The Best Way to Teach and Learn in a Language Classroom

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Title	:	The Best Way to Teach and Learn in a Language Classroom
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This is why I adore teachingbrIt's a constant dance that requires empathy, attention, listening, understanding, brcrossing cultural boundaries, encouragement brbrThank you Luca, for your exquisite advice, as always!brYou are helping us become better students as well as teachers
Comment from : six thousand islands

I kinda like what Lucky is saying, but it's clear to me he's never been in a classroom with 30 kids with varying levels of enthusiasm
Comment from : Sally Lauper

Well said!
Comment from : Eric Gamliel

You are so inspiring to listen to
Comment from : Kimberly Norton

Who knows how much it must have cost you to have a private teacher ;-)
Comment from : Luigi Zambetti

Dearest Luca,brYou are the God in language teachingbrYou are my God🙂
Comment from : notteblu fieramosca7

What I say to my students is “I'm not your teacher, I'm your languages partner“
Comment from : McMerry

Mr Luca, thanks for your teachings! 🙏brI hope a lot of language teachers watch your video and meditate about it When I teach my mother language to others I imagine myself as the ideal teacher I would have liked to have when I was younger
Comment from : Nestalkspanish

That’s very interesting and I’m overall a firm believer in what you said One genuine question though: as a teacher, how would you implement your technique (ie getting to know and adapting to your students), if you had about 200 different students that you see for about 2 hours a week, regrouped into classes of 30? Is it even possible to be flexible and offer a "tailor-made" experience to all your students when you have to teach 30 students at the same time in the same classroom? Or is it just a lost cause? I would really love to read your thoughts on this Thanks!
Comment from : Thibaut Rvl

This was sooo good and spot on, just like all the content you create, Luca! I loved reading the comments too, and I also hope more content is coming for teachers Thank you for your work!
Comment from : Hungarian with Sziszi

I agree with you, Luca Both, the teacher and the student, must be active in the language learning process
Comment from : Noh Zazu

While I completly agree what you told about the student side, the teacher side seems to me more complex and depends on many things: How many student are in the class, what kind of teacher is it, what kind of course is it or are the students by their own will in the class room and so far and so on? And each of this question can affect what the teacher actually can do or don'tbrI guess you only wanted to talk about 1 to 1 teaching
Comment from : Tom Ate

Thank you Luca for reminding people that language learning is their responsibility I was slowly getting fed up with all the teacher bashing done by so many you tube polyglots I had many teachers in my past and ultimately my success was due to my talents and interests in the subjects, and the teachers played only a partial role in it
Comment from : Anna Samek

One tip for teachers, if you have fun teaching most of the times the students enjoy it too You should be able to teach even in case you have not structured a class beforehand, and lastly, you should think how a student thinks and not how a teacher thinks
Comment from : marged trumper

A YouTube video that doesn't request to like, subscribe & hot the notification bell?! brI'm so used to doing that ( Milgram's 37) that I will comply now without being asked
Comment from : Jay Sterling

I never learned teacher centered Even in school times I very much did what I liked and was interested in I copied a lot, but also played around with things and learned what I preferred and asked a lot of questions Subjects I didnt like I completely ignored Now I learn that was the correct way :-)
Comment from : undekagon

As a teacher for twenty years there is one thing I can count on No matter how many times you bang on about teacher-centered classes, they are that way for a reason Not the least because the students do not want control and responsibility in class As you say they all different, so who will make the call? They certainly do not want to create the expectation that they have to do it week in, week out It is torture for me trying to incentivize students to take responsibilty and control Impossible to manage Impossible to grade fairly It's a mess Finally, the survey results always show that teacher who knows 'their place' and doesn't expect students to do anything other than turn up and smile hammer home the truth Don't expect much Know your place Be nice There will be the odd enlightening moment, and the odd question but don't expect it Most students in school are doing a language class as one of many, classes, each with their own demands
Comment from : TommyTwobats

It means to me that the whole school system is less efficient and probably free learning is the best with some tutors/mentors
Comment from : Ákos Tóth

Macte virtūte estō Grātiās maximas tibi agimus, Luca! ♥
Comment from : Third World Polyglot

Very useful staff for me as a teacher brbrBut as a language learner I listen very carefully and I stopped at the word " substract", I had to replay that bit a couple of times just to be sure I also looked it up online, and found some info like: Subtract" is the word Though the obsolete word "substract" did exist, any occurrence you see these days is most likely just a common mistake, formed by analogy either with "abstract" or with other languages whose corresponding words do have two ‘s’s br brMany recent dictionaries do not list "substract" Of "substract", the Century Dictionary (1891) said: br brAn erroneous form of subtract, common in vulgar use brWebster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary of 1913 called it "obsolete" brbrbrI just wonder perhaps the form you used has risen from the ashes and is no longer obsolete : )
Comment from : Natalya M

Crystal clear and much appreciated, thanks
Comment from : Klaus Graf

I definitely agree that most of our learning happens when we immerse ourselves in a language, and we should mostly use classes as an opportunity to use what we have learned and get feedback My problem is how I can reach the level of watching movies, etc, when I start learning a new language from scratch
Comment from : Lexiconvo

This channel is PURE GOLD Thank you Luca from the bottom of my heart Language learning is literally changing my life
Comment from : Максимилиан Филипожкиь

3:25 hahaha old school Luca👍 You knew we would like that!
Comment from : Petros Stefanidis

Luckily I've found you and some other linguist channels such as MattvsJapan, Steve Kaufmann, Stephen Krashen and achieved my personal language goal I'm trying to guide my students to focus on self-study and large amount of input I only take credit as a habit coach, not an english teacher
Comment from : Nguyên Khánh Đỗ

Mr luca i have a different questionDo you ever feel like listening song reduce the ability of learning and attentive listening? Personally I felt that, the day I wake up and listen music after that my learning ability significantly fall I mean, did you ever feel something like that?Are they somehow related to each other?
Comment from : Md Asifur Rahman Bhuiyan

Thanks 🌟
Comment from : Mariam BaJeliDze

I have the feeling that Luca actually see what he is going to say in a screen behind the camera because his eyes are not always focused in the camera itself
Comment from : Fernando Cupil

Vi una entrevista por Youtube y de verdad me impacto su dominio en 14 idiomas! Super I From Venezuela
Comment from : Henry Valera

Thank you enormously, Luca, for sharing practical pieces of advice on student-centered teaching Tons of engaging input such as watching youtube channels, listening to podcats, reading in a target language and working with dictionaries will definitely work out for anyone who has a desire and discipline They say, 'It's hard to begin anything', but I reckon it is even harder to continue and sustain, and that relates to langiages as well
Comment from : English with Islam

Not only is Luca’s English pronunciation excellent, but his hand gestures and body language are epic! I guess it helps to be Italian too!
Comment from : Hockey Star

I totally agree I took three years of Spanish in High School in New York State, which was mostly conjugating verbs We didn't have Videos back in the 80's to hear actual Spanish being spoken When it came time to help a Spanish speaker at a bus stop the only word I could find to say was "espanol" After that I studied on my own with videos and movies and the newly improved computer I was actually able to help another Spanish speaker with better results
Comment from : James

I'd be very happy, if you went deeper into the topic of teachingbryou got to know your student, his goals, background etcbrthe next step: how do you construct your session? what do you do during the session? brThanks for your job, Luca!
Comment from : Deutschleicht

The problem comes when the student doesn't have any idea of what to learn and you ask questions and questions and they are expecting something from the teacher because they are used to that Great message, it's something that we all need to learn I adore all your videos
Comment from : frlanguages

Thanks a million for this video Luca!!! I just can't stress enough how much I love all your tips and always try to apply them, not only on my Greek and English learning, but also on my lessons Really appreciate you for all the help!! Please, never stop with these amazing videos!!!!
Comment from : Mundo Poliglota

The problem is ti have a class of around 30 fifteen years old all with different levels and personalities and all of them going through very significant and tough phases of their development
Comment from : Julia Lian Jose Carrera

If a teacher is looking for a good curricular framework for their class that is adaptable and engaging, look into Tina Hardginen's Stepping Stones I'm using her Foundations book this year and my kids are all engaged and speaking so much self-generated language in class
Comment from : ᎤᎶᎩᎸ ᏛᎩ

while exploring what I wanted to do in life I was teaching kids for a couple of years Teaching kids is a very complex task and it can be tough to follow the educational plan, motivate kids and accept that some will not learn almost anything (due to their situation at home, interests, hormones, motivation and a long list inclulding your own limited skills as a teacher😅)brI personally enjoy teaching adults a lot more because they "chose to be there", they are spending their free time to learn a language, they are not forced to, and that makes all the difference I respect and admire teachers who give it all to teach children the best they can, it is a tough yet very important job 👏👏👏
Comment from : Couch Polyglot

No aprendí mucho en los salones de clase o si: a leer jejejejeI thing that it it necessary to work with our 4 skills, in a classroom is not possible feliz jueves Luca!
Comment from : Annie Lobo

Classroom time is not enough Unless you're doing a 4 hour a day intensive course or something like that You need a lot of input outside the classroom Otherwise you'll be a beginner for years
Comment from : Mikel | Hyperpolyglot

Delighted to see you againmatebrHow can I learn British accent?brRegards
Comment from : Maryam

Luca I've become a competent speaker in english, so based on your experience, what is the second best language to learn?brI'm confused between Chinese(mandarin), french, and RussianbrAnd thanks for everything, you've really been helpful throughout the journey
Comment from : Diyar Oso

I like to learn many languages on my own and I have English and German classes at school That's the paradox that I have it as my hobby and enjoy it but I hate English and German at school my language teachers are totally incompetent and I hate them their lessons are boring and complete waste of time At least I'm in my last year on that school 🤦🏼‍♀ But the thing is that for example our German lessons - nobody except me is interested in German in my class so why do we have these German classes? Because this school system is old-fashioned and doesn't make any sense Our English teacher is passionate and often overmotivated but she lacks the basics of English pronunciation I'm sorry if I'm being too negative but I am a bit angry about this thing this does not only apply to languages but any other subject If you are not interested in learning eg chemistry that means that the chemistry classes are useless to you
Comment from : Mr Independant

🙌🙌🙌
Comment from : Kutlu Akalin

Gracias Luca por un nuevo vídeobrWhen can you make a video in french?
Comment from : LUVER LV

I have been watching Luca's videos for quite awhile now, and he obviously speaks English like a native speaker - however, I find kinda cute, that in spite of all these years of practice and polishing the language pretty much to perfection he still pronounces "years" as "ears" :)
Comment from : Дмитрий Федин

No dislikes as of yet And don't worry I won't be the first
Comment from : KindMulberry

διαβαζω στα ισπανικα απλα κειμενα με θεμα το κρασι που ειναι μια απο τις εργασιες μου και σημειωνω προοδο γιατι διαβαζω κατι που με ενδιαφερει
Comment from : Μακραμέ Κοσμήματα stekiapantou

I'm a teacher and big fan of your channel! My experience though is that most of the time, students don't know what they want or like, I always ask them at the end of the school year what topics they would've liked to work on, what types of activities they would've liked to do and so on, and most of the time, they have no idea Also, with classes filled with 30+ children, it's hard to consider everyone's needs and desires I do agree with you that students need to be active in the classroom and keep learning at home
Comment from : JR

Thank you so much!brДуже дякую!🇺🇦
Comment from : Military Hub

Awesome! Luca
Comment from : Military Hub

This all makes so much sense There is incredible value in a teacher, but they should ideally take initiative as a mentor, rather than just an instructor :)brbrこのビデオを本当にありがとうございました、ルカ先生。私は最近日本語の勉強に戻っていまして、多分今回日本語の先生を探すべきですね。これは絶対役に立ちますよ！👍😃
Comment from : James M