how can chatGPT help us with language learning?

hello! as a self-taught polyglot, chatGPT has become one of my favourite language learning resources :) in this video I talked about some ways in which chatgpt can help you with specific language skills.

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iclal (иджлаль)
18 years old
living in istanbul, turkey
languages: turkish, french, english, italian, spanish, german, russian, dutch, arabic

♡ what's in this video
0:00 intro
0:24 what is chatGPT?
0:48 using chatGPT as a dictionary
1:24 learning synonyms
1:42 vocabulary for specific situations
2:01 sound more natural
2:17 personalised learning
3:00 conversation practice
3:48 learn about a topic
4:14 create your own materials
5:05 improve your writing skills
6:41 get ready for language exams
7:15 outro

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[Z.h.S.B.]

Oh my God this is ridiculously impressive, I was asking really simple questions and I was still impressed, your prompts are so unbelievably good and beneficial, you're really awesome thank you so so much for sharing this

[omerfarukilic]

Offf yaşıtız ve seninle o kadar gurur duyuyorum ki anlatamam. Videoların sayesindr ben de almancada ilerliyorum... Binlerce insanı etkiliyorsun İclal... Motivasyonunun nasıl köklü olduğunu zaten kelimelerle ifade etmek zor. Işığını saçmaya devam et iclal ♡.

[AngloSaks]

So far I've used it to limit the language in some way.

First I just tried asking it to write texts about the country of the language, but using only the 500 most commonly used words in that language. This worked pretty well. I imported them into LingQ as well, so that I could generate audio and also get, create definitions, etc., but mostly I read and listen to them again and again.

I got it to use the country itself as the theme at first (history, description of the capital, its cuisine, its natural geography, the history of its main river, how its politics works at the national level, how its politics work at a regional level, what the natives say about themselves and their country, what can be said to distinguish its culture, the history of its relations with its neighbours), but then got it to write about more specific things when they appeared and I was interested (I got a bunch about philosophy and philosophers in the country, then a bunch specifically about existential philosophers).

It's worked pretty well. It's given me a rapid boost in learning vocabulary since (visible in the numbers and on the graph in LingQ and also simply via my general ability to understand when I listen to or read things in the language).

Also I tried limiting it to certain types of language, with the idea that the frequency of words or phrases is maybe not the only issue. I hit on the idea of using learning 'indefinite nouns' (nouns that describe a class of things, that are non-specific), for example (for German), these words, which are about a quarter of what it gave me: 'Sache, Ding, Zeug, Objekt, Material, Farbe, Form, Größe, Stelle, Bereich, Art, Typ, System, Einheit, Prozess, Aspekt, Eigenschaft, Wesen, Wesenheit, Gegenstand, Thema, Bestandteil, Element, Zustand, Umstand, Faktor, Teil, Komponente, Phänomen, Konzept, Thema...'

I then asked it to randomly choose 5 of these words and use them in any text about anything, and to use each of those 5 words at least twice in the text, and to keep the text under 200 words. It worked very well, and I gave it the same instructions, with some little adjustments, something like 20 times, ending up with a bunch of very good texts.

Interestingly, although I didn't ask it like before to limit it to some number of the 'most commonly used words' or to B1 or something, the texts were relative easy to understand, though not too easy. They worked perfectly for me. That language specification meant somehow that the AI limited the texts in other ways.

I imported these into LingQ again and they have been very useful in improving my comprehension.

I figure with time I'll come up with a lot of ideas to somehow get it to 'focus' in this way, both in terms of lexis and in terms of grammar. Maybe a text using an equal amount of past simple and present perfect, for example, or past perfect and present perfect, etc., etc., maybe lots of participle clauses, or noun phrases, maybe to list the 'most commonly used phrases in academic essays', and then get it to write texts with them, etc., etc., etc. Also I could use it to analyze texts as if it were an applied linguist to see what useful things are there, and then instruct it to create texts focusing on those elements.

I also thought about just having an long, ongoing coversation with it in a new language, where it will start simply, I will generate audio for each (or maybe learn the phonetics first, if they're reasonably simple - and maybe it could also indicate word stress, with an underline or something), I will try to make sense of it, then maybe ask for a translation, then give an answer back, or use DeepL to help, or even think of an answer and get ChatGPT to translate it for me. And just keep on coversing and conversing and let words and structures gradually stick in my head in the process. I'll have to think of a language for this. One with straightforward phonetics of both letter to word correlation and also stress patterns would be best.

In the end the main thing is to get into the process and to have ideas as you go along, and also get better at instructing it. It looks like it could be very useful.

[dencelebi]

As someone who develops himself what you tell is really valuable to us. Sometimes when I can't motivate myself I open your videos and get motivated. I really thank you for this ❤

[program.denemelerim]

I couldn't realize the potential of the ChatGPT for learning foreign languages until I watch this video.Thank you a lot.

[papabirb]

My target language (Malay) is pretty rare in terms of english learners resources lol. ChatGPT is the best resource I've got so far and even then I spend a lot of time telling it "no, you've made a mistake, even by your own definitions". But it also answers questions for me that I couldn't find other answers for. My biggest gripe is that when it comes to Malay, it doesn't understand language levels at all. I'm not at all C1 or C2, but I have to beg it for "really difficult C2-level" phrases to get anything beyond "Hello!", lol. On the other hand, I get great joy out of asking ChatGPT to explain things to me in strange ways, like pretending it is specific fictional characters or celebrities. So even when the vocabulary isn't up to snuff, the personalized learning is still always a good time :)

[leylaspages]

Ma sha Allah this is THE most helpful language video of recent times, wauw!❤ goed gedaan :)

[falzyyy]

Приятно смотреть, что видео сделано чтобы реально просветить людей, а не для рекламы курсов

[AyseSelenKoymen]

thank you so much iclal, ı never thought that ı can use chatgpt as a language learning tool..

[Uniyou]

I use it to explain some grammar concepts to me, make a list of grammar topics I should learn, vocabulary list. Its an amazing resource

[yesimkarayaz]

Çok teşekkürler İclal. Gerçekten çok faydalı bir video daha hazırlamışsın! chatGPT ile YDS için paragraflara bile hazırlanabiliriz (rusça gibi test kitabı olmayan diller için) Harikasın! :)

[zulalerdogan]

Gelişen teknolojiye hemen adapte olabilmek önemli, güzel bir içerik olmuş

[frozenpersontime]

Evet, ben de bir süredir bu soruyu düşünüyordum. Ufaktan denemeler de yaptım. Konuya değindiğin için teşekkürler.

[ypgnt]

J'ai beaucoup aimé cette vidép, ChatGPT est un outil tellement large et complet que parfois c'est dur de savoir comment l'utiliser. Grâce à cette vidéo j'ai qq idées en plus :)

[grandeurw]

Oh my gosh, I was literally searching that kind of video. Thanks for everything you are the best.🎉❤

[catboy]

When ChatGPT can speak to you and BE spoken to, THEN it’ll be really useful for language acquisition.

[e-genieclimatique]

in brief:
In this video, the speaker discusses the usefulness of ChatGPT as a language learning tool.
They share their personal experience with the AI, explaining how it can be used for learning vocabulary, expanding vocabulary, learning phrases for specific situations, and even practicing speaking with a conversation partner.

The speaker also highlights the benefits of using ChatGPT for learning about specific topics or creating context for vocabulary lists.
Additionally, they share how the AI can help with writing skills, providing examples of argumentative essays, articles, or letters in different languages.

Overall, the video encourages viewers to explore the potential of ChatGPT for language learning, with the speaker sharing various prompts to help improve specific skills.
They invite viewers to share their own experiences and ideas for using ChatGPT in the comments section.

[ecesari]

I was practicing journaling in my target language which is German and I am using chatGPT to correct the mistakes in my writing.

[Hackbridge]

Thank you very much for this video. I have been using Chat GPT to build words and sentences for Polish and Russian. I would very much like advice for pronouciation in these languages. Thank you again 🙏🏾🇬🇧

[miagirl_nara]

Ufkumu açan bir video olmuş. çok teşekkürler İclal!!!