Hi there, Vladimir here with another video about how to learn English
This should be interesting
99% of you watching this video will not learn English
99% of you who have subscribed to a YouTube channel about learning English
will never learn English
The moment you hit that subscribe button is the moment you become a hobbyist
is the moment learning English becomes entertainment
is the moment you join the 99%
is the moment you will never master the language
Most people go on YouTube for 2 reasons:
Entertainment and Education
Entertainment is: music, comedy, sports, games, vlogs, and all that jazz
Education is usually "how to" videos
how to make sushi,
how to change your tire,
how to lose weight,
how to snowboard
and so on and so forth
YouTube is the second most visited website in the world
Can you learn English on YouTube?
Yes and No
No, if the videos you watch are about learning English
videos of people calling themselves language teachers
teaching you English
Yes, if you read daily
and supplement your reading watching videos about your hobbies and interests,
like movies,
TV chat shows
something you need for your job,
videos about how to use excel
or how to sell or self-publish on Amazon
how to give a presentation
The thing is, the moment you subscribe to an education type of channel,
HOW TO type of channel
is the moment you become a hobbyist,
you start looking at the subject you are trying to learn as a hobby
entertainment
You adopt this passive mindset of "give me" instead of "I take"
"teach me" instead of "I learn"
When I look at the subscription history of some of my subscribers,
I weep
All the usual suspects
I never understood this:
"subscribe to my channel" thing everybody says at the end or beginning of their videos
Subscribing only makes sense if we talk about entertainment
You wait for your favorite Youtuber's next vlog,
the same way you wait for the next Games of Throne episode
wait for the next chunk of entertainment
But that's not the right mindset if you want to learn something,
become really good at something
You don't passively wait, you don't wait to be taught
You get active
You google it if you have a question,
read about it,
watch a HOW TO video on YouTuve
and start doing it
That is how I learn to snowboard,
watched a few videos for beginner snowboarders,
learned from their advice
and started doing it
It is how I started my YouTube channel,
watched a few videos about how to set up a YouTube channel
camera and microphone reviews, lighting, editing software
and started doing it
here I am, 3 years later
But I did not subscribe
why would I subscribe?
I like the video
and share it
and I might save it in a playlist
but never subscribe
The moment you subscribe it all becomes entertainment
and this is especially true of learning a foreign language
Why would you subscribe,
passively wait for the next piece of advice from your favorite English teacher
latest technique, next set of phrasal verbs, idioms, grammar rules,
pronunciation nonsense
the next portion, next English serving
It doesn't make sense,
you are not a child
you don't passively wait,
you don't passively wait to be taught
you become active
You start reading
One of the most important things about learning a foreign language is Context
it is something I talk about a lot in my book Virtually Native
Context is King
you can't remember without context
English learning videos on YouTube lack context
How long have you been subscribed to all those YouTube channels?
How many videos have you watched so far?
How many hours have you spent on YouTube so far?
How is your English?
nobody has ever learned a foreign language watching youtube videos
of people calling themselves language teachers
BTW, Facebook business is the same, all those likes and followings
What about me?
What about this channel?
No exceptions
Every single video I make is designed to wean you off YouTube videos
of people calling themselves language teachers
because nobody has ever learned a foreign language watching YouTube videos
of talking heads calling themselves language teachers
Never, ever
I would never ask you to subscribe
I would never tell you to try iTalky, Duolingo, Rosetta Stone
You will never see ads on my channel,
not at the beginning not at the bottom
not on the side, not anywhere.
All my videos revolve around a few simple ideas:
English is not a hobby
You need to read a lot
You need to use monolingual learners dictionaries
You need to stop listening to language teachers
who have not mastered a foreign language themselves
You don't really need a teacher,
the only way to learn a foreign language is to do it alone
well, almost, you need a system of learning, you need a method,
That is why all my videos end with me pitching my book Virtually Native
a book which gives you that method,
a tried and tested method.
Virtually every video I make is an excerpt from my book,
where everything is organized and systematized.
We learn by actively reading, not passively watching videos
99% of you watching this video will not master English
The fight/battle is for the 1%
Here is what you need to do
Here is what you need to do if you want to learn English:
You need to unsubscribe
If you are new to this channel don't subscribe,
YouTube is addictive
Google wants to keep you on YouTube as much as possible,
I wanna keep you away, as far away as possible
if you are serious about learning English, you need to unsubscribe
Like your favorite video or videos,
please like and share,
but don't subscribe
Don't waste your time watching language teachers"on YouTube,
don't be passive
don't wait to be taught
Read instead,
read and use monolingual dictionaries,
read and listen to interesting content and use monolingual dictionaries
And I suggest you start with my book Virtually Native
Read the book slowly and carefully,
and get on with your life
The fight/battle is for the 1%
Virtually Native is available on Amazon and virtuallynative.com
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