Want to learn a new language but feel daunted or unsure where to begin? You don't need some special talent or a "language gene," says Lýdia Machová. In an upbeat, inspiring talk, she reveals the secrets of polyglots (people who speak multiple languages) and shares four principles to help unlock your own hidden language talent — and have fun while doing it.
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I one day too want to come on that show and present
I think that it would help to find a subject/topic you really love and enjoy, seems to work with learning new languages, why not TED talks?
Good luck )
TED..,u really giving excellent thoughts through people and giving us an opportunity in learning.THANKU..!
As a foreigner living in Finland, learning a new language has been imperative! I find this video super helpful.
Great presentation!
I literally just searched it up like 1 Minute after this was uploaded lmao.
I thought I was first…
*80 likes…*
I don’t think so
Why do you care about being first and about likes???
My brother, it is time to meditate. Stop watching Ted and go to the almighty maximillius
Lýdia Machová beaten the legend “However hard you tried, there are(is) always an Asian doing it better than you. ” Lol
Jiayi Wang that “legend” is dumb
Dude, it’s dumb but real. Although I am an Asian, I hate this situation that most parents push their own dreams to their children and make them go to some hard lessons instead of giving them freedom of playing around.
Jiayi Wang that reality is completely different from a joke that exacerbates asian stereotypes, but ok.
it’s fine. i don’t think these jokes help anyone and i just wanted to call it out
This is a pure platinum talk! I’m a language learning enthuziast and I hate to repeat myself, but… “This is a pure platinum talk!”
I spoke alongside Lydia at a recent conference in Thailand. She’s amazing!
Now I can learn German peacefully
Ich lerne Deutsch von 6 monate ,
Das es gut
Ich lerne Deutsch seit 6 Monaten 😉 but good job ♡
+Kate Shungi Das ist gut. 🙂
Ich auch lerne deutsch
Das ist sehr gut !!!!
os brasileiros vão dominar o mundo kkk
Kkkkk. Esse lucas merece um prêmio.
1. NEVER use another language as a reference language, e.g. textbooks where things are explained in English. Toddlers don’t do this, they just do it.
2. Remember grammar is DESCRIPTIVE not PRESCRIPTIVE (except in formal writing and public speaking). We don’t think in terms of grammar natively we just speak without constructing. Our brains are wired for grammar, you don’t need to mechanically construct your speech through another language; it’s not just some big spreadsheet of matching words.
3. How to program the new grammar into your brain? Learn as a child does. Our brains are pattern matching machines. Once you take the lead from your parents’ utterances you pick up the sounds and stricture instinctively.
4. Start with imitating all the sounds; babble word fragments you hear. This trains your muscles and ear. Pre-recorded audio is helpful here.
5. Tackle the top 5-10 verbs and learn them backwards and forwards with simple nouns and in all the common tenses. These tend to be the hardest as common verbs tend to be irregular. This is the critical step — training your brain for the new phrase structure. Having a native speaker guide for this step.
6. Remember that language is a cultural skill. You can’t use any language properly unless you know the social context — you won’t use the proper pronouns and honorifics that every language has to address others. Some cultures have strict ways of speaking depending on the gender and social status so it’s important.
7. Keep listening AND WATCHING videos as you need to match sounds with lip movements and body language. Dubbed content isn’t helpful I’ve found; it’s frustrating to deal with out of sync sounds.
Well… I’m trying to be fluent in english my last 15 years… It’s not an easy task.
Alex Corrêa i would like tio be fluent I Spanish
Every day i learn english in skype with teachers. Also i wath You Tube video. This is my first comment in inglish.
I am proud by myself.
This touched my heart good job
You’re doing great! Im proud of you too 🙂 Reddit is a great place if you want to learn English and keep the learning enjoyable, that’s how I learn myself.
MMM MMM I teach the English language! Good job!
That made no sense I have no clue what you said mmm mmm
uKnow shush yourself