Timeless Language Learning Method that actually works

[@keithrobert5117]

I completely agree about note-taking. Paper and physically writing stuff down cannot be beaten for learning. It also creates and binds neural information., in ways computers cannot do. Why many do not do these simple things and then complain they cannot learn is unfathomable.

[@JariSatta]

Yes, it's awesome. When I'm learning languages, I usually try to learn about a whole new topic at the same time. For example, chess and Mandarin. I know more about Mandarin than chess, so I try to learn chess first, new Mandarin vocab comes as a bonus. About car engine in Japanese, chainsaw and woodcutting work in Swedish, and so on. L1 Finnish (and music LoL)

[@PolyglotPassport]

Wow, that's a very impressive and ambitious approach. But I can clearly see why it could work. When I was making research about language learning topic on neuroscience, I came across some papers looking into that. Music definitely plays a factor in such topics. I've been also playing chess since I was a child, on and off. Brain is like a muscle, when one uses it to learn/practice something, it naturally may help on other fields positively as a side effect. Thanks for sharing...

[@SemenRetentionKing-k8i]

🌈🌈🌈 I use to write a lot of my content or information down in a notebook. I got bored of that kind of thing, so I seldom do it anymore. I do more listening than anything.🌈🌈🌈 I am learning Swahili, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, Modern Standard Arabic. It is my first official day of learning the Filipino language.🌈🌈🌈

[@PolyglotPassport]

I also do a lot of listening at times when I’m starting or trying to improve a language. This method is covering the aspect of physically recording the consumed content, which can/should also be audio input often times. So it’s not negating any other type of media. My goal is to motivate people, especially younger generations about learning. And writing in some form I believe is an essential element to instill discipline. Enjoy the journey with your languages 🙂

[@FelixGibson-zz1dr]

I'm more confused after watching this video. What's the timeless method? Taking notes about the language learning experience?

[@PolyglotPassport]

@@FelixGibson-zz1dr Hopefully you’ll gain more clarity after the upcoming videos, because I’ll try to cover more aspects and mention some supplementary elements. Taking notes (writing) has always been an effective way to retain information, but often neglected in this day and age. ‘Timeless’ in this context doesn’t mean it doesn’t take time, it refers to the method’s longevity. It literally helped people for thousands of years and will keep helping in the future as well…

[@chud67]

​@PolyglotPassport I agree. Writing things down works best for me.

[@bananaphone-y5q]

im happy to see a method with anki because i can literally never get into it😭😭 i use the app once then never use it again🙏 thank you for this video

[@PolyglotPassport]

In a future video I am planning to review Anki and maybe some other similar apps. But the point of this video is, that one can get results even without relying on Anki as well. There are many ways to improve a language. So I recommend not getting fixated on just one way of doing things. Just 'pen and paper' can be as powerful, people learned multiple languages long before the invention of computers and phones...

[@Retog]

So you don’t use anki?

[@PolyglotPassport]

In the past I used it for a very short while. It’s a powerful option, but not my cup of coffee. I’ll explain why, and alternative tools in future videos…

[@michaelabercrombie7698]

​@@PolyglotPassportcup of tea but close.

[@PolyglotPassport]

@ I said it that was on purpose. Some people may hate it but I like playing and modifying words to my liking often, and I naturally make mistakes as well. But I believe that’s how languages evolve…

[@michaelabercrombie7698]

@@PolyglotPassport But the saying has always been not my cup of tea pretty much forever. It sounds like someone misspoke because English is not their first language.

[@PolyglotPassport]

@@michaelabercrombie7698As I said, it was intended. But you’re absolutely right, it’s a common occurrence (notice I still don’t label it as a mistake). On the other hand, I personally make a lot of mistakes in all languages I speak including my native one, and that’s okay… The message was received perfectly fine by whom it was intended for. I just see policing over languages as a barrier, it discourages people learning or practicing. That’s why I may sound a little defensive on this matter, please don’t take it personally :) You’re always welcome to watch my videos if you can bear the mistakes ☺️

[@ListerBliss]

What is the notebook brand name please, so we can find to buy

[@Ӝ̵̨̄-л3я]

he mentioned it's Lamy

[@PolyglotPassport]

Sorry for the late reply. It's been a little hectic lately. I did mention the brand name in the video, they're Lamy A5 booklets. You can view the related part at 06:46 in the video (there is also a useful size guide there after a few seconds for you to pick the size I recommend). Keep in mind that any notebook would work similarly, I personally like lightweight notebooks more. Feel free to pick some alternative that's available in your region. Enjoy your studies...

[@be_better1000]

A video foe German, please. Thank you so much.

[@PolyglotPassport]

Unfortunately, it may not happen anytime soon because of other things happening in my life. But I hear you, now it's in my mind (:

[@maletu]

So: the "method" is "take notes in notebooks, and display the notebooks so they are easy to review"???

[@PolyglotPassport]

Pretty much, yes. It wouldn’t work, if one underestimates the power of simple, good old-school methods though. In future videos, I’ll try to cover some other key elements as well.

[@chud67]

He also showed the layout of his notebooks: English in black, target language in blue, and grammar (kept to a minimum) in red.

[@JustIITbombay]

A video about Japanese language please

[@PolyglotPassport]

@@JustIITbombay Not sure when I can find time for it, but sure thing, soon or later I will post a video about Japanese 🇯🇵🙂‍↕️

[@Rbigraff]

This video does not say anything.

[@carlossantolayahonrubia21]

Spanish with Mexico flag? As a mexician im impressed its not spains flag.

[@PolyglotPassport]

Thank you :) Languages of the world should represent people, not the royal entities, the current population of Mexico is more than double of Spain's, not to mention Mexican population in the States (the same applies to some other South American nationalities as well)... I honestly don't understand why people don't take this as a factor. In one of my other videos, I showed only Spain's flag, because the topic I talked about was related to the unfortunate weather events that happened recently in Valencia etc.

[@levicruz2609]

then lets call it mexican language?

[@alexandrosmoutsios8613]

Next notebook for greek, please!

[@PolyglotPassport]

I actually like how Greek language sounds a lot. I wish I had more time for it though 😊 Hopefully one day I’ll be able to cover some of its basics at the very least…

[@homayounmohtaat7885]

This is very simplistic and not practical. Unfortunately, learning multiple languages that are really close to each other is by itself a wrong approach. I see lots of so called polygots giving quite deceiving information. Best is to learn the classical way. Learning languages nowadays are so easy that it is quite unnecessary to learn this method or that method. Just buy a textbook and learn.

[@PolyglotPassport]

Simplistic ways are often more practical compared to unnecessarily complex ways. I don’t think the languages that I’ve mentioned in the video are really close to each other. And even if they were, I don’t believe learning them together would be a “wrong” choice, the world doesn’t have to be so binary. Human brain is more capable than most people think. Maybe I explain this more in another video... There are naturally different methods that can be adopted in language learning, depending on what’s available around and learning preferences. One way doesn’t have to negate the other one, they can be utilized in a complimentary way. A person can freely share their experience/thoughts on their platform, that’s how people learn and perhaps find some inspiration from each other…

[@thedinobros1218]

But a textbook will not make you sound native or achieve any level higher than B1.

[@homayounmohtaat7885]

@@thedinobros1218 I got to C1 level and full fluency in French by only reading through the textboos and audios and videos associated with the.

[@幼女]

Why do people start making videos without setting up a proper microphone? Your audio quality is really bad. Consider changing your microphone. The Shure SM7dB is excellent. Most podcasters use it.

[@dawei53]

too much vague , irrelevant chatter before getting to any points. I gave up.

[@SergyOrloff]

Вы бы поставили флаг третьего рейха со свастикой на тетрадку для изучения немецкого языка? Так же и на тетрадку для изучения русского могли бы поставить другой флаг, РДК или хотя бы флаг российской оппозиции.

[@DimaKris]

это государственный флаг страны, язык которой он изучает.