2021-10-02

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What I've Learned

Big thanks to @Thelinguist for the interview!

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NAVIGATION:

0:00 - 0. Steve speaks 20 languages (Intro)

1:15 - 1. Who is Steve Kaufmann?

2:14 - 2. Language learning is a Skill

3:03 - 3. Trust your brain. It will learn for you.

4:45 - 4. Steve’s method and Linguist Stephen Krashen

8:06 - 5. The content has to be interesting

9:28 - 6. Indicating to the brain what is worth learning

12:23 - 7. Why traditional language instruction is so bad

13:40 - 8. Why is Japan’s English so low level?

17:00 - 9. Acting and Language

20:19 - 10. When should we study grammar?

22:27 - 11. Time spent reviewing?

24:27 - 12. The problem with flashcards

25:43 - 13. What do you think about “core” words?

28:19 - 14. Is Steve some kind of Genius?

30:24 - 15. The Secret to being a Successful polyglot

31:42 - 16. Television is better than a classroom

33:39 - 17. How would you define fluency?

36:42 - 18. Language learning ties into his hobbies

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