Why You're Stuck in Language Learning & How to Break the Plateau?
2024 ж. 16 Мам.
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00:00 Intro
00:44 What is a plateau?
01:51 Ineffective Learning Methods
05:08 Not increasing difficulty
06:39 Lack of Consistency
07:44 Not Personalizing the Learning Experience
09:19 Lack of Motivation
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هل يوجد تطبيق مثله للغه الصينيه.
ahh zoe i like you
you amazingly talented zoe
iam just horrible trash at learning languages you know iam just so bad at it there is no equal
You know turkish. I am glad to hear that. I have a plateau. My engish level is B1 for many years. I wanna be B2 level.
For me the plateau was with my listening comprehension. I could speak and read relatively well, but couldn't develop the skill to comprehend at fast paces.
It's time to narrow your focus for a period in your learning routine.
I am same situation as you
I have a weird tip! LISTEN TO things speeded up...1.5 or 2x or so, short pieces a few sentences at most. THEN listen at regular speed. ITS AMAZING it will often then some more comprehensible to the brain. Again do this just with sentences, with transcripts, its' like the brain is catching it then reg speed it's like "OMG much better." I think analogy is like sprinting if one is a runner, who may do a longer race, but needs to have that kick of speed at end of a race...
I know what you mean.
This is interesting goal that you are setting. You can listen to my last short to have fun with 6 different languages. It is called "les réactions aux embouteillages en 6 langues"
finally someone talk about elsa. as someone who has been struggling with english speaking for years, it really saves my life. i even bought elsa premium to practice interviews for my job and it's feel like talking to the real interviewer lol. there are also a lot more features and lessons to explore. really worth the money imo
You are right about the personal level. Generally speaking, if we are learning something, and the knowledge we are learning has no personal connection, the learner will not want to learn the topic.
Exactly!
Hello Madam Zoe - I am very impressed with your style and method. I am an Egyptian native speaker of the Arabic language. I work as a trainer in self-management in general. I am honored and very happy to be your partner in learning the Arabic language and getting to know the Arab culture, which will help you learn the secrets of learning the Arabic language. I also seek to develop the skill of updating the English language, and this will help us enjoy the learning journey together. My greetings to you and I hope to communicate with you.
This is exactly what I needed, I searched a lot and got it,Thank you so much Zoe,take big hart.
I really loveeeeeeeee the video. As someone struggling to progress beyond a certain point in my English learning, it couldn't have come at a better time. Also, I love that you mentioned Elsa too. I'm really loving Elsa for how it's boosting my English speaking skills. The way it spots and fixes errors on the spot, also very very detailed and strict, is really incredible.
اهلا زوي 5:26 انا من مصر حاليا أقوم بتعلم اللغه الانجليزيه وأنا في المستوى A2 مشكلتي هي في التحدث وبسبب انني شخص خجول قررت انا اقوم بحوار مع نفسي باللغه الانجليزيه لكنني لم استطع بناء حوار مع نفسي كما انني تلعثمت كثيرا اثناء التحدث وشعرت بان حصيلتي اللغويه لم تكفيني تلك هيا مشكلتي واتمنى ان اصبح مثلك فأنا اود تعلم الفرنسيه و اليابانيه ايضا ❤
Zoe, vejo que preciso assistir mais seus vídeos. Adoro seu canal porque nos traz belas dicas sobre aprendizagem de línguas. E você é uma excelente professora que nos ensinas de uma forma lúdica. Admiro seu trabalho de ❤
This was pretty useful Zoe, thanks!
Great lesson. Thanks for sharing ❤
Zoe真的是一位经验丰富的外语学习者，非常理解我的痛点。我的英语就卡在了A2的程度，听不懂又看不懂的感觉让我很气馁，我好像失去了兴趣，但又不想放弃。 而我的日语卡在了B2的位置，我已经能够享受大部分的日语作品了，听懂看懂不是很困难，但交流还是差那么一些，我是i 人，与人交流会有一点点紧张，并且反应比较慢，很难对答如流，这让我困惑，我是不是不能变得更好了。
Merci d’avoir fait cette vidéo ! J’ai besoin de ça en ce moment. Je suis dans le plateau A2 pour l’espagnol et B2 pour le français. J’ai perdu toute ma motivation pour apprendre. Mais heureusement je vais reprendre la motivation après avoir regardé cette vidéo.
Hi dear Zoe. First of all thank you for your useful content. What you say about this phenomenon in learning is totally true. I learned English and German and beside these language I work as a web developer so I had and have to learn a bunch of technologies and most of these technologies are programming languages which partly have some features in common with learning a language. In the process of learning, I've always felt something like this and I have a special name for this part. I say this is the deadly zone!! :)) As you said, most of people give up when they feel they make no progress and this is where they give up. So it's very important to train your mind, in order to pass this difficult stage. As always I enjoyed your videos and I love the way you speak Farsi (Because I'm from Iran.) Maybe I'll learn Chinese someday if I have enough time. That would be definitely one of the most difficult challenges in my life.
For me, the friendship of native English speakers at work is the best language learning. The friend is on vacation and can't wait to return. After that, I think watching English movies may lead to learning.
thank you zoe! hello from turkey
I always know which skill I'm weakest in. For a long time it was listening comprehension, so I concentrated on that. Now it's oral production. I know the words when I hear them, but when I need to dig them out in real time during a conversation, I often struggle. So now I'm giving extra emphasis on having more conversations. But always, always, I am consuming as much input as possible from podcasts, to youtube videos, to books in the target language (French, in my case.) I'm generally able to study seriously for an hour a day, but most of my 'recreational' reading and video watching is now in French, so I'm probably consuming more 150,000 words a month. This has me moving pretty quickly from B1 (DELF certified) towards B2. Finger's crossed, but I'm expecting it to take about 6 months. BTW, I'm 70 years old, so age is no barrier! It's the best hobby I've ever had. Keep going!
Thank you for sharing your journey! It´s inspiring!
It s difficult without practice
Speaking to yourself is an effective method . I used to describe myself about the surrounding & environment in the language I'm learning .
Imo that’s not effective. I would be fine if you’re shadowing but other than that speaking to yourself is not all that. This is especially not effective if you’re a beginner in the language.
For me, Plateau is always the vocabulary part. From A2 to B1. Due to lack of vocab, everything is a problem to understand. But as soon as I reach a part that I can read an article with only few new wrods to learn. By that time I am able to understand listening and watching videos to a very very acceptable level. That's because since day 1 of learning, I make sure to practice listening in new language by podcasts or watching videos online on KZhead.
Just immerse. By that I mean watch a lot of KZhead, shows, movies, etc and you’ll acquire the language.
@@Acro_LangLearn I do immersion, I watch mostly news related stuff. And also shorts and tik toks in new language. And I do intensive vocab learning too. But still, it just takes time, there is no shortcut. But once I reach beginner B2 level, things become easy for me.
@@AdamYLM yeah there’s really no easy solution around it maybe except consuming target language content for a lot of hours. I did 5 hours of Japanese every day for 3 months since it was summer break, and it boosted my Japanese level by a lot and I broke through the lower intermediate “plateau”. Despite this, I would not recommend my approach unless you’re extremely dedicated to your target language.
Thanks Zoe ❤it's so helpful and it maks me motivated egen in my journey 😘✌💖
For Arabic learning fellows , . When I started , I felt confused . I started reading Quran daily , although its not exactly what informal speakers speak in daily life , but it is still a good practice , I'm learning Turkish and Chinese characters , so I decided Arabic next year , I wanted to mixup in the language , and Quran was really helpful , grammaticaly , conversationaly and for Being Arabicaly 😅 . Its sound like poetry as every Ayat ends in rythm . So , you'll might find it interesting . Happy learning fellas
Exactly the same thing happened to me some time ago. I'm learning German with "Nicos weg" and it's been a few weeks since I reached the B1 level and I realized that I can't manage them due to the large number of words and that's why I decided to read a story book and change the way I learn for a while Tenth to improve my weakness. I have been reading the book "SHORT STORIES in GERMAN by OLLY RICHARDS, A2-B1 level" for 3 days now. It is a wonderful book and it is really great to manage and review words in a paper book. Thank you Zoe
I have his books too in Italian, I don't love them but they help. I rather read like adolescence for actual speakers of language, the stories are a bit stilted but again they help.
I was waiting this video.🎉
Hello the video is realeased just in time when i want to make progress in english practices (to reach C Level ) and learn Mandarin (for understanding glyphes). The plateau was for me the communication and comprehension skill in english due to the way we learned at the elementary and middle school in France. After i dicided to move forward with the enrollment in a Brtish university in the UK. I realized that's my english was so bad at the beginning. Then my comrades and new friends of the promotion helped me to make new comprehensive inputs also the output due the intensive stress i had encouter. The plateau effect is the way of how we learn and who teach us. I definitely do not recommend to deal with national education system , especially the french, for a language learner because they re degradant and grammar test are useless based only on memorisation and not practices. By travelling and enrolling to a foreign university is way better and also to find a right tutor as well.
Thanks 🙏🏻 Zoe for such an inspiring speech. My philosophy is to be better than I was yesterday. Little progress will accumulate to a large oak tree. Be consistent and have a meaningful goal that is what keeps me on track. Thanks again and I wish you the best ☕️👍🏻
Wonderful mindset
Never heard of this concept of microlearning, very interesting thanks for sharing, Zoe
Thank you For sharing😊😊
Thanks for your video. Lingoda didn't work for me and also own flash card method. I practice all of aspects in the English language every day, but i cannot overcome my grammar mistakes. It's difficult and frustrated with this problem. You are techniques helpful! But I don't know where i make mistake in this process. You are always inspiration for me because you have been learning several language for many years. I can not learn one or two languages properly.
i love your channel you are doing great job👍
Ive been struggling cuz learning with books and being immersed doesn't make me happy anymore but output is the key for me to finally speak Russian after 5 years of not doing it because of fear (being introverted is not nice or cool, it literally ruins your life), but here I am and I deciding to not have fear today 😠✨️
Great content & really Benifitial,thnx for that & keep making helpful videos for us.Stay blessed.
Very helpful thanks ❤
This ambition of yours has become my success and focus of attention. Thank you very much...
Hi, Zoe. I notice I am a very visual learner and have found more success by using flash card apps like Tofu Learn and visually based learning apps like Super Chinese. Of course, the auditory part of language is crucial and I am going to try implementing some of these methods you just suggested. Great content as always and Zhù nǐ yǒu měihǎo de yītiān!
Passion is key. It's hard to learn a language you're not passionate about. السر يكمن في مدى شغفك باالغة. صعب جدا أن تتعلم لغة في قرارة نفسك لست مولعا بها
Zoe, I am very impressed with your analysis. You may have already addressed this but do you have tips for lRNING 2 languages at the same time?
Zoe I'm languages learner and I'm b1level in french and English thanks for inspire me
Ça, c'est que je dois écouter pour moi continuer l'apprentissage du FLE. Merci beaucoup, vous êtes géniale
شكرا لك زوي مقاطعك جميلة جدا
Thanks for sharing
My pleasure
Dear Zoe, thank you for the new video. I just love this format when you speak closely, it feels more friendly, while when you are at distance, I perceived it very formal, like I am watching a school teacher, which is not a bad thing itself. The first is more enjoyable. 😊 I increased my difficulty for English starting to read academic articles and journals, in addition to my general interest books. Like you said, those books were too easy and didn't challenge me enough to progress. I am also coping with fear of starting conversation with a tandem partner to improve speaking. Recently, I have started to listening audiobooks, which I didn't like before. By the way, if you read this comment, I would like to share with you a book called "Madam Ataturk: the first lady of modern Turkey" by Ipek Calislar. It is a biography of the first lady of Turkey who was a polyglot and an activist for women's rights. Maybe you are interested in her story.
Thank you for sharing your journey and thank you for the book recommendation! I will definitely check it out
Been stuck with my language learning lately and glad that this video really provides many fresh perspectives like diversifying learning approach or microlearning. Also, I have been using elsa pro for a while and I really like it. Thanks a lot for the discount I will buy premium asap kkk
So beautiful 😢❤️
thx
Estoy aprendiendo español ahora y me quedé en el nivel B2 desde hace 6 meses
Whether for english or german, learned in high school, there was a moment of "floundering", for german because I was not motivated .However I was subsequently able to relatively master english, as for german, I realized, having to practice it for professional reasons, that I had kept the basics learned in high school and my re-learning was very quick. I can read arabic with difficulty, I don't speak it but I understand a little of the maghreb dialect, I'm learning chinese and I'm quite motivated (several hours a day), I deplore that compared to the number of speakers the resources for arabic are much weaker and motivating, which would require analysis. One of the reasons that motivates me to continue learning chinese, in addition to interest in culture, taoïsm, qi gong etc is precisely abundance of resources on internet, learning sites, blogs , films, TV channels etc. Icône de validation par la communauté
7:46 sí, esto me pasó conmigo muchas vezes y una vez cuando me recomendaste usar busuu
Visual method's effective . Role playing is good too . I better remember those .
I'm stuck in grammar and writing and reading in English but I am good and speaking and listening I want to improve in grammar and other skills❤
@zoe.languages I just discovered your channel ! And I totally agree with the way you dealt with that learning plateau, learning a language should be fun, enjoyable and help you to connect with people. Very inspiring video, thank you
We want a video about Q&A
I have a question if you have time what do you think about learning Spanish and Italian at the same time. I think guessing they borrow about 15-20 percent from each other? It could be confusing given they way the double consonant words are pronounced or would that be of no consequence. Any help would be welcome
Nice video Zoe 😊❤
Thank you! 😄
A gentle correction, at around 3:00 you say the "breaking through" you mean to say the "break through" a tiny native speaker point. You are amazing I only speak 1.5 language, which is why I watch you-- to learn. Elsa seems amazing, but I would first go to a native speaker, get them to point out pronunciation errors and THEN use app to train speaking or at least record oneself.
Facing the IELTS test soon, and feeling the pressure with the speaking test. Maybe I should consider trying Elsa as it seems to focus a lot on speaking.
I'm watching from Bangladesh 🇧🇩
Georges video Zoe. I tried golden list method for new vocabuleries but I finished this method in a few days. It was not my cup of tee.
I’ve never really understood when people told me watch consistent videos. Effective one . Could you explain it to me please 🙏 Thank you for your contents as usual 😊
Nice video ~!
What a kniwledgeable content is yours most loving sistet!cordially thanks from bangla desh.
para mi, es un poco dificil a descubrir que necesito mejorar, mi nivel en español es aproximamente B1, (probablamente un poco menos de b1, aunque es cerca b1) he estudiado español solo por 1 o 2 años, antes de eso, en esquela primario, tuve una maestra de español, y en esquela secundaria tambien, pero son fueron inutil para hablar o entender español, fue simplemente para leyes locales, es necesario a enseñar niños en Arizona por 2 años al minima y las clases de español aqui no son suficiente a hablar bien en español. Pienso que necesito practicar mas de conjugationes, necesite estudiar un poco gramatica para escribir esto, (tenso pasado es un poco dificil a recordar cual tenso a usar), obviamente el mejor manera a mejorar mi español es practicar y practicar consistentemente, solo estoy un poco impaciente. libros en español son util, encuentro una palabra que no entender, buscar y escribir el significado de la palabra y repitir la frase para entender el significado del frase entero. (esto texto es para practicar tambien en sinceridad) Español es mi mejor idioma despues de Ingles, y no sabo el processo para aprender un idioma en completo desde 0 a C1~ cada paso es nuevo para mi, es un aventura pero es un poco dificil a veces
Holaa, es curioso porque mi nivel de inglés es B1 y a veces igual me siento como tú. Aun así creo que estás haciendo un gran trabajo! Si necesitas ayuda con el español puedes decirme, es mi idioma materno :)
You've learnt 6 languages and yet confused the Tunisian and Turkish flags. Jokes aside, I respect your hard word, I speak 10 languages but not all of them as fluently as you do. You seem to have put great effort to Arabic pronunciation and language which I gave up after 2 months. As an update, my Chinese language partner was the reason I didn't give up Chinese and China, otherwise I would probably have gone to Japane wehre I feel more comfortablae and speak the language fluently. But my language partner not only helped me through the language, but also through the cultural shock. Thanks to her I feel more at home whenever I go to China or speak with Chinese people now. Also having a girl/boy firend helps a lot in language learning if you are single :)
Please answer to my comment❤ Hi Zoe, I'm a teenager from Iran .In fact I'm so worried for my future.. I love learning different languages.💗 Can i ask you, What's your job now? or What's your ideas about a translator in China or others counties?(Income and position or success)
heyy, just wanted to let you know the flag here 0:17 that's tunisia on the top right, not turkey. love your videos
اريد أن أسألك كيف يمكنني ايجاد شريك اللغة
Me gusta aprender idiomas escuchando su musica , viendo videos en youtube y viendo series en netflix, cada quien tiene su metodo para aprender un idioma y en cuanto veamos cual nos gusta mas hay que enfocarnos mas en el. Mucha suerte a todos en el aprendizaje de los idiomas.
Entonces comenta en inglés 😊😊
日本語を勉強する人は優位であると思います。なぜなら、アニメ、漫画、コスプレなど興味ある分野で、それも幼少期から勉強できるきっかけがあるからです。
im stuck between a1 and b2 in french and spanish
Shobbaahul khoir🌳 Kayfa haaluki yaa ukhtii zoe A anti bi khoir? Ana thoolibul lughotil arobiyyati. Hiya lughotun sho'batun でも私が好き^❤
Spending time in a comedy pages is very useful, It has changed something.😂😂😂
You Perfect 👍
I CAN speak well but i speak slow as compared to natives . Of course the Turkish Shows brought a good change in my speaking skills but I want to think and speak clear and fluent . At B1 level . Is it still possible ?
Zoe: How have you been? Elsa: I’ve been good…. 😬
I wanna learn english and want to achieve at most C1 advance level.According to cefr we need 700-950 hours of instruction to reach C1 from 0.But i think I'm already at A2.So,i need 500 hours of instruction+Study and practice.There are 4 skills in a language (Reading, Writing,Speaking and listening)Grammar and vocabulary.I wanted to know that where can i get the instruction to achieve my desired level.And where you've learnt english?😢
Try learning albanian is good lannguage i love it i speak four language english,albanian,arabic,and little bit of german
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 *📉 Understanding language learning plateaus:* - Plateau defined as a state of little to no progress after an initial period of improvement. - Plateaus in language learning occur due to reasons like ineffective methods, lack of motivation, and not personalizing the learning experience. 02:22 *🔄 Strategies to break language learning plateaus:* - Diversify learning approaches to keep it engaging and varied. - Narrow the focus on specific language skills periodically for intensive improvement. - Introduce desirable difficulty by challenging oneself with more complex materials and tasks. 04:27 *🎓 Tailoring learning methods to individual preferences:* - Utilize microlearning for consistent progress, even with a busy schedule. - Experiment with different learning methods to find what works best for individual learning styles. - Incorporate enjoyable activities and personal interests into language learning to maintain motivation and engagement. Made with HARPA AI
0:17 lol I'm tunisian 🇹🇳 but I think you meant the Turkish flag🇹🇷 cuz I know you speak Turkish
you can speak tunisian arabic ?
Any chengyu resource suggestions?
ChinesePod here on YT does a chengyu series which I found very helpful. Maybe check some of those vids out
Ninchanese app and website
Can you tell me how many hours a day should i learn a language please i want know?
As many as you are able in my opinion. But make sure that you enjoy a lot of the process.
As Usual good ❤😍
Just start speaking no matter you know or not . Even speak broken way or trembling or shattering . Just speak . Open " google translate " and see wether you speak correct or not and what needs to be addd .
Wow
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My English level is C1 (ielts7) yet i can't handle daily conversation expressions
Fabulous
At mintue 00:18 , the flag of Tunis not Turkey
Can you help me how to write my name (sohail) in Turkish
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Microlearning 💡 🙂
Hi zoe, I am from Bangladesh, My problem is in listening. I can't understand English speaking at one go while listening. I want to understand English movies and speaking of native English speaker. I want to learn to you.pls help me.
Try watching videos on a slower speed to practice listening skills.
现在我学习汉语和我觉得我的爱好听和说话不好，现在我还在hsk3。
كمتحدث اصلي للغه العربيه افضل طريقه لتعلم اللغة العربية هي أن تأتي إلى بلداننا العربيه لتطبيق ماتعلمته والتحدث كأنك متحدث اصلي
Why don't you try Hebrew or aramaic(on extinction language)
Plenty of progress.
zero to A1 you just enjoy (some languages are very hard at this point) A1 to A2 you feel like you understand that language A2 to B1 hard B1 to B2 pretty hard B2 to C1 super hard C1 to C2 takes years hell mode
One last thing . I really like Zoe's English pronunciation And I'm adopting it noun . The word seems more unique and perfectified now
Hello 🎉
I am stuck all over 😂
🇹🇷This is the Flag of Turkey not the one u used. That one is the Flag of Tunisia 🇹🇳❤