How long does it take to reach C1 (advanced) in a language you're learning? 💭
🤔Someone asked this on Twitter today and it got me thinking. I wonder why questions like these are so common. It's good to have a broad understanding of how long it might take, but there are way too many factors at play, making it impossible to have a single answer to this question.
📚If you're fluent in Dutch and learning Afrikaans, it might take you a few months or years, depending on the time you put in to learn and practice, to become fluent. The two languages are that similar.
🤠But if you're a native French speaker learning Korean, for instance, the two languages are very different in terms of grammar, pronunciation, sentence structure and even writing system. It would require hours and hours more effort than the above example.
🗻In another instance, 2 native English speakers could both start learning Japanese. Person A spends hours weekly studying, getting speaking practice in, listening and getting immersion down, and works hard. They could reach N3 (intermediate) level in a year and a half if they put in a ton of effort and if Japanese is all they focus on. Person B might even live in Japan, but if they don't put in the work and just rely on some weekly classes and barely do their homework, they might never even reach N5 (beginner) despite living in Japan. 🤔
As you can see, it's really impossible to ask these questions and have a cookie-cutter answer for each person and each language. Let's rather put time in to be immersed in languages rather than get stressed about how long the process might take. What do you all think? 💖🥳
同時也有19部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過27萬的網紅Lindie Botes,也在其Youtube影片中提到,Thank you all for all the cool questions on Instagram! I tried to answer as many as I could. Some highlights that you can expect... - when to speakin...
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How to overcome fear of speaking a language 🙈
(PS...new video coming on Monday about whether or not introverted language learners REALLY need to practice speaking or not ... keep your eyes peeled for that discussion!)
Anyway, here are some tips for overcoming fear in those situations where you do need to use a foreign language. 👀
1. Analyze the situation and go easy on yourself 🥰
Identify WHY you’re afraid of speaking a language. It could be because you’re too shy or because you don’t know enough vocabulary. If you use the wrong particle, grammar structure or word, what’s the worst that can happen? If people laugh at you, that’s a reflection of them as a person, not you.
2. Prepare vocabulary and phrases in advance ✍🏽
When I was working as a design intern at a Japanese company, I was really scared that I wouldn’t understand anything during meetings and presentations. It helped me a lot to look up words I suspected I might hear during the internship. I built vocabulary lists and example sentences of design-related vocabulary. You can’t find a textbook for every topic, so taking matters into your own hands and creating your own language learning materials boosts your confidence.
If you cannot remember or don’t know a word, you can always talk around the word and describe it in another way. If you don’t know the word for “cake” for example, but you know the words “sweet” and “food”, you can say “sweet food” and they might say “cake?” in return.
3. Practice beforehand 💬
Just like practicing a speech for a presentation, you can practice using new words and phrases in a safe environment until you’re ready to use it with a native speaker. This could be talking to yourself, a pet, a chatting partner online, or a tutor. My favorite method is talking to people on voice apps. When I can’t see someone’s face and they can’t see mine, I feel less ashamed of making mistakes.
4. Record yourself 🎥
You'll hear your mistakes easier and be able to correct them if you need to, but you'll also gain confidence over time hearing that you aren't actually as bad as you think you are! You can use sites like Forvo to hear a native pronunciation or ask a native speaker friend you trust to correct you first, if you like.
5. Relax ☺️
Remember not to take language learning too seriously. Your goal is to communicate with others, right? It’s counter-effective to worry about using the right words and grammar each time you try to say something. And it's always OK if you prefer to do other activities rather than speaking - we all learn languages for different reasons and if you prefer reading books and watching movies, that's totally fine too 💕
how to practice japanese speaking 在 安娜∙李 Anna Lee Facebook 的最佳貼文
Got black and blue everywhere on my body after shooting a video at dancing class and felt like eating a horse.... So I asked a friend from America who’s just on a business trip to Taiwan to a night market to grab some food for night snacks~ It was so crowded that 3 young men had to share the same table with me and my friend~(me kept talking nonsense)
After a while, the 3 boys finished their meals and stood up to leave. One of them just turned to me and asked me: Are you Anna Lee?
Me:um...........????!!!!!! (shocked but still pretending calm and politely)ya, but how did you know that?
Boy:You look like you are her and I can recognize your voice especially when you’re speaking English.
Me:Really? But actually, I speak Japanese more?
Boy:Oh, because I watch all the tournaments of Hearthstone!
Me:Wow~ Thank you so much!!(waving hands to see them leaving)
Me:(a little embarrassed) He just told me that he watched the HCT. I’m wondering if I said anything improper with you?
Friend:No, you didn’t. But that’s MY game.(thug life)😎 Ok.... thank you so much! My dear lovely Blizzard!! I think my English got better a little bit just because you guys gave me a lot of chances to practice it! I couldn’t be here without you~ You guys are my heroes for real!!(wiping tears and holding hands with everyone)
I’ll try harder and harder to improve my poor English!(clenching fists)
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Thank you all for all the cool questions on Instagram! I tried to answer as many as I could. Some highlights that you can expect...
- when to speaking learning a language
- balancing multiple languages
- how I got into UI/UX design
- what language I'll teach my kids
- how to practice Chinese writing
- and moreeee!
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- Skritter app for Chinese & Japanese (10% discount applied): https://skritter.com/?ref=lindiebotes&coupon=CHINESEWITHLINDIE
- How to make time for languages (article) https://medium.com/@lindiebotes/how-to-fit-language-learning-into-a-busy-schedule-6592d8a2a637
- How to learn Chinese (blog post) https://lindiebotes.com/2020/06/26/how-to-learn-chinese-characters/
- How to learn multiple languages video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdPvYrhc7u8
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Hi! My name is Loretta, a girl from the U.S. who moved to Japan! I'm here on the MEXT scholarship program as a graduate student, studying to get a Masters in Business Administration. Here are some answers to common questions:
1. Do I Speak Japanese? Yep! I was taught formally in High School and have been speaking now for over 15 years.
2. What are you studying? I'm a recent grad of Yokohama National University's "Masters of Business Administration" Program
3. How old are you?: Year of the dragon. :D The math is up to you.
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Meet my new friend! @Ryo :3 (Dont forget to click subtitles!)
Ryo is a new face on YouTube who shares nerdy deep dives into Japanese people, history and culture! : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrM5UqOb71k&
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Big shout out to GROOVY KAIJU for providing the music for this chill episode at home! Please make sure to check out his music!
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Hi! My name is Loretta, a girl from the U.S. who moved to Japan! I'm here on the MEXT scholarship program as a graduate student, studying to get a Masters in Business Administration. Here are some answers to common questions:
1. Do I Speak Japanese? Yep! I was taught formally in High School and have been speaking now for over 15 years.
2. What are you studying? I'm a recent grad of Yokohama National University's "Masters of Business Administration" Program
3. How old are you?: Year of the dragon. :D The math is up to you.
4. How did you get into Japanese school?: http://tinyurl.com/yb8yylch
5. What camera equipment do you use?: I film my videos with a Canon 60D using a 30mm Sigma Art Lens and I edit with Sony Vegas Pro 10 (with some help from photoshop). Additional cameras include GoPro Hero 7 Black and DJI Majic Air
☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★*~MUSIC~*★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
♪ Music thanks again to GROOVY KAIJU (see above for links!)
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