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okay so if you grew up in north america like me
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and took a few years of language classes in school there's a good chance you still only speak one language
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and honestly i get it learning another language is extremely hard
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and if your experience was anything like mine learning a language probably meant memorizing grammar rules
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and drilling flashcards until you never wanted to see the language you were learning ever again
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but i am here to convince you to give it another shot
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because learning a second language isn't just an incredible way to discover a new culture connect with people,
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and experience a part of the world that was previously inaccessible to you, it also literally changes your brain.
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And today, I want to break down five of the biggest ways becoming bilingual can change your brain,
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plus five things I've learned from my own experience of learning a second language that can help you learn one too.
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So first things first, I've been interested in learning languages for a long ass time.
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When I was still in middle school, I remember downloading Duolingo and attempting to learn French and Spanish, which was unfortunately not very successful.
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Well, that is until about eight months ago when I decided to start relearning French.
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But this time around, it started to actually work out for me.
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Fast forward to now, and I'm currently sitting somewhere around the B1, B2 level, which is about upper intermediate to lower advanced.
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And so far, the process of learning another language has enriched my life in
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so many ways like learning
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so much about the french culture being able to consume french media
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and actually being able to speak to french people all of these benefits have been insanely cool
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but personally what i find most interesting is how learning a second language actually changes your brain
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and it's all because of a process called neuroplasticity
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so the fascinating thing about your brain is
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that it isn't just this fixed unchanging organ that you get
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when you're born
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and then carry around for the rest of your life your brain is actually incredibly plastic changing
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and adapting throughout your life in response to what you learn and experience
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and the thing about learning a second language it is a major driver of neuroplasticity whenever you learn new vocab
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or grammar or sentence structure and actually practice retrieving
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that information your brain is physically changing itself to adapt to that learning
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and researchers can actually see some these changes happening in the
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brain for example in one study brain imaging research found changes in the white matter during second language acquisition
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which is the tissue
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that helps different areas of your brain communicate with each other there's also been research
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that has found differences in the brain's gray matter
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which is the tissue involved in things like thinking memory movement
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and sensory processing in people who speak multiple languages
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and what's especially interesting is
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that you don't even have to be completely fluent for this to happen studies have found changes in gray matter
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and areas involved in processing a new language even during the early stages of learning.
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So basically as soon as you start learning a new language your brain starts adapting to the demands
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you're putting on it which is so insanely cool to me.
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But anyway at this point you might be thinking okay cool
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so the brain changes but what does that actually do for you?
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And that's where the science gets even more interesting,
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which brings me into five ways learning a second language can actually specifically benefit your brain.
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So the first benefit of learning a second language is it can boost your attention.
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These days, so many people struggle with their ability to focus.
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If you've spent an hour scrolling TikTok only to realize
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that you can't make it through a 10 -minute YouTube video without checking your phone, you probably know what I mean.
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But interestingly, learning another language may actually help with this
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which makes sense because
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when you're learning another language you have to constantly pay attention
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you have to listen carefully to distinguish between unfamiliar sounds
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you have to remember what words mean you have to figure out where one word ends
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and another begins and you have to keep track of grammar
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and sentence structure basically your brain is just doing a shitload of work all at once
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and one area that's particularly involved in this work is the prefrontal cortex
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which plays an important role in things like attention decision making
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and executive control in one study researchers looked at people learning gaelic
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and compared them with people who weren't learning a language
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and people who were taking another intensive course
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and what they found is the language learning group showed significant improvements in their attentional abilities
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which is interesting but the part that really caught my interest is
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that the improvements showed up after just one single week of language learning
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and it didn't seem to matter how old the participants were either.
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They followed people from different age groups, and the benefits weren't just limited to the younger participants.
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Even people that were 60 or 70 benefited from language learning.
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Which is all to say, whether you're 25, like I am, or 75, learning a language can potentially boost your ability to focus.
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Anyway, I don't know about you, but one thing I really want is to become a little bit smarter.
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And learning another language, so says the science, might actually help with that, which is the second benefit of learning a second language.
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Not because learning another language is going to magically increase your IQ by 20 points, but because learning another language requires you to constantly identify,
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learn, and manipulate new patterns.
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You have to learn a completely new system of rules, figure out how those rules work, notice exceptions, and compare structures between languages.
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Basically, you're constantly trying to figure out how to express an idea using a system that you're still learning.
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And there's some evidence that this kind of mental exercise can have benefits beyond language itself.
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One meta analysis looked at 20 studies examining the relationship between language learning and academic performance.
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18 of those 20 studies found better academic performance among language learners across a variety of subjects, including literacy, English, math, and science.
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Now, in my case, I'm not in school anymore, so I don't get to use my French skills to boost my math grade,
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but I do spend a ridiculous amount of time simply teaching myself new things.
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And if learning another language helps me become better at processing information, recognizing patterns, thinking flexibly, or solving problems,
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that's a pretty useful side effect of a hobby I already enjoy doing also speaking of teaching myself new things
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if you also enjoy teaching yourself new things
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and consider yourself like me a highly curious person who loves to learn
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then you would most definitely enjoy my newsletter the curious mind where i write in -depth articles on self education
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and learning and all the stuff i'm curious about so if
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that piques your curiosity there will be a link to subscribe for free in the description anyway the third way
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that learning a second language can benefit your brain is probably not that surprising it can improve your memory
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This one probably makes intuitive sense because learning a language requires you to remember an absolutely ridiculous amount of information like words,
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phrases, grammar rules, pronunciation, and even cultural nuances.
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In fact, when it comes to learning a language, several memory systems are involved,
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like your short -term memory that helps you hold on to new words or phrases while you're actively working with them,
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and your long -term memory that helps you retain vocabulary, grammar rules, and other information in the long term.
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Learning a second language works out both of these systems, which can help you train and improve both your short -term and your long -term memory.
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And in one study, researchers actually found that bilinguals performed better on certain memory tasks than monolinguals, which was true across different age groups.
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There's also been some interesting research around the hippocampus, which is the area of the brain that's heavily involved in learning,
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memory, and spatial navigation, which can help with things like remembering locations and navigating your environment.
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So all to say, if you're looking for a way to exercise your memory
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while learning something genuinely useful learning another language is again a
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pretty good option anyway a fourth benefit of learning another language is
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that it can help you out socially this one actually surprised me a little bit
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when i learned about it i mean obviously learning another language
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can have a social benefit where you get to talk to more people
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but research has also found that bilingual people have greater social flexibility
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which basically means they're better able to adapt to new environments deal with change and consider other people's perspectives
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And that actually makes a lot of sense when you think about what learning another language requires.
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When you're speaking a language that you're not completely comfortable with, you have to really listen to another person.
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You can't just half -listen while you're thinking about what you're going to say next.
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You have to actually pay attention to their words, their tone, their facial expressions, the context of the conversation,
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basically every little clue you can get to figure out what the hell is going on
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and what is being said and
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that can be pretty good practice for communication in general which can seep into your daily interactions.
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There's also research suggesting that learning another language can exercise our ability to understand other people's perspectives
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which can have implications for things like empathy and communication.
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So yeah as a massive introvert I'm personally very happy to discover
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that my hobby of language learning can also help my social skills too.
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And finally Finally, learning another language may also give your creativity skills a little glow -up.
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One meta -analysis found a positive relationship between foreign language learning and measures of creative flexibility, fluency, and originality.
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Researchers aren't completely sure why this relationship exists.
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It could have something to do with changes in brain connectivity, or it could be related to the cognitive demands of switching between languages,
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or it could be the mental challenge of learning something so complex, or it could just be some combination of all of these things.
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The exact mechanism underlying it is unclear, but personally, I can see pretty clearly why language learning might help with creativity.
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I mean, a huge - part of creativity is being able to take different pieces of information
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and just connect them in new ways and that's basically what you're doing constantly
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when learning another language you're taking on familiar words sounds grammar rules
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and concepts and figuring out how they fit together you're constantly piecing together information
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that didn't previously mean anything to you
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and at the same time you're building an entirely new pool of knowledge
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that you can draw from so if creativity is partly about combining things
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that haven't been combined before
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and slapping them together then learning another language gives your brain a lot more material to work with
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and as a creative person myself
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this is a hugely positive benefit for me anyway hopefully by this point i've convinced you
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that learning another language is pretty damn good for your brain
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and that you should probably start learning a second language
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but there's still one teeny tiny problem learning another language is still incredibly freaking difficult
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and i would know as i spent over a decade trying
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and failing to become fluent in a second language
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which is why i don't want to just give you generic tips for learning another language like practice every day
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and then send you on your merry way instead i want to share five tips
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that genuinely really help me make progress in learning another language
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so that hopefully you can do the same
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so the first tip is to make your language learning a habit
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this is easily the best thing i did to help me progress consistently in french
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when i first started learning the language i practiced for roughly 10 minutes a day
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and that is it and then once that habit was established i gradually worked my way up.
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So five minutes became ten, ten became thirty, and eventually I worked my way up to around two hours a day.
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Now, two hours of language learning per day is still not exactly a walk in the park, but the behavior itself has become automatic.
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Like, I don't have to constantly negotiate with myself about whether I'm going to practice, I just do it.
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And that's the beauty of habits eventually you stop having to convince yourself to do the thing
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and you just do the thing because it's a habit
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so this is all to say if you're starting from zero don't tell yourself
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that you need to study for an hour
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or two every day right off the bat make the first step ridiculously easy
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and use what james clear the author of atomic habits calls the two minute rule
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which involves spending just two minutes on any new habit
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that you want to establish
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so in the context of language learning this could be watching a two minute video practicing flashcards for two minutes
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or anything like
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that basically the goal isn't to accomplish a ton at the beginning the goal is to make starting ridiculously easy
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so prioritize building the habit first and then worry about increasing the workload later okay
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so for the second tip i actually am going to give you the advice to practice every day
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but hear me out
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so once you've built a language learning habit you have to protect it at all costs
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because it is so easy to lose a habit you've spent months establishing with just a few missed days,
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which means you need to show up and practice every single day.
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And no, I'm not saying you need to be perfect.
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Like life happens.
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You're going to miss a day.
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You'll probably miss two.
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That's totally okay.
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The problem is when one missed day turns into two and then two turns into three and then three turns into four.
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And then suddenly it's been three weeks since you practiced your espanol,
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which my past self is definitely guilty of doing and is why I would constantly give up learning another language.
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But now I operate in a different way.
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On days when I'm busy or exhausted or really just don't feel like doing anything, I lower the bar considerably.
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Basically, I just do the minimum amount of work possible.
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Seriously, there have been days, plenty of days, where I've done just five minutes of French and that is it.
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But the thing is that these days make up probably less than 1 % of my entire language learning journey.
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The important thing is that I just show up, keep momentum going, and most importantly, keep my habit alive.
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So yes, showing up consistently is important, but you don't have to show up at 100 % every single day.
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And knowing that makes all the difference.
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So the third tip has probably been the biggest game changer for me
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when it actually comes down to how much progress I was able to make with the language itself.
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And that is by focusing not on practicing grammar,
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but on simply getting a little shit ton of input or emerging in my target language,
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which for me has simply been watching a lot of French videos.
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I'm using a platform called Dreaming French, which creates videos specifically for language learners videos are spoken in slow French
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and the guides use things like gestures and images context and simpler language to make the content understandable
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for different levels and over time by watching videos like this
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which specifically uses a method called comprehensible input your brain basically starts to subconsciously pick up on the vocabulary
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and grammar patterns you're repeatedly exposed to without having to actively study them so
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i'm currently just shy of 400 hours of french input and i can personally testify
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one thousand percent to this method's efficacy i love this approach
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because it's low friction and I don't have to sit down and force myself through a grammar workbook for an hour.
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Instead, I can watch videos about psychology, history, culture, random internet drama, literally whatever I happen to be interested in,
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but in French, which makes it so much more enjoyable.
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Now, in saying that, I'm not saying it's necessarily easy.
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I still feel very mentally fatigued while watching the videos, and it still is a big -time investment. But still,
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it's one of the biggest reasons why I've actually been able to stick with French for the past eight months
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and make progress with the language anyway the fourth tip is
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to not learn another language alone language learning can become very lonely
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if you never actually interact with another human being so
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if you can find people to practice with in my case my sister speaks french
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which is incredibly convenient being able to actually speak french with someone
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and hear myself get better over time has been one of the coolest parts of this whole process
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it also gives me something to work toward because I want to eventually be able to have completely fluent conversations with her.
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But obviously, you don't need a French -speaking sibling.
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You can find tutors, language partners, online communities, local groups, or individual people who are learning the same language as you.
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The important thing is to just find your people.
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Language is inherently social, so don't make the entire process a solitary one.
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And finally, the last thing I did was change my mindset.
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This is probably the most important tip and thing that I changed at the end of the day.
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So the biggest mindset shift I made was to simply stop rushing.
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Honestly, I think the number one mistake I made
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when trying to learn a second language in the past was simply being impatient as hell.
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Like I decide I wanted to learn French or Spanish in a year or whatever arbitrary amount of time I'd given myself.
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And when I felt like I wasn't progressing quickly enough, I would get discouraged and eventually I would just quit.
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This time though, I have started to view language learning as a lifelong project because honestly, what's the rush?
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There's no deadline.
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You don't have to become fluent in six months.
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You don't have to become fluent in a year.
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You can take five years, 10 years, 30 years.
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You simply just have to show up, do the work, and slowly get better.
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And even Even if you don't move very quickly, you're still moving.
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Inch by inch, you're getting closer to where you want to be, and five, ten, thirty years from now, you will probably get pretty freaking far.
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But that's not even really the point, because you don't ever really finish learning a language.
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There will always be another word to learn, another conversation to have, another nuance to understand, or just another thing you don't know.
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So don't rush it.
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Take it slow enjoy the process.
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If you're learning another language, you are going to be here a while.
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And that's what I've learned about learning another language, and what it actually does to your brain,
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plus my five best tips for successfully learning a second language.
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If you're feeling aspired to start learning a second language yourself now, I have linked my free curriculum builder notion template down below,
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which can help you turn whatever you want to learn into an actual learning plan with your topics,
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resources, projects, and next steps all in one place.
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And yeah, that's it for me.
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I will see you in the next video.
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Bye -bye.
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אוצר מילים והערות הגייה לשיעור הזה
שיעור הדיבור הזה ברמה B2 מבוסס על הסרטון “Learn a second language. It will change your brain”. המילים שחוזרות הכי הרבה: language, learning, brain, french. בסרטון הזה יש 238 משפטים ו-3361 מילים לתרגול Shadowing. הדיבור נמשך 18:50. הדובר מדבר בקצב טבעי של כ-178 מילים בדקה, קרוב לשיחה יומיומית. 86% מהמילים נמצאות בין 3,000 המילים הנפוצות ביותר באנגלית; כדאי ללמוד את השאר לפני שמתחילים.
אוצר מילים מרכזי בסרטון הזה
15 המילים המתקדמות ביותר בסרטון, עם ההגייה והמשמעות שלהן:
| מילה | הגייה | משמעות |
|---|---|---|
| grammar שם עצם | /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/ | דִּקְדּוּק |
| creativity שם עצם | /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/ | יצירתיות |
| bilingual שם תואר | /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/ | דו־לשוני |
| participant שם עצם | /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/ | מִשׁתַתֵף |
| vocabulary שם עצם | /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/ | אוֹצַר מִלִּים |
| hobby שם עצם | /ˈhɑ.bi/ | תַּחְבִּיב |
| flexibility שם עצם | /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/ | גְּמִישׁוּת |
| mathematics שם עצם | /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/ | מָתֵמָטִיקָה |
| aspire פועל | /əˈspaɪɚ/ | שָׁאַף |
| fluency שם עצם | /ˈfluːənsi/ | רהיטות |
| memorize פועל | /ˈmɛm.əˌɹaɪ̯z/ | שִׁנֵּן |
| originality שם עצם | /əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/ | מקוריות |
| pronunciation שם עצם | /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/ | הֲגִיָּה, בִּטּוּי |
| intuitive שם תואר | /ɪnˈtjuːɪtɪv/ | אינטואיטיבי |
| sibling שם עצם | /ˈsɪb.lɪŋ/ | אַחַאי |
Phrasal verbs שתשמעו
| מילה | משמעות |
|---|---|
| figure out פועל | הֵבִין, מצא תשובה |
| give up פועל | וִתֵּר |
| sit down פועל | התיישב \ הִתְיַשֵּׁב |
משפטים שכדאי לחזור עליהם
משפטים קצרים ושלמים מהסרטון שאפשר להשתמש בהם בשיחה יומיומית:
- You're going to miss a day.
- You don't have to become fluent in six months.
- You don't have to become fluent in a year.
דקדוק בסרטון הזה
המבנים שהדובר משתמש בהם הכי הרבה, עם המילים המדויקות מהסרטון:
| מבנה | בסרטון |
|---|---|
| הווה מושלם (Present perfect) have/has + past participle — פעולה שקרתה בעבר ועדיין יש לה חשיבות או השפעה עכשיו | I've learned · I've been · has enriched |
| משפטי זיקה (Relative clauses) who / which + clause — מידע נוסף על אדם או דבר | Spanish, which was · level, which is · people who speak |
| סביל (Passive voice) be + past participle — הדגש הוא על מה שקורה, לא על מי שעושה את הפעולה | are involved · being said · been combined |
הגייה ששווה לשים לב אליה
הדובר משתמש ב-74 קיצורים וצורות מקוצרות, כמו you're, don't, I'm. אמרו אותם בצורה הקצרה, כפי שאתם שומעים אותם.
- הצלילים של “th”: mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/, empathy /ˈɛmpəθi/
- הצלילים של “sh” ו-“zh”: flashcard /ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/, pronunciation /pɹəˌnʌn.siˈeɪ.ʃən/, impatient /ɪmˈpeɪʃənt/, implication /ˌɪmpləˈkeɪʃən/, friction /ˈfɹɪkʃən/
- מילים ארוכות — שימו לב להטעמה: creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, ridiculously /ɹɪˈdɪk.jə.ləs.li/, participant /pɑːɹˈtɪsəpənt/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, flexibility /ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/
צלילים שדוברי עברית מתקשים בהם:
- /w/ — שפתיים מעוגלות, לא /v/: bilingual /baɪˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/, monolingual /ˌmɒ.nəʊˈlɪŋ.ɡwəl/, distinguish /dɪˈstɪŋ.ɡwɪʃ/
- /æ/ — פתוח יותר מה-“אֶ” העברית, לא כמו “a” ב-“cup”: grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/, adapt /əˈdæpt/, flashcard /ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/, vocabulary /vəˈkæb.jə.lə.ɹi/, mathematics /mæθ(.ə)ˈmæt.ɪks/
- /r/ — הלשון לא נוגעת בשום מקום, לא ה-“ר” הגרונית: grammar /ˈɡɹæm.ə(ɹ)/, researcher /ˈɹiˌsɝ.t͡ʃɚ/, creativity /kri.eɪˈtɪv.ᵻ.ti/, flashcard /ˈflæʃˌkɑɹd/, learner /ˈlɜɹnəɹ/
איך לתרגל עם הסרטון הזה
- הקשיבו לכל הסרטון פעם אחת בלי לדבר, ורשמו את המילים שאתם לא מכירים.
- התחילו במהירות 0.75×, תרגלו Shadowing משפט אחר משפט, וחזרו למהירות רגילה כשזה מרגיש קל.
- הקליטו את עצמכם והשוו למקור, תוך תשומת לב למילים כמו grammar, creativity, bilingual.
מהי טכניקת השאדואינג?
שאדואינג היא טכניקת למידת שפה מבוססת מדע שפותחה במקור להכשרת מתורגמנים מקצועיים ופופולרית על ידי הפוליגלוט ד"ר אלכסנדר ארגואלס. השיטה פשוטה אך עוצמתית: אתה מקשיב לאודיו באנגלית ילידית וחוזר עליו בקול רם מיד — כמו צל העוקב אחרי הדובר עם עיכוב של 1–2 שניות בלבד. בניגוד להאזנה פסיבית או תרגילי דקדוק, שאדואינג מכריח את המוח והשרירים בפה לעבד ולשחזר דפוסי דיבור אמיתיים בו זמנית. מחקרים מראים שזה משפר משמעותית את דיוק ההגייה, האינטונציה, הקצב, הדיבור המחובר, הבנת השמיעה ושטף הדיבור — מה שהופך אותו לאחת השיטות היעילות ביותר להכנה לIELTS Speaking ולתקשורת באנגלית בעולם האמיתי.