BEST TECH HACKS FOR LANGUAGE SELF-STUDY | Language Learning and Technology Hacks

In today's video, I want to share with you some of my favorite tech hacks that make language learning a bit easier.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:52 Instant dictionary + flashcards (Rememberry)
04:24 How to find authentic material
05:47 Help to better writing
06:20 How to automatically transcribe an audio file
09:18 How to find videos with subtitles
10:31 How to slow down the audio speed
10:59 How to create your own Wordsearch
12:59 A question!
13:08 BYEEE (and subscribe!)

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When we learn we need to improve speaking and listening skills, writing skills, as well as reading and comprehension.
If you're a self-learner (or aspiring one!) sometimes you don't have a classmate or a teacher nearby to ask for confirmation on your comprehension. Sometimes the podcast that you are listening to has an incomprehensible part or perhaps you need a hand finding some authentic material to practice your skills.
I'm here to help! Click on the individual chapters and choose what you think it's best for you, and if there are any that you think I am missing, let me know in the comments!
A presto!
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[noell]

Another great series of tips. I wasn't aware of Rememberry and being able to seamlessly move vocabulary into flashcards for anki or another tool was very useful. Using the google audio transcription by enabling the feature in a google doc was very neat. You didn't really show Microsoft Word or Notes feature similar to your demonstration with google audio transcription. I am aware that you can install other languages for translation in Microsoft and you can have it "read" the screen out loud to you. On your phone, you can also choose a different target language for your map directions app and then as you drive your directions will be in the target language you are learning (though it would drive my wife nuts sometimes). Besides the extensive capabilities of google docs & translation, google sheets has a formula that you can apply to a cell or copy it to a range of cells if you quickly wish to convert common phrases or words ...this is very helpful if you are starting with a base native vocabulary you wish to learn in a new target language. Take the 650 most commonly used words in english and translate them into your target language with this formula =GOOGLETRANSLATE(A2, "en", "it"). For example, if column A contains the word or phrase in english, while column B contains the result translated into italian.. this formula in cell B2 would translate the contents of cell A2 from enGLISH ("en") to itALIAN ("it"). Change the formula in the first cell and copy it down the column B for the rest of the cells. This is of little value in learning grammar or colloquial expressions, but as a means of starting learning the most frequently used words it makes the journey feel a little more attainable. The 650 words would be in column A starting with cell A2-A651. Column B2 cells B2-B651 would contain the italian form. Column C could contain a 1 if you have learned the word so you can keep a count. The list can be increased in size as needed. It's a rather crude list to start and it doesn't address grammar!

[joseesavard]

This is very useful! I teach French and I am always looking for tips like that for my students. Merci!

[janewrin]

This is SO useful, grazie! I am sharing with all my classmates.

[RobertBurgin]

One of the best language learning videos I have seen lately. Excellent.

[ronaldjohnson_ita]

Bel video. Grazie per i consigli. Soprattutto rememberry

[faustinogomez]

Ottimo, c'erano alcuni che non sapevo, tipo 'rememberry' o il cruciverba ma soprattutto quello che mi è piaciuto di più è l'idea di registrare mentre si ascolta, non avevo pensato mai di farlo con il 'Google drive', grazie 👌.

(*) Nel mio caso particolare li uso per l'italiano ma si può usare in altre lingue:
- Due settima fa abbiamo aggiunto il servizio di 'VPN' per poter guardare dei programmi italiani che hanno contenuti restretto solo in Italia, nel passato abbiamo usato 'Cibor' ma devi rinnovare oggi anno il dispositivo.
- Ci sono dei audiolibri italiani sul YouTube, se si usa la tua idea della registrazione si può allenare ascolto e lettura al stesso tempo.
- Cambiare la lingua che si sta imparando in tutti i tuoi dispositivi, fa un po' di fatica al inizio ma dopo qualche tempo ti sarai abituato.
- Si se può fare una sottoscrizione ad Audiobooks da Amazon Italia, si può ascoltare un sacco di libri italiani.

[haleylamey]

Brava Martina! Grazie! L’informazione è molto utile!

[MLopez-xmum]

Grazie Martina! Sei maestra de italiano e tecnologia!

[Daveaaaaa]

These tips are amazing! I've already searched for Italian Vlogs with Italian subtitles and I'm going to start using them to learn Italian as soon as I have a bit more vocabulary.

[anaalonsogarcia]

Wow!!! Qué tips tan interesantes nos has compartido (sobre todo el de la transcripción de los podcasts en Drive). buenas herramientas tanto para aprender italiano como para compartir con mis alumnos que estudian idiomas😊👏Grazie Mille 👏👏😊😊

[davemyers]

Very helpful - thank you! I sent a link to your channel to my friend in Italy and she loves it. She asked where you are from and guessed northern Italy based on your accent. (She lives in Trento) If you do not mind...where is your hometown? Grazie e buon anno!

[lyndaleahy]

Wow! Grazie mille 💖 these suggestions are so helpful. Have just downloaded Remembery and know this will be such a great tool for learning x

[leslied]

I didn’t know any of these tips. Grazie

[Langcul]

Useful video, thank you for the great advice!

[LunaC_literaturecoach]

Molto utile! Con Apple TV, a proposito di frasi difficili durante la visione di film e serie TV, puoi tenere premuto il tasto del comando vocale e chiedere a Siri "what did he say?" - tornerà indietro 10 secondi e attiverà i sottotitoli solo fino al punto in cui hai fermato la visione.

[jaroszron]

I have to use a virtual cable for this dictation to work. Do you use it too

[yourfirstsecondlanguage]

haha I'm quite an anti technology language learner but I'm gna watch and listen with an open mind!