Unique ways to learn languages (without textbooks) I wish I knew these earlier!

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@meadow392 Ай бұрын

Something I personally find to be "innovative" or different at this point in regards to language learning is the amount of language teachers posting content for free online. You can literally search for exactly what you want and there's multiple videos to choose from, especially on KZbin. I have been learning a common language, French, so maybe it's not the case always, but I find that there are so many people teaching it for free.

@LindieBotes Ай бұрын

Yes, that's true, and we live in such a great era now to basically be able to learn a language entirely for free! :D

@janine7185 Ай бұрын

So true! I'm learning my first language in Afrikaans. I was surprised to find some awesome teachers online and resources. I'm really excited!

@edina_gyori Ай бұрын

Same. I'm learning Korean, and while I did buy textbooks and subscribed to an online platform as well where I can watch/listen lessons, I check out a lot of free lessons on KZbin too. Even if it's something I already know, I always learn new things because two teacher isn't gonna teach the same topic the same exact way, like the grammar points and stuff will be the same ofc, but they gonna use different examples, different vocabulary or throw in fun facts the other teacher didn't mention etc.

@alenaalex Ай бұрын

We need this 3 hour long video about the books you bought ❤🎉

@johnguzmandiaz Ай бұрын

Agree!!!

@LindieBotes Ай бұрын

Coming soon 😎

@Nancy-sj7yg Ай бұрын

I watch German KZbin videos about architecture, cats, cooking and nutrition - all things I'm interested in. And instead of talking to myself in German, I talk to my cat. I also read a lot, but mostly fiction. I think I need to start journaling too - that was a great suggestion. Thanks for these great tips! Now I need to go watch a German cat video-

@CrisTryingToBeProductive Ай бұрын

It's a relief that German KZbinrs still post in German instead of English, since that will increase their audience.

@tiffanimilburn8885 Ай бұрын

These are good suggestions. As a blind person, I think listening is one of the easiest ways to learn, at least I've started listening to german podcasts, because I usually listen to podcasts when I work on stuff around the house anyway, but I wish I could get my hands on some german audio books.

@rconley59 Ай бұрын

I am legally blind. I find I can't use normal apps like duolingo. I will bel ooking for podcsts and youtube videos now!

@PerpetualHope Ай бұрын

I recently discovered Language Transfer, and that is completely audio only. Highly highly recommend!!

@Natami78 12 күн бұрын

The Libby/Overdrive app should have some audiobooks in German. Also the Deutsche Welle podcast is great. Alles Gute aus Österreich! 🤗

@Nicholamsy Ай бұрын

My tip: make a bookmarks folder and drag articles and KZbin videos into it so you immerse yourself even more and save important articles / videos!

@LindieBotes Ай бұрын

That's a great idea!

@veronicaphiri7432 Ай бұрын

Girl. This is GOLD. Literally theee most engaging way to keep hooked while achieving one'e language goals! Dankie Lindie! Wish me the best on my German/Dutch learning journey!

@하진-h2h Ай бұрын

i felt that "i know i know" haha been buying books too, it made me feel more motivated to keep going.

@angelicahernandez5247 10 күн бұрын

aww! you have an extraordinary way of sharing useful learning language tips!😊 Thanks for your content

@LindieBotes 9 күн бұрын

Thank you! 😃

@nordicpink 22 күн бұрын

Hey Lindie, I don’t know if this would be too far from your usual content, but would you consider making a video on your favorite stationary? I think that most langue learners are also pen freaks and love anything that helps us study, and I really think it’d do well on your channel.

@LindieBotes 21 күн бұрын

Yes!!!!

@soraalharbi1561 Ай бұрын

I recommend translating a paragraph or a conversation from your native language or a language that you already know into your target language. Ask a language partner or any native if your translations make sense to them. It would work better if you have a language partner you translate a paragraph into his native language, and he into yours. then you switch for corrections. You both will learn that way.

@LindieBotes Ай бұрын

That's a great idea! I love the idea of doing a translation exchange!

@CrisTryingToBeProductive Ай бұрын

When I'm not sure if I typed something correctly, I paste the whole sentence in Google and search it, the results will show the ways native speakers would say that phrase.

@soraalharbi1561 Ай бұрын

@CrisTryingToBeProductive not always accurate I guess especially for a widespread language like English where not all content on the Internet is done by a native. Plus, the native of English are the most tolerant, so they will just keep it as it is and might never make a comment to correct.

@CrisTryingToBeProductive Ай бұрын

@soraalharbi1561 still better than nothing if you can't afford or can find someone to help you. There are also sites like HiNative and reverso context.

@Lexie810-b5r 12 күн бұрын

You can get great language audio input here on youtube with bilingual stories, they will read a sentence of a story in English then read the same sentence in target language. Polyglot Beats on youtube does that well for multiple languages and there other channels for specific languages... its been helping me get passive listening and learning when going on walks... time is by FAR hardest obstacle in language learning - anything that can get us some passive learning is a plus! 😊

@RaechelleBennett782 Ай бұрын

I always appreciate your language tools Lindie. You're extremely innovative & open up new channels for me to discover. I spent almost 2 yrs in Japan & loved learning Nihongo day by day. It does help to literally converse with people. I still have a lot further to go with Nihongo. I discovered Korea when the lockdown came in, yes, kdramas😅, I hadn't heard it before & felt a good challenge with it. Oddly, as I learned hangukmal, lost Nihongo was coming back into memory. I'm finding it surprisingly similar in grammatical form so it's easier for me to form sentences. I don't know who I learned a technique that helps me learn vocab fast, perhaps it was you?, I purchased the tiny post-it notes with varying colors. Each color represents a category, ie food, clothing, techy items, kitchen, bathroom, livingroom, etc & stuck them on everything in my home to learn new vocab quickly. They're small & really don't make my surroundings look like decorations 😁. I see these every day & all the items get engrained in my mind on a constant basis. I find it easier to pick up vocab when I'm surrounded by it. Of course, I am always adding new vocab/phrases to my ever expanding scribble pad that I take with me everywhere. I also DO talk to myself, talk outloud & imagine another person talking with me (sounds weird, I know 🤭) but this way I can run wild with topics & it forces me to look up new words for a better conversation. I guess I should get into AI since it's now available 😊 Thank you for all your insight Lindie. You're very inspiring to me 😘👍

@Darius2010-r1g 18 күн бұрын

In order to practice and keepy language abilities, I journal in a diffrent language every day. One day I journal in Slovak, after that in Czech, after that in English and after that in Russian and after that loop around back to Slovak. Guess who I got that from

@LindieBotes 18 күн бұрын

That’s great! And how do you find it’s been working for you?

@Darius2010-r1g 18 күн бұрын

@LindieBotes It's been working great. My weakest is Russian and Czech is second worst, so there is a lot of Slovak words mixed in with the Russian (I'm A2 - B1), but I do feel like I'm improving, so that's something

@conkodo Ай бұрын

안녕하세요, 린디! Thank you for sharing your techniques, you motivated me to start learning Korean a couple of years ago which is one of my favorite hobbies now!

@RiaS825 Ай бұрын

I like to use all of these methods, along with textbooks to keep things interesting. I focus on one method for a while, and if I find myself losing traction, I switch to another

@alexbanciu3982 Ай бұрын

hi Lindie, thanks for the new video. I would really like to see a book tour of all the books you bought in Japan haha, that would be interesting. You're doing great work!

@amelian8554 Ай бұрын

Exactly what I needed after picking up Japanese again! Love you Lindie ❤

@LindieBotes Ай бұрын

Yay! You got this!

@ErnieV76 Ай бұрын

62 books? Lindie! 😂 I’m literally 💀 laughing over here. Would love to have seen your luggage coming back. 😅 I’m taking a semi language break. However, I found a SVFF Vietnamese pronunciation class on Udemy and that’s all I’m doing. Only pronunciation until I’m ready to go full on. Great video. 🙏🏼

@PainReaverX2 Ай бұрын

Neat video Lindie. I do the talking to reinforce the language. And the reward system. Well, even in high school and college I did so language learning is no exception. However, I am considering taking the second week of December until the end of New Years to relax and reflect. But I will be watching movies and TV some in different languages like’Julkalendern’ and ‘Bonusfamiljen.’ Back in the day for me it was go to the public library or option 2 save up my allowances, go to a bookstore, and buy’A Living Language’ set. Hint: I chose option 2.

@BouthaynaBenHassen Ай бұрын

Pour réviser mon allemand, j’ai paramétré mon téléphone en allemand, de À à Z, aussi bien internet que les applications ! It’s game changing and rewarding!

@preetiarbole6588 28 күн бұрын

Thanks for the tips, Lindie. AI has become my Tandem Partner. It's really awesome. I have been living all your tips literally. I totally agree with each one of your inputs. Thanks again.

@pterodactylman136 Ай бұрын

LingQ is my favorite way to learn a language. I like pimsleur after that. I like lingopie or an equivalent after that. Then i like textbooks or just lessons that tell directly how to do it.

@MarcelaChandía Ай бұрын

The penultimate time I went to Japan, I brought 118 books for myself and 20 as gifts for friends, so... 🤷‍♀ Japan and books are like the best combo ever!!! ❤

@영국에사는한국아빠 Ай бұрын

I started to read Whimpy kids in Spanish. I love it. 😊😊😊

@LindieBotes Ай бұрын

That sounds so fun actually!!

@theprodigalson4003 Ай бұрын

Hey lindie ! Hope you’re happy and living life your way 🎉🎉🎉

@ghoozst Ай бұрын

Currently I'm learning Japanese and just this week I discovered how powerful chat gpt is. I pass it one sentence and it gives me back an explation of tha every single word. It really is a game changer to me

@jeremymorris6738 Ай бұрын

I also like using it to give me writing prompts, and having it critique my responses. Probably the most frequent thing I use it for is explaining the differences in use between two words with what appear to be the same meaning, like 図書館 vs 図書室 or 興味 vs 趣味

@faceyl Ай бұрын

Using AI as speaking partner looks so helpful, specially since it's saved and you can go back and read it through afterwards. I had no idea 💡❤

@jessicabarbosa6900 7 күн бұрын

one nice way for those who like to play video games i think would be to put the games in your target language. so while you are playing you are also learning, i mean all of us that are not native english speakers learned the basics of english playing video games in the 90's

@LearnEnglishWithMatta Ай бұрын

Super helpful, thanks!

@alephmelo Ай бұрын

We should use the brainrot content in our favour - I create a new TikTok account for each language I learn, I specially love those street interviews where creators usually put huge captions and highlight words as they speak.

@Max-jf5vu Ай бұрын

German memes really are legendary, would definitely recommend checking them out. Tbh I look at more German memes than English ones... There's also a surprisingly big Twitch scene, which was a massive part of my path to an advanced level - you get a massive stream of input and you're discouraged from going back and checking every word. Wish I had become more similarly immersed in French, will check out some of Lindie's resources and some suggestions from the comments here.

@FrancescoCarpi Ай бұрын

Just a week ago I started studying Russian again. I'm really not motivated to use textbooks right now, and I simply hate children's book in whatever language they are. I just grabbed a random novel I found on Amazon, I didn't even know what it was about, but I could read the title and the cover made me interested. I'm working my way with a dictionary, and I ask ChatGPT to explain to me any grammar or word I could not understand using just the dictionary. It's really fulfilling to discover a little bit more about the story every day, and I'm learning much more about grammar in context than I would with a textbook. I try to study at least 30 new words each day. I'm not even A1, so that's pretty much 3 short paragraphs 😂

@thaynaralima6428 Ай бұрын

I really want to learn French, but because of my routine, I stopped, but I really want to go back with it, but I don't find anything interesting that makes me want to learn more and keep leaning

@huiyinglee9117 Ай бұрын

Really agree 💯 with incorporating the target language in your habits and hobbies! I looooove Webtoon and I've been reading Webtoons in Indonesian ❤❤ it helps that there are fan translations too~

@TheTeachingCouple Ай бұрын

Learning langauges through hobbies is the best 😊When I studied Portuguese a few years back, I'd do lots of activities related to my hobbies! Mariangela x

@alekhyagattupalli3050 21 күн бұрын

I am at intermediate level in Korean and I am a huge Taylor Swift fan, so now I have found a youtube channel that translates lyrics, that is so much fun for me :B You are so right when you said, make a connection to your hobby and the language learning!!

@Daviddaze 24 күн бұрын

Well, if you want to improve hungarian, besides Frederickusz interviews and Agi Szabados stories, there's Blikk tv .!🎉😊

@Yuuliyaa Ай бұрын

Thank you 🙏❤️

@coolbrotherf127 Ай бұрын

I learned a lot of Japanese learning how to play Japanese games like Shogo and trading card games like Battle Spirits from watching videos and reading the rules in Japanese. I also found it really fun to memorize and translate a lot of the Japanese songs I listen to to better understand them. I learned some interesting stuff about the more technical side of Japanese grammar.

@joaomacedo5849 Ай бұрын

Your lowkey shameful "I bought 62 books, i know, i know, shhh" killed me HAHA

@kenbryan339 Ай бұрын

62 books? lolol that sounds like something I would do. Can't wait to go to Japan to so the sameee. Hopefully I can read pretty well in a couple of years

@rinaldir8628 5 күн бұрын

For me, having an original Japanese book is like ... treasure.

@cuppiesaur Ай бұрын

I LOVED your pink Lemy pen! 💖 I gave myself a pink Lemy pen as a graduation gift this year, same model as my dad's favorite pen, so it was a ballpoint one. But I'm eyeing an ink tip like yours in a baby blue or yellow color for the future 😍🥰 Great tips as always, Lindie! I wish could buy 62 books, specially in Korean, japanese and mandarin! Maybe for master degree graduation present, 2 years from now?! KEOKSKOS I can start saving the money already ❤

@KoleNewbury-u8z Ай бұрын

A fellow book lover!! I totally get it 🤪📚 But wow, 62 books 🤯😬

@RogerRamos1993 Ай бұрын

I only use ChatGPT from time to time because I get distracted by the endless possibilities, but I donthe following when I do use it: I ask it to to create 20 questions and answers in English and translate them to French, Italian, Romanian, Catalan (for example). Then I have it read them to me. If could do that all day, I would learn vocab in the speed of light, bit as I said before I get distracted and keep changing languages and asking it to be funny or to talk about this subject then that subject, and they I go back to books.

@Sakurasan2023 Ай бұрын

Great video 📹 👍

@d.ryanwebb1166 Ай бұрын

C. S. Lewis once wrote of Tolkien that 'he had been *inside* language'. Having studied a wide array of languages and gained varying levels of proficiency in them all, do you find that you're increasingly able to just 'get' language? By this, I mean, are you able to take an unfamiliar language, learn only a little bit of it, and accurately predict as if by instinct what a word might mean, how a verb might be conjugated, and how the language generally works? I suppose this would be inductive reasoning that draws on patterns you've found in other languages, wherein your contextual comprehension has become so deep that it's practically subconscious. I'm doing a terrible job of articulating this question, but I think you know what I'm asking. God bless!

@johnguzmandiaz Ай бұрын

Japanese Bookhaul!!!!!!

@karlnul 10 сағат бұрын

Funny you mentioned being entertained by Dutch memes, as a native speaker I often find myself laughing at South African memes.

@paulwalther5237 Ай бұрын

You can admire your bookshelf for years to come now lol

@MotoCramp 15 күн бұрын

I am learning dutch for around 10 months now (I live in england so its hard to have conversations), and im using ChatGpt to practice writing which seems to go well at the moment. I prompted it in a way to make it seem like i was talking to a ''real'' dutch person who cannot speak english and is eager to help me learn. we talk about random stuff and if i make mistakes or do not understand it finds different ways to explain it. I used the following prompt and it seems to be helping. (it could 100% be worded better but it does the job) I am learning dutch, and would like to roleplay conversations with you. - You will now be named Bart Van Kaas, a 28 year old man with a wife and a few children - You are dutch and cannot speak ANY English - We both are colleagues at Albert Heijn - I am learning dutch, and we can only speak in Dutch. - You are trying to help me learn dutch as you want to be my friend and you also want to help. - During this please add to your memory important dates and people from the role play to make it more realistic. - If i do not understand, under NO circumstance can you switch to english, you can simplify the sentence or try other ways to say what you are trying to say. - Please feel free to correct me (informal dutch / straattaal is mainly what I want to speak in) - Please type in a more human and conversational way, even when correcting me

@wanyalecharles Ай бұрын

Yeah Learning with text books and doing exercises is really draining I feel demotivated to study these days

@LindieBotes Ай бұрын

I feel you!!

@wanyalecharles Ай бұрын

@@LindieBotes I have also switched to using chatgpt although I can't afford the premium version I find the free version useful too I just ask it to create for me conversation and compositions specific themes

@DR.POONSTER Ай бұрын

There is no trick. Just do what you love in the language.

@yuenatv Ай бұрын

yesss ways to study without a textbook hahaha. fav method is ranting to ai in chinese

@vincytvholic Ай бұрын

Ok, im going to look into A.I. for speaking in Japanese from next year.

@keepitshort4208 28 күн бұрын

Which text books should i get and are there any series you would recommend to watch that will help me learn Turkish ?, I'm at a beginner level and having issues trying to find the right method to learn the language.

@محمدحسنمحمدعثمانعثمان Ай бұрын

Bye thank you 😘🤗😍

@niconikko Ай бұрын

Hi Lindie, do you have recommendations for AI apps or is ChatGPT just fine?

@LindieBotes Ай бұрын

Lingolette has a really good model to practice with!

@martinhumphreys4891 Ай бұрын

Lindie, I'm sorry, but how did the logistics of your 62 Japenese books even work? Did you bring an extra suitcase?? Thanks for the video! 😄

@LindieBotes Ай бұрын

I came with one empty suitcase, and got 10 extra KG of checked baggage allowance with Singapore airlines student benefits 😊

@martinhumphreys4891 Ай бұрын

@LindieBotes You are a legend. Would you ever be willing to make a video on how you find work abroad? It's something I'm very interested in doing for myself but find intimidating, especially with having a significant other here in the US.

@LindieBotes Ай бұрын

@@martinhumphreys4891 Thanks for your kind words. I actually have two videos about working/moving abroad already - you can find them on my channel :)

@callumcook9224 Ай бұрын

awesome video

@LindieBotes Ай бұрын

I'm glad you liked it! 😁

@bothmarioANDluigi Ай бұрын

0:20 YEONJUN MENTIONED? I THINK? MY EYES ARENT THAT GOOD

@karolinawozniak8488 Ай бұрын

What kind of pen do you use? ❤

@LindieBotes Ай бұрын

I think you’re asking about the pink one, right? It’s Lamy Safari

@jacksonamaral329 Ай бұрын

Good.

@PetraStaal Ай бұрын

" Weet je wat ook ideaal is in Rotterdam ? Dat je gewoon je pan bami naar beneden kan pleuren" I didn't see that one coming!😂😂

@LindieBotes Ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂

@Nenluf 8 күн бұрын

I'm watching the video "how to learn languages" in English because I'm learning English 😅

@Phylaetra Ай бұрын

I will never understand why people are so interested in leaving out a bunch of good information from their language learning journey. Language lessons can be boring because (1) grammar is a boring subject to most people and (2) drill in the basics is boring (to pretty much everyone); but both of those are incredibly powerful tools to improve your use of a language. So many of these types of videos seem to be promising 'how to learn a language without actually putting in any effort', and guess what? That's just a path to not getting the results you expect as quickly as you may want.

@LindieBotes Ай бұрын

Oh this is definitely not in the category of learning a language without effort, believe me. This is to help people who struggle with lessons and textbooks, or for those who want to integrate more creative and alternative methods into their learning process. I’m all for the more the merrier when it comes to a diversity of language methods 😊 and I still enjoy my lessons so much, especially in languages where I’m a beginner.

@Phylaetra Ай бұрын

@@LindieBotes yeah - but I never see anyone say, "hey - take a class and put in the effort". It's always, classes are terrible - here's a way to do it that's _totally_ different with the implication that it won't really take any effort on your part. There are a lot of people selling 'courses' on this basis, and always 'without textbooks' or 'without teachers' or both. What I don't see are any recommendations for things that have been shown to work in peer-reviewed research. In your case - all of your recommendations require some facility with the language already - none of them are really for beginners (except, maybe, the AI - but I have my own problems with that). 'Gamification' is what Duolingo pioneered - and it is a great way to work on vocabulary building, and that's about it. It is a terrible platform for learning (for example) how the subjunctive is used. And AI - has zero track record of helping anyone learn _anything_. Now - a true innovation in teaching was researched by a friend of mine - using plays in the original language as a framework to both get students used to speaking, listening, reading, learning that language's culture, and to incorporate movement and props in the learning process. While her initial work was with intermediate students, she did also look at using shorter pieces written for the learning environment suitable to beginning students. I've yet to see anyone suggest that as a part of language learning. Nor joining or even looking for local conversation groups (or starting one). Nor that 'speed' may not be the best criterion for learning something as complex as a language. I do some of your suggestions already (in French), but I am at a low B1 in French. Maybe at a high-A2 they would help - but prior to that? Too much that I would have been lost in a sea of not understanding.