Some things don't change from one year to the next or even from one decade To the next but language learning is something that should change especially if you haven't reached Your fluency goal yet. So if you're learning a new language I'd like to share some advice on things that you need to stop doing old traditional ways of learning language that do not work and What you should start doing in order to gain the fluency that you really want I'd like to give a big shout out a big THANK YOU to Ling goda for partnering with me on This video to bring you some great language learning advice and at the end of this video I'm going to share how you can improve your speaking skills and your fluency in English business English Spanish German or French by taking three months of daily live online language tutoring sessions and Actually doing that for free. I'm gonna share with you how to get three months of Language learning lessons for free that will improve your fluency that will give you that breakthrough to fluency that you want So I'm really excited to tell you more about that But I'll talk about it at the end of the advice on how to learn Language what to stop doing and what to start doing? Okay. So one thing that we need to stop doing is Jumping around from one language learning method to the next I like to follow an acronym called focus follow one course until success and That means that you do your research and then you make a choice So a lot of us get stuck in this research phase where we continually look for The best or the better option maybe you find a good option for language learning But then you think wait maybe there's a better option I should keep looking but what happens is that you get stuck in this research phase and you don't choose a method of language learning and you don't focus you don't commit and Therefore you don't advance. So sometimes you need to just make a decision and go with it stop Looking around all the time for the next best thing Choose something and go with it focus commits Take action and follow that course until success Another thing we need to stop doing is learning language only in school. It's ok Of course, it's good to take language lessons in school But I think we all know that that is not the way that we become fluent for the real world. So we need to stop only learning language in school And we need to start learning language anywhere maybe from home Maybe out and about in the real world with real Conversations immerse yourself in the language that you're learning be okay with learning it Anywhere anytime make it part of your lifestyle and not just something that you study for One hour a couple times a week when you have to go to English class, please. I know that Watching movies in English is fun. And it's a good way to improve your listening skills and maybe even your pronunciation However, stop thinking that you're going to become fluent in English just by watching movies No, it's a fun thing to do and it can help motivate you to improve your English fluency However, simply listening to movies is not going to give you the ability to speak in order to speak English guess What you have to speak English. I know it's amazing Right, but we have to actively use the skill that we want to develop and improve so yes Let's still watch movies, but stop thinking that just watching movies is going to somehow make you fluent in the language It's not if it did I would fluent in Macedonian because one of my favorite movies that I've probably watched 20 times is from Macedonia But I can't tell you a single word in Macedonian You just can't rely on only watching movies to make you fluent. You have to actually use the language now when you learn English online There are a lot of resources and some of them that I've seen myself are not Reputable they're not correct. They're not accurate They may be teaching you things that are not in fact, correct. So, please please please Stop just accepting anything that you hear on the Internet as truth and start doing your research start selecting better resources to learn from make sure that Your teacher who you're learning from or that website, you're learning from or that podcast or whatever. It may be that blog is really written by an expert language teacher This is super important and make sure that you check these sources so that you're not learning the wrong information This is really important I can't tell you how many times I've read a blog post or seen a YouTube video That is teaching me something wrong, and I would love to just go and change that resource But I can't all I can tell you is to be careful of What you learn from stop relying on fill in the blank exercises or multiple-choice quizzes to make you fluent now quizzes are great and fun and a good way to Maybe test your knowledge of a subject in English or a grammar or vocabulary but They're not going to make you fluent again to reach fluency to actually be able to speak English You need to speak English You need to have ways that you can practice the language by actually creating the language creating your own sentences thinking about what you're gonna say and then saying it see filling in the blank or Choosing a multiple-choice answer is not using your brain in the same way that creating your own sentences spontaneously does so being able to speak in full sentences in a conversation requires different kinds of skills than filling in a blank on a worksheet I think you know this to be true because many of you have told me Gaby I get really good grades in my English class on the quizzes on the worksheets, but I can't form a complete sentence I can't even participate in a conversation because the words don't come out of my mouth This is why because you've been relying on things like fill in the blanks and multiple choice quizzes So that has to stop and let's start using the language. Even if it's difficult at first. Let's start Speaking. Even if you just talk to yourself at first, even if you just think to yourself at first or Talk to yourself or talk to your friends or some low pressure situations We need to start using the language and on that note. We need to stop with all the repetitive drills all of the Repeat this list of vocabulary words after me kind of thing or grammar drills, you know Like I am you are he is we are they are It's not helpful for your communication. It might be helpful for memorization but memorization does not equal fluency or Communication so stop with the repetition drills and start using English Creatively start creating your own sentences. You might want to write them first and then say them out loud until you feel like you can speak automatically without thinking and without Translating another thing we need to stop is Translating every sentence in your head or on paper from English to your native language So you understand it or from your head to your native language to English when you speak it This is not helpful. It really slows you down and worst of all Translation is really unhealthy for communication because a lot of phrases and a lot of ideas cannot be directly Translated, you know this to be true Lost in translation is the title of a movie and you know What happens when you try to? Say something funny or just share an idiom or an idea from your native language in English And it just doesn't translate directly. So we need to stop Translating in our head and we need to start Really observing how native speakers use the language and express their ideas. So we need to start learning in English if you are at the high beginner to low intermediate level in English and up So if you're intermediate or advanced you really need to be learning English all in English you need to stop translating using an online dictionary or your just your brain and we need to start thinking in English and start learning in English with a Monolingual dictionary with a textbook that's all in the language that you are learning or not even a textbook We need to start learning with authentic materials meant for native speakers of the language. You are learning again This is for the intermediate level or up If you are a beginner in a language, like you're just starting to learn French, for example Then it's okay to learn with some of your native language This can actually be really helpful in the beginning. But once you reach that high beginner level you should really go for 100% in the target language that you're learning I think that you can see a theme here which is to Stop learning in the traditional way and really start using the language start speaking the language and now I'm gonna tell you how you can do that with lingo des through the Three-month lingo des language sprints formerly called the lingo de language marathon. This is an amazing opportunity For you to get three months of daily language lessons for free up to a 100 Refund let me tell you how it works so first of all You can do the Sprint in English business English Spanish French or German You can do the Sprint's even if you've already done it and already gotten a refund This is for any level if you are a beginner intermediate or advanced language learner? And they have classes that are appropriate for your level I've usually go to myself For learning Spanish and what I enjoyed about my experience learning Spanish was the teachers were super nice I told them that I was kind of nervous because it had been a while since I Hadn't spoken Spanish and they really put me at ease. They made me feel comfortable They were super helpful and supportive and they were native speakers Expert really experienced teachers and they were really good at explaining how I could improve my language skills They also have materials to teach from in every class. So it's structured It's not just like a free chat It's really focused on a learning objective, which I appreciate as a teacher and as a language learner also, the Sprint is small group classes and the average number in each class is 3 participants which really allows for more Speaking time it's really important to get speaking time and not just listening time I scheduled my classes on Sundays which happens to be a day when I have more flexible free time And that's another thing that I like about lingo de is that they have these small group classes and a lot of Different times that are suitable for your schedule different times different days so you can really study anytime from anywhere with internet because by the way, these live lessons with native teachers are 100% online So you can really study from anywhere as long as you have a laptop desktop Smartphone tablet and the Internet the next sprint is starting January 29th and the line to join is January 27th. So this is really important You don't want to miss that deadline and there are limited spots. So make sure that you sign up The link is in the description box below and I'm giving you a special 10 euro Discount on your first month's tuition. There is no registration fee you simply pay the first month's tuition for the three month sprint and Don't forget to use that coupon code that's in the description box and click on the link in the description box to get your discount These Sprint's will go until April 27th. It's three months long. 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I don't know why you wouldn't do that but anyway If for some reason you sign up and then you can't complete those agreed-upon classes You simply pay tuition just like you normally would so you really have nothing to lose also Lingo des is an authorized linguist kill agent for the Cambridge assessment of English part of Cambridge University Originally, you may have heard that this lingo - language sprint was going to close for new participants December 19th But they have extended the registration deadline until January 27th, so make sure that you don't miss this because for sure this is the last call How do you join click on the link in the description box? Make sure to use the coupon code in the description box and pay your first month's registration fee - the 10 euro discounts don't forget about that and the sprint will begin on January 29th more than 20,000 language learners have participated in similar lingo des programs over the last three years taking the lingo to language sprint is Truly an opportunity that can change your life. And as I mentioned in the beginning of this video it is so important to choose something Commit to it and focus until you reach success So I think that this is an excellent opportunity for you to grab the reins grab this opportunity grab your chance and Run with it, see what you can achieve in these three months Maybe you'll reach the point of fluency where English or another language Could really change your life and this is a great way to start the new decade with a new way of learning languages Speaking getting over your fear of hesitation and improving your speaking skills and reaching fluency So I hope that you'll take advantage of this opportunity The lingo de language Sprint's again. The deadline is January 27th and spots are limited So make sure that you click on the link in the description to check it out Really? This is an amazing way to study for free or get an up to 100 percent Discount depending on the number of classes that you take check that out And if you have any questions, let me know in the comments and I'll be here to help you out well Here's to a happy new Decade of language learning and I wish you the best if you haven't subscribed here to go natural English on YouTube Make sure that you click that big red subscribe button. So you never miss Another amazing way to improve your English skills. Thanks so much for watching and I'll see you again soon. Bye for now
