How to Overcome the Intermediate Plateau (From B to C) - 1/2

In this video, I define the terms "fluency" and "proficiency", and discuss what each of these skill levels signifies across the four major skills of language learning: Reading, Listening, Speaking, and Writing.

[egwuekwechima]

From my experiences with Spanish, passing the intermediate plateau simply just requires receiving more input. After learning Spanish for a while and was stuck in the intermediate quicksand, I made it a habit of watching at least 4 hours of spanish videos be it interviews, comedies telenovelas, cortometrajes etc. I did this for a year or so and i realised that it helped all my Spanish skills. I could understand anything in Spanish, speak more natively. You have to receive enough input to grow stronger and break that wall of intermediacy.

[thelanguageguy]

you're right have b2 level and it's true that I can speak and understand nearly all the conversation but I don't feel that it's anough at all ....c level is important if you want to master the language

[diariosdelextranjero]

The B2 plateau is real. I was unable to understand the news in Spanish even at this level.
You just need more input, (a whole lot of input).

[nendoakuma]

Can't wait for part II. I find getting to C1 in reading is a lot easier for me than getting to that in speaking, listening, or writing.

[patrickdoherty]

Positive mental attitude is everything IMO. I struggled to escape the plateau because I was always anxious and afraid of making errors. I think if that's not addressed then a person will never achieve a high level.

[Tehui]

I'm learning only my second language. I'm probably at an elementary / A2 level but I'm improving every day. I haven't hit the plateau point yet, but I can totally understand how people become complacent at the B2 level. They've probably learnt 90% of the language and can now use it functionally.

[kseniaksu]

I'm from Russia! It was such a surprise to hear that you learned my native language 😎

[seriekekomo]

That's so true, the things that were useful back when I had a B1 level in English now are just too simple. It's always important to get input which is slightly above your current level. Great video, I'm looking to seeing the second part of it. Bye!

[LavenderLife]

Reading novels would be a great way to excel. Thanks Luca I am improving my French every day . by speaking it. and repeating sentences. soon I will began to attempt book lesson again. I am learning faster and more words because I am capturing the sentences and not just one word at a time. :) Progress.

[ichirot]

I felt king of freaked when you talked about the reason why people are stuck in the fluent level, Luca. Because I AM one of those who feel comfortable being at this level, so haven't been making effort to breakthrough the wall of it.
This video reminds me that and the level I want to acquire.
I'm looking forward to the next video, and thank you for motivating me.

[SzSzilard]

Luca it is clear that you have a lot of experience and knowledge in this topic. With that said, I find that you can greatly improve the quality of your videos by sticking to the point, being precise and most of all concise.

For instance in this 7 minute video all I have learned about "How to Overcome the Intermediate Plateau" is that one must change his attitude. I simply cannot find this kind of delivery competitive. I hope you will consider some adjustments, because I truely see your potentital!

[albert]

I've watched a few of your videos and your advise on learning languages is spot on. I got to the similar conclusions after learning English for 16 years living in the UK and I have to say your advise on how to approach a language learning process is priceless and you are so right saying that at some point people become comfortable with what they know and they get stuck. This happened to me and I could also observe it among my friends. BTW I watched the video of you speaking Polish and I couldn't make myself believe it. The pronunciation and accent just brilliant and very fluent and spontaneous conversation with a Polish native speaker. Dzięki za to że dzielisz się swoją wiedzą i zebranym przez lata doświadczeniem z nami. Pozdrawiam trzymaj się i życzę Ci by twój kanał odniósł wielki sukces bo moim zdaniem na to zasługuje Panie Luca

[marcelomacedo]

This is how you can be sure the guy knows his stuffs, when he is able to put in words exactely what a lot of us actualy feels concerning the language learning process, watching this video it was like, hearing my own conscience explaining why I am stuck at the B2 level in French..rs Thanks dude, I was almost giving up to reach the top of the mountain (c1\c2), and getting too much confortable..but now I'll definitely will finish this endeavor..lol.

[SonVlogCuocsongouc]

same here. Before this video I haven't never heard of that term Plateau and now I know that it exists and what my problem is. Because I ve been learning German for years and get stuck at B2 C1 levels. I can understand mostly conversations and interviews but to express the same ideas with my own words will be difficult for me.
And when you know your problem you will find the way to overcome it. Its just a matter of time.

[khalid]

Thank you so much for posting! I've been struggling to reach proficiency in my target language for over a year now; I'm very excited for your next video/article!

[andreyrybachek]

You know I've been learning English for almost ten years but I have a feeling that I'm stuck at intermediate level and can't go further unfortunately. And i don't know what to do next. I'm upset with it

[EmmaZhao]

Thank you thank you, this will be extremely helpful for me! I've definitely been 'stuck' in the lower intermediate level for a while now...it will be interesting to hear some strategies to help overcome this

[aked]

From your definition, I think I'm already at C level in reading, writing and listening, but sadly not speaking...

[MarkBH]

I'm almost C1. Portuguese. I didn't know some vocabulary on the test. It's great!!
Mr. Luca, your English is Excellent!!

[dannylojkovic]

I’ve been learning German for a little over two years now, and feel like I’m gonna hit this soon. I feel like I could be B2 currently, since I’ve taken a couple practice tests online and gotten that result, can understand the majority of news articles, and can understand “Der Richter und sein Henker” fairly easily, and am pretty conversant with my language partner, but I struggle still with understanding interviews in German as well as with German tv shows. It’s hard to tell though. I practice every day by both reviewing what I once learned on Duolingo and Busuu, and by practicing new words on Lingoda, quizlet, as well as by reading and listening to podcasts on the way to work. I feel like I’m doing the right things, but it is still frustrating