Hi Steemians!
I haven't done a post on language learning in a while, so I wanted to share with you my latest video on why native speakers make bad teachers in my experience. Just to put it in writing as well, I'm obviously not talking about native speaking trained teachers. This is just to make you aware of what to expect when you ask someone to teach you their mother tongue and what most native speakers can realistically help you with.
I hope you enjoy the video, if you have any further questions please let me know!
xx
ivymuse
I always love your Booktube videos, but your language videos are so useful too! And you're absolutely right: as a native English speaker, I often have no idea why something is said one way vs. another, it's just "the way things are", and I go with the flow.
I'm fortunate in that I have access to a native Japanese speaker who is also trained in classroom instruction, which has helped my ability to speak immeasurably. Still extremely slow on the reading part (Kanji, I think, is every gaijin's nightmare), but I feel comfortable with very basic conversations, which is important. :)
Thanks so much for posting this. I love your positive outlook and upbeat personality, whether you're talking about a book you really loved or one you just couldn't finish. :)
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Thanks so much, I really appreciate it! That's great :D working with native speakers is absolutely invaluable in my opinion, but so many people have randomly asked me to teach them German (or English) that at this point I just felt like I needed to set the record straight on what you can actually expect from such an interaction :)
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