How to Learn ANY Language with Movies

After reading "The Natural Approach" by Krashen and Terrell, I discovered the KEY to finally languages with shows and movies!

My name is Laura I'm a native speaker from Spain, in case you were wondering and I like doing entertaining comprehensible input videos!!

Comprehensible input is language input that can be understood by listeners despite them not understanding all the words and structures in it.

Here you go some other Comprehensible Input! So that you learn a lot of Spanish online and in a fun way! :)

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[cprn.]

Honestly, this is almost exactly how I learned English... Only there was no Internet back then, no smartphones, no Google Translate. So I did it offline. With a dictionary. Started translating songs - guessing the spelling from hearing, then started watching movies - pausing after every sentence and translating in the same manner. It'd take me up to 3 days to watch a single picture. But now, 20 years later, I still remember almost every quote from my favourite ones! Winning all trivia drinking contests since 1999. Also, there was a time when movies were available online but without captions and guess who was very good at making those. One of my better jobs - was literally paid to watch blockbusters pre-release.

[ronlugbill]

Your story about not remembering the word "president" in Korean, and instead saying "The CEO of the country" is very important for language learners. It is called circumlocution. You cannot get stuck on a word. You just have to find another way to say it. If you don't know the word for car, you can say "Mercedes" or "thing that goes fast on the road", or whatever. But do not get stuck. This is crucial for language learners because they will get stuck and it will ruin their attempt to speak the language.

[ApexMark]

LanguageReactor plugin for Chrome. It's free and works for every YouTube video. Cuts it up into individual sentences, extracts the words, lets you go step by step, shows chunks of words at your target level, etc.

[ramonalavigne]

I play video games in French because it forces me to understand in order to play the game. If I'm confused or don't understand something I can talk to a character again or look at the pause menu to see my objectives. I think it's a really good way of learning.
I tend to watch movies in full, but maybe I will try watching just a single scene after watching this video.

[lennytheleopard]

I did 4 years of high School German. I was amazed to find the language Educational films we used (black and White made in the late 1950's) still available on the youTube. The series is called "Guten Tag." If you know some German you will quickly get bored of it but if you are a beginner they are excellent. The episodes are about 15 mins long. Never thought I'd use it again but ended up getting a job in Germany in a German speaking only workplace (they were very patient!) Learning another language opens so many doors.

[jesniha]

I think that we shouldn't undervalue watching basic children's shows. If you can find a dub in your target language, it offers you a free pass to re-experience a piece of your childhood with fresh eyes. It especially helps if you pick a show where the characters talk directly to the audience a lot. For instance, Pistas de Blue, the spanish dub of Blue's Clues. Or, on Disney+ I started watching Bear in the Big Blue House when I go to bed, which has been fun and relaxing. Love your channel btw, your comprehensible input videos are great.

note: the only problem with dubs is you won't pic up on mouth movements or they could be distracting, but that's not really an issue with a puppet show like Bear in the Big Blue House

[mrchards]

I am a simple man. I see Spanish After Hours video, I click.

[oArleo]

im from Russia and i haven't ad in your videos and can't donate in case of sanctions against our finance system but i totally gratefull for your job and lessons! THANKS ALOT and keep going, dear. Best wishes from Saint-Petersburg.

[Shibbyify]

I love how you let your Spanish accent shine through. Some online language coaches and teachers suppress their native accent actively, causing them to sound strange even though they're proficient in English. It's so much more natural sounding when your native accent is still there with the what a person has acquired of the target language accent.

[ngpkseh]

Hello, me and my friends from Russia enjoying your lessons very much. Please accept our congratulations on 200k subscribers

[sandysandilya]

When I started learning Spanish I was then I saw your videos again and again so many times that even during work my brain used to throw the words you used in your videos and also writing a diary everyday also helped me learn it much more faster

[unstopitable]

I agree. Next to living in the country of the target language, this is the best way (after achieving some proficiency). I would also recommend audiobooks--not only by repeatedly listening to the book chapter by chapter, but by, yes, copying the text by hand, word for word, which I continue to do till this day. But once you achieve advanced mastery, this copy-writing is no longer necessary; just listening should suffice. Frequency dictionaries are also useful. I have one all-time favorite book that I've copied, word for word, in three different languages. Language acquisition is just a life-time effort. Like staying in shape. Y, a propósito, sos muy linda.

[kimwebster]

haven't watched your channel for awhile ( sorry). Your
English enunciation, which was excellent, has improved significantly. Gives me motivation to get back to learning Spanish. Thanks!😀

[Erowen]

The referenced app is amazing! Exactly what I need to jump to the next level. It’s so hard to find shows and books in Spanish from all levels to help learn.

Thank you!!!!

[manephewlenny]

I learned a lot by watching films I already knew most of the words to with Spanish audio and Spanish subtitles on netflix. Phrases / sentences start sticking in my head from the film and I make the connection automatically.

[anthonyrodrigues]

I didn't watch all your videos, but I know this is the best one I ever liked, and the reason for that is I love the Spanish accent. Besides that, you have given a lot of information which is true. I've always been wanting to watch Spanish movies with English subtitles. I wish I had the time to learn. Thank you Laura.

[zakmartin]

I've been watching Spanish language movies on Netflix to try to improve my comprehension skills (Spanish language movies tend to be dreadfully cheesy, but that's neither here nor there...) and the trick I hit on was to change the speed to .75 of the normal speed. It's barely noticeable in terms of enjoying the movie, but it makes a HUGE difference in terms of being able to understand what is being said. Of course, they speak proper Spanish in movies (albeit it's usually South American Spanish, with all those ustedes and carros...), whereas I live in Granada, where they speak their own version of Spanish, which seems to be based on the principle that consonants - like car indicators - are superfluous and must never be used.

[Maki-]

Before officially studying Korean, I learned so many words just from watching Korean movies without even trying! I would tell them to my Korean customers and they were always surprised!

[MM-pled]

yes, this advise helped a lot me because you can relate what the characters in the movie are saying within the situation they are in or learning about the problems they are facing during the story

[audiobooksleeper]

I’m so glad to see a new video from you! I was worried I had discovered you after you had stopped making videos! I must get better at Spanish so I can visit that gorgeous country 🙏