Discover for yourself. Choose *a video in your target language and spend time listening, translating new words, watching what’s happening in the video. Use your knowledge of the sounds of the language to understand each word. Work with a teacher or participate in a small group where you’re speaking both talking about the content as well as working together orally to discuss new words and expressions, with minimal recourse to writing.
Listening means paying attention to the phonemes and intonation, noticing what’s being said and where words begin and end.
Understanding means accurately connecting sounds with meaning.
Speaking is the production of sounds to create and communicate meaning.
Why language learning depends on Listening First, Understanding First and Speaking First
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