Language iceberg theory - language learning - language acquisition (field of study) why can't I speak English or memorize vocabulary. Many students ask me this question: why can i understand a language but not speak it. The language iceberg theory will help students who can't speak English and ask why i can't speak English fluently. I hope this English video will encourage you on your journey of learning the English language. This video will help you to learn how to remember vocabulary words in English in hindi and in any other language. 🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰🔰 Here is the link for CAMBLY: http://www.cambly.com/invite/englishwithdan Sign up to my mailing list to get special videos and promotions: http://go.reachmail.net/f.asp?f=17185 ✍🏻 📩 I recommend English with Jennifer Transcript: Hello beautiful people, today I’m going to tell you something that will make you very happy and encourage you to keep learning your new language! Many students ask me questions like: Teacher, why do I forget new words easily? Or Why can’t I understand a language, but can’t speak it? If you ever asked yourself this question, today you will get your answer. Let me introduce you to the language Iceberg theory. Imagine an Iceberg: You can see only about 20% of it because the other 80% is hidden inside the water. The same way is our language vocabulary. At the top of the iceberg are the words we can say easily, but how about the other thousand words we recognize but can’t use? Let me show you how it works: At the bottom of the iceberg you have words you can recognize but don’t understand. They look familiar to you but you don’t know their meaning. Next, you have words you understand when you hear them again in the same place in the same story, because of the context. The context, by the way, are the words that surround the word you are trying to understand. The context helps you clarify the meaning of the word in question. Next in our brain iceberg we have words we only understand if the context helps us. Next (SLIDE) we have words that we can almost understand out of context, can you imagine how many words that you have in this category? Lots of words! Next (SLIDE) we have words we can easily understand out of their context. Notice that I said understand only, you can’t use these words yet. You probably have thousands of words in this category. Are you feeling encouraged? I told you I was going to make you feel happy today! Next (SLIDE) are words you could remember if you needed them. Notice that there is a huge gap between knowing the meaning of a word you read or listen to and being able to recall them if you need them. Remember that you can’t use these words when you speak. How many words you have in this category? Next (SLIDE) you have words that you have used one time when you spoke. Next (SLIDE) YES!!! We are finally on the outside part of the iceberg. Here we have words you can use easily when you speak! So, if you can use 500 words easily, that means you know about 2500 words. If you can easily use 3000 words it means you know about 15000 words. Be encouraged!!! In the last phase, you have words you have mastered. You know everything about that word and can use it in different sentences. I belive that you are encouraged but also that you are asking yourself a question. HOW CAN I MAKE WORDS GO UP? Easy! Every time you come in contact with a word, it will go up in your iceberg. Remember that words you don’t use, will go down. My mother tongue is Brazilian Portuguese, but because I don’t use it very often, lots of words are low on my iceberg. A sad reality. Let me give you some tips to make words go up in your iceberg: Listen, read and use the language as much as you can. Use power questions all the time: What are power questions? Questions that help you learn other words. Questions like: What’s this? What is this doing? How do you say…? Speak with native speakers when you can. Ask lots of questions. If you don’t know any native speakers, you can use this cheap application to practice. If you use the code englishwithdan they will give you 15 minutes free to try. You have nothing to lose. To finish, BE ENCOURAGED, you know many more words than the words you can speak! Isn’t that great! (SLIDE) There are a lot of hard things that come with learning a language, but you know the most important thing about it? YOU CAN DO IT! I BELIEVE IN YOU! I’M PROUD OF YOUR PROGRESS!!! I hope you enjoyed this video, if you did please show your support by sharing it with others, giving it a like and subscribing to my channel. I wish you the best on your journey of learning a new language. Ciao!

• published: 02 Dec 2016
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