This One Exercise Made Me Fluent In French (In 30 Days!)
Summary
TLDRIn this video, the host introduces a powerful language learning exercise that contributed to their fluency in French. The method involves recording oneself telling a personal story in the target language, identifying and learning unknown words and sentence structures with the help of DPL and Anki apps. The process is repeated multiple times to build vocabulary and improve speaking skills. The host also suggests using Anki for memorization and finding a language partner for corrections and practice, emphasizing the importance of practice and context for true fluency.
Takeaways
- 📚 The video suggests a single exercise using two apps, DPL and Anki, to significantly improve language fluency.
- 🎥 Record yourself telling a personal story in the target language for five minutes, even if it's not perfect.
- 🔍 After recording, review the video to identify unknown words and sentence structures.
- 📝 Use DeepL to translate unknown words and create an Anki deck specifically for those words from the story.
- 📋 Record sentences with incorrect structures in a Google Sheet for further review.
- 🔁 Repeat the storytelling exercise, improving upon the previous attempt by incorporating new vocabulary and sentence structures.
- 📈 Practice the storytelling for a week until it becomes automatic, then move on to a new story to expand vocabulary.
- 📚 Anki is used to internalize new words by reviewing the deck multiple times a day.
- 🤝 Get a language partner to review and correct the story, improving grammar and natural language use.
- 🌐 The speaker found language partners on HelloTalk, an app for language exchanges.
- 🔑 The key to fluency is the ability to use known words in various contexts, not necessarily knowing a vast number of words.
Q & A
What is the main exercise recommended in the script for learning a new language?
-The main exercise recommended is to record oneself telling a story in the target language for five minutes, using two free apps called dpl and Anki.
What are the two free apps mentioned in the script that can be used for language learning?
-The two free apps mentioned are dpl and Anki, which are used for recording and reviewing language learning content.
What should the story be about when performing the language learning exercise?
-The story should be about the learner themselves, something they feel comfortable telling to others, and that they know very well.
What should a learner do if they don't know a word or sentence structure in their target language while recording the story?
-If a learner doesn't know a word or sentence structure, they should say it in their native language and then try their best to guess the structure in the target language.
Why is it important to experience discomfort during the language learning exercise?
-Experiencing discomfort is important because it indicates that the learner is pushing their boundaries, which is necessary for making speaking progress and ultimately achieving fluency.
How should the learner review their recorded story to improve their language skills?
-The learner should watch the video, noting down words they didn't know and sentences they couldn't structure, then translate these into their native language and create an Anki deck and a Google sheet for review.
What is the purpose of creating an Anki deck and a Google sheet after each recording session?
-The Anki deck is for memorizing new words used in the story, while the Google sheet is for recording sentence structures that the learner struggled with, aiding in language retention and improvement.
How often should the learner repeat the storytelling exercise with the same story?
-The learner should repeat the storytelling exercise with the same story for a week straight, then move on to a new story the following week.
What is the significance of using Anki to internalize the words learned from the storytelling exercise?
-Using Anki helps to reinforce the memory of new words by reviewing the Anki deck multiple times a day, which aids in faster recall during subsequent storytelling sessions.
How can a language partner help in improving the learner's fluency and understanding of the target language?
-A language partner can provide corrections and suggestions on the learner's story, helping to improve grammar and find more natural expressions in the target language.
What platform does the script recommend for finding language partners?
-The script recommends using the app HelloTalk to find language partners for practice and exchange.
Outlines
🗣️ Mastering Language Fluency Through Storytelling
This paragraph introduces a unique exercise to enhance language learning, specifically French, by emphasizing the importance of speaking practice. The speaker suggests using two apps, DPL and Anki, to record oneself telling a personal story in the target language for five minutes. The process involves recording, identifying unknown words and sentence structures, and revisiting the recording to improve. The discomfort experienced during this exercise is highlighted as a crucial part of the learning process, which most people avoid, leading to stagnation in language acquisition.
📈 Progressing Language Skills with Repeated Storytelling
The second paragraph builds upon the initial exercise by encouraging repetition of the storytelling process over a week, gradually moving on to new stories. The aim is to develop a personal vocabulary through storytelling, making it easier to use words in different contexts and conversations. The speaker emphasizes the importance of practicing with the most frequently used words in everyday life to achieve fluency. Additionally, integrating the use of Anki for memorization and reviewing sentences in a Google Sheet is recommended for better retention. Finally, the paragraph suggests getting a language partner for further improvement and provides a platform suggestion for finding one.
Mindmap
Keywords
💡Fluency
💡Exercise
💡Storytelling
💡Target Language
💡DPL and Anki
💡Vocabulary
💡Sentence Structure
💡Discomfort
💡Practice
💡Language Partner
💡Hellotalk
Highlights
The presenter introduces an innovative exercise to learn French fluently, which is responsible for their fluency.
The exercise is a variation of a method previously used in a 30-day fluency experiment with successful results.
Beginners can start this exercise as long as they can form sentences in the target language.
The exercise requires a computer and two free apps: dpl and Anki.
The first step is to record a five-minute story in the target language about oneself.
If a word or sentence structure is unknown, it should be said in the native language during the recording.
Discomfort during the exercise is normal and should be pushed through for progress.
After recording, review the video to identify unknown words and sentence structures.
Create an Anki deck for unknown words and a Google Sheet for sentence structures.
Repeat the storytelling exercise, improving upon the previous attempt.
Continue the process for a week with the same story, then move on to new stories.
The exercise helps develop a vocabulary of life, relevant to personal experiences.
Fluency is achieved by using known words in different contexts, not by knowing a large number of words.
Use Anki to internalize the words learned from the storytelling exercise.
Review the Anki deck and Google Sheet sentences to improve recall speed.
After a few days, the story should be told almost automatically, indicating fluency.
Get a language partner to correct the story and provide natural expressions.
The presenter suggests using the HelloTalk app to find language partners.
The exercise can be adapted for more advanced learners using source content like articles and videos.
A full method video for the 30-day fluency period will be released in the future.
Transcripts
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language lords today i'm going to show
you the one exercise to replace nearly
everything else i was doing to learn
french and is 99 responsible for me
finally being able to speak french
fluently
it's a variation of the exercise i used
in the video how i got fluent in french
in 30 days
where i did an experiment with a similar
exercise which brought me great results
and helped me to understand how to get
fluent in a language but even if you're
a beginner
you can start doing this today as long
as you know how to form sentences in
your target language
and they don't even have to be perfect
all you need is your computer and two
free apps called dpl and anki
link in the description if you have a
mac you can download default for your
desktop
if not just use the app on their site
the first thing you're going to do is
get on your computer open up whatever
program can record a video and press
record
now you're going to tell a story in your
target language and record yourself
speaking for five minutes
it has to be a story about you has to be
a story that you feel comfortable
telling to other people and it has to be
a story that you know very well
matter of fact if you need to take five
minutes before you start recording
and tell the story in your native
language in order to get the details
straight
by all means a good example of a story
is how you met your best friend
or how you ended up with the current job
that you have try to tell the story that
you enjoy
so maybe not the job thing if you finish
the story before the five minutes are up
start over and tell it until the five
minutes are finished and if you don't
finish the story in five minutes
keep going until you've told the entire
story if you don't know how to say a
certain word in your story in your
target language
say it in your native language and if
you don't know how to structure a
certain sentence
give it your best guess in your target
language then say it in your native
language
now during these five minutes you might
experience some discomfort the first
time you do this it should be difficult
if you're a beginner it should be fairly
easy if you're advanced
just push through and it'll pay off
i'm serious bro push through the pain
that you feel during this type of
exercise
is the reason why most people don't do
speaking exercises and people not doing
speaking exercises is the reason why
most people don't make speaking progress
and people not making speaking progress
is the reason why most people quit
okay
after five minutes is up stop recording
and watch the video
look out for two things while you're
watching yourself speak and write them
down
these are words that you did not know
how to say and sentences that you did
not know how to structure
take the list of words you didn't know
translate them in deep ill
and create an anki deck give the story
that you told a title
and name this anki deck the same thing
this deck is only for words that you use
and telling this story
don't put any other words in this anki
deck every story that you tell
will have his own anki deck take the
list of sentences you didn't know how to
structure
translate them in debale and put them in
a google sheet
now open your video player again press
record and repeat what you did earlier
tell the same story for another five
minutes you should see that it's quite a
bit easier to do this now that you
looked up the words and sentence
structures that you didn't know the
first time
but telling the story will still likely
be difficult at this point
if so that's fine just keep going after
the second session is done
watch the video you'll notice that you
probably didn't tell the story with the
exact same words and sentences
as you did the first time which is a
good thing so write down any new words
that you didn't know how to say
and write down any new sentences that
you didn't know how to structure add the
new words to the anki deck that you
created earlier
add the new sentences to the google
sheet
finally open your video player and
repeat this process a third time
put any new words in the anki deck and
any new sentences in the google sheet
you'll notice by the third time doing
this that you've already become a lot
more proficient in telling this story
[Music]
now do the same exercise with the same
story for a week straight
and the second week you do this start a
new story in the next week
a third story and so on as you get
better at doing this exercise
you won't need an entire week for each
story after telling the story becomes
automatic
move on to the next story work up to the
point where it only takes two days to
finish the exercise
and move to the next story what's going
to happen is you're going to develop a
vocabulary of your life
a vocabulary of words related to your
interests your friends your family your
job
the more diverse your stories are the
better but it's all going to be in the
context of stories that are relevant to
your life
as you continue you're going to start
being able to use these words in
different contexts outside of these
stories
and in regular conversations when you
talk to other people and that's the
beginning of fluency
using words that you know in new context
without having to think about it
many of us think that reaching fluency
means you have to learn a hundred
thousand words and that's not true
fluency is actually just how well you
use the words that you know in different
contexts
and that comes from practice using the
words that you use most often in your
everyday life
which is what you get from this exercise
okay the last thing is to use anki to
really internalize the words that you
learn
go over the anki deck that you created
for this story at least twice a day
i recommend once right before you start
this storytelling exercise
and once either before you go to bed or
right after you wake up
do the same thing with the sentences
that you put in the google sheet just
read over them don't really stress it
and this will make telling the story
much easier the next time by helping you
to recall the words that you need
faster and you're going to notice that
after just a few days of telling the
story
you're going to be able to tell it
almost automatically you're going to
experience what it feels like to speak
fluently without
really having to think about what you
say finally take it a step farther and
get a language partner
write out your entire story beforehand
send it to your language partner during
your session
and let them correct it and tell you why
they would change certain things
this will help you improve your grammar
and find more natural ways of saying
things
i found my language partners on
hellotalk which you can download on the
app store
if you know other language exchange
platforms put them in the comments to
help people who want to find
a language partner check out the video
how i got fluent
in french in 30 days to see the results
i got with a variation of this same
exercise where you use
source content like articles and videos
instead of stories
that version is a little bit more
difficult if you're looking for
something that's a bit more advanced
i'll be making a full method video for
the method that i use during this 30 day
period soon
please like and subscribe if this was
helpful and i'll catch you next time
on language lords
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