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
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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
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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. You can take a class every
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This is the time to do it these three months could seriously completely change your life
I know that fluency in Spanish has changed my life and
Obviously knowing English has changed my life as well as an English teacher
But it's opened so many doors knowing Spanish and knowing some French which I've studied with lingo de as well it is
So awesome to know another language for your work for your social life for travel really this is an awesome opportunity
If a daily class for three months is a little bit too much. The Sprint also has a lite version
which is
15
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So that's also an amazing opportunity
I mean really all you have to do is attend the classes that you sign up for and then you get a refund
That's kind of crazy. It's like you get paid to
Reach the goal that you to reach. 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
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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
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