficult circumstances that the light at the end of the tunnel is really hard to see. But it *is* there! Keep on keeping on!

[@TwelfthRoot2]

i would recommend doing 30-45 mins every morning while youre still in bed. if your schedule is tight and you really want to learn a language then youll have to make it a priority in your life. there is no other way. so make it first priority and do your lesson to start the day and then not have to feel guilty about struggling to convince yourself when youre tired. i hope this works for you.

[@MsAdaCat]

So true! Love from Russia!

[@surrealistidealist]

@@MsAdaCat Большое спасибо! С любовью из Америки!

[@johnchambers3390]

I found this ‘garden talk’ encouraging, Steve. I have attempted Russian for 10 months now. It feels as if I am hardly anywhere. I certainly cannot converse. However, I have the mysterious feeling that my learning will take off now, that Russian will begin to come faster. I benefit from your talks. And thank you for helping me contend with the discouraging idea that ‘polyglots’ can be fluent in two languages in ten months! I am new to attempting a second language. I am 57 years old.

[@ben1147]

I’m also learning Russian as my second language! I started with Rosetta Stone (which was helpful but too expensive), and when I finished it after a year or two going at my own pace, I thought I was at a high level. That is, until I tried to watch any movie or tv show and realized just how many words, idioms, and grammar constructions there are that I don’t know. I was pretty discouraged at that point, especially when comparing myself to these ridiculous “polyglots” who already knew Russian and like 10 other languages. And trying to force myself to study X hours per day was not sustainable. But since I’ve picked it up again, I’ve focused on really looking to find content that I actually enjoy watching, which is close enough to my level, and now I feel the language trickling in and I’m enjoying the process like Steve said. I enjoy watching the KZbin channels “Russian with Max”, “Russian Progress”, and others, because they speak clearly in intermediate Russian about topics that I’m genuinely interested in, basically they make videos that I would want to watch in English. I had fun with the Soviet cartoon Винни-Пух, and I’ve also started reading Harry Potter in Russian, which was a big part of my childhood. And there’s always many words I don’t know, so I write down a few from each video that I feel like are important. Anyway, that’s been my journey with Russian so far.

[@annpirogova5813]

I am a native Russian speaker and I am truly impressed that you are learning Russian. We can do language exchange, I will be glad to help :) Good luck!

[@johnchambers3390]

@@annpirogova5813 Thank you for reaching out to me. A language exchange would be very helpful. However, I can hardly speak! I am changing my approach to learning Russian. I have used DuoLingo up until now. From now on I am centering my learning on speaking. It’s my goal to be able to use the Russian I know to speak a little by next February/March. I will reach out to you then to see if you are still interested in a language exchange (I live in Albuquerque, NM U.S.A) I can send you my email address if it is best to contact each other that way. Best, John Chambers

[@EzequielMartin55vf]

I've heard Russian is more hard for English speakers for us Spanish ppl is not that complicated cause we have many similarities with Russian language, like names the strong Rrr sound Che, Yo etc they are the same especially if we speak Spanish from Argentina, In English the R sounds different It's mostly the writing for us we forget and get confused with long words but pronunciation is not that hard. Good luck sir keep learning❤👍🏻👍🏻

[@johnchambers3390]

@@EzequielMartin55vf Thankyou for your encouragement. Interestingly, of course now comes the unexpected challenge for Russian learners presented by the war in Ukraine. One identifies with freemen fighting for their liberty and can easily take sides and be filled with hate for Russia by Putin’s present tactic of blowing Ukrainian cities up. Also it is easy to feel pessimistic about the Russia that will emerge after this conflict is over. I remind myself that Russia is far bigger than the Putin regime and this moment. I’m not watching anymore content that poisons my study; I am trying to focus on what’s remarkable about Russia and to love about the country and its people. (I almost switched languages, I confess.) Interesting times! I’m grateful for the challenge, actually: it’s confronting me and deepening my understanding 👍

[@annettemcnabb3033]

Thank you for this message! and I personally LOVE the natural back drop :)

[@ihavenoname6724]

You're the man 🤘🤘 ps: and yes, I do also watch your videos to work on my English, it echoes what you say about doing things that we enjoy.

[@artiesolomon3292]

The garden is a wonderful backdrop. Patience with my slow senior speed of learning new words in Russian, French, and Spanish is something I need to improve on.

[@eduardomonteiro6863]

Thank you so much! You are a great inspiration to me!

[@paulma7681]

Hi Steve, I came here from Lisa’s interview with you. Your videos are also amazing. Sharing is like gold.

[@user-jd9sj1mq2b]

There are two ways of learning a language: 1. You have to love the language itself. 2. You are forced to out of necessity. Many like the idea of learning a language for external validation, that will NEVER work.

[@michaelrespicio5683]

Some people try to hard to please others but it doesn't matter how well you speak if you're not easy to get along with. Learn a language not to compete with other learners, but to connect with others in a positive way. Competition is toxic for this community so let's all spread positivity!

[@user-jd9sj1mq2b]

@@michaelrespicio5683 My point was more towards not trying to impress or satisfy others. Their validation will not be there while you're studying.

[@michaelrespicio5683]

@@user-jd9sj1mq2b That's also true. I don't know, maybe it's the phrasing but I agree that we shouldn't try to impress others. Ultimately, competition as I've seen leads to nothing good so I wanted to spread that message

[@bofbob1]

Dunno. You may be right, but personally I don't find anything wrong with extrinsic motivations per se (i.e. "I get my reward from others"). For me it's more about being honest with yourself about what your motivations are, and then giving some thought to what the advantages and pitfalls of that particular motivation can be. Personally I find that my motivations are constantly in flux. I have to sit down every now and then and re-examine. The killer for me is when your goals (i.e. "what I want to achieve") are not aligned with your motivations ("why I want to achieve it"). When that goes unchecked, it can be devastating in the end. At least that's how it has been for me. Matt Bonder's long "journey" video is a good illustration IMHO. There's the stated goal of wanting to reach native-like Japanese and the the stated motivation of wanting Japanese people to not consider him as an outsider. Then he presumably reaches his goal, but the motivation remains unfulfilled. "I'm really good at the language so why are they still treating me like an outsider?" You can feel the bitterness and cynicism seeping in in that video. Those situations really aren't easy to handle and in a worst-case scenario you might end up just giving up entirely on a language you're already very proficient in. Hence why I try to revisit what my motivations are every now and then, just to avoid ending up in that kind of situation. But it's hard to keep track because I find I'm often entertaining several kinds of motivations at the same time, and being honest about my own motivations is a difficult task in and of itself. But dunno, for instance I know that for better or worse I do have some of that drive for external validation in me. I get some pleasure out of telling someone I passed C2 in X or Y language. It's certainly not my only motivations, but if I'm honest with myself it is in there. Then I just have to figure out how I can leverage that while minimizing the downsides. Usually it just means signing up for an exam and working towards it. I'm a self-learner these days so I have no need to pass an exam. But I can use that shallow motivation of wanting to boast or impress or whatever to sort of trick myself into organising and boosting my language learning in certain ways. In a way I'm using that motivation to create your second scenario, namely to create a situation where I'm forced to learn out of necessity. So dunno, it's not that I necessarily disagree with your or Michael, but ultimately whether I should or shouldn't be that way, that motivation is just part of who I am and it's not going to go away. If there's an on/off switch, I haven't found it yet. So I figure my best bet is just to accept that it's part of me and leverage it in ways that can yield good outcomes while minimising the bad.

[@michaelrespicio5683]

Okay...so I know we've butted heads in the past, but I'm willing to start fresh if you are. This rivalry between us is getting old and frankly, I don't even know how it started. But if repairing the tension allows us to take a step forward and leave that behind once and for all, then I'm willing to take it. I basically just skimmed your response but what I want for the community is to eradicate any and all negativity and support each other so if you have any sort of conflicts, I'm sure many of us would be willing to have a discussion to help each other out and overcome hardships. It won't help any of us if some domino effect caused everyone in the community to be seen as snobs. As for why Matt is sometimes treated as an outsider despite speaking well, I guess it just happens. While I've definitely heard of him, I can't say I follow him (I have my reasons) but if you do, that's totally fine. I don't know Matt personally (I've never met him in real life) but as I've said before, it goes to show that language isn't an automatic pass of acceptance, and we should let the natives of our target language decide if they accept us, which could happen after getting to know one another, not just simply using it. They don't owe us anything, and if he's having trouble there, it could be that he's either interacting with the wrong people or something about him that others don't click with. That's life I guess (again, not hating on him cause I barely know the guy). My question is why care so much about earning acceptance? Why care what others think? We should be thankful for what we already have and enjoy what we can do with our languages. Life is too short to be worrying about something every second of it

[@NaturalLanguageLearning]

Personally, I don't mind speaking while making mistakes, but if that's a problem for you and making you not want to speak, you can try reading aloud and shadowing first, until you think you're ready to have conversations without stressing too much.

[@le-gadp5629]

Thank you Steve. I will share your video with my students. I wish they forgot about their mistakes.

[@gabylopez6990]

So nice to see nature !! perfect !! Thanks for your video...

[@fince]

Hi Steve. Thanks for great help. I’m improving my English listening skills. And we are making videos for Turkish speakers who wants to learn Finnish. So they may help you if you are working on Turkish already and you may learn some Finnish at the same time. 😃

[@roger_maia]

It's fantastic again. Thanks, Steve

[@carlosfloresherrera5893]

That's right! I always watch your videos to get comprehensible input haha

[@wiandryadiwasistio2062]

for me, formal language test (such as toefl or toeic in english or jlpt in japanese) may become one's biggest fear in learning a language, myself included. it's 'do not make mistake' taken up to eleven where our language skills determined by, yes, grades. it's one of the reasons why my people has severely low foreign language proficiency since mistakes are looked up as dreadful obstacles than opportunities to learn and develop. just like mathematics, language, if learnt through ineffective methods, can be straight-up dreadful if not boring

[@English_Marathoner]

I am on my English journey. And I am always frustrated and wonder how long it takes. Thank you for this video.

[@user-zb9tt7mo3t]

Steve Kaufman .you are my role model.I am currently learning french.

[@valeriemcdonald440]

Moving up to speaking is hard. I'm already bad at small talk in English.

[@NaturalLanguageLearning]

Once you've done enough input to understand well, try doing lots of reading aloud and shadowing. That'll help you speak faster and more accurately in conversation.

[@calebf3655]

I'm bad at small talk in English and I'm a native english speaker 😅

[@nyanya6436]

Hello Steve, i dont want to speak the language ive been learning. I just want to listen to podcasts and enjoy Audiobooks. But do you think its harder to learn a language without speaking it? Thanks

[@Thelinguist]

No. The objective is to enjoy the language. If you have a good comprehension level you can speak anytime you want. I usually like to start to speak once or twice a week after a few months of input activities getting me into the language. The main thing is to do what you like to do that way you will continue.

[@sabrinabelarte1110]

I loved that idea about a mistake in language is not as you are making a mistake in a bridge building... haha it's just perfect, because it takes off the pression ... and I totally agree with you, it is a long process and you should do the best you can to enjoy it and get feedback. In my case sometimes I worry about the other person getting bored of talking to me if made many mistakes or it takes a lot of time for me to closed an idea. So, when I notice I have not enough vocabulary to say something I automatically switch to other language to feel more confortable, I know it is a big mistake, because I am keeping my self in my confort zone, but still hard to avoid doing it.

[@wilianlucas7743]

Obrigado pelo video Steve 🇧🇷

[@coolwalda3927]

I think the main problem is that adults have too much (school)experience in the old fashion way to learn a foreign language. They are captured in a wrong mindset. But it is hard to escape from it.

[@zeppelinmexicano]

There is a gradualness to language learning and we're used to instant success - winning in big chunks, winning quickly - and this requires a rewiring of our expectations and deep habits. It's quite hard to adapt to just how gradual it is. It's deceptive until you get used to it and stop expecting overnight success. All the advertisements about learning quickly and easily, they don't help.

[@ariohandoyo5973]

My problem is Vocabulary, sometimes i'm still struggling with new words, any tips mr. Kaufirman, yes, commod problem is people afraid of making mistake.😊

[@heidiloesti3267]

Yes, once I used your videos for improving my listening comprehension, now only for content. But I might use them for pronunciation training, though maybe a female role model would be better for me.

[@zeppelinmexicano]

We're too competitive. I compete with you, the dictionary, the calendar, the clock, preconceived expectations about language learning, and then off we go into a world of pain and perceived failure. Steve is like the antidote to all that.

[@islamadam8502]

I think we shouldn't be afraid of mistakes yet we should be aware of them, in other words be careful when we speak without the emotional fear.

[@Hudanasheeds]

Also to be confident in social interactions is helpful in attaining the ability to focus on learning from mistakes. No judging. No mocking. It's always better to start speaking to like minded people. Salamu3aleikum

[@user-cg1nq7rc6k]

20カ国語も話せると知り驚愕しました。 日本語しか分からないため、何を話されてるか全く理解出来てませんが、毎日聞かせてもらい、耳をならしていきたいと思います！

[@anniewatson5661]

How did you know I ues your videos to work on my English？😄 Yes，I did.

[@SirJack-lr3vm]

Mr. Steve, What do you think of writing in a notebook the words you acquired by reading after reading?

[@michaelrespicio5683]

Not enjoying the process basically encapsulates the three points. It also describes a minority of Japanese learners who seem to take the learning too seriously. It's more about one-upping each other than enjoying the process. Disillusioned with "sounding like a native" without explaining what that means or its importance to the rest of the class so we can all get the idea. Consider the possibility that perfectionism breeds unhealthy competition, creating a bigger problem that seeps into the rest of the community as we will be seen as snobs because of a domino effect stemming from cultists spreading more harm than good whether they realize it or not. We should be collaborating and inspiring each other, welcoming newcomers to the community and spreading positivity. Think twice before doing and inadvertently spreading negativity because as demonstrated: actions do have consequences

[@Tehui1974]

Whenever somebody asks me the question 'how long does it take to learn a language?', I reply back to them 'years'. They're now under no illusion about how long the process takes. Lol

[@Mr3213215]

Good video, sir. But, there are such things like: IELTS, TOEFL, CAE, CPE and so on. You have to pay money and you have to be judged. In that case a fear of mistakes are completly natural.

[@MrMostafa88888]

good video I have problem in speaking English, i am too slow on thinking the words to spell.

[@charliesomoza5918]

Enjoy Steve!!

[@juantorres6012]

In my case, the second language that I'm gonna learn is german, my fears about it is that maybe I cannot learn the language with my own strategy and that I will struggle many years learning that language

[@naturalanguages]

Just focus on getting comprehensible input and it'll eventually work. That's how we all acquired our native language! By the way, check out the "Naturlich German" KZbin channel, I'm sure it's gonna help you :)

[@leonoldfield9765]

👍🏻

[@ajcapitano2425]

I just started my serbian language (Serbo - Bosnian - Croatian language ) , can you make video on how to learn it ) , resources , number of words needed etc ?

[@Thelinguist]

Not much to offer other than we have resources at LingQ. Good luck.

[@ajcapitano2425]

@@Thelinguist ok .. was asked for pure advice and not to be linked for pure interest of your applicatio

[@Thelinguist]

I can't make a video about how to learn Serbo-Croatian, have no idea on number of words needed, but recommended resources at LingQ available for free download. If that bothers you please don't bother me again.

[@youssefelmrabet7033]

for me at least I don't care about the lighting, background,... all I care 'bout is your content, so if you film a video with 144p camera I'll enjoy it, thank you. and as you said before "Don't go for perfection just go for enjoyment and improvement."

[@samuelkurcab4325]

What's your advice for learning a language that is under-represented in terms of materials?

[@jennysaturriagonzalez8213]

Alguien traductor por favor gracias

[@Jredthepolyglot]

I would say I’m a higher beginner lower intermediate level in Spanish and I recently got access to Spanish dubs of a bunch of my favorite animes. Is it worthwhile to spend time watching these? And is it ok that there are no subtitles?

[@naturalanguages]

If they're comprehensible, that's a wonderful resource because of how much you enjoy it. Go for it :)

[@ryanjorgensen9450]

Steve you're hilarious!

[@colinpjohnstone]

“If you’re having background problems I feel bad for you son. I’ve got 99 problems but a garden ain’t one.”

[@yhaind]

I think most people underestimate how fast the momery decline. Basically our brains are keep working on forget things which we don't realize it. To resist with this brain mechanism we need spend effort everyday to avoid this forgetting. If we stop saying, listening and reading our native language. we can even forget our native language. but we haven't, because we use it everyday unconsciously.

[@tchernobalde8106]

good person

[@smgjoe]

My problem is when I got to a learning facility for a second language and it is beginner level. I always ask if this course if for someone that has zero knowledge and the assure me the course is designed for this purpose. I have attended 3 different facilities, when I get to the class other students know more than I do, then the instructor will start at the majority level of the class. This leaves me behind right off the bat. The learning builds on the premises that I already know something about the language. So when I am asked a question in the new language, I am unable to answer them, I don't understand what they are asking me. So how do I get around something like this?

[@Thelinguist]

Work on your input activities and do a lot of listening and reading on your own, before you go to class, and you may find that you don't even need the class.

[@Hofer2304]

If one makes too few mistakes, they should realize they leave many opportunities to improve.

[@gauravbisht4649]

Hi Teacher 🙂

[@user-hj6mh1nz7s]

It's a huge stress for me when I have to write or speak in English. I'm afraid of making mistakes How can i overcome it?

[@calebf3655]

Everyone makes mistakes when learning a language. Just imagine how much you care when a forgiener makes a mistake in your native language when learning your language and apply imagine that apathy in English speakers. As you are exposed to more English content, you'll make less mistakes

[@thenaturalyogi5934]

Burn out LOL I might have to stop learning consciously and instead learn passively for a while.

[@zinebzinab4021]

Thank you for Yr share but in English you speak quickly I can understand you😕

[@elllllllle939]

In China we learnt English as if it is a science subject. People care so much about the mistakes that you make, rather than use it as a means of communicating. Purpose of language is for communication right? But many people including the teachers regard it as a science subject😢😂 so students are so afraid of making errors therefore people try every possible way to avoid English😂

[@waeles3609]

Hello I probably proud of you

[@sinfuldavy0]

Talk to Shoushou Chinese. She would show you how lol

[@jeanwashington307]

Too bad that there are so many native speakers who demand perfection and keep jumping in and corre ting the person who is bravely trying to communi ate in their new language.

[@michaelrespicio5683]

That's too bad...personally I've never experienced that although I'm rarely in a position to use foreign languages myself nowadays. I'm currently learning Icelandic myself and although many natives speak English very well, they really appreciate it when someone tries to speak it. The more passionate and interested you prove to be about the language and culture, the more they respect you and willing to support your efforts. That's the case for me since I have a native friend and when I speak with him, sure I do make small mistakes but he ultimately understands and doesn't try to correct me and has been nothing but supportive

[@jeanwashington307]

I'm speaking here as an ESL teacher who has taught overseas. I can listen to almost any attempt at communicating in English and get the jist of what the person is trying to say, but there is so often another English speaker with us who will stop the struggling speaker mid sentence with a correction. ..... The struggling speaker usually just gives up. ARG !

[@coscorrodrift]

wish you did these videos in german LOL

[@issac-xk4ks]

Did you ever realize that you really looks like Biden 🤣