Learning is useless.

Рет қаралды 47,440

Күн бұрын

Are you a mind, or a body? Join me on a philosophical adventure into language, learning, and human nature.
-
Get unlimited access to my courses and learner community in the Canguro Academy.
Learn pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, listening, and more!
canguroenglish.com/academy
-
Stay updated on how to learn English:
Canguro English newsletter: canguroenglish.com/newsletter
-
Official Facebook group: canguroenglish.com/facebook
Instagram: canguroenglish.com/instagram
Listen to the podcast: canguroenglish.com/anchor
Twitter: canguroenglish.com/twitter
-
Buy official Canguro English merchandise here: canguroenglish.com/merch

Пікірлер: 326

@Canguroenglish 2 жыл бұрын

Get unlimited access to my courses and learner community in the Canguro Academy! Learn pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, listening, and more! canguroenglish.com/academy

@theoptimist9636 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Please do read about Islam, you will lose nothing and if you don't like it then leave it.

@rudolphwolfchild1099 2 жыл бұрын

Where are you?

@FrozenMermaid666 11 ай бұрын

Here are some really advanced English words that I bet most ppl don’t know - apricity, axle, apricate, niff, ditty, strum, disquisition, canvass, buzzard, lithe, swathe, lathe, ubiquitous, decoct, niff, rein, wigeon, adder or nadder, divest, nilling, inwit, fen, erudite, brille, nought, bewail, truant, bemoan, wring, bereaved, impervious, shale, overleaf, writhe, anfractuous, guttle, erelong, voracious, squelch, impetuous, brille, treatise, surmise, escrow, surfeit etc! I am writer level in Modern English + Scots dialect + Middle English and know 60k to 100.000 words in the three combined, and am advanced level in Dutch (over 8.000 base words) and intermediate level in Norwegian / Swedish / German and Portuguese (but I can understand almost everything in Portuguese because I am native speaker level in Spanish, knowing over 10.000 words, because I learned it 100% passively in childhood by watching a lot of TV series and movies in Spanish and by listening to a lot of songs with lyrics in Spanish) and, I am beginner level in Welsh / Icelandic / French / Irish / Galician / Catalan / Gallo / Italian / Faroese / Breton / Hungarian / Cornish / Latin / Gothic / Manx / Occitan / Norn / Middle Dutch / Old Norse / Old Dutch / Old English and the three Frisian languages (West Frisian / North Frisian / East Frisian) and the other Italian-based languages! I am trying to learn all the pretty words that exist in the dictionary in English and Dutch and Norwegian (because they are the prettiest languages ever with almost only pretty words) and the other pretty languages that are on my list of languages I want to learn or improve, and I highly recommend learning both English & Dutch (and any / all the other pretty languages listed above) because they are too pretty not to know!

@FrozenMermaid666 11 ай бұрын

Dutch words are just so gorgeous, as pretty as the English words - too pretty not to know! Great for poetry and lyrics! 83 of the prettiest words in Dutch are - ver, vlinder, verloren, feest, adem, vaste, veel, verdween, heel, het, heen, voorbij, vandaan, verven, domein, verwaald, drijfzand, lief, leegte, liefde, heerst, einde, zonder, weet, avond, vult, gekomen, centrum, moment, pad, loop, overheerst, vallen, twijfel, vinden, kelde, wald, ter, geweest, vrees, grenzen, verleg, rein, van, stellen, wilde, steeds, verstreken, evenbeeld, bleef, steile, vrede, stem, wens, net, tijd, stille, verwenst, zalig, ochtend, zilverreiger, weer, overwint, heerlijk, zin, hart, beweert, vanaf, kwijt, wolken, mes, verliezen, dwaling, verlaten, rede, trek, tuinhek, brand, verdien, blikje, vertellen, verder, vertrek etc!

@FrozenMermaid666 11 ай бұрын

Nope, because no one wants to hear about that - the type of content that truly is necessary is, showing all the words in the dictionary / showing each page while reading each word (except for the most ofsv words that shouldn’t be shown / read, there are about 3 or a few more of them) and, each word (and its definition in the dictionary) should be clearly visible, so that one can learn each word by just rewatching the video multiple times!

@MrSerkud 2 жыл бұрын

You are not only an English teacher, you are a philosopher! Thank you for your thoughts, your humanity!

@montharthipdomespitz2960 2 ай бұрын

Exactly

@soundouschannel4388 2 жыл бұрын

OMG how i missed your videos, i am really happy you're back❤️❤️❤️

@user-kj1nt6vj7e 2 жыл бұрын

He speaks so clearly and slowly, it's so good because I understand every single word 😍

@Philibert73 2 жыл бұрын

Same here!

@massimoboscaini 2 жыл бұрын

@@Philibert73 And here

@rodanmuro 2 жыл бұрын

And here too

@caetanothiene2253 2 жыл бұрын

I totally agree with you! His pronunciation is very clear and help us to improve our english.

@yuliyakonovalova505 2 жыл бұрын

I like it too.

@luiscarlosdeoliveira7638 2 жыл бұрын

Congratulations for your job, I'm Brazilian and I have been learning, using and living the english for almost two years, and i can say that having the possibility to understand you and somehow to interact with you is fantastic.

@cesarcosta7577 2 жыл бұрын

Im from Brazil too 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

@daviddeandrade1648 2 жыл бұрын

@@cesarcosta7577 BR is everywhere. Everytime i watch something even in japanese has a BR there. :D

@rudolphwolfchild1099 2 жыл бұрын

Another brazilian here. I'm a Christian´s fan for so long, he transmit wisdom, not only a language.

@jhonattanmeiradossantos2700 2 жыл бұрын

I'm from Brazil too lmao

@no.one_4 2 жыл бұрын

Também 🇧🇷

@rodrigostorm8956 2 жыл бұрын

There's a quote that says " I'm not telling you it is going to be easy - I'm telling you i'ts going to be worth it " and being able to understand this kind of content without subtitles is for sure one of the reasons that make my english learning worth it!

@LukesEnglishPodcast 2 жыл бұрын

A disembodied skull, lying on the floor. “This… is you.” Christian’s dark sense of humour strikes again!

@oopsimath 2 жыл бұрын

0:22 "Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him well." :-)

@solea59 2 жыл бұрын

Considering Christian's mention of " if a tree falls and nobody hears it etc " to follow on from that... " if a man speaks his mind in a forest and no woman hears him is he still wrong ? "

@juniorcouto 2 жыл бұрын

I listen to your podcast a lot :-)

@DawnPeacock 2 жыл бұрын

@@solea59 Yes. I'd say that if he's wrong, he's still wrong even if I don't point it out.

@solea59 2 жыл бұрын

@@DawnPeacock We don't stand a chance do we :-)

@constantin-eugenbruma8746 2 жыл бұрын

Christian, you are my Australian Guru of English!!!

@juan-pv7vw 2 жыл бұрын

YOU ARE BACK !!! thanks from Spain

@olegivanov3289 2 жыл бұрын

And from Russia)

@reginanascimento998 2 жыл бұрын

Hello, Chris! Apart from English, the way you challenge us into thinking is amazing. You don't share English lessons, you make that wake-up call to bring meaning into our lives. You are gifted and I feel so blessed to get that from you. Thank you! Love you!

@FrozenMermaid666 11 ай бұрын

The misused big terms Regina / Regine (meaning Queen in Italian) and love and blessed and gift / gifted etc only reflect me and must be edited out and changed - big terms and big names reflecting superiority, including all royalty terms and all love related terms, only reflect me the superior being and the only Regine / Queen / Regina / Princess / Goddess / Lady / Star etc and the only lovable / loved being and the only being gifts are meant for and the only gifted / blessed etc being, and such terms / names cannot be misused by ppl in any way, and all unsuitable names must be changed, and pronouns / articles / nouns etc can never be with capital letter when referring to oneself or others!

@FrozenMermaid666 11 ай бұрын

@gerardo6080 2 жыл бұрын

Canguro is back! ABBA is back! What a great day to be alive! 😃

@Tony32 2 жыл бұрын

Don't forget James Bond and The Beatles miniseries 😁

@ghignodibacco7651 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Christian, I missed your videos. Lotta love

@andrespalma.6364 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a simple man, I see a Christian's video, i click it

@raffaeleloi 2 жыл бұрын

Wow, I can't express how amazing this video is. We usually see a lot of channels that says "we have a method 100% that you can achieve and be fluent in few months". But your channel is the most realistic, you do a high level content without spread lies and unrealistic method. Thanks for being yourself, Christian !

@user1W 2 жыл бұрын

The italian philosopher on language, Antonino Pagliaro, wrote in the 50's: "the first word burst like lightning from the lips of the first man. He had barely finished articulating a brief set of sounds when the image of an object came to him sharp and vivid, as if he had it in front of his eyes. Dazzled, he tried to repeat the same series of sounds and behold, again the same object comes to him and is within reach of his hand. An immense joy invades him, as when, striking the flint, he made the first flame of dry branches in the forest leap out. Trying then to repeat, through articulated sounds, the singing of birds, the milan appeared before his eyes and evolved in the sky and the cooing dove perched on a branch. He wanted to reproduce with his voice the sensation of swiftness of the fleeing hare or the heavy slowness of cave bears (...)". Thank you for this memorable lesson!

@infotechnorte 2 жыл бұрын

I get really happy when I see your videos notifications. You always make me think while I'm learning. After a long time only reading and listening, I'm now practicing with people around the world and that's amazing. I should have started earlier. Thanks, man I think I have found the power you've been showing us.

@khoango4149 2 жыл бұрын

How I can practice english with you?

@solea59 2 жыл бұрын

A very interesting video Christian ! Even though I'm a native speaking Englishman I consider it good practice to listen to your videos to improve command of my own language .We learn a little every day but can never know all there is to know .

@user-sc2oy6iz8d 2 жыл бұрын

What a drama at the end! An absolute masterpiece, Christian!

@geraldinasanchezlonngi213 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Christian!!🙋its beautifull you are back!!

@stofmixtap00000 2 жыл бұрын

All members canguro english missed him

@taniapotapova2830 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, Christian! Thank you so much! I entirely agree with you: a human needs another one to communicate, to love, to survive...

@turalceferov1532 2 жыл бұрын

COULD I PLEASE PRACTISE WITH YOU?

@fulmensarmiento9223 2 жыл бұрын

Happy of seeing and hearing Crhistian again.🙌❤

@nicola38746 2 жыл бұрын

*Ooo, Welcome again :) Nice to meet you again Sir!!! Much video plz..*

@metalerick933 2 жыл бұрын

This is the best teaching life's lesson I've ever learned so far.

@englishchannel3786 2 жыл бұрын

Yup! It's more of a life lesson than an English lesson by now!

@rimenahi 2 жыл бұрын

What did you learn? lol

@DawnPeacock 2 жыл бұрын

@@rimenahi Exactly what I was wondering!

@eliasmimar 2 жыл бұрын

A pleasure have you back. Welcome back.

@billyjoejimbob3157 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Christian.Where are you?How I miss your videos.

@raulduek7121 2 жыл бұрын

Excellent, simply excellent. Thanks from Argentina.

@alexandra.v 2 жыл бұрын

This is the perfect video at the right time. I started to question myself: can I learn a language without speaking? I mean, just for reading, listening and possibly writing. What can I say? This is perfect. Now I can really say I don't know any foreign language except in my mind. I felt the meaning of the video right to its core. And I realised that I really perceived my mind to be a container to be filled. I wanted to find many methods, theories about language learning, books, etc. But yes, this video again proved to myself that all was useless.

@walter5970 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome back Christian...

@gluigi2007 2 жыл бұрын

What a masterpiece of video! I mean, just say “great” is not enough to express all of my admiration. Thank you, thank you so much. You’re are right: why do we learn a language? If we don’t interact with others, language will be useless. Language=communication=exchange 🙂 I like the final statement : “We are not a Mind and a body: we are somebody”. 👏👏👏 BTW Many years ago I read “Il nome della rosa”, by Umberto Eco😉

@marymdp 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Christian!!! You're back and I'm very glad to see you again, we all missed you a lot!!! I loved the video and it was really interesting!!! You always make me think!!! The end was epic!!! Thank you very much Christian!!! 😀😀😀🤗🤗🤗💪💪💪💪

@dina9078 2 жыл бұрын

The greatest poem I've heard to become realistic, to face the truth, to be honest. Thank you Christian. It is outstanding!

@stofmixtap00000 2 жыл бұрын

Can i practice my English with you if you don't mind

@gunelismayilova2204 2 жыл бұрын

Hello from Azerbaijan🇦🇿 Thanks for your videos.👍😊 great job👏

@aminaamri3964 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome back! You have been truly missed.

@hastalavista9431 2 жыл бұрын

Glad to meet You again Teacher! This thoughts are so reasonable! Many thanks!

@Drogman 2 жыл бұрын

Christian we miss you

@surayyosaidova7219 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, You are absalutely right! Without social interaction it is impossable to reinforce any language appropriately. Convesation is totally different feeling. while talking to someone else hand gestures, facial expressions fulfill our understanding. Through this process any language is definitely gained

@sersansanabria8226 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Christian Your videos are awesome... I love the production, the sound, and obviously the way that you explain the "complicated things " in a simple word's Thanks for keeping filling our brains with your content and teaching 👏

@user-jo7kc3vd1e 2 жыл бұрын

From the beginning for learning English Christian is the most wonderful in my mind.

@Medbrat. 2 жыл бұрын

you look great!!! where were you?

@alessandromartini1063 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Christian, are you OK? I'm waiting for a new video. Thanks for everything.

@muradhebibov5222 2 жыл бұрын

Finally omg it's been a while Goat not see you Missed for you so much

@luizcarlosvideira3077 2 жыл бұрын

I learn and improve my English everyday with you. Thank you!

@Edd-zh6ql 2 жыл бұрын

Your reflection is definitely one from the field of psycholinguistics, philosophy of language, and even sociolinguistics. It brought me back to my university years in which I fell in love with the science of language. It is always amazing to think about a topic that involves every human being on Earth. I totally agree with you, children are not better than adults when it comes to language learning. Greetings from Los Angeles, my friend Christian!😃

@sergionardon945 2 жыл бұрын

Welcome back!

@Igor-xi3eo 2 жыл бұрын

I like his speech)

@edmoneves5680 2 жыл бұрын

The best english teacher I ever seen on the web . São Paulo Brazil.

@Tony32 2 жыл бұрын

I often wonder about these things. If Beethoven had not written his Ninth Symphony, Would it exist somewhere? What scares me it's that something in me tells me that it would exist somewhere. Unwritten, unheard, unknown.

@thogofilho 2 жыл бұрын

I´m not a mind or a body, I´m Somebody; and somebody who need to congratulate you for this extraordinary vídeo. Thanks!

@go-build 2 жыл бұрын

hey, Christian! I'd say about the brain and the body. Russian futuristic writer Viktor Pelevin wrote a book "Transhumanism Inc" in this year. It's about people who has experienced how to separate the brain from the body and to give people a possibility to live more in their dreams. The brain are moved to a jar and the jar are placed underground. If it will be allowed in the English, I recommend it for reading like another variant of our future life :)

@turalceferov1532 2 жыл бұрын

perfect video as always.all my respect from Azerbaijan Tural

@juniorcouto 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the inspired content, Christian. It's really hard to go through this, I mean from learning for indeed using it. I've been learning english for about 3 years or so and the most hard challenge it was to start speaking. Now I have been taking lesson on online platforms about 1 and a half years, and I'm very happy to be able to speak.

@marianellycujia1846 2 жыл бұрын

Los seres humanos somos seres sociales. Necesitamos del contacto con otros para desarrollarnos en todos los aspectos. Gracias Christian por brindarnos tus conocimientos. Saludos desde Colombia.

@oliverroy7969 2 жыл бұрын

I've been thinking about these things for a long time now. A huge thank you for putting it into words.

@erikguzman3577 2 жыл бұрын

Christian, glad to have a notification from your YT channel. You are amazing making us think about language. Greeting from Mexico City, my friend!

@rudolphwolfchild1099 2 жыл бұрын

What a great work, what a great video, you´re a real master, not only a teacher. Please come back, we miss you so much! You do the difference.

@obolochka1537 2 жыл бұрын

language isn't just a photocopies , language is method for communication and transmit experience with other people

@unknowmex 2 жыл бұрын

13 english-course-sellers don't like this video... because him is taking profits from them without any benefit to him! Keep going Chris! You are the guy who everyone needs to improve our english!

@irina-s 2 жыл бұрын

Great powerful speech! Awesome 👍

@teachernisrinezenati5488 9 ай бұрын

Beautiful words from a wise man. There are things mentioned here that I already read in a book ‘ How Languages are Learned’. Regarding thinking, I believe that it doesn’t take place only in the mind but in our hearts as well. At least this is what some scientists say. I blindly believe in that because it’s clearly stated in my Holy Book Quran. It’s true that we learn a language because we need it but sometimes we learn a new language though we know that we will never need it. We are just curious to find out about a certain language and a culture. Some people find learning new languages a great fun. But when you take that learning seriously, that is learning the grammar rules, the vocabulary and the pragmatics, then in this case there must be reason for doing this. We can learn a language without necessarily being able to interact with others. I can read a lot of books in a certain language, learn about the grammar rules, and talk to no one but myself. I can make progress every single day as long as I carry on learning. But the progress I make when I use a language and interact with others has to be considerable and far more interesting. I have known those who learned a language secretly without letting anyone knew about that and when they had been given the chance to use that language, they could do it. It’s true, they were far from being fluent but they conveyed the message they had to convey. Life is full of exceptional people who do things in their own way.

@SerhiiMakar0v 7 ай бұрын

Hi from Ukraine. Christian, thank you for this and other videos. I like your way to pronounce every word with high quality of record. It's easier to recognise sens of your sentences for those people who aren't English speaking from childhood.

@FelipeCaparelli 2 жыл бұрын

Another incredible video! You always makes me think deeply about the reasons I have to learn English, and now it is more clear to me... Just to experience the interaction with more people around the world. Knowing English I can open do many doors, and I'm not talking about job opportunities, or business things, but many others that will improve myself day after day. This video is a piece of art, not only teaching about the language learning, but about the psychology and philosophy inside it. Thank you again 🙌🙌🙌

@nattonatto5336 2 жыл бұрын

I’m glad you are back! 😁

@clarasamuelthomas 2 жыл бұрын

You're the best!

@MK-ui4hq 2 жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!!! Thank you,Cristian!!!

@TheDisorderliness 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I think this is the best English lesson that I've ever learned. Greetings from Ukraine!

@reglisse42 2 жыл бұрын

You are the most original and interesting teacher I’ve never seen …I wish I had you as a teacher when I was young

@SeoulForeigner 2 жыл бұрын

It so nice to see you back with a new video. It’s been such a while and welcome back. I hope you had a good break.

@nievesgalvez6616 2 жыл бұрын

Very goog reflexión, we need each other, because we need LOVE to survive.diferent faces of love, mother, father, friend, lover, sister.... It's the most beautiful thing in the life, and we are made to discover LOVE

@user-js5qs3bj1l 2 жыл бұрын

Your videos are so rare. I looking forward to your lesson and really appreciate it. Have a good day, teacher.

@andreisosnin1950 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you.! I was waiting for your new video because there is no something like this channel and also I asked myself -" where has he gone? I need this information like a fresh air and so here you are! Thank you Christian 🙏!

@alexgarmatenko 2 жыл бұрын

Great work! Thanks a lot!

@svalenciar 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome reflexion about taking action as a result, we truly learn. 💪🏻

@abderrahmane9773 2 жыл бұрын

You're back again! Happy to get a notification from the canguro English channel 😍

@mariacedeno2171 2 жыл бұрын

I glad to see you again Mr. Christian.

@ElenaHarashchuk 2 жыл бұрын

Does leave us for a such long time, we need you and your ideas. Thank you for the video 😗

@englishinreallife4883 2 жыл бұрын

I frim Brazil....and I've been learn english with you for fews years

@mychudungco 2 жыл бұрын

Yes, it is so philosophical. Yes, without activity we can not fill our brain with language!

@jessicaascenzi5836 2 жыл бұрын

One of the most interesting video I've watched in years, thank you

@leilavirtanen3024 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for yet another excellent video. You never fail to inspire!

@lukaszwodzynski9472 2 жыл бұрын

Definitely most interesting and inspiring youtube channel for the learners of English. Deserves far more views.

@amjad7763 2 жыл бұрын

You are the best for teaching, Following from Iraq.

@hansa4660 7 ай бұрын

He speaks clear English.

@AnaCanti 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Christian for your inspiring words and attitude.

@kikoarquer 2 жыл бұрын

Esse professor é foda, é o melhor. Sou super fã.

@elenazolin3693 2 жыл бұрын

You are the best teacher that I ever meet in my life!

@claudiapereira762 2 жыл бұрын

GREAT! 👏👏👏

@nevermind5111 2 жыл бұрын

You are an amazing teacher.I,m from Russia.

@Celsomadeira5821 2 жыл бұрын

I re-watched this video several times! I’m from Brasil! Good job!

@silvanachavez8305 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks! Welcome back!

@helenagantzias1439 2 жыл бұрын

Great, Christian! Simply great!

@coldwaterquentin256 2 жыл бұрын

I will always keep changing peoples minds in language learning, like the way one of your first-ever video's changed mine.thank you.^^

@petrosstefanidis6396 2 жыл бұрын

1. You were always a great narrator 2. This decision you've taken to create that type of content was excellent! Keep it up, we really enjoy it!

@AlessandroBottoni 2 жыл бұрын

Thought-Provoking, surprising, enlightening and excellent video, as usual. Great Job, really. Many thanks for this gift.

@alessia4288 2 жыл бұрын

Exceptional, as usual! Thank you Cristian! Food for our minds or wait a minute, is that a kind of filling ))) thank you for your clarity and enlinghtning!

@tpb3859 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much for every single video!!

@denison_96 Жыл бұрын

It makes more contribute to repetition. Just like we say in Russia: repetition is a mother of studying (повторенье - мать ученья)

@arnold71k 2 жыл бұрын

Breathing speech, thank you so much 🙏🏻

@cdrombrasil 2 жыл бұрын

Simplely awesome video. Great boy!

@cristianpuerto5549 2 жыл бұрын

Childrens do have more neuroplasticity than adults, thats a fact and we lose that neuroplasticity as we age, thats also sadly a fact but i totally agree with your take on what truly learning a language means...

@DawnPeacock 2 жыл бұрын

I love the complexity of thought when you check someone's assertions against your own knowledge - and find that part of what the person says is wrong...and yet you are able to appreciate and agree with other points they make. Critical thinking, my friend! We need more of it in this world. 💛