Learn Languages with Steve Kaufmann

How This Polyglot Starts Learning Languages

May 18, 2023
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ADVICE

Use High Frequency Words and Repetition

  • Start with material rich in high frequency words, especially verbs like give, take, want, and need.
  • Use lessons where the same words repeat multiple times in different forms for reinforcement.
ADVICE

Prefer Story-Based, Repetitive Content

  • Choose beginner content that is story-based with repeated exposure to similar phrases in various forms.
  • Avoid materials that introduce entirely new vocabulary each lesson with excessive drills and little content.
ADVICE

Choose Content-Rich, Repetitive Lessons

  • Use beginner materials with lots of content rather than short snippets with many exercises.
  • Review and listen multiple times, like going to the gym for your brain, to reinforce learning.
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