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@thanks8589
4 ай бұрын
As someone at the end of her studies to become a French teacher (in the US, I'm from the US) I love your method! Especially your approach to watching TV. I honestly might adapt that to a lesson some time... As someone who LOVES grammar and is not good at self study, I obviously had a very different language journey, but everyone learns differently and it's awesome how much you're able to tailor (hehe, Taylor) it to yourself. I think it's good you're balancing learning like a child and like an adult. Learning 100% like a child wouldn't be as effective because you don't have the sponge-like brain of a child anymore. Plus, it'd be a shame to not utilize the prior language knowledge that knowing English gives you! Rather than seeing your English knowledge as something to overcome in order to learn French, it's good to see it as a valuable knowledge base that can help you. You already have a grasp of a lot of grammar concepts just by knowing English, and that is transferable. Having grammar concepts explained in your native language can also speed up the learning process a lot, rather than trying to swim through the weeds of a grammar explanation in the target language. Keep going hard at your French studies for these first couple years! I learned in my Linguistics class this past year that people tend to plateau after their first or second year or studying a language, so you are really the "ripest" to learn it right now. Ne gaspille pas cette opportunité ! Si tu veux une recommandation d'un meilleur traducteur que Google, je recommande une combinasion de DeepL/Linguee et wordreference.com. Super utile. Ta prononciation est super impressionante, et tes petites erreurs étaient très normales. J'ai entendu les étudiants qui ont étudié beaucoup plus longtemps que toi, et ils ont fait plus d'erreurs. Et moi, je fais encore les erreurs, probablement dans ce message aussi.
@rebeccawyatt7372
9 ай бұрын
I think this is a cool idea! I took 7 years of Spanish from around ages 9-16. After about 5 years, one day I discovered that I had finally crossed over from mentally translating each word to thinking entirely in Spanish. I loved being able to think to myself, sing, and even pray in Spanish. It felt like looking at the world through a slightly different lens. I'd be curious to see if you're able to make that switch faster using this method!
@TheMennomilist
9 ай бұрын
You sounded great!! I tried to talk to people in French before and only knew a few words and was thrilled they said I pronounced things well. I felt like I did my French side well. haha. I need to learn so much better and regret not taking it in high school (my husband took it and retained it). It is so cool that you have been immersed in this, but then again, I feel you immerse yourself in anything you do for a while. . .and cycling being a very French sport as it is, makes sense for why you are into it.
@horsesandbruins
7 ай бұрын
Jordan, thank you so much for these ideas! I am working on learning German, and because Rosetta Stone did not agree with my style of learning when I was homeschooled, I enjoy Duolingo for myself, however, your ideas with the movie watching and the music are great ideas that I am definitely going to use, thank you!
@Ranstone
9 ай бұрын
I was afraid he was going to be a furry.
@sarahjoy1977
9 ай бұрын
Great! You are well on your way. The purposeful TV watching and song learning I think will be especially fruitful. Nothing replaces listening to the language so your brain learns to hear individual words. You will be translating in your mind as you go, getting lost, finding the thread, and translating again. Over time, there will be fewer lost moments. This is the second hardest part of learning a second language. Your brain feels fried after working through it, like you just took a long algebra exam. That's because it's building neural paths through your communication centers, and the brain construction is a lot more painful for an adult than a child. Suddenly, you realize you weren't translating! Parts of the super highway are complete, and messages are flowing over them. That's awesome. The hardest part is the speaking part, for me and my husband, and it's a whole new road to forge. Again, I don't know of a better way to learn than speaking to people. Quick tip: In our experience, listening to church services in your new language with a bilingual Bible (or use an app with both languages) is great for training your ears to hear the language. You have context and lots of familiar words, and often you can predict what the speaker is saying, so your brain doesn't have to work so hard deciphering clues. The good news is, due to history, nearly 30% of English is French.
@AcaciaField-g5i
2 ай бұрын
Hi Jordan. I've been learning french for some time, and now I'm really interested in the French movies that you watch. Could you send through a list of great French movies?
@Azariane
8 ай бұрын
Aaaaaaaaaaaaah I'm getting sooooooo excited over here!!! When you feel like coming to practice french pleeeeease come over to the French Riviera!! Oh, and while I'm writing, you talk about French music, and it reminds me I've really wanted to share a christian song with you guys, that's in English and French, about psalm 139 ❤
@cmartin999
9 ай бұрын
There's this method called GPA (Growing Participator Approach) that many people use to learn languages in different countries. I used it for learning Arabic in North Africa. It takes the same idea of learning like a child, but the idea is using no translation at all. You start with pictures and the teacher pointing and saying what it is and move from there.
@Ranstone
9 ай бұрын
Bro! I've been doing Duolingo for a year now, and I know like, 2 sentences! This is so tragic!
@mcnoneya
12 күн бұрын
Okay I just found this and it’s perfect I want to learn mandarin for my nephew who will be raised bilingual. I just downloaded an app for kids to learn mandarin and might invest in Rosetta Stone, I’ve always been like “oh it’ll be too hard” I learn I just learn at a slower pace so I get frustrated when I can’t keep up. These are som really good tips, I’m definitely gonna try them
@JordanTaylorVideos
11 күн бұрын
I think they will help!
@SharpnessSword
7 ай бұрын
You freaking stomach sleeper. . .
@monikamarsollek3493
9 ай бұрын
Hi, Jordan, funny story, how you got the impulse and started to learn French! My husband and I have learned several languages 'like a child', following the Lozanov method (Danish, French, Spanish), the LINGUAPHONE method (Finnish)… and more. My husband grew up almost bilingual (German/Polish), had Russian at school, and is able to understand several Slavic languages. I learned Latin, French, English at school, added Spanish and Italian and together we went through the Scandinavian languages and Dutch. People usually think, we are unbelievable language talents, but that isn’t true. We spent more or less about 10 minutes a day, learning a new language, reading children books, watching movies, videos on you tube and meeting people from these countries. I’m looking forward to listen to your French pronunciation in six month 😁… Greetings from Germany, Monika, almost 69 years.
@sonnyh9774
9 ай бұрын
Ratatouille is the only French word I know and I probably butchered that one....;)
@Abbyyyleigh
9 ай бұрын
next goal: Tour de France
@giovanni0908
7 ай бұрын
What is the game called?
@matthewjohnson2428
9 ай бұрын
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@garlandofbooks4494
7 ай бұрын
I get happy every time you mention French on the podcast. I’ve been going through French in Action recently, watching the episodes and using the 2nd edition textbook that I bought used for ~$5, which you don’t have to get at all, and they recommend reading through each conversational chapter after watching each 30 minute episode. I’ve also started reading Loom of Language Frederick Bodmer, which is interesting. Dated, but still helpful in thinking about what to prioritize in learning. If you like the phantom of the opera musical move, the French dubbing, soundtrack, and subtitles are very enjoyable.
@thanks8589
4 ай бұрын
Which version of phantom of the oepra? I'm also studyin French :)
@garlandofbooks4494
3 ай бұрын
@@thanks8589 the musical movie from about 2004. The dubbed soundtrack with Cecilia Cara and Damien Sargue is great too. I guess it depends on if you like musicals.
@KAyLA_K
9 ай бұрын
🔥🔥🔥
@andyscoles46
9 ай бұрын
First! (I've literally never been first to a KZitem video before 😂 )
@garlandofbooks4494
7 ай бұрын
I have also been learning French the last several months. I started teaching it in a basic way for homeschool, with audio help, a couple years ago, but then I decided to dive in more deeply myself about last April. I did 4 units of Pimsleur, I’ve been in a little slump since Christmas and need to find my next thing to work at daily
@LincolnWest-y6f
8 ай бұрын
I love this method of learning languages. While I'm only on my first language, or second, I know people who have learned four or five languages this way. keep it up I can't wait to see your progress
@joys.6347
9 ай бұрын
When I lived in Quebec my French teacher had everyone learn like a child. She had those baby matching games and colour board books for us. It made it way more fun. Doulingo was also really helpful for me though, because I like being able to see the translations. By far the most helpful thing was having to pronounce French sounds (not even whole words) and learning how to reposition my mouth. It doesn't work to try to speak French with an English mouth. So through Doulingo's sound prompts I learned to change the way I spoke. The French teacher would always say "In English you speak with your lips closed, but French you speak with your lips open."
@GeoBurdo
9 ай бұрын
Bonjour! J'étudie avec Duolingo sur mon portable. Je comprends le français tu parles dans le vidéo. Mon amis prends deux voyager au Paris. Nous étudiant et parles avec ils. I spent some time traveling through Quebec twice this year and really enjoyed being able to read signs and understand the basics. I also have been reading some short stories. "le petit poulet" hahaha. Good stuff Jordan, I'll take a look at rosetta stone too!
@MwariAneni
9 ай бұрын
Tjis is an amazing story dude! Greetings from South Africa 🇿🇦
@littlekyle
9 ай бұрын
Did you choose the ad for this video? It was Lingopie - "learn French while watching tv" was the catchphrase. 😂 I thought it was funny because you just mentioned intentionally watching French movies. It seemed like Lingopie would have a more literal translation than an overall meaning/understanding though. It made me think it would be a great tool for a polyglot rather than a first time language learner.
@Cationna
9 ай бұрын
"How does that say that" this, my friend, is every person's reaction to the French language 😂😂
@brennak5044
9 ай бұрын
Best of luck for continued improvement!! And props for doing your best to communicate with an entirely new community of people despite not understanding their language. That takes guts! I've unintentionally taken a very similar approach to slowly picking up some Korean over the last several years. Some elements I did more traditional studying for, such as learning the actual alphabet. And some numbers as well. But that's honestly a very good way to describe it: I've been mostly learning like a child would. It's very gratifying to suddenly have certain things begin to click in your brain, times where I didn't even realize I KNEW the word for something until I just heard it and understood. That said, there's still SO much left to learn as my progress has been so slow 😅 But sometimes the language feels so familiar to me that even though I don't understand parts of a sentence, it feels like if I just squinted really hard I might magically understand it 😆 I've dipped my toes in Duolingo before and then promptly decided I didn't care for the teaching method. I've heard lots of positive things about Rosetta Stone, and especially after hearing it's helped you (someone with seemingly a similar learning style) I might give it a shot! 😃
@encody
9 ай бұрын
I've been part of the online language learning community for years now. I'm so excited for this new era of exploration for you!
@AlphaphenomenonGaming
9 ай бұрын
I have so many goals for the future and learning a language is on the tail end of them. Super cool to see you learning a new language!
@Eclipce051
9 ай бұрын
in your prompts ask chatgpt to answer in a simple manner like a 2nd grader
@Living_in_wonder
9 ай бұрын
You were able to do this in 3 months ?! How many hours of practice per day or week
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