This is great, very interesting. In a previous work life I met many Asian (mostly Chinese and Korean) students here in Ireland and it was striking how little connection there was between their formal qualifications in English and their actual ability to communicate. I know a few who are 'fluent' according to their IELTS or CELTA but really struggle in many situations, even after many years living here - they can't break out of their textbook 'box' to speak normally. But I've also met many who from day 1 are very comfortable in normal communication despite often just basic formal learning. I've become convinced that Stephen Krashen is correct that formal learning languages can often be counterproductive. The important thing is to relax and find material you enjoy. Talk if you are an extrovert - if you struggle with social aspects, then just read a lot of fun books and watch lots of fun tv shows or whatever. My best Chinese friend made a huge breakthrough when she started reading the mystery novels she loved in English, I could immediately hear how she improved.

This video is not just for people who is trying to be fluent in English but it actually applies on any language you are learning. I'm good at English and I'm recently learning german and I find the video really helpful ❤ thank you Zoe ❤

you seem so happy and radiant in this video!! thanks zoe, your work is amazing as always

Thank you,Zoe.I'm an university student from chinese,I learned spoken English for almost a month.I learned a lot from your videos. The change in English every day also makes me happy.Now I try to think better in English,and look for a native English speaker to be partner .I hope I can make my spoken English better and better through the methods in your video.~Thank you so much~

As always your videos are incredible! Thank you for sharing. So true that you have to balance between input and output

Amazing stuff, Zoe, thank you very much

Great advice! This approach works well for learning any language, not just English.

This is the perfect video for my friend, she’s from Mexico 🇲🇽 but learned English by translating her favorite One Direction songs, her problem though is just that: being able to understand English but not speak it. Thanks Zoe, this will help her 😊!

Your points apply to all languages. Thank you

Thanks for your hard work on this video. It was beneficial for me. I have always practiced my spoken English by myself. I never try to speak English to another person. I think I speak English to another person. I always fear grammar. I make a lot of mistakes. You motivated me in this language journey. You are saying about a cat with a sentence to create the best method for grammar and vocabulary to boost up to us.

Zoe I would recommend language Transfer. It helps understanding a language finding similarities with English. It makes you think about it and hearing how the teacher explaines a language learner how to understand and form frases. I'd love to see a video about Language Transfer

너무나 이쁘고 박학다식하고 다양한 언어를 자유롭게 구사하셔서 어메이징 합니다. 하늘이 내린 재능을 가지고 계신 것 같아요. 👍👍👍

Another perfect video, wise points before travelling!

thanks a bunch, you are so weet, and your way to teach, is very helpful and of course useful

Thanks implemented the idea that was in my head and that I was going to put forward. Thank you, your follower from Syria⁦🇸🇾⁩⁦❤️⁩⁦❤️⁩

I can't thank you enough, I'm a spanish native speaker but currently I'm able to understand everything you say... I've been watching your videos for a while now, and they've helped me a lot in my development... I'm not a fluent English speaker yet, but I think that I can reach it.

Great video as always Zoe, I wonder what your thoughts on accent practice and does it really work

Thanks for your advice.

Thank you so much for your useful methods

thanks! very helpful

I really like your video. Thanks. 搬个小板凳来听.

Thank you zoe this video is amazing🙏

thank you really helpful. thanks give me a lot of confident

Thank you for your Channel!

thank you,Zoe, i find it not so hard to learn english well through your video!! i may try to use more english in my daily life, oral or writing.just keep on trying!!!❤❤❤❤

좋은 영상 감사해요😊 정말 도움 많이 됐어요💪🏻

Thank you for your advice ! I'm really hoping that I would become a good at English, Like you !

Thanks Zoe, I love your videos and I would like to be a fluent in English. You are awesome.

Thanks for your advices

🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:00 🌟 Personal language learning journey from China to France, reflecting on English skills. 01:18 📚 Critique of traditional educational methods focusing on textbooks, grammar, and exams. 03:08 🗣️ Balancing language input and output, emphasizing practical application and speaking practice. 04:32 👥 Recommendations for improving speaking skills: language partners and teachers. 06:01 💬 Overcoming fear of speaking, embracing mistakes, and positive mindset. 07:22 📖 Using textbooks effectively, creating meaningful sentences, and journaling. 09:16 🎧 Enjoyable listening practices, reading out loud, and online open classes. 10:39 🌐 Learning languages online, using the internet's resources to practice effectively.

听您说话就很舒服，关注了！

聽你的英文是一種享受！

Thank you very much it's gold information

Thank you May our Thankful CREATOR blesses you

You are a very beautiful Chinese lady, Zoe and your videos on language learning are super helpful ❤❤❤. I speak some English, and I didn't even know that "mute English" existed. I started watching movies I most love in English to level up my overall skills in the language. I can understand most English speakers whatever their accent in order to improve my listening skills so that I can speak better, more accurately and fearlessly. English has a very simple grammar compared to several languages, but many people, anywhere in the world, are still struggling to speak and master it. It should be really easy, as it was meant to be, but it actually takes a lot of time and practice. This applies to any language you want to learn. I do practice my English speaking skills very often, but I would not become proficient in the language if I stopped working on it. It's important to note that getting messy in one's learning style is advisable to look for fluency when it comes to language learning.

Great video, Zoe! And also very motivating. It's totally possible and helpful to apply this approach for other languages. Recently, I've been talking to myself as a way to improve my speaking skills and I can confirm that helps a lot!

Thank you zoe ❤️

I am so happy I bumped into your channel. Great video clip. As an English teacher ( from Israel) and an Arabic learner I will definitely try to implement your tips and show your clip to my students. They have an oral exam in English next year, the final test before graduating high school and I am terrified how they are going to pass it. But your video really helped. Thanks a lot 🙏😊

congratulations from China, admire, respect.

you are extraordinary. Thanks for your great experience. I appreciate you.

Thanks zoe four those tips 😊❤

谢谢讲的很好，受教了

Yes I agree Learning is a journey. Everybody goes true there one experience. I really like your videos . They keep me going. You are an inspiration for a lot of people how's learning different languages.

this English teacher is beautiful.

خیلی ممنون. برای من شما را انگیزه بزرگم است.

Amazing, Zoe讲的很快，但里面没有太多的生僻的单词，我居然全部听懂了!!!😀

Thank you. This video very interesting

我太爱您的英语了❤

I just adore you. You are cool and your videos always inspire me!

學習與跟讀這段視頻，增強口說

多謝分享❤，總之學語言就係要多聽多講，要有足夠多嘅有效輸入同埋模仿

とても勉強会になりました

Thank you for your video.

I really love this video. :)

You make a lot of videos and all of your videos are important and good, and there is an important theme in every video Good job zoe 👏👍👍👍👍👍👏👏👍👍👍👍

مرحبا زوي. أنت أكثر من رائعة. انا اتابع فيديو دائما . أسمي سوزان واعيش في المانيا ايضا . انت فعلا ملهمة في تعلم اللغات أريد ان أشكرك جدا. أكتب لك باللغة العربية لأنك تتحدثي اللغة العربية. أتمنئ لك يوم جميل

I am from Hungary, remember when I was taught german in the school at least for 8 year but I sucked at it because the whole teaching and way to comprehend it was unintuitive. The english is a bit better for me because I am a gamer and I started to learn through playing games so my english is much better than my german what I barely can use. The fear of speaking is a valid thing because it connects to confidence and if you like me who lacks of confidence usually find it hard to acquire new people, friends, learn new traits and use it confidently. My grammar also not the best but hopefully someone can understand it but I only care about to be understandable in my native language. The written english is better because by copying others and later add some meaning above it you can get through on some level but I personally not feel I will be on a level as native people but you can always learn something new. My approach to this or personal agenda to the matter would be: check what is interests you, try to aquire as much information to the subject in your mother tongue then try to translate those into a language your choice. If you have some knowledge on things or you find an interesting place, cultural slur, common identicals or even some food you like and you want to know the place where it's made then you have better starting points. Usually people will not start and speak naturally on a foreign language and not about deep talks hence people speak minor things or chit chat. With this way if you have time and patience and not lazy like me, then you can learn a language faster. The important thing is you need a little interest in on what the other people are interested in and trying to think with their head. If I were a Chinese person I would think about Jangce, (sorry if I write it wrong in my native language we write this way), the great walls, the culture bending with locals (I am aware in China there are a lot of kind of people and ethnicities), funny writing system, work your way to success and maybe the ricefields or even some coastal cities and their infrastructures. These things could give you some hint and idea where to start after you aquired a baseline knowledge. And no, I am not going to learn Chinese because for me it is difficult but I see as an interesting language and the importance of the grand scheme. Side note - I like your smile.

听你说英语是一种享受👍

What a Role model of "Practice makes perfect! Keep making videos give you lots of opportunities to practice English. Well done!

Thanks You I need more practice,and you are right we need practice with too patience and love otherway never will able to speak and improve ours English skills have a Good day madam 🇨🇴🙏🏾Regards from Colombia.

The best language channel ever in the world, keep going ❤❤❤

I am appreciate your hard work.

Dil öğrenme konusunda ilham kaynağımsın. Her şey için teşekkürler❤️

You are so elegant. Learning English with you is pure pleasure.

Waiting for your persian vlogs!! They really help me in my learning process

This video is really true❤i love your honest content

Hello Zoe 👋 Your blog is the best! Good job, keep going ! 😍 Could you recommend us apps with which we can easily find friend to talk with in their native language and vice versa or maybe you can create video about apps that you use frequently?🙏 Thank you ❤

謝謝老師

THANK YOU

I think it’s one of the most common problems that people face in English learning. I was one of them too until I got older. I was a typical shy Japanese person always struggling with how to take the edge off my anxiety whenever I speak English. While I was in college I started drinking and talking to foreigners at bars and suddenly my speaking got better 😂 After a while I got used to speaking and I started to feel confident without beer. Might sound weird but it really worked for me lol

your video increased my motivation,thank you 🤍

Awesome video!

I from someone province where is in middle area of east bigger country. I’m becoming to be a fans of you now. study English is differently for me,actually I really have been admiring your ability of English with other.anthem to you to a hard face give up.

"Friendship is a treasure that never fades, a bond that time cannot break. Thank you for being there through thick and thin. You are a true friend, and I cherish our connection dearly."

thank you

Learning a new language is really difficult to me and I don't know why, it took more than half of my life to comprehend my mother language which is mandarin, and I started to learn basic English when I was 15 in a classroom with 10-year-old children. Fortunately, I do understand the rules of English grammar and a lot of new words, my English might not excellent but at least I can understand those words surrounding me and never stop attempting to learn new English words. Honestly, I admire those ppl who can speak and understand few languages like you without rote memorizing. I do have inspiration from you to keep doing the same simple thing to progress myself, hope to see your more quality videos in the future!

Thanks, amazing video! The topic is very important. I want to add that it is the attitude to what you do (also in other areas) that plays a decisive role. There must be an enjoyment of what you are doing - this is the main secret of children! A delightful speech by the most beautiful of women!

喜欢看你的节目👍🏻😄

안녕하세요 Zoe. 반가워요. (Hello, Zoe. I'm glad to see you.) 저는 한국에 사는 김광현이라고 해요. 언어학을 공부해보려고 하는데 매우 유용한 정보네요, 고마워요. (My name is Kim Kwanghyun and I live in Korea. I'm trying to study linguistics, which is very useful information, thank you.) 저는 언어학을 공부하면서도 단전호흡과 명리학(命理學)을 동시에 공부하고 있어요. (I'm studying linguistics, but I'm studying Danjeon breathing and Myeongri(命理學)at the same time.) 1.언어학을 공부하는 이유는 외국인들과 소통을 잘하면 제가 하고자 하는 일에 도움이 될 것 같아서에요. (1. The reason why I study linguistics is because I think it will help me do what I want to do if I communicate well with foreigners.) 2.단전호흡을 공부하는 이유는 몸, 마음, 정신의 건강과 자아정체성을 찾기 위해서에요. 시작한지는 10년이 넘었고 수련생을 가르치는 선생님을 하고 있어요. (2. The reason why I study Danjeon breathing is to find the health and self-identity of my body, mind, and mind. It has been more than 10 years since I started and I am a teacher who teaches trainees.) 3.Fusion명리학(명리학+IT)을 공부하는 이유는 사람마다 태어난 날짜와 시간, 그리고 잠잘때 자세를 알면 성격, 외모, 부, 명예, 권력 등 타고난 능력들과 그것들이 발현되는 시점을 아주 자세하게 알아낼 수 있어요. 예를 들면 "공자"와 비슷한 운명을 타고난 사람이 있는데 그사람의 공부운명만 보자면 27살부터 머리가 똑똑해져서 47살까지 천재적인 두뇌가 발현된다는 것입니다. (3. The reason why I study Fusion Myeongriology (Famousology + IT) is that if I know the date and time of birth, and the sleeping posture of each person, I can find out in detail my natural abilities such as personality, appearance, wealth, honor, and power, and when they are expressed. For example, there is a person who is born with a fate similar to that of a "prince," and if you look at his or her study fate, he or she becomes smart from the age of 27 to the age of 47.) 이런 부분들을 활용하면 내가 어느 시점에 어떤 공부를 하면 좋은지, 또는 어느 시점에 사업을 하면 좋은지, 성격은 언제부터 좋아지는지 등 그 외에 사항들을 아주 세밀하고 정확하게 알 수 있어서 삶에 도움이 될 수 있어요. (If you use these parts, you can know at what point you should study, when you should do business, and when your personality starts to improve, so it can be helpful in your life.) 저는 저를 비롯해서 유명인들과 주변인들의 운명을 알아보면서 정확한 데이터를 산출해내는 법을 지속적으로 연구해왔어요. (I have continuously studied how to produce accurate data by looking into the fate of celebrities and people around me.) Zoe. 부탁을 드려요. 당신이 원한다면 태어난 생일이 언제인지 몇시쯤에 태어났는지 잠자는 자세가 바로자는지 엎드려자는지 옆으로자는지 알려준다면 지나온운명과 앞으로 일어날 운명에 대해 자세한 내용을 이메일로 보내줄게요. (Zoe, please. If you want, let me know when your birthday is, what time you were born, whether you sleep on your stomach or side, and I'll email you with details of your past and future fate.) 저의 공부에 도움을 주세요. 부탁드릴게요. 고마워요. (Please help me with my studies. Thank you)

Thanks madam for sharing your experience it was very informative ❤❤❤long live thanks

Great video 😊😊😊

Me a native English speaker wondering what I'm doing here

So nice 💯💖💖💖💖

넘 똑똑하시구 이쁘세요ㅠㅠ

Hi zoe, great work again! You mentioned some good points and i would like to share my experience: I am from india, and can speak 4 languages, mainly punjabi being my mother tongue, hindi, english and korean. I started learning english from scl, and it has been 10 years since i am learning. I can understand everything, read a book comfortably and write without any hesitation, but when speaking, i just go blank. Hindi and punjabi are my native languages so no problem with them , first i thought it was bcoz that here are not english speakers that's why i wasn't able to use and speak english, but i realized i was wrong. From past 3 years, i have been learning korean by myself and can speak decently and i realized it wasn't about native speakers, it was that in india english is like considered a standard. Like the one who knows english is more smarter than the one who doesn't. So we are just not immersing ourselves and just reciting textbooks. So people does have fear of speaking wrong. I learned korean by myself and it wasn't a standard for me and i was not afraid to make mistakes and that helped me a lot! BTW, LOVE YOUR VIDEOS AND STARTEGIES AND TIPS❤❤ THNX! FOR SUCH A RICH CONTENT

OMG this is my only problem in english thanks

yes, try day by day, thx

Thanks.🤗

تو ایران هم مثل چین انقدر به گرامر و حفظ کردن لغات توجه میشه که اون بخش صحبت کردن معمولاً درست و حسابی بهش پرداخته نمیشه. زبان جدید در وحله ی اول باید در صحبت کردن و ارتباط برقرار کردن به ما کمک کنه. ممنون زویی. مثل همیشه ویدیو هات مفید و جذاب هستن.

thanks ...

Hi Zoe! How are you? Well, I want to share my journay too🙋‍♀. This is my 3th month studying English for the first time (I'm 28 years old by the way) and I'm follow step by step your English video ("Learn English as an adult. A1-C1"). I didn't have English in my school 🏫It's was a little of French, but they always teach the same: le présent. But, I've always watched movies in English so, I understand almost everything, maybe I don't understand some slang. And, in only three months I see a lot of improvement.👍By example, I can write this text and I don't feel shy to send to someone a text for being a language buddy partner. For me at least it's a big change, because I was starting from nothing. I write/correct a lot of people when they send things in Bussu. This week I did my first audios in English. I've started to notice something weird😆, but I think it's helping me and my mental health. "Yes, I finish my chapter of my book!" or "Or, this text doesn't have so many mistakes" can give your a lot of motivation. I'm so happy about it❤

Well well,english teacher so beautiful !

This video is so damn good !!!! it's very straightforward for me.

please do make this types of videos more love from bangladesh

i hate English in school but when i leave school and i move to the internet bro is a very good language I fall in love in English

很好 谢谢

hello teacher.. I shared this video .

I have a similar problem, though not as bad as other anglophones, with Chinese, partly due to dialects, also because Chinese has sounds we really don't have or distinguish in English. I throw all the movies and videos I can at me, though maybe you have advice or could do a video on that topic. 太美丽。

❤Because you make someone motivated to learn languages

Thank you from Morocco exactly from the capital of Ismailia, the ancient city of Meknes