Five native speaker teachers from different countries and also one Russian psychologist. What did they all tell me about my problem of speaking in foreign languages? And what strategies do they recommend for improving communication skills, in addition to those I’m already using?
Timestamps
2:04 English teacher from England
3:18 English teacher from the USA
4:06 Spanish teacher Mexico
5:58 Spanish teacher from Spain
6:52 Polish teacher from Poland
9:46 Psychologist from Russia
Hi! I’m Kate, a bookworm and a language enthusiast. For many years “I understand but I can’t speak” is by far my biggest language learning problem. In some of my previous videos, I spoke about that.
Here is a link:
I understand but I can’t SPEAK – my language learning problem – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rVElN…
See the Russian version here: Все понимаю, но не говорю – моя проблема при изучении языков – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLdIR…
I was thinking maybe I should ask someone who is much more experienced than me, someone who works with language learners every day? So, I’ve decided to ask some native speaker teachers with different levels of experience – what do they think about my inability to speak fluently, effortlessly, inability to speak without using a whole script, that I need to write down every time before speaking.
I took online lessons with 5 different Italki teachers (native speakers) from different countries:
- English from England and the USA
- Spanish from Spain and Mexico
- Polish from Poland
I’ve also consulted a psychologist (therapist) from Russia. This was my first ever visit to a psychologist and I’ve had a really interesting conversation with her. :)
I enjoyed all the lessons and I also received a lot of useful advices and a valuable feedback from all the teachers (and the psychologist too!). Each of them suggested using different methods to solve my speaking problem and in this video I’d like to talk to you guys about that.
Thank you very much for watching!
I’d love to hear your thoughts, guys! Please leave a comment below and let me know what you think. What methods of improving speaking skills have you found most effective, most helpful? Which one worked best for you?
Is it really possible that our unhappy childhood memories can affect us as adults that much?..
I really appreciate your help, any thoughts, feedback and suggestions!
Let’s learn languages together!
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