Steve Kaufmann - lingosteve | What Are the Basics in Language Learning (And Do They Matter)? @Thelinguist | Uploaded February 2023 | Updated October 2024, 4 hours ago.
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Numbers, colours, days of the week, family members, body parts, greetings, etc. I have never understood the need to focus on such vocabulary when we start learning a new language. In fact, I find it more difficult to remember these words as there is no meaningful context.

0:00 What are generally considered the "basics"?
2:40 Asking ChatGPT "what are the basics in Spanish?".
5:06 I don't think we can learn the basic structures of a language upfront.
7:01 The importance of attitude in language learning.
7:57 I am not suggesting that we shouldn't try to use the language as correctly as we can.

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