How to learn any language in six months | Chris Lonsdale | TEDxLingnanUniversity 

DUDE I PUT THIS AT 2X SPEED AND I CAN LEARN ANY LANGUAGE IN 3 MONTHS

Tip for everyone learning a language: No matter how many "how to learn a language" videos you have watched, language learning still requires hard work.

I heard him interviewed in Chinese his Chinese is native level fluent, because I heard him talking about his Tedex lecture I come to see how his english is, guys this man is teaching the world a good lesson. Tnx man 🙏

ドイツ語学習者です。６２歳。 ラジオ＆テレビに集中して独学中です。とにかく、一日中、ドイツ語を聴く 時間を飛躍的にUPさせました、二日前から。一日２～３時間→一日８時間ほど。 近い内に、起きている時間１６時間をドイツ語リスニングに挑戦してみます。

That moment when you listen video "how to learn any language" on your second language

who's tryna learn a language during quarantine

00:14 How can you speed up learning? 05:32 - How to learn any language in six months 5 Principles: 07:59= #1 Focus on the relevant content of the language (master the learning tools) 08:49= #2 Use language from day one to communicate. 09:37= #3 When you understand the message, you unconsciously acquire the language. 10:31= #4 physiological training (understand what I hear) 11:45= #5 If you're sad, angry, upset, worried, you're not going to learn, period. 7 actions: 12:22= #1 I listen a lot. 12:43= #2 Understand the meaning first before the word. 13:31= #3 Shuffle (verbs, adjectives, nouns randomly) like children. 13:58= #4 Focus on the basics (1000 words are used in 80% of daily interaction) 15:22= #5 Get a language parent (practice and correction tutor). 16:29= #6 Imitate the gestures when pronouncing. 17:13= #7 Direct connection with an image. (Relate)5 Principles:

私は小学生の時に、大好きなミュージシャンと話せるようになりたくて英語の勉強を始めました。 その時の先生が正に「外国語の親」と言える方で私はどんどん上達し、直ぐに英語が話せるようになりました。 敢えてこのコメント欄を見る日本人のために、日本語でコメントしました！

I guess youtube decided that after 7 years, it‘s time for us to learn a new language

I can speak American, British, Australian, and Canadian fluently!

3:15 答え　「モデリング」 5:41方法　「5つの原則と7つの実践」 ■5つの原則 8:01 その1　自分に関連する内容に集中すること 8:50 その2　コミュニケーションの道具として使うこと 9:38 その3　理解によるインプット 10:32 その4　肉体的トレーニング 11:38 その5　心理状態 ■方法 12:16　その1　たくさん聞く 12:42　その2　まず意味を知る 13:32　その3 単語を組み合わせる 13:55　その4　最も頻繁に使われる単語に集中する 15:10　その5　親のような存在を見つける 16:29　その6　顔の動かし方をまねる 17:13　その7 イメージと直結する

I believe this! My first language is not English, but I learned it faster than my peers. Not because school taught me well, but because I interacted and spoke with natives! I’m sure I reached good fluency within 6 months, my memory isn’t too good as I was really young. (Around 7-9)

You know teacher is passionate about his topic when it looks like he’s gonna pass out at any second due to lack of oxygen

He forgot one main thing. You should begin to THINK in the language you want to learn. In the process of thinking, which is essentially talking to yourself in your head, use the language you want to learn to express your thoughts. That is very important! When you want to do small talk with somebody in the language you want to learn, think beforehand what you will say, how and why. I found that very useful. I could quickly learn the phrases I needed to but being able to improvise (which small talk actually is) is much more challenging. If you think in your native language and try to simultaneously translate to the foreign language a story, you quickly run into big trouble. That is why you have to learn to think in the foreign language. Then you can become fluent. At least these are my 2 cents...

Omg these are all so true! I experienced in first ✋. I'm from a Latin base country. By age 23 I moved to an English speaking country. I had studied at school English, totalling 8 years. I assume I knew English. Never practise speaking or listening, just grammar, exams in school. I was unable to understand anyone! But... By month 3 of having to 1) use & listen the language everyday (noone spoke my language) and 2) having a reason to use it (I was studying my degree in engineering in English too). 3) my face muscles used to hurt so much by the end of the day. But then....I one night at a party I realised suddenly I understood people's conversations around me. In a natural way, almost without paying attention. It was a damn lonely learning experience for or a few months but my god it was so worth it!!! I can't tell you in words the feeling of exhilaration when the brain starts making full sense of a new language. I wasn't fluent by month 3 but I made a huge leap that accelerated my learning thereafter.

I listened to this lecture almost ten years ago and today I again listen to it and get the point of what he was making us understand. very effective lecture for students who want to learn a second language.

My native language is Arabic, I can speak English and German and now I learn Chinese! After that I am going to learn Russian! Best of luck to all who learn languages.

Okay people, here is a long list of methods I've used to learn any new language. I hope this helps! -text/talk to any chatbot in target language(also helps if you're shy to talk to ppl) -Watch RU-vidrs in target language -read in target language(books, children stories, news, poetry, quotes) -listen to music in target language -have conversation with yourself in target language -change phone language -watch cartoons in target language -watch tv series/ movies in target language -write stories in target language -write songs/poetry in target language -watch podcast in target language -think in target language -pretend to be the first humans to speak language (E.g. look at the clouds and pretend you gave it the name) -play games in target language -associated words with feelings -associate words with pictures in your head -watch daily conversations in target language on youtube -listen to songs in target language -apply target language to hobbies/interests(e.g workout videos in french, guided meditation in Spanish, art DIY with German instructions) -write journal in target language -use analogies -find interview/get to know me questions and answer in target language -exercise to videos in target language -watch tutorial videos of any kind in target language -use captions in target language if available. Good luck!!!

Thank you Chris. To be honest this is the one video that has crowned my persistence with learning a new language over the years. Just about the time I was beginning to speak the language in real life (not just typing and listening to it), I found this video and all you said is exactly what I experienced. Much appreciated Mr. Lonsdale.

5 principles & 7 actions. 2 things don't matter: Talent, Immersion per se. ................. 5 principles of fast language acquisition: (1). Attention, meaning, relevance, memory (all are interconnected in very very important ways) - information that helps survival has relevance - information that helps achieve personal goals has relevance. So, the principle 1: focus on language content that is relevant to you. (2). Principle 2: Use your new language as a tool to communicate from day one. Like children do. (3). When you first understand the message, you will unconsciously acquire the language. Comprehension is the key. If you don't understand it your brain filters it out. You don't learn it. (4). Speaking. It takes muscle. Proper coordination is important. So start speaking. (5). Be happy, stress free. Don't go for accuracy in the beginning. ......................................... 7 actions of fast language learning: (1). Listen a lot Listen to tons and tons of the language. Brain soaking language. Your brain recognises the pattern of the language. (2). Focus on getting the meaning first. Even before the words. Use body language. (3). Start mixing. If you know 10 verbs, 10 nouns, 10 adjectives, you can make 1000 possible phrases. Language is a communicative process. What a baby does? Broken phrases. But they make the point across. Get creative. Have fun with it. (4). Focus on the core. Every language has high frequency content. Focus on high frequency contents of the language. (5). Get a language parent who understand your broken phrases and doesn't correct you. (6). Copy the face. Expressions. (7). Make image inside your mind. Connecting the mental images in a meaningful way. ................................................................

05:32 - How to learn any language in six months 07:59 - Principle # 1: Focus on language content that is relevant to you 08:49 - Principle # 2: Use your new language as a tool to communicate from day 1 09:37 - Principle # 3: When you first understand the message you will unconsciously acquire the language 10:31 - Principle # 4: Physiological training 11:45 - Principle # 5: Psycho-physiological state matters 12:22 - Action # 1: Listen a lot (brain soaking) 12:43 - Action # 2: Focus on getting the meaning first (before the words) 13:31 - Action # 3: Start mixing 13:58 - Action # 4: Focus on the core 15:22 - Action # 5: Get a language parent 16:29 - Action # 6: Copy the face 17:13 - Action # 7: "Direct connect" to mental images

My father is linguistic proffesor and every time he says : if you want to learn any language , your tongue has to touch to the native speakers tongue ...he meant get a partner and you will learn it quickly

Arabic is my first language and now I decide to learn English , actually when I was in elementary school I used to listen to English songs with lyrics and with the subtitle of my tongue language I’ve been doing this for fun or as a hobby because I enjoy singing then my English got better and better and I gained a lot of vocabulary because of this , now I can understand most of the conversation because my vocabulary has become wider and I have taken learning English seriously I also decided to learn Korean with English but I struggle with Korean a little , as it is the beginning , I love learning languages , I discovered that it is one of my hobbies, especially since I love learning about the cultures of those languages .

I have experimented it. I am in India for 6 months now. I speak Hindi with the natives and we underatand each other. The secret is passion and consistency!

im learning korean, ill be back here in six months to update yall start date: December 21 2020 end date: june 21 2021 wish me luck and hopefully I remember to come back here lmao edit january 7 2021: idk if yall are reading this but thank you all so much for the support in the replies! i cant go @'ing everyone who replied sadly but anyways I'll remember to come back here in 5 months I promise good luck to everyone who's learning a new language too btw

既に誰かが書いているかもしれないけれど、日本人向けに・・・ ５つの原則 07:59= #1 自分の関連する言語の部分に集中する（学習ツールを使いこなす）。 08:49= #2 初日から言葉を使ってコミュニケーションをとる。 09:37= #3 メッセージを前もって理解していると、無意識に言葉が身につく。 10:31= #4 肉体的トレーニング（顔にある43の筋肉を使って他人が聞き取れる発音を作り出すこと）。 11:45= #5 外国語を学ぶ時は リラックスしている状態が重要である。 ７つの実践 12:22= #1 たくさん聞くこと。 12:43= #2 言葉の前にまず意味を知ること。 13:31= #3 子供のように（動詞、形容詞、名詞をランダムに）単語を組み合わせること。 13:58= #4 頻繁に使われる部分にこだわる（1000語は日常のやりとりの8割で使われている）。 15:22= #5 外国語の先生（練習・添削家庭教師）を見つける。 16:29= #6 発音時のジェスチャーを真似る。 17:13= #7 言葉を元からある自分の頭の中のイメージに関連づける（直結）。

I love this video! Chris Lonsdale's way of learning languages quickly is fantastic. I've been learning languages for years and his ideas make a lot of sense. Immersion in the language and culture, as he talks about, really helps. I've tried similar methods and they made a huge difference to me. It's amazing how much progress you can make in a short period of time when you're completely immersed in the language. I've found that practising with native speakers and using the language in real-life situations is really helpful. This video makes me feel inspired to keep learning and trying new things. It's great to see people share their knowledge to help others succeed. Thank you for such a helpful and motivating video!

15:12 個人的に一番の難所 ｢外国語の親｣を見つける

*********5 Principles********** 1) Focus on language content that is relevant to you. (7:59) 2) Use your new language as tool to communicate from day 1. (8:50) 3) When you first understand the message your will unconsciously acquire the language. (9:35) 4) It's physiological training. (speak, listen) (10:28) 5) Physiological state matters. (You're having fun, you're curious, relaxed) (11:37) ************Actions you should take to learn a language******** 1) Listen a lot. (12:21) 2) Focus on getting the meaning first. (Learn by body language etc, patterns you already know). (12:43) 3) Start mixing. (13:28) 4) Focus on the core (Learn 1000 most used words, go for 3000 for pro level) (13:57) 5) Get a language parent. (15:20) 6) Copy the face. (16:29) 7) Direct connect to mental images. (connect sounds, images, feeling with words) (17:12) 8) Thumbs up? so others can see this.

有益な話も聞けて英語のリスニングもできるってほんと素敵 まじで頑張ろうと思えた、モチベあがった

I have learned six languages, and now I’m learning the seventh this time by myself (Finnish language), and he is right. These are neuropsychological principles that can help you learning anything you want… of course you also need a reliable source of information, like a good language book with the grammar rules (unfortunately without grammar you can’t do anything).

7:00 where Video starts I got you

If you want to go to one precise point in this video here you go : The 5 Principles of learning a new language : 7:59 #1 Focus on langugage content that is relevant to you 8:50 #2 Use your new language as a tool to communicate... from day 1 9:37 #3 When you first understand the message, you will unconsciously acquire the language 10:29 #4 Physiological training 11:38 #5 Psycho-physiological state matters The 7 Actions for rapid language acquisition : 12:21 #1 Listen a lot 12:43 #2 Focus on getting the meaning first 13:29 #3 Start mixing 13:55 #4 Focus on the core 15:11 #5 Get a language parent 16:29 #6 Copy the face 17:12 #7 "Direct connect" to mental images

I'm so grateful to lessons about how to learn any language effectively. To be honest, I'm see this several tips in somewhere and I applied maximally but at the moment I have just recognized that. This things make me feel fascinating and unbelievable. Your hypothesis are truly persuade me. Moverover, you also referd to my country which I very proud of it. See you a journey in Vietnam. Thanks a lot!

One of the most informative and practical talk. I was very tens to learn English and my mistake is to first learn Grammer and then write or talk it. But now , i know how to learn it. Thank you so much sir .... Its very very beneficial.

To learn English ,guys, you should only do one thing. you should practice. Yaeh practice try to go back in time and imagine yourself as a baby. How could you learn your mother language? By listening, right Listening and trying to speak. try and make mistakes. it's fine, But in the end i promise you. you will do it

I am fluent in 5 languages including some of the toughest ones like Mandarin, German , Japanese and currently picking up Spanish so I can tell you that these are absolutely true.

7 action points Listen a lot : 12:00 Understand meaning before word: 12:50 Start mixing: 13:35 Focus on the core : 14:01 Get a language parent : 15:10 Copy the face : 16:40 Direct connect: 17:10

6:58 4 Words: Attention-Meaning-Relevance-Memory 7:58 1st Principle:Focus on Language Content that is relevant to you We learn tools the fastest when they are relevant to us 8:48 2nd Principle: Use your Language as a Tool to Communicate from Day One ! 9:37 3rd Principle: When you first Understand the Language ... you will unconsciously Acquire the Language! 10:29 4th Principle: Physiological Training: Hear the language, if you can't hear it you cant understand it and you cant learn it, and speaking 11:38 5th Principle: Psycho-Physiological State matters: If you are happy, relaxed in an alpha brain state, curious you will learn very quickly, but dont be to perfectionist, be fine with understanding some and some not 12:16 7 actions for learning, 12:18 1: Listen a lot 12:42 2: get the Meaning first 13:29 3: Start mixing: If you have 10 verbs and 10 nouns you can create 1000 sentences 13:57 4: Focus on Core: 3000 Words covers 98% of anything you are gonna say in daily conversation 14:22 Week 1Tool Box: Questions in Language to help you learn: "What is this?" ; "How do you say?" ; " I dont understand" 14:40 Week 2: You should be saying things like : you, that, me, hot ; Pronouns, Common Verbs, Adjectives 14:53 Week 3-4: Glue Words:although, but, therefore, and 15:20 5: Get a language Parent: 16:04 Rules for a language Parent: 1 works/tries to understand what you are saying; 2 Does not correct mistakes; 3 confirms understanding by using correct language; 4 uses Words the learner knows 16:28 6: Copy the Face: Hear how it feels and feel how it sounds, look at a native speaker uses their face 17:11 7: Direct Connect to mental Images: Verything you know is an image inside your head, go to that image and connect it with sounds

Just dive in that language: speak to people, read their books, watch their movies. Go all in.

I love how he was almost out breath, shows he was passionate about sharing his message

学习一门新语言的5个原则： 7:59 #1 关注与你相关的语言内容 8:50 #2 从第一天起，将你的新语言用作交流的工具 9:37 #3 当你理解消息时，你将不知不觉地习得语言 10:29 #4 生理训练 11:38 #5 保持好的心理和生理状态 迅速学习语言的7个方式： 12:21 #1 大量聆听 12:43 #2 先关注意义 13:29 #3 组合学得的内容 13:55 #4 关注语言中的核心内容 15:11 #5 找一个语伴 16:29 #6 模仿语言发音时的面部表情 17:12 #7 将语言连接到脑海中的图像

one of the best talks on language learning Ive heard so far

I'm so glad I could understand 99% of what he said even though my mother tongue is not the english. And I've learned by my self :)

I learned 1000 words in German in 3 months, but since I'm a perfectionist I've struggled to speak, because I'm scared it won't be perferct. This video inspired me to JUST DO IT. "It Doesn't have to be perfect; it just has to work!"

Highly apprecitate your advice and TEDx Talks for sharing this video. Based on the advice LISTEN A LOT, I just followed and my listening skill has been improving. I have boosted my English rather than before and have more motivation to learn and improve more. And the first time I fall in love with this language. Once again, thank you so much! Very meaningful for a learner like me.

I found this talk to be very inspirational- I have been making excuses to myself for so many years as to why I can’t learn. And now I have found the answer to help with achieving my goal. Language learning for me has to be relevant, a natural process rather than heavy duty grammar books. My brain just shuts off once the rule books come out.

I love how this guy is getting more and more excited as the talk progress.

From my experience, I can tell that he's absolutely right. I'm from Spain and I'm 16 years old, almost 17. I've been studying English since I was 3 years old at school, but it wasn't until almost two years ago when I became better at it unconsciously. I started watching videos and series in English, I read everyday in English many posts on Twitter and I was having fun with it. Nowadays, while my classmates are extremely struggling with it because they only study with books in class, I don't need to open a book because I've interiorized the grammar without noticing it, and also a lot of vocabulary. And that's the important and better part of language learning, just having fun while doing it. Now I'm applying the same tips in my journey studying french, which I´ve been studying for 5 years but I'm still in a very basic level, and Korean. Sorry for this long message but I wish you all a happy language learning!!

Wow this video is posted 8 years ago and this guy's talk still so much useful He is just amazing!

05:32 - How to learn any language in six months? 07:00 - Four words: Meaning, Relevance, Attention, Memory 5 Principles: 07:59 - Principle # 1: Focus on language content that is relevant to you. Do not go for chemistry specific words if you are not interested or involved with chemistry. 08:49 - Principle # 2: Use your new language as a tool to communicate from day one. 09:37 - Principle # 3: When you first understand the message you will unconsciously acquire the language. 10:31 - Principle # 4: Physiological training. Understand what I hear. Get used to the sounds of the other language, so as to accostum your brain to those sounds and not filter them. 11:45 - Principle # 5: Psycho-physiological state matters. In order to learn effectively, you should be relaxed and in a good mental state. 7 actions: 12:22 - Action # 1: Listen a lot. (brain soaking) 12:43 - Action # 2: Focus on getting the meaning first before getting the words. (non-verbal communication, context, etc.) 13:31 - Action # 3: Start mixing. Be creative and make phrases with the little vocabulary that one has. Shuffle (verbs, adjectives, nouns randomly) like children. 13:58 - Action # 4: Focus on the core. (1000 words are used in 85% of daily interaction, 3000 words 98%) 15:22 - Action # 5: Get a language parent. (practice and correction tutor) 16:29 - Action # 6: Copy the face. Pay attention to the face of the native speaker, so as to imitate the gestures when pronouncing. 17:13 - Action # 7: Do not memorize words literally, but create an image or concept of the word.

5 Principles. 7 Actions. (Listed below) Principle #1: Focus on a language that is relevant to you. Principle #2: Use your new language as a tool to communicate *FROM DAY ONE!!!* Principle #3: When you *first* understand the *message* you unconsciously *acquire* the language. Principle #4: Physiological Training. Principle #5: Psychophysoilogical STATE matters. And learn to be tolerant of ambiguity. 7 Actions for Rapid Language Acquisition: 1. Active listening. 2. Focus on getting the meaning first (before the words). 3. Start mixing (10 verbs x 10 nouns x 10 adjectives = 1000 possible phrases). 4. focus on the core. 5. Get a "Language Parent" 5a. Works to understand what you are saying. 5b. Does not correct mistakes. 5c. Confirms understanding by using correct language. 5d. Uses words the learner knows. 6. Copy the face 7. "Direct Connect" to Mental Images

i like how he's really calm and suddenly REALLY TALKING HARSHLY AND LOUDLY

This is a really useful video for beginners to learn English like me. I try to apply these lessons to improve my English. Thank you so much for the lessons you shared.

hey .. I was here for 2 years ago to learn English and i got a new job offer after achieving fluency in English but i am here again to get motivated as I learn German now so i just wanted to say guys it really happens and we can all do it just keep trying and learning 🥰

we're all gonna come out of quarantine as polyglots

It only begins at 7:00. To summ up (attention-meaning-relevance-memory): 5 principles: I. Focus on language content that is relevant to you. II. Use your new language as a tool to communicate from day 1. III. When you first understand the message, than you will unconscisously acquire the language. IV. Physiological training V. Psychological state matters 7 actions: I. Listen a Lot II. Focus on getting the meaning first III. Start mixing (verbs, nouns, adjectives) IV. 4 weeks: Week 1 Tool Box: a) what is this?, b) how do you say?, c) I don't understand Week 2-3 Pronouns, Nouns, Common Verbs, adjectives (you, that, give, me, hot) Week 4 Glue words (although, therefore, but, even though, etc.) V. Get a language parent. VI. Copy the face. VII. "Direct Conect" to mental images

谢谢你老师。What he said is truly effective and efficient. I uses his teachings to learn Mandarin, Korean and Japanese. Huge thank you to him.

Why don't we all learn a different language and come back in 6 months to hold a conversation in the comments?

1、自分に関わる言葉に注目すること 2、最初からその言語をコミュニケーシ ョンの道具とすること 3、先に言葉の意味を理解すること 4、表情筋が痛くなるぐらい話すこと 5、心を落ち着かせ、心が楽しく好奇心を持てるような状態のときに学ぶこと 実践1、たくさんきけ！ 実践2、意味を知ってから言語知れ 実践3、伝わらないことを恐れず、 言葉を組み合わせよう 実践4、核となる部分に注目し、学ぶ上で役立つものを身につけよう 実践5、言語の親を持ち、言語を安心して理解できる環境を持とう 実践6、顔の動かし方を知ろう 実践7、その単語を自分の中のイメージと結びつけよう

This appeared in my feed when I have almost exactly 6 months before I study abroad. Perfect

I love seeing how so many people have a desire to learn another language, how many already know multiple languages and those who are willing to help each other. This is what you call a beautiful comment thread that actually feels good to read.

“ a drowning man can not learn to swim.” That hit 💯

Very inspiring talk! We live in a great time that we can listen such a precious talk from anywhere in the world for free.

first step : WILLING TO LEARN

My Index Four words: 7:00 Meaning, Relevance, Attention, Memory 1# Principle: 7:12 - 8:00 Focus on language content that is relevant to you. 2# Principle: 8:05 - 8:50 Use your New Language as a Tool to Communicate... from Day 1. 3# Principle 9:00 - 9:38 When you first UNDERSTAND the MESSAGE, you will acquire the language unconsciously. 4# Principle 10:30 - 11:36 Physiological Training! 5# Principle 11:38 - 12:16 Psycho-physiological STATE Matters! Seven Action: 12:16 1# Action: 12:20 Listen A LOT! 2# Action 12:43 Focus on getting the meaning FIRST! 3# Action 13:28 Start Mixing. 4# Action 13:55 Focus on the Core. (4 Weeks) 4# ~First Week 14:26 4# ~ Second - Third Week 14:39 4# ~ Fourth Week 14:56 5# Action 15:09 Get a Language Parent. 5# ~4 Rules 16:09 6# Action 16:28 Copy the Face. 7# Action 17:12 Direct Connect to Mental Images.

I'm a native Turkish speaker, I understood everything you said easily and I gained confidence. Thank you very much for all these invaluable suggestions, I'll try to use them to learn German

5 Principles: 07:59= #1 Focus on the relevant content of the language (master the learning tools) 08:49= #2 Use language from day one to communicate. 09:37= #3 When you understand the message, you unconsciously acquire the language. 10:31= #4 physiological training (understand what I hear) 11:45= #5 If you're sad, angry, upset, worried, you're not going to learn, period. 7 actions: 12:22= #1 I listen a lot. 12:43= #2 Understand the meaning first before the word. 13:31= #3 Shuffle (verbs, adjectives, nouns randomly) like children. 13:58= #4 Focus on the basics (1000 words are used in 80% of daily interaction) 15:22= #5 Get a language parent (practice and correction tutor). 16:29= #6 Imitate the gestures when pronouncing. 17:13= #7 Direct connection with an image. (Relate)

At school in Argentina we have english classes twice a week for 18 years. All the way from kindergarten to high school. Students leave high school with a very mediocre level. We are told we need to sit for the international exams, the Cambridge ones. The most popular one is the FCE (First Certificate Exam). We are told this is a MUST if you want to have a successful career no matter your field of expertise. I sat for that test. I got a 98 out of 100. And I learnt to speak english just like a baby does, by listening and repeating. My tool? RU-vid. Simple as that. My friends who pay attention in english classes didn't get higher than 70, some didn't even pass the test. The way languages are taught at school is counter-intuitive and very stupid. You will never speak a language better than you speak your native tongue. We must ask ourselves; how did we learn our native tongue? and THEN try to replicate that when attempting to learn a new language.

I have learned 20% from this guy and 80% from the analysis of those who have commented.

i am chinese prepareing IELTS...thanks for your lecture....i learned a lot...language is a tool to help people communicate....to make people understand each other....no need to be 100％ accurate

5 Principles: 1. Focus on content of the language that is important and useful for you (z.B. do not go for chemistry specific words if you are not interested or involved with chemistry). 2. Comunicate from day 1, whatever you know. 3. If you first understand the message, then your subconscious part of the brain will do the rest and it will be way easier to learn. 4. Get used to the sounds of the other language, so as to accostum your brain to those sounds and not filter them. 5. In order to learn effectively, you should be relaxed and in a good mental state. 7 actions: 1. Listen a lot, "brain soaking". 2. Try to get the meaning first before getting the words (non-verbal communication, context, etc.) 3. Be creative and make phrases with the little vocabulary that one has. 4. Focus on the basics (in English, 1000 words eqs to 85%; 3000 words 98%) 5. Get a language "parent" (someone one has confidence with and can speak with ease) 6. Pay attention to the face of the native speaker, so as to imitate the sounds. 7. Do not memorize words literally, but create an image or concept of the word.

im gonna go do this i'll be back in 6 months edit: lmao who actually thought i was gonna follow through with this, sorry to disappoint but i can barely speak english

As a qualified linguist, English language teacher, and student of Korean, my advice is this: 1.Sure, follow this guys advice. They are good ideas. 2.Don't believe you can learn in 6 months, you will set yourself up for disapointment. 3. Old fashioned study of grammar points and vocab lists out of a textbook can be boring, but will accelerate your learning in a way these other methods can't. You should use every method available.

1.5 years ago I knew the base of English and in this time I've made real progress. I can understand a lot of what I hear. I'm extremely upset with my speaking only but I strongly believe to improve it! Thank you for this video.

I've learned for one year and three months for myself and I think that I learn enough to speak with other people, I don't speak or write perfect but I read and heard and I understand very well. I started to learn German now and I think soon I could speak in this language too

I just found my birth family after 19 years after we were separated, the only thing is Dad still isn't that fluent in English after being in the US for 20 ish years. So I am going to try to speed run learning basic Spanish so we can somewhat talk to each other. Wish me luck and see you in 6 months!

I'm 17 and i learn english by myself.. I understand everrything in this video, i'm so proud of me.

Spot on. Amazing! Thank you so much for all the advice. Absolutely fantastic. I'm learning Bisaya (a dialect in the Philippines) so I'll use it there

I want to admit that this is the most interesting and comprehensive talk of all the TED talks I have ever watched.

2nd day trying to learn japanese while quarantined. I’m a native german speaker and am fluent in french, english and spanish. Wish me luck Day 3: I can remember about 90% of the Hiragana without the tenten. I’ll revise more and soon start with the tenten. I also started to watch a video about the japanese verb group. Nevertheless I have to be pretty fluent in Hiragana to conjugate verbs. I also learnt about the concept of furigana Day 9: I can read all the hiragana but it‘s hard to memorize the correct pronounciation. I struggle with U and hu ( apparently U is pronounced like UGH and Hu is pronounced like Hu & Fu (its kinda a middle thing)) I also managed to learn the tenten :). Currently I‘m watching youtube videos to remember the correct pronounciation and also read hiragana Day 12: I couldn‘t really study past these 3 days. I listened to japanese videos and know some words and sentences. Day 13: Today I‘ve learnt particles for instance the question mark Ka etc Day 16: I’m now able to conjugate the polite form Masu. Day 17: i’ve watched a lot of anime in Japanese to get used to it and I’m now able to write some basic sentences:) but only in hiragana yet わたしは にほんご を はなしたい。 Day 20: I’ve learnt some rules and I‘ll buy myself a book to study にほんご ! Day 23: Yesterday I learnt how to conjugate every verb type. Nevertheless I still haven’t bought the book yet but I can say / know basic sentences... I’m now able to write the entire Hiragana, it’s tenten and forms like きょう = Kyō which means today or きよう which means Skillful. Despite of that I also learnt Personal pronouns although it’s rude to speak to someone that directly and the W’s questions. Day 33: I just finished learning the te, ta and also learnt how to conjugate adjectives. I also started to learn Katakana since I’m now able to write Hiragana. Day 35: I‘ve been self studying and kinda struggle. I am closely able to memorize Katakana and I already know how to write some kanji’s. Despite of that I‘m gonna learn for the Jlpt N5 exam. 本を買いたい ! I think that I want to move to Japan one day thus I watched videos about the pitch e.g. ここ has two meanings. If you say it like こ↗️こ it means here but saying こ↘️こ means rain Day 39: I listened to Japanese Jlpt N4 and I actually understood everything she said and this make me kind of proud. I am almost done with Katakana but I am still learning on how to use it correctly. Despite of that I also learnt how to conjugate い & な adjectives... Here’s an example sentence : わなしはぜんぜんシャイじゃないです。 でもわたしのおとうとはちょっとシャイです。 This means : I am not extremely shy. But my little brother is a little bit shy. Day 43: I am already done with Katakana and I am now ready for kanji! I already watched videos on how to study it the best and I think I found a really good way. I can’t wait 😊 Day 46: I learnt some basic kanji’s for instance 降る which means to fall from the sky and is used in combination with 雨 = Rain & 雪= Snow. So it’s rains means 雨が降っています。which means literally: rain falling from the sky is .. I am almost 2 months in ... I’ll be back in 4 months Little update: ただいま。毎日日本語を勉強しますが、日本語はとても難しいです。今から自己紹介します。こんにちは。べンです。十八歳でドイツ人です。フランス語を専攻している大学生です。よろしくお願いします。 Edit: 4 months later and I can introduce myself. This make me proud since I really struggled with kanji before but am now getting comfortable with it Update after 6months : Hey so I‘m back and I can say that I‘m not fluent ! It took me at least 2 months to adjust myself to kanji. At first I couldn’t learn more than 10 Kanjis but now I learn more than 25 a day. I would say that I know all Jlpt N5 kanji’s so far but I don’t think that I know all the grammar yet. Japanese is a beautiful language and you should learn it too :). Edit: I’ll expand my update but I gotta work on my school projects now

I started learning English while I was in quarantine. That was not forced me because I'm in Japan, but I had some time staying at home. I'm going to keep learning.

5:44 5 principles 7 actions 6:26 2 Things that really don´t matter: talent and immersion per se 7:03 5 principles of rapid language acquisition 7:06 Four words: Attention, meaning, relevance and memory 7:52 Information that helps achieve personal goals has relevance 7:59 Principle # 1: Focus on language content that is relevant to you. 8:49 9:37 10:31 11:45

Wow, what a amazing explanation of how to learn a second language! So useful, and so understandable! Realy realy enjoy that!

A Japanese guy told me to start with children's songs. That' s how children learn Japanese, he said.

This video has been sitting in my Watch Later Playlist for about 6 months now.

I'm from Vietnam, I was really happy because I hear you mentioned my country in your presentation

Interesting. I'm Russian who learning English. I understood all video and I very happy. Thank you.

A woman struggled with Dutch, then she came across the principles, she applied these and she learnt Portuguese!

I speak and write English, Dutch, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German and Catalan. Except for Dutch, wich I learned in 7 months, I never went to school to learn any of the other languages. First thing you need to have in mind is: "If any other person in the world, native or not, can speak this or that language, I can do it too." People call it determination.

Thank you. I didn't know this rules, but on the same way I learned czech language and really I had a great result for me after 6 months. Now I'll use this rules for improving my English. And I'll recommend this video for everyone

I’m learning English and I’m happy because I can understand the big part of the Ted talk without subtitles I feel me happpyyyyyyyyy

Best ways to learn any language : 1. Watch movies and TV shows religiously in that language you're learning. 2. Learn singing songs in that language. 3. Marry someone who is native in that language. 4. Learn like Yoda. Some languages are structured backwards. For example, "I watch TV" in another language could be structured as "I TV watch" or "TV I watch". Japanese and Malay are two examples of this backwards structure.

I'm Vietnamese. Thank you very much. Now i'm 58, i learn every thing, every day because of retired man have nothing else to do.

It's Been 10 Years But Still One Of The Best Best Video On RU-vid

i watch this video at 2022, the video was uploaded 8 years ago. and now i just want to say thanks to Ted and Chris Lonsdale. this video make big impact in my journey to get second language. Thanks again

Hey, my native language is Spanish, when I was 8 years I went to the US 3 months, I went to a school I was more a listener. I didn't talk with the other kids because, I only knew how to say hello, bye, some colors and numbers, I watched videos in English, I heard people talking in english everyday, without noticing it, I was able to understand, I remember telling my mom "Mom! I had a conversation with a girl, I asked her what was her favorite color" Yes, it was very very simple, but for me and my mom wasn't. I learned English literally by myself, no one translated for me. The last year I improved a lot, good luck to everyone! If you want to learn a language, you have to be motivated, you have to take it seriously, try listening songs in that language, watch videos in that language, even if you don't understand, that will help you. Right now I'm learning Japanese, Korean and French. I will comeback in 6 months! Hi! I forgot to come, sorry, I have been learning a lot, I’m also in school since October so I don’t have too much time to progress, it has been a little bit difficult, specially grammar, but so far, I progressed a lot, if we talk about Korean, I can understand a lot now. Don’t give up! You can do it! :)

I'll be back in six months... I'll try japanese. Remember me. We can't go out because the virus so I'll have plenty time 17/03/2020

5 Principes : 07:59= #1 Focus sur le contenu pertinent de la langue (maîtriser les outils d'apprentissage) 08:49= #2 Utilisez le langage dès le premier jour pour communiquer. 09:37= #3 Lorsque vous comprenez le message, vous acquérez inconsciemment le langage. 10:31= #4 entraînement physiologique (comprendre ce que j'entends) 11:45= #5 Si vous êtes triste, en colère, bouleversé, inquiet, vous n'allez pas apprendre, point final. 7 actions : 12:22= #1 J'écoute beaucoup. 12:43= #2 Comprenez d'abord le sens avant le mot. 13:31= #3 Mélangez (verbes, adjectifs, noms au hasard) comme des enfants. 13:58= #4 Concentrez-vous sur les bases (1000 mots sont utilisés dans 80 % des interactions quotidiennes) 15:22= #5 Trouvez un parent de langue (tuteur de pratique et de correction). 16:29= #6 Imitez les gestes lorsque vous prononcez. 17:13= #7 Connexion directe avec une image. (Relater)

Wao.. So enthusiatstic and totally immersed in his talk!!! what a passionate talk by this gentleman