EXTENSIVE READING: Why it's been the key for me in mastering languages | ft. LingQ

Why is extensive reading so crucial? How can it help you learn anything and become fluent in a language? I unpack it all in this video.

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[Tehui]

I've been studying my second language for 4.5 years now, and I'm at a B2 / C1 level. I started doing a lot of reading in my second year which accelerated my development. I started learning Spanish last week (1 July 2023) as my third language. I'm learning words by reading & listening to short stories. It's slow and painful at the moment, but I know from my second language experience that if I read (and listen) regularly, that I will soak up words and sentence structures naturally.

[Eternal_Foreigner]

Books are powerful, they don't require a conversation partner, and even better, if you have access to a library, they're free. If you think about it, reading is really the most potent way to consume a language. I don't bother with apps like linq, I just read content I enjoy without worrying about tracking words or anything. Over time I see the same words again, and they start to persist.

[RidetoEnglishwithDM]

LingQ is by far my favorite tool / app / website to learn a language. I 100% agree with your philosophy to learn a language. Thank you for another interesting video :)

[robertrodriguez]

Comprehensible Input and Compelling Input 💥. I've been using LingQ for a while now and have been really enjoying the process. Thanks for putting out a video that confirms what I learned from watching Steve Kaufmann YouTube videos.

[danielbrzozowski]

Found this channel and completely agree with your words. I used to watch and play content in english, but i felt like I'd never grow up as a learner anymore, everything's just stopped
However, i fell in love with the witcher 3 game and it shocked me so much that i could do nothing but deliberately read all the books in english, despite it's not the original language
Now i can proudly die having read 7 fantasy books in English being able to describe a horse and its paraphernalia for some reason, i believe in Destiny :D

[remedyisrael]

Thanks for your videos you are a big motivation to me ❤

[tomaslaskovsky]

I have never studied comparative studies, but I have loved working with text in different languages all my life.

[MrMario]

excellent tip you gave for those interested in other languages👍

[sm]

Thanks for this. I am improving my German everyday and I really want to reach the next level now. I need to improve my vocabulary.

[royanezp]

I really liked your video. Right now I hardly read in the languages I study, because I am focused on improving my listening skills and when I read I have the risk of pronouncing in my mind a sound that is not the right one. So I try to use tools that have audio. It can be reading, but in that case there should be some audio, for example reading a book together with the audiobook at the same time. I was reading Kato Lomb's book and I also noticed her predilection for reading.

[mrsbombardier]

I love your chanel 🤩.
Amazing explanation.

[thomasfleck]

absolutely. same. but this year i'm somewhat lazy, reading only english and italian books. i've got some interesting books in french, spanish and romanian waiting on the shelf, but.... i only manage to read like one page now and then and that's it. maybe next year💁‍♂️

[wesleyoverton]

Μου αρέσει παρα πολυ να χρησιμοποιήσω την εφαρμογή/ιστοσελίδα LingQ για να εμπλουτίζω το λεξιλόγιο μου στα ελληνικά. Εχω φτάσει σε ενα επίπεδο πάνω απο σαράντα χιλιάδες λέξεις που γνωρίσω εκεί στην εφαρμογή. Επιπρόσθετα, έχω διαβάσει ολόκληρη την αγία γραφή στα ελληνικά με ενα φυσικό βιβλίο και όχι με την εφαρμογή LingQ. Οπότε ίσως το λεξιλόγιο μου υπερβαίνει εξήντα/εβδομήντα χιλιάδες λέξεις.

[GeorgeDeCarlo]

I would join Lingq but one thing keeps me from doing it. Every click of a word you don't know requires clicking a definition. If I don't know what the word is how can I click a definition. I do not want to be forced to click definitions that may not be correct.
I have failed and spent a small fortune on learning Tagalog. Very lonely here in Metro Manila since I stopped going to any gatherings since everyone speaks Tagalog. No help is given by Tagalog speakers.

[matheus]

isn't that intensive reading? you use a a popup dictio., google translate, lingq or any other tool to understand the words, sentences, grammar you're reading. i've been doing that while passive listening and some intensive listening for almost 2 months, i am seeing good improvements. in comparison with the many start/give up cycles i tried using only anki and passive listening to learn japanese, now, i believe i'll learn it once and for all.