Big thanks to @Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve for the interview!
Catch Steve on youtube and check out his website www.lingq.com
▼Newsletter signup: https://mailchi.mp/a58275fd1906/josepheverettwil
▲Patreon: www.patreon.com/WILearned
▲Twitter: https://twitter.com/jeverettlearned
▲IG: www.instagram.com/jeverett.whativelearned/
NAVIGATION:
0:00 - 0. Steve speaks 20 languages (Intro)
1:15 - 1. Who is Steve Kaufmann?
2:14 - 2. Language learning is a Skill
3:03 - 3. Trust your brain. It will learn for you.
4:45 - 4. Steve’s method and Linguist Stephen Krashen
8:06 - 5. The content has to be interesting
9:28 - 6. Indicating to the brain what is worth learning
12:23 - 7. Why traditional language instruction is so bad
13:40 - 8. Why is Japan’s English so low level?
17:00 - 9. Acting and Language
20:19 - 10. When should we study grammar?
22:27 - 11. Time spent reviewing?
24:27 - 12. The problem with flashcards
25:43 - 13. What do you think about “core” words?
28:19 - 14. Is Steve some kind of Genius?
30:24 - 15. The Secret to being a Successful polyglot
31:42 - 16. Television is better than a classroom
33:39 - 17. How would you define fluency?
36:42 - 18. Language learning ties into his hobbies
For business inquiries: Joseph.Everett.Wil@gmail.com