This is 100% true! I learnt a lot of Thai by watching Jackie Chan films dubbed into Thai over and over. It really improved my understanding and speaking a lot. I'm not very good at learning languages and if it wasn't for this method I don't think I'd ever be able to get to anything beyond basic tourist phrases.
Absolutely! RU-vid is actually an awesome resource for that. I remember when I was 11 or 12 I used to rewatch the same Smosh videos until I fully understood them and how much it helped me improve my English skills :)
@languagesonfire2796 lol glad to see my strategy is sound I pick a show and watch the episode, write down the vocab I hear and study that while watching the episode on loop until I have it all
I did this with Amélie when I was learning French. I let it loop on my tv for months because I just liked it enough to watch it endlessly. Eventually I basically memorized the entire movie.
I have inadvertently been doing this while trying to learn Russian. I listen to some favorite pop songs a lot - and as I become more familiar with them, I even know what to expect and can sing along (without understanding exactly what I am singing). Well lately, I have noticed that sometimes an oft-repeated passage jumps out at me and I find that I *understand* it! 😮Amazing! 😄
Yeah! So many of us do it without even realizing how helpful it is haha. I remember when I was like 9, I used to listen to Jason Mraz's "I'm Yours" on repeat and learned the lyrics without even knowing what I was singing. What surprised me was how quickly I started to feel more comfortable with English phonetics and pronunciation. I think that really helped me out haha.
I'm quite advanced in english, some might say even fluent, however depending on the content - mostly movies and tv shows. i just can't understand them a reasonable amount without subtitles. would you think that rewatching the same movie or tv show over and over again would close this gap ? and whats your advice on using subtitles on this repetition approach ( should i use it or should i not use it at all?)
Just found your channel - this advice is excellent. Repetition is very important in order to progress from Beginner to Intermediate. My students that I help learn French have been seeing good progress, not by using Anki cards, but instead using Assimil. Anki is an excellent resources as well. I look forward to seeing your future videos. Rory.
This is amazing advice! I've done this unconsciously for many years and I always felt the benefits almost immediately. I have a couple go-to series which I watched when starting all my new languages and before branching out into content specific to each one. When you know the scenes almost by heart it gives you a huge boost in comprehension and subsequently motivation!! :)
Thank you! I'm really glad you liked it and btw you are totally right that knowing what the characters are supposed to say is really helpful when figuring it the words they are using, and it feels great to see that you actually understand it :)
That is such a good show for this. I have literally watched it at least once for every language I tried to learn for real, so about eleven times so far hahaha.
On it! We really appreciate the feedback! So glad you liked it :) We've got a new video coming in a few days about the top misconceptions that get in the way of people (especially beginners) who want to learn a new language, so stay tuned for that! 🤞
I have been doing this with 60 minutes of Brazilian music. As i do this i have noticed i am picking up subtle things I didn't hear before. Like in the song Oracao, when they sang Cabe O, or Cabe Uma, i wasn't hearing the end of Cabe. But now I hear it. In the song Boa Sorte when she sings especiais i was hearing speci... Not especi... Now i can hear the espec... There are other examples. Point is, repeated listens have enabled my brain to distinguish the sounds and words, without me trying.
Yeah, the best thing about this approach is that it's completely automatic but also enjoyable :) Music has definitely played a key role in most people's learning journeys, probably because we replay songs them many times over and enjoy them so much.
