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The approach that has seemed most effective for me (for Dutch and Spanish), and I can also rationalize it from my logical side, is "comprehensible input" method
by shughes 5y ago
The approach that has seemed most effective for me (for Dutch and Spanish), and I can also rationalize it from my logical side, is "comprehensible input" method.
The idea is that you're learning like a kid, but in a more focused and efficient way. E.g., someone tells you a story, and while doing so, they'll motion or point to the things they're talking about, but they do so entirely in the foreign language. However, since they're doing so in a comprehensible way, you can easily figure out what they're saying.
It's meant to trigger the connection in your mind between the objects/actions and the corresponding words in the foreign language, and it's meant to bypass the translation phase which language learners often start with.
This is the YouTube channel that really opened my eyes to the model:
https://youtu.be/t4CAdmquJsY https://youtu.be/t4CAdmquJsY
- blakesley 5y agoWhoa, this channel looks great! Thanks so much for the rec!
- anhner 5y agoThat spanish channel is so awesome! Do you have any resources for something similar in Dutch?
- shughes 5y agoUnfortunately, I haven't come across much. However, a good option, which is similar in principle, is Lingq (https://www.lingq.com/en/ https://www.lingq.com/en/). The designer of it has recently become interested in comprehensible input and I've noticed he's adding more and more similar concepts into the app. He also knows 20+ languages, and much of the app was designed based on the approaches he's applied over the years. Anyway, the app has stories written and spoken in Dutch (as well as other languages), and you can stop and click individual words if you're not able to figure out their meaning. Also, a YouTube series that I find useful for Spanish (EasySpanish) has recently added a Dutch channel: https://youtube.com/c/EasyDutch https://youtube.com/c/EasyDutch. Lastly, a free chrome extension that I find quite useful for all languages is Language Reactor, which adds easy playback handling and quick translations when needed. It works for YouTube and Netflix: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/language-reactor/hoombieeljmmljlkjmnheibnpciblicm?hl=en https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/language-reactor/h... I wish there were more options for Dutch, but once you pick up on the comprehensible input methodology, you'll see how you can adapt apps like Lingq and Language Reactor into a similar method.
- anhner 5y agoThank you so much for these resources!
- kjerzyk 5y agoDreaming Spanish is awesome! Totally recommend his YouTube but also his website - few £/$ a month to support him and have access to thousands of videos!
- toto444 5y agoI am a huge fan of comprehensible input as well. I am working on a website that can (in theory) teach Japanese by relying entirely on comprehensible input. I start by defining simple words using Emojis and I build the vocabulary from there through enjoyable stories. The grammar is introduced very slowly in context. You can check it out here if you're interested : https://drdru.github.io/stories/intro.html https://drdru.github.io/stories/intro.html