He Accidentally Learned PERFECT English

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[shayded]

This is how I leant spanish lmao just watching youtube, I cant speak it but I can read and write it which is helpful and then I had a friend who figure out I was able to somewhat understand it and whenever we messages would only write in spanish to help me practice and help them use their language as none of their other friends knew spanish, sometimes they even spoke it in person or on the phone and I would just trans;ate for other friends or just reply in english and confuse people as we were speaking in two different languages but understanding each other, had to explain itto a few people who actually asked questions

[raisethevillage]

Now i'm teaching myself a third language through my second language

[richardgordon]

He speaks English better than I do, and English is my one and only language 😢

[Shibbyify]

His accent is fantastic for an east Asian! Just wow!

[runforjoypsn]

That's so true, actually I'm learning french now from you videos in english that's is not native for me, but i really like your approach.

[banjoemily]

The key thing to watching a bunch of youtube in your target language is to make a new youtube profile and only watch videos in that language. That way all of the recommended videos on you timeline will be in that language, instead of english. I have separate accounts for Spanish and Russian and all of the recommendations are in those languages.

[softwaretechnologyengineering]

The dude was at a prime age for picking up language with immersion though. So far I don't think its possible to learn a language without heavy immersion and input, but as adult learners I think we can benefit from more traditional tuition in the language as well. My guess is, if you had maybe 20% of your time on traditional teaching methods and the rest on immersion you can make the connections in your brain a bit faster, than immersion alone. The traditional teaching techniques might help compensate for having a less plasticy brain. Things are explained to you and then you start to realise those concepts during immersion.

[raisethevillage]

Yeah that is how i taught myself english

[Jbrimbelibap]

Well that's exactly what I did for the past 10 years, something like that, and I'm just 19
My accent isn't that good though II'm pretty sure that you still need to start speaking the language a lot everyday to reach the level that he has

[yollaifliandry]

Another Indonesian, his name Fiki Naki, learn English, Russian and Spanish from youtube. He can speak fluently as well. You may check him.

[FoundPPER]

Really relatable video if you ask me. I grew up in Switzerland and was born in the Philippines, and the two languages I learnt were Swiss German and German. I didn't really understand English though since it was hard. I think when I was around 5: i just learnt english through watching Youtube, and, I guess to english speaking people, whose mothertongue isn't english. It's been a while since then.

[raisethevillage]

This video reminds me of the fact that english isn't my first language 😂 lol

[a_]

What about if you don't have someone to speak and to practice the language with?

[jeffreybarker]

My family: Hey! Put the phone down. It’s time for breakfast.

Me: But MATT THO! Leave me alone!

You’re preaching to the choir with me, Matt, but it’s still great to add credibility by telling other people’s stories about comprehensible input and how much better of a way it is. Can’t imagine how many hours he spent. Crossed 600 in Dreaming Spanish this month and I’m only just now feeling like I’m mostly getting it.

As always, great production value and very entertaining. Your videos are the only ones I don’t watch at faster speed and whose ads I don’t skip. 😆 Thanks, Matt!

[mayanightstar]

This is the best news ever because this is my intention for how I want to learn Japanese. But I haven't made much progress yet. This means I need to just keep going.

[remy]

Input really is one of the greatest and most important tools at pur disposal. I'm European and over the course of my formal education, I must've had somewhere around 100 classmates in various language classes (English classes with everyone and French and Spanish classes with some). Without fail, those who excelled at a given language didn't just do the homework and call it a day; they all got a lot of authentic input, be it by reading and watching TV or even by spending time abroad. I don't think there was anyone who got beyond the intermediate plateau just from traditional education alone

[denisebranquinho]

Matt, your voice and accent are the same of the Henry Cavil and Hugh Grant. Am i wrong?

[jonamachado]

It's easier for me to understand his English than yours 😅

[bandawhat]

but the key is that he started at age 10. This is very important was only mentioned once. We live in an age where everything is online and in English so it's really not that impressive.