Language Lightkeeper

There's so much confusion about #comprehensibleinput. I like to express the idea like this:

If you have many *experiences* where people are using a language to *communicate* and you can work out what they're *trying* to say, you will pick up that language.

HTH #langsky

Thanks! Congrats on your app by the way, it looks like a lot of fun

Seeing Langenscheidt takes me back. Their pocket English-Turkish dictionary was the best thing before smartphones

"How many years does it take to learn a language?"

It's like asking, "How many years does it take to wear out a pair of shoes?" Depends on how often you wear them!

#langsky

Even if I don't celebrate their thing, I need to be able to understand and participate in conversations _about_ it. Besides, if you want to really communicate with people you need to understand what matters to _them_ and what makes _them_ tick. Your own life choices are another thing

What kind of resources are you looking for?

Can you give me an example?

Hi #langsky, what do you think are the biggest frustrations of solo language learners? I'm hoping to make some short videos to spread some positive thoughts and useful ideas

Sometimes I wonder if "clear international English" should be taught in schools in the English speaking world. The ability to make yourself consistently understandable to a B1 learner of your language is a really useful life skill

Also a child's world is much more concrete than an adult's, so the language they are exposed to is more likely to be accompanied by clues to the intended meaning

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Inpuuuuut!

Maybe check these out. If you've already got Spanish then maybe some of it could even be too easy for you comprehensibleinput.miraheze.org/wiki/Portugu...

For people coming from #langtwt
go.bsky.app/xw6cr4

If you're also coming from there and would like to be included in this list, let me know.
#langsky

Thanks!!

Can I also be included?

Hi #langsky, it's me, jan Telakoman, I've decided to set up a new account for sharing my helpful and hopeful thoughts with language learners. TLDR; Give your brain what it needs, trust the process, you got this!