How I learn languages without native speakers nearby | Tips for practicing languages alone π
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Published 2021-01-15
Here's a blog post I wrote about the topic: lindiebotes.com/2020/12/21/5-useful-ways-to-practiβ¦
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0:00 Intro
0:59 Let's talk about shadowing
2:37 Siri, pets and talking to yourself
4:51 The power of chatbots & exchange apps
7:16 Getting corrections online
9:07 Using social media to your advantage
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All Comments (21)
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Check out the Ling app here! They have lots of lesser-learned languages and you can practice chatting with their chatbot if you're not yet ready to talk to native speakers. Here's the link: ling-app.com/ling-affilate/?referrer=lindie
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I always used to talk to my dogs when I was learning English 10 years ago. Now my dogs will learn Korean lol
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I've learnt English without native speakers around me thanks to youtube and books. Never give up!
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I actually really like talking to myself. Earlier in the week I had a 20 minute conversation with myself in Irish while I was cleaning my house, it's brilliant speaking practice!
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I saw a video from a man learning Russian where he said he walks around London, pretending to be on the cellphone. But he is really just practicing Russian and not speaking to anybody! Thank you for your helpful and inspiring content!
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My method is rather... "unique". Basically, I pretend to be in a YouTube video: this way I am "forced" to describe every action in I do in detail and comment on it. When I go outside I try as much as possible to do this mental excercise in my head, but sometimes I do speak out loud by mistake and people freak out π
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for me its not that there arent people around me speaking the languages, i just have social anxiety,,, i learnt english in 8 months and moved to england with my family and realised i was fluent. probably my proudest achievement
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I think this works for people who are also just scared to speak to native speakers, even if they are nearby! It's refreshing to hear a Youtuber recommend introvert options instead of simply berating us to get out and talk to strangers everyday lol
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I clicked on this so fast you always talk about the best topic in language learning! Currently struggling with this particular problem
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Talking to myself is my favorite way to practice speaking as an introvert π
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For accent improvement, Lindie... I must say that trying to imitate what you hear in shows is a superb way to sound more like a native speaker. I had a student whose English level wasn't that high, but her accent was amazing (and she shared her secret with me).
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Am I the only one who teaches their native language to their imaginary student in their target language out loud OwO πΈβ¨
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3:36 Shocked you understand even Korean dad joke lol Anyway It's actually a bit shy to say this as a native Korean teacher. But I think stanning is basically the best language teacher. I'm stanning for an American actor. It's super helpful lol I watch his interviews for 10 times and his movie 50 times so almost memorized all the script lines LOL And whenever I talk with natives I can use those lines!
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I always talk to myself and spot what I can't yet say - I must sound crazy having fake arguments lol
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Shadowing + Solo acting out dialogues (don't care how dumb it may seem) = Gold
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Lindie I get this question asked all the time in my channel and I always give the same tired old advice of just talking or reading to yourself. This was super helpful keep up the great content.
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I was learning French in high school and the only reason I succeeded was because I'd speak to myself all the time
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A lot of these tips are good for when my lil introvert heart gets burnt out from social media/hellotalk chats lol. Definitely trying to implement more shadowing for Thai this month :) Thanks for the great video Lindie!
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I want to learn so many language, like Korean, Japanese, Chinese, German and many more. If you can do it, I thought, maybe I can do it. :) You are an inspiration.
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Could you do a video about the career opportunities you've had because of languages? I love your vids! I can relate to you so much!
