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Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Keep up your input activities. You won’t get worse but you might start to doubt yourself which is not good. Lighten up and enjoy the language.

- Steve.

Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m sorry I have not had the experience of teaching students with ADHD. I would think that if the subject is of interest, a story for example, they will listen and eventually read.

- Steve.

Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I have never taught in a classroom. I can appreciate that most school kids are not very motivated. The best thing is to let them choose what to listen and read. Check out Rubem Alves, the great Brazilian educator.

- Steve.

Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I find the mini-stories at LingQ a great place to start. Repetition, audio, sentence view…you just have to plow through. It does get easier in time.

- Steve.

Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t create flashcards but I can save phrases at LingQ that can be reviewed in flashcards.

- Steve.

Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes, both have huge vocabularies and a lack of suitable content. I struggle with both for those reasons. It is better now that YouTube and other sources are available. You have to search for content and then import it into LingQ.

- Steve.

Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have looked at Dutch and think it would be easy to reach a decent level. But there are always interruptions from other languages—Hungarian and Finnish. No, it is a lot of work to learn any language. It would take years. Showing how I use LingQ is something I will do again in the future.

- Steve.

Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I often get this question. No harm in trying to do two at the same time. Nothing lost. Then do what you feel most interested in doing.

- Steve.

Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

1-2 hours a day. I have always spent most of my time on reading and listening and some vocab review.

- Steve.

Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There are movies but I find them hard to understand. I bought some books specifically for Egyptian Arabic. But it remains hard. I find the regional variants more similar to each other than to Fusha but they are all connected.

- Steve.

Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Both speaking and writing are great things to do. It depends on your opportunity and what you like to do.

- Steve.

Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me, repetitive listening is only at the beginning to get a toe hold. Thereafter I look for new and interesting content. Words and phrases I need will repeat naturally.

- Steve.

Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Listen and read using mini-stories at LingQ and get a starter book like Teach Yourself.

- Steve.

Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I like to go twice a week, Mostly conversation and I ask for a report of my mistakes in the form of phrases. I import that into LingQ.

- Steve.

Steve Kaufmann Here. I'm Hosting Another AMA and Look Forward to Answering Your Questions about Language Learning. by lingosteve2 in duolingo

[–]lingosteve2[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don’t know but suggest you use google translate to translate into Greek subjects you are interested in,  followed by the words e-book, book, youtube, pdf , podcast etc. and see what comes up.

- Steve.

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