Lindie Botes -Holistic language learning through cultural immersion and culture shock

Full title: Holistic language learning through cultural immersion and culture shock: stories from a Third Culture Kid
Having lived in six countries and having studied around 10 languages, I find it difficult to pinpoint an identity for myself when my passport country doesn’t encapsulate how I feel inside. As a Third Culture Kid, I’ve learnt that the languages and cultures I encounter each contribute to forming a unique identity. I’ve also learnt that language learning is much more than just sitting in a class and learning vocabulary - it’s learning a new culture and a different way of thinking. How then can we best approach learning a language if we’re not in the country? Or if we’ve lived in so many, what do we do when we’re confused or lost?
In this talk, I’ll go through the timeline of countries I’ve lived in and the list of languages I’ve learnt, with a specific focus on Asian languages and their unique cultures. I’ll focus on how important cultural immersion and sensitivity is in learning a new language. One can sit in a classroom with a textbook and a teacher for years but never learn a language to fluency, or still appear like a foreigner despite one’s level of fluency. I’ll also help attendees understand that you don’t need to travel to a country to learn its culture as there are excellent platforms, language exchange portals and ways to bring the culture to your doorstep to assist in your fluency.
You can expect stories about culture shock, the ups and downs of language KZbin, and embarrassing linguistic and cultural moments ranging from almost being sold off for camels in the UAE to possibly compromising my future through an awkward video of mine that went viral in Korea.
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[@LindieBotes]

Thank you so much for uploading this, and for the opportunity to share my story in Fukuoka. It was such a wonderful experience! I'm really excited to share it with my family 🥰

[@rasmusa9212]

It's a great presentation!! I feel you a lot about identity stuff, It gets on my nerves when people think the place of birth defines one's identity. For example, tell me about some random stranger just because he/she was born in the same country, and me having to give a damn about that.

[@peggytrotman4173]

Lindie....your a star

[@anastasiafalcon4637]

You were on fire!

[@cesar.sandovalcolon]

I was waiting for it!!!!! Yess!!! Love it!

[@alexandracararaymond1145]

This was really great! Thank-you. Really wonderful talk; well-structured and thoughtful. It made me happy!

[@M_SC]

I’ve always thought I followed Lindie because she makes me want to study languages more but now I realize it’s more because she’s hilarious.

[@rajimolala213]

47 minutes doesn't feel like 47 minutes 😭 I really enjoy every single minutes when Lindie talks. And Lindie is really inspiring ✨

[@tonywilliams8922]

She's such a language nerd, she's awesome

[@tc2017]

I watch a lot of Lindie's channel but I am really impressed with her public speaking ability. Good Job!

[@oldnavyvet1977]

Wow you are inspiring. I am American and Japanese yet my mom didn't want me to learn Japanese. She faced so much discrimination in 1950's which played a big part as to why. Now at 62 I am finally learning Japanese. Part of me is scared I am going to bring shame to her and I. Yet I am having fun and despite she has passed I am learning what she said. Again thank you for the video and sharing your experiences.

[@user-ff1zb1nq3i]

i never feel boring while listening to her ,such a nice speak

[@VioletEnds]

Some tips for your language learning: Bored is the sensation you feel when a thing is boring. Bored is the feeling, while boring is a quality that a thing has. Similarly, speaking is the action that someone does when they are giving a speech. So, you could say: I'm not bored. This speech isn't boring. It's fun listening to Lindie speak. And your sentence should be: I never feel bored while listening to her, such a nice speech.

[@user-ff1zb1nq3i]

@@VioletEnds thanx for correcting me

[@VioletEnds]

@@user-ff1zb1nq3i No problem! I'd want someone to do the same for me with my Dutch 😁

[@Erika-pq7ip]

I'm 17 and I would LOVE to attend a polyglot conference one day 🤓😍 🇦🇱🇬🇷🇺🇸🇰🇷🇫🇷

[@csengefulop5831]

Samee🇭🇺🇬🇧🇩🇪🇮🇹🇫🇷🤓

[@pocarisweat8085]

Wish you the best of luck!

[@Erika-pq7ip]

@@pocarisweat8085 thank youuuu😸

[@jamesatem6046]

After I learn Japanese and have money I will learn Japanese.

[@petrosk.7838]

❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Frisbeeninja2]

This is very inspiring! I would love to go to a Polyglot Conference!

[@anastasiafalcon4637]

Lindie seemed to be on fire that day 😂

[@kittyvu5045]

I WAS WAITING FOR THIS SINCE I HEARD LINDIE ATTENDED THE CONFERENCE

[@beatrizpalacios5776]

Thank you very much lindie. An incredible speech. Greetings from Venezuela . South America. You are a total inspiration.

[@jadaharris4495]

Looooooooooooooooooved the conference. Praying one day to go to a polyglot conference and to meet you Lindie. So inspiring

[@rokaiabahaa390]

Lids just so loveable and supportive, I enjoyed watching this very much

[@faithbwire9164]

Lindie this is so beautiful.... I love it and thank you sharing your love for languages with thd world... I saw we have the same personality and this makes me feel comfortable and you have been a great mentor to me... 감사합니다 진구🔥🔥

[@lauraveleno7801]

All my respect! I admire you👍❤

[@successcollege4283]

You yourself represent an authentic diversity....... .so great are You as a polyglot. Respect your endeavor to seek & explore simply high level of CURIOSITY. 후쿠오카 Fukuoka 컨퍼런스 생각나고 그립다. I still miss Polyglot Conference in Fukuoka. 고마워요. 한국 아저씨 Simon Park. Bye Bye

[@jesusrafaelmorales8537]

She's soo funny and admirable, it definitely opened my mind up

[@djangotrane]

This was incredibly entertaining-and I learned a few things! Boom. Thanks!

[@Simona_midulcevida]

Very self composed and gracefully wise for such a young lady. Great talk!

[@Jonathanhusum]

Lindie you are amazing! Your speech was tremendously interesting, funny and motivating. I never watch videos of this length, but I did not hesitate for one second when I discovered the publication of this one! Thank you for this 🙏

[@brandongarcia2765]

Absolutely adore Lindie!

[@eldenricher9860]

Lindie...you are inspiring!!

[@wisnuwh]

Thank you Lindie for sharing, you're so inspiring

[@Juciara522]

Thanks for all knowledge shared. I always feel so inspired after watching your videos

[@mariannefreyagutib4113]

very good thank you for the speech

[@ellevehaler1758]

I love Lindie, she is such an inspiration to me and to us all. We can learn a lot from her! Please admire her hard work!

[@fayetran6447]

Surrounding circumstance is very important, I guess. I learnt English my whole childhood and never spoke it. The moment I moved to the US, everything changed. I started thinking and speaking the language without second doubt. Now that I'm learning my third language, I dive myself, mentally and physically, into the culture of the new language since I can't move to China now. lol

[@jeffkardosjr.3825]

Same sort of thing with me learning French. Then when I went to Quebec it got much easier for me.

[@karmen2678]

Excellent speech Lindie!! You are a natural!

[@damien5688]

You're great, keep on what you do!

[@poeticjake9161]

I've never thought about writing English words in Katakana or hiragana that is actually a really good idea.

[@CarlosMiau]

Very very interesting speech 😊 Thank you for sharing!

[@_Username__]

LOVE YOU LINDIEEEEE

[@laurafernandes7681]

Hey Lindie, how are you? What a wonderful story, you make me think about my journey to learn English and make my own opportunities. Congrats for the job. 😀

[@takingbus11]

The automatic captions transliterated the Korean ouch as “Kentucky yeah!” 😂

[@northstar2839]

ჩემი ყველაზე რთული ენა, რაც მე ვისწავლე, იყო ქართული. თქვენი მეთოდი ამაში ძალიან დამეხმარა. წარმატებებს გისურვებ!

[@Islamic_gems]

If you don't mind please say what script(language) is this 👆

[@northstar2839]

@@Islamic_gems It is Georgian - my most difficult language until now.

[@Islamic_gems]

@@northstar2839 oh thxs it's similar to telugu , I think^-^

[@biricikkiz7]

Amazing..

[@PsLLinguas]

Awesome.😊👍

[@matildawolfram4687]

great video! The most important thing in life is knowledge of foreign languages! Thanks to foreign languages you can realize all your dreams and realize your grandiose ambitions! I would like to recommend all the practices of Yuriy Ivantsiv ''Polyglot Notes. Practical tips for learning foreign language". This book will be an indispensable helper, a handbook for every person who studies a foreign language! This book contains invaluable tips, questions and answers, and solutions to problems faced by anyone who studies a foreign language! Knowledge is power! And knowledge of foreign languages is your power multiplied by many times! Success to all in self-development!

[@robertjjuuko1150]

Thank you very much I've been trying to trying to be a polyglot myself I Love Languages by my vision has declined the past couple years that God is good I'm watching a tater who regularly had my own type a space God is good thank you for the encouraging words and yes you and your testimony Etiwanda Bellingham way Messi danke Jordan tag had a cat tool Niihau shukriya Maybelline yo Michela I need a boo a Lindy boat new Missy gracias thank you my birthday

[@user-cf3jy7wk2s]

鮪「マグロ」の所とか好きだったんだ

[@linguisticgirlafra5242]

I m Pakistani. And can speak Urdu Punjabi Arabic English. N now learning french

[@RangelGabriel]

Lindie ♥

[@user-cf3jy7wk2s]

内緒ですが日本を応援してます

[@English-kh77]

I want to join the Polyglot conference , too!

[@emilioferrer6178]

And here I am crying myself to sleep cuz I feel im not learning korean well ;-;

[@tailiu223]

What is the minimum requirement to attend this conference? I speak 5 languages only.

[@Maggie-nt5nz]

I think that you can go even if you don't speak any other languages fluently. It is just to explore other languages and share your interests with others. 5 languages are DEFINITELY good!!! May I ask what languages?

[@tailiu223]

@@Maggie-nt5nz English, Cantonese, Mandarin, French and Spanish.

[@Maggie-nt5nz]

@@tailiu223 Cool I am conversational (but still learning) French, and just stated Mandarin.

[@i2harry]

I hope she finally get to go to Korea

[@stevediben7900]

Lindie's experience with learning Korean in high school sounds a lot like AJATT.

[@hyesuwon585]

13:00 ❤️

[@claudineijesus5933]

Capítulo 11 1 A fé é a realidade das coisas que você deseja e a evidência das coisas que não pode ver. 2 As pessoas avançadas obtiveram evidências. 3 Pela fé, sabemos que todo o mundo é feito da palavra de Deus, e o que vemos não é por causa do que é mostrado. 4 Pela fé, Abel deu evidência de que Deus era um homem justo, oferecendo sacrifícios melhores que Caim. 5 Pela fé, Enoque se moveu sem ver a morte, e Deus não o viu novamente, movendo-o. 6 Sem fé, ele não pode se agradar: quem vem a Deus deve crer que é e recompensa aqueles que o procuram. 第11章 1さて、信仰とは、、望んでいる事がらを確信し、まだ見ていな事実を確認することであるる。 2昔の人たちは、こんの信仰のゆうえに賞賛賛れました。 3信仰によたて、わた、こちはがが神の世界が神の言葉で造られたので、あら、しららきるるるるるるるるるもももももももももももも 4信仰によってて、アベナルはカインよりもまさっしたいけにえ、神にささげて、信仰によってて義なる人と認められたよね。 もなお語っっててる。 5信仰によノて、エノ見な死をうに天に移さ天に移された。神がお移しにさ前る。 ていたかららである。 6信仰がなくては、神に喜ばれることはのできない、神に来る者は、神のいまらと、、ご自分の分を求めまする者に報知してるか、知らない方がいいです。장 11 1 믿음은 바라는 것들의 실상이요 보지 못하는 것들의 증거니 2 선진들이 이로써 증거를 얻었으니라 3 믿음으로 모든 세계가 하나님의 말씀으로 지어진 줄을 우리가 아나니 보이는 것은 나타난 것으로 말미암아 된 것이 아니니라 4 믿음으로 아벨은 가인보다 더 나은 제사를 하나님께 드림으로 의로운 자라 하시는 증거를 얻었으니 하나님이 그 예물에 대하여 증거하심이라 저가 죽었으나 그 믿음으로써 오히려 말하느니라 5 믿음으로 에녹은 죽음을 보지 않고 옮기웠으니 하나님이 저를 옮기심으로 다시 보이지 아니하니라 저는 옮기우기 전에 하나님을 기쁘시게 하는 자라 하는 증거를 받았느니라 6 믿음이 없이는 기쁘시게 못하나니 하나님께 나아가는 자는 반드시 그가 계신 것과 또한 그가 자기를 찾는 자들에게 상 주시는 이심을 믿어야 할지니라

[@ovrskr]

a lot of people are leaving south africa..

[@k.5425]

She's a 3rd culture kid

[@jamesatem6046]

A lot of White South Africans are leaving due to racism and attacks against white by Africans.

[@user-cf3jy7wk2s]

興味深かった動画やねん！特に凹むやついて話し合った時に俺らも賛成やから僕はムスリムとしてどっさりアンチがコメ欄で集まってしまい、極悪さ事を言っちゃいますわ。なので、そうですね

[@DebraSmith1992]

🙃

[@kaynesheenan]

damn she's cool

[@MuttFitness]

6:30 Has american accent. Says learnt. Mind blown.

[@baronmeduse]

I still don't understand why she has an American accent. Possibly a result of international schools, but English taught in South Africa (where it is an official language) doesn't have that accent.

[@MuttFitness]

@@baronmeduse I should probably should start a channel called Mutt Languages where all I do is randomly pronounce words the American way half the time and british the other. "gonna drink this glass of wa'er and eat these cookies with some biscuits."

[@miafitzhugh756]

@@baronmeduse at around 40:20 she mentions that she picked up her American accent from her school in dubai

[@TheDarkPan]

Admittably, people who parachute (?? :D) into a country with minimal survival gear on their back will always speak its language in record time.

[@M_SC]

Admittedly

[@laurasalo6160]

Are all polyglots this self-absorbed? Is this supposed to be a talk about all the hilarious and geeky instances of this chick shocking people with her polyglottery and uniqueness...? Good God. Oh it gets even better lol. She EXHAUSTED by her own stunning language abilities.