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Lýdia Machová: The secrets of learning a new language
Lýdia Machová: Els secrets d'aprendre una nova llengua
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Vols aprendre una nova llengua però no saps per on començar? No cal cap do especial ni cap "gen lingüístic", diu Lýdia Machová. En aquesta xerrada alegre i inspiradora, ens revela els secrets dels poliglots (aquells que parlen diversos idiomes) i ens explica quatre principis per ajudar-nos a descobrir el nostre do amagat i a gaudir del procés.
Lýdia Machová - Language mentor
Lýdia Machová teaches people how they can learn any language by themselves. Full bio
Lýdia Machová teaches people how they can learn any language by themselves. Full bio
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00:13
I love learning foreign languages.
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M'encanta aprendre idiomes.
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In fact, I love it so much that I like
to learn a new language every two years,
to learn a new language every two years,
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De fet, m'agrada tant que
cada dos anys aprenc un idioma nou.
cada dos anys aprenc un idioma nou.
00:20
currently working on my eighth one.
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Ja vaig pel vuitè.
00:22
When people find that out about me,
they always ask me,
they always ask me,
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Quan ho explico a la gent,
sempre em pregunten:
sempre em pregunten:
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"How do you do that? What's your secret?"
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"Com ho fas? Quin és el secret?"
00:27
And to be honest, for many years,
my answer would be,
my answer would be,
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I, sincerament, durant molts anys
la resposta era:
la resposta era:
00:30
"I don't know. I simply
love learning languages."
love learning languages."
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"No ho sé. M'agrada aprendre idiomes."
00:33
But people were never
happy with that answer.
happy with that answer.
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Però mai els agradava la resposta,
00:36
They wanted to know why they are spending
years trying to learn even one language,
years trying to learn even one language,
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volien saber per què ells necessiten anys
per aprendre un sol idioma,
per aprendre un sol idioma,
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never achieving fluency,
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sense fluïdesa,
00:41
and here I come, learning
one language after another.
one language after another.
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i, en canvi,
jo aprenc un idioma rere l'altre.
jo aprenc un idioma rere l'altre.
00:44
They wanted to know
the secret of polyglots,
the secret of polyglots,
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Volien saber el secret dels poliglots,
00:46
people who speak a lot of languages.
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aquells que parlen molts idiomes.
00:49
And that made me wonder, too,
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Llavors em vaig preguntar
00:50
how do actually other polyglots do it?
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com ho fan els altres poliglots.
00:53
What do we have in common?
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Què tenim en comú?
00:54
And what is it that enables us
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I què és el que ens permet
00:56
to learn languages
so much faster than other people?
so much faster than other people?
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aprendre idiomes més ràpid
que la resta de la gent?
que la resta de la gent?
00:59
I decided to meet other people
like me and find that out.
like me and find that out.
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Vaig decidir conèixer altra gent
com jo i descobrir-ho.
com jo i descobrir-ho.
01:03
The best place to meet a lot of polyglots
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El millor lloc per conèixer poliglots
01:05
is an event where hundreds
of language lovers
of language lovers
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és en esdeveniments on
els amants de les llengües
els amants de les llengües
01:08
meet in one place
to practice their languages.
to practice their languages.
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es reuneixen per practicar-les.
01:11
There are several such polyglot events
organized all around the world,
organized all around the world,
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Hi ha molts esdeveniments poliglots
per tot el món.
per tot el món.
01:14
and so I decided to go there
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Vaig decidir anar a un
01:15
and ask polyglots
about the methods that they use.
about the methods that they use.
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i preguntar als poliglots
quins mètodes utilitzen.
quins mètodes utilitzen.
01:19
And so I met Benny from Ireland,
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Vaig conèixer el Benny, d'Irlanda,
01:21
who told me that his method
is to start speaking from day one.
is to start speaking from day one.
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que em va dir que el seu mètode
és començar a parlar des del primer dia.
és començar a parlar des del primer dia.
01:26
He learns a few phrases
from a travel phrasebook
from a travel phrasebook
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Aprèn unes quantes frases
d'un manual de conversa,
d'un manual de conversa,
01:29
and goes to meet native speakers
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va a conèixer parlants nadius
01:30
and starts having conversations
with them right away.
with them right away.
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i comença a conversar amb ells.
01:33
He doesn't mind making
even 200 mistakes a day,
even 200 mistakes a day,
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Li és igual cometre 200 errors al dia,
01:36
because that's how he learns,
based on the feedback.
based on the feedback.
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perquè aprèn gràcies al feedback.
01:39
And the best thing is, he doesn't
even need to travel a lot today,
even need to travel a lot today,
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El millor és que, avui dia,
no cal viatjar gaire,
no cal viatjar gaire,
01:42
because you can easily have
conversations with native speakers
conversations with native speakers
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perquè pots conversar amb nadius
01:45
from the comfort of
your living room, using websites.
your living room, using websites.
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des del menjador,
a través de pàgines web.
a través de pàgines web.
01:48
I also met Lucas from Brazil
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També vaig conèixer el Lucas,
de Brasil,
de Brasil,
01:50
who had a really interesting
method to learn Russian.
method to learn Russian.
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que té un mètode molt interessant
per aprendre rus.
per aprendre rus.
01:53
He simply added a hundred random
Russian speakers on Skype as friends,
Russian speakers on Skype as friends,
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Va afegir cent parlants de rus,
desconeguts, a Skype,
desconeguts, a Skype,
01:58
and then he opened
a chat window with one of them
a chat window with one of them
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va obrir una conversa amb un
02:02
and wrote "Hi" in Russian.
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i va escriure "Hola" en rus.
02:05
And the person replied, "Hi, how are you?"
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La persona va respondre:
"Hola, què tal?"
"Hola, què tal?"
02:07
Lucas copied this and put it
into a text window with another person,
into a text window with another person,
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El Lucas ho va copiar i ho va enganxar
en una altra conversa
en una altra conversa
02:12
and the person replied,
"I'm fine, thank you, and how are you?"
"I'm fine, thank you, and how are you?"
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i la persona va respondre:
"Molt bé, gràcies. I tu?"
"Molt bé, gràcies. I tu?"
02:15
Lucas copied this
back to the first person,
back to the first person,
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El Lucas ho va copiar a la primera persona
02:18
and in this way, he had two strangers
have a conversation with each other
have a conversation with each other
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i, d'aquesta manera, tenia dos desconeguts
conversant entre ells
conversant entre ells
02:22
without knowing about it.
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sense saber-ho.
02:23
(Laughter)
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(Riures)
02:24
And soon he would start typing himself,
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Aviat va començar a escriure-ho ell,
02:26
because he had so many
of these conversations
of these conversations
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perquè havia tingut tantes converses així
02:28
that he figured out how
the Russian conversation usually starts.
the Russian conversation usually starts.
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que ja sabia com començar
una conversa.
una conversa.
Enginyós, oi?
02:32
What an ingenious method, right?
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02:34
And then I met polyglots who always start
by imitating sounds of the language,
by imitating sounds of the language,
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També vaig conèixer poliglots que comencen
imitant sons de la llengua,
imitant sons de la llengua,
02:38
and others who always learn the 500
most frequent words of the language,
most frequent words of the language,
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d'altres que aprenen les 500 paraules
més comunes de l'idioma
més comunes de l'idioma
02:43
and yet others who always start
by reading about the grammar.
by reading about the grammar.
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i d'altres que comencen
a llegir sobre la gramàtica.
a llegir sobre la gramàtica.
02:47
If I asked a hundred different polyglots,
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Si preguntés a cent poliglots diferents,
02:49
I heard a hundred different
approaches to learning languages.
approaches to learning languages.
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em dirien cent maneres diferents
d'aprendre un idioma.
d'aprendre un idioma.
02:53
Everybody seems to have a unique way
they learn a language,
they learn a language,
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Sembla que tothom té una manera diferent
d'aprendre una llengua,
d'aprendre una llengua,
02:57
and yet we all come to the same result
of speaking several languages fluently.
of speaking several languages fluently.
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però tots arriben a parlar idiomes
amb fluïdesa.
amb fluïdesa.
03:02
And as I was listening to these polyglots
telling me about their methods,
telling me about their methods,
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Mentre m'explicaven els seus mètodes,
03:06
it suddenly dawned on me:
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em vaig adonar
03:08
the one thing we all have in common
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que el que teníem en comú
03:11
is that we simply found ways to enjoy
the language-learning process.
the language-learning process.
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és que trobem la manera de gaudir
del procés d'aprenentatge.
del procés d'aprenentatge.
03:17
All of these polyglots
were talking about language learning
were talking about language learning
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Tots parlaven de l'aprenentatge
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as if it was great fun.
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com una cosa divertida.
03:21
You should have seen their faces
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Hauríeu d'haver-los vist
les cares
les cares
03:23
when they were showing me
their colorful grammar charts
their colorful grammar charts
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mentre m'ensenyaven
els quadres de gramàtica,
els quadres de gramàtica,
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and their carefully handmade flash cards,
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les fitxes fetes a mà
03:28
and their statistics
about learning vocabulary using apps,
about learning vocabulary using apps,
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i les estadístiques d'aprendre vocabulari
per aplicacions.
per aplicacions.
03:31
or even how they love to cook
based on recipes in a foreign language.
based on recipes in a foreign language.
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Fins i tot, com els agrada cuinar
amb receptes en altres idiomes.
amb receptes en altres idiomes.
03:36
All of them use different methods,
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Tots utilitzen mètodes diferents,
03:38
but they always make sure
it's something that they personally enjoy.
it's something that they personally enjoy.
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però s'asseguren que els agrada.
03:42
I realized that this is actually
how I learn languages myself.
how I learn languages myself.
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Em vaig adonar que jo faig el mateix.
03:46
When I was learning Spanish,
I was bored with the text in the textbook.
I was bored with the text in the textbook.
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Quan aprenia el castellà,
m'avorria el llibre de text.
m'avorria el llibre de text.
03:49
I mean, who wants to read about Jose
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A qui li agrada llegir sobre en José
03:51
asking about the directions
to the train station. Right?
to the train station. Right?
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preguntant com anar a l'estació de tren?
03:54
I wanted to read "Harry Potter" instead,
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Volia llegir Harry Potter,
03:57
because that was
my favorite book as a child,
my favorite book as a child,
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perquè era el meu llibre preferit
de petita
de petita
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and I have read it many times.
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i l'havia llegit moltes vegades.
04:00
So I got the Spanish translation
of "Harry Potter" and started reading,
of "Harry Potter" and started reading,
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Vaig agafar Harry Potter en castellà
i vaig començar a llegir.
i vaig començar a llegir.
04:04
and sure enough, I didn't understand
almost anything at the beginning,
almost anything at the beginning,
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Al principi, quasi no entenia res,
però vaig seguir llegint,
perquè m'encantava
perquè m'encantava
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but I kept on reading
because I loved the book,
because I loved the book,
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i al final, el podia entendre quasi tot,
sense problema.
sense problema.
04:10
and by the end of the book, I was able
to follow it almost without any problems.
to follow it almost without any problems.
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04:14
And the same thing happened
when I was learning German.
when I was learning German.
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Amb l'alemany, em va passar el mateix.
Vaig començar a mirar Friends,
la meva sèrie preferida, en alemany.
la meva sèrie preferida, en alemany.
04:16
I decided to watch "Friends,"
my favorite sitcom, in German,
my favorite sitcom, in German,
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04:20
and again, at the beginning
it was all just gibberish.
it was all just gibberish.
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Al principi, tot era un guirigall.
04:23
I didn't know where one word finished
and another one started,
and another one started,
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No sabia on acabava una paraula
i on començava l'altra,
i on començava l'altra,
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but I kept on watching every day
because it's "Friends."
because it's "Friends."
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però la vaig seguir mirant cada dia.
M'agrada tant
que la puc mirar en qualsevol idioma.
que la puc mirar en qualsevol idioma.
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I can watch it in any language.
I love it so much.
I love it so much.
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04:31
And after the second or third season,
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A la segona o tercera temporada,
04:33
seriously, the dialogue
started to make sense.
started to make sense.
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el diàleg començava a tenir sentit,
de veritat.
de veritat.
04:37
I only realized this
after meeting other polyglots.
after meeting other polyglots.
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No me'n vaig adonar
fins que vaig conèixer altres poliglots.
fins que vaig conèixer altres poliglots.
04:40
We are no geniuses
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No som genis
04:41
and we have no shortcut
to learning languages.
to learning languages.
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i no tenim cap drecera
per aprendre llengües.
per aprendre llengües.
04:44
We simply found ways
how to enjoy the process,
how to enjoy the process,
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Només trobem maneres de gaudir del procés,
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how to turn language learning
from a boring school subject
from a boring school subject
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de fer que aprendre una llengua
04:51
into a pleasant activity
which you don't mind doing every day.
which you don't mind doing every day.
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sigui tan divertit
que ho vulguis fer cada dia.
que ho vulguis fer cada dia.
04:55
If you don't like writing
words down on paper,
words down on paper,
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Si no t'agrada escriure en paper,
04:57
you can always type them in an app.
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escriu en una aplicació;
04:59
If you don't like listening
to boring textbook material,
to boring textbook material,
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si no t'agrada escoltar
àudios del llibre de text,
àudios del llibre de text,
05:02
find interesting content on YouTube
or in podcasts for any language.
or in podcasts for any language.
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busca continguts de YouTube
o podcasts en la llengua que sigui.
o podcasts en la llengua que sigui.
05:06
If you're a more introverted person
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Si ets una persona introvertida
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and you can't imagine speaking
to native speakers right away,
to native speakers right away,
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i no vols començar a parlar amb nadius,
05:11
you can apply the method of self-talk.
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parla amb tu mateix.
05:13
You can talk to yourself
in the comfort of your room,
in the comfort of your room,
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Pots parlar en veu alta
a la teva habitació,
a la teva habitació,
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describing your plans for the weekend,
how your day has been,
how your day has been,
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explica't què faràs el cap de setmana,
com t'ha anat el dia
com t'ha anat el dia
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or even take a random
picture from your phone
picture from your phone
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o tria una foto del mòbil
05:21
and describe the picture
to your imaginary friend.
to your imaginary friend.
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i descriu-la a un amic imaginari.
05:25
This is how polyglots learn languages,
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Els poliglots aprenen així
05:27
and the best news is,
it's available to anyone
it's available to anyone
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i el millor de tot és que qualsevol
05:30
who is willing to take the learning
into their own hands.
into their own hands.
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que vulgui aprendre una llengua
ho pot fer.
ho pot fer.
05:34
So meeting other polyglots
helped me realize
helped me realize
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Gràcies a altres poliglots em vaig adonar
05:36
that it is really crucial
to find enjoyment
to find enjoyment
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que és essencial gaudir
05:39
in the process of learning languages,
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quan aprens llengües,
05:41
but also that joy in itself is not enough.
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però gaudir no ho és tot.
05:45
If you want to achieve fluency
in a foreign language,
in a foreign language,
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Si vols parlar amb fluïdesa
en un altre idioma,
en un altre idioma,
05:48
you'll also need to apply
three more principles.
three more principles.
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cal aplicar tres principis bàsics.
05:51
First of all, you'll need
effective methods.
effective methods.
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Primer, calen mètodes efectius.
05:55
If you try to memorize a list of words
for a test tomorrow,
for a test tomorrow,
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Si intentes memoritzar
una llista de paraules per a un examen,
una llista de paraules per a un examen,
05:58
the words will be stored
in your short-term memory
in your short-term memory
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les paraules es guarden
en la memòria a curt termini
en la memòria a curt termini
06:01
and you'll forget them after a few days.
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i les oblidaràs en pocs dies.
06:03
If you, however,
want to keep words long term,
want to keep words long term,
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En canvi, si vols guardar-les
en la memòria a llarg termini,
en la memòria a llarg termini,
06:06
you need to revise them
in the course of a few days repeatedly
in the course of a few days repeatedly
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les has de revisar durant diversos dies.
06:09
using the so-called space repetition.
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Això s'anomena repàs espaiat.
06:11
You can use apps which are based
on this system such as Anki or Memrise,
on this system such as Anki or Memrise,
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Pots fer servir aplicacions
basades en això, com Anki o Memrise,
basades en això, com Anki o Memrise,
06:15
or you can write lists of word
in a notebook using the Goldlist method,
in a notebook using the Goldlist method,
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o escriure llistes en una llibreta,
seguint el mètode Goldlist,
seguint el mètode Goldlist,
06:19
which is also very popular
with many polyglots.
with many polyglots.
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que és molt popular entre els poliglots.
06:21
If you're not sure which methods are
effective and what is available out there,
effective and what is available out there,
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Si no saps quins mètodes existeixen
i si són efectius,
i si són efectius,
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just check out polyglots'
YouTube channels and websites
YouTube channels and websites
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busca webs i canals de YouTube
de poliglots
de poliglots
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and get inspiration from them.
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i busca-hi idees.
06:30
If it works for them,
it will most probably work for you too.
it will most probably work for you too.
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Si a ells els funciona,
probablement a tu també.
probablement a tu també.
06:34
The third principle to follow
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El tercer principi
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is to create a system in your learning.
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és crear un sistema d'aprenentatge.
06:39
We're all very busy and no one
really has time to learn a language today.
really has time to learn a language today.
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Estem sempre molt ocupats
i ningú té temps d'aprendre un idioma.
i ningú té temps d'aprendre un idioma.
06:43
But we can create that time
if we just plan a bit ahead.
if we just plan a bit ahead.
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Però podem trobar-ne si ens organitzem.
06:47
Can you wake up 15 minutes earlier
than you normally do?
than you normally do?
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Et pots llevar 15 minuts abans?
06:51
That would be the perfect time
to revise some vocabulary.
to revise some vocabulary.
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És el moment perfecte
per revisar vocabulari.
per revisar vocabulari.
06:54
Can you listen to a podcast
on your way to work while driving?
on your way to work while driving?
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Pots escoltar un podcast
de camí a la feina?
de camí a la feina?
06:58
Well, that would be great
to get some listening experience.
to get some listening experience.
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És una bona manera d'escoltar la llengua.
07:01
There are so many things we can do
without even planning that extra time,
without even planning that extra time,
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Hi ha moltes coses que es poden fer
sense organitzar temps extra,
sense organitzar temps extra,
07:05
such as listening to podcasts
on our way to work
on our way to work
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com escoltar podcasts de camí a la feina
07:07
or doing our household chores.
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o fent les feines de casa.
07:09
The important thing is
to create a plan in the learning.
to create a plan in the learning.
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L'important és crear
un pla d'aprenentatge.
un pla d'aprenentatge.
07:12
"I will practice speaking
every Tuesday and Thursday
every Tuesday and Thursday
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"Practicaré parlant cada dimarts i dijous
07:15
with a friend for 20 minutes.
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amb un amic durant 20 minuts."
07:17
I will listen to a YouTube video
while having breakfast."
while having breakfast."
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"Escoltaré un vídeo de YouTube
mentre esmorzo."
mentre esmorzo."
07:21
If you create a system in your learning,
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Si crees un sistema d'aprenentatge,
07:24
you don't need to find that extra time,
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no cal que trobis temps extra,
07:26
because it will become
a part of your everyday life.
a part of your everyday life.
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perquè ja formarà part de la rutina.
07:29
And finally, if you want to learn
a language fluently,
a language fluently,
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Finalment, si vols aprendre
a parlar amb fluïdesa,
a parlar amb fluïdesa,
07:33
you need also a bit of patience.
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cal paciència.
07:36
It's not possible to learn
a language within two months,
a language within two months,
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És impossible aprendre una llengua
en 2 mesos,
en 2 mesos,
07:39
but it's definitely possible to make
a visible improvement in two months,
a visible improvement in two months,
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però si que pots millorar en aquest temps,
07:43
if you learn in small chunks every day
in a way that you enjoy.
in a way that you enjoy.
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si aprens a poc a poc cada dia
mentre t'ho passes bé.
mentre t'ho passes bé.
07:47
And there is nothing
that motivates us more
that motivates us more
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No hi ha res que motivi més
07:49
than our own success.
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que l'èxit.
07:51
I vividly remember the moment
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Recordo clarament el moment
07:53
when I understood the first joke
in German when watching "Friends."
in German when watching "Friends."
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en què vaig entendre el primer acudit
en alemany a Friends.
en alemany a Friends.
07:57
I was so happy and motivated
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Estava tant contenta i motivada
07:59
that I just kept on watching that day
two more episodes,
two more episodes,
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que vaig mirar dos capítols més
aquell dia.
aquell dia.
08:02
and as I kept watching,
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I mentre ho mirava,
08:03
I had more and more of those moments
of understanding, these little victories,
of understanding, these little victories,
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vaig entendre moltes més coses,
petites victòries.
petites victòries.
08:08
and step by step, I got to a level
where I could use the language
where I could use the language
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A poc a poc, vaig arribar a un punt
on podia parlar
on podia parlar
08:11
freely and fluently to express anything.
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lliurement i fluïda per expressar-me.
08:14
This is a wonderful feeling.
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És una sensació meravellosa.
08:16
I can't get enough of that feeling,
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No en tinc mai prou.
08:18
and that's why I learn
a language every two years.
a language every two years.
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Per això aprenc un idioma cada dos anys.
08:21
So this is the whole polyglot secret.
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Aquest és el secret dels poliglots.
08:23
Find effective methods
which you can use systematically
which you can use systematically
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Trobar mètodes efectius
que es poden usar sistemàticament
que es poden usar sistemàticament
08:26
over the period of some time
in a way which you enjoy,
in a way which you enjoy,
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durant un període de temps
mentre t'ho passes bé.
mentre t'ho passes bé.
08:29
and this is how polyglots learn
languages within months, not years.
languages within months, not years.
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És així com els poliglots aprenen idiomes
en qüestió de mesos i no d'anys.
en qüestió de mesos i no d'anys.
08:35
Now, some of you may be thinking,
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Algú pensarà que
08:36
"That's all very nice
to enjoy language learning,
to enjoy language learning,
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gaudir d'aprendre una llengua
està molt bé,
està molt bé,
08:39
but isn't the real secret
that you polyglots
that you polyglots
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però el veritable secret dels poliglots
08:41
are just super talented
and most of us aren't?"
and most of us aren't?"
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no serà que teniu molta facilitat
i la majoria no?
i la majoria no?
08:45
Well, there's one thing
I haven't told you about Benny and Lucas.
I haven't told you about Benny and Lucas.
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No us he explicat una cosa
sobre el Benny i el Lucas.
sobre el Benny i el Lucas.
08:49
Benny had 11 years of Irish Gaelic
and five years of German at school.
and five years of German at school.
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El Benny havia estudiat 11 anys d'irlandès
i 5 d'alemany a l'escola.
i 5 d'alemany a l'escola.
08:55
He couldn't speak them
at all when graduating.
at all when graduating.
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Però quan es va graduar,
no podia parlar-ne cap.
no podia parlar-ne cap.
08:58
Up to the age of 21, he thought
he didn't have the language gene
he didn't have the language gene
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Fins als 21, pensava que no tenia
el gen per als idiomes
el gen per als idiomes
09:02
and he could not speak another language.
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i que no podia parlar cap llengua.
09:04
Then he started to look
for his way of learning languages,
for his way of learning languages,
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Va començar a analitzar
la seva manera d'aprendre idiomes,
la seva manera d'aprendre idiomes,
09:07
which was speaking to native speakers
and getting feedback from them,
and getting feedback from them,
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que era parlar amb nadius
i rebre'n feedback.
i rebre'n feedback.
09:11
and today Benny can easily
have a conversation in 10 languages.
have a conversation in 10 languages.
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Avui, el Benny pot conversar
en 10 idiomes.
en 10 idiomes.
09:17
Lucas tried to learn English
at school for 10 years.
at school for 10 years.
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El Lucas va intentar aprendre anglès
durant 10 anys a l'escola.
durant 10 anys a l'escola.
09:20
He was one of the worst students in class.
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Era un dels pitjors alumnes.
09:23
His friends even made fun of him
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Els seus amics se'n reien
09:24
and gave him a Russian textbook as a joke
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i, com a broma,
li van regalar un llibre de rus,
li van regalar un llibre de rus,
09:27
because they thought he would never
learn that language, or any language.
learn that language, or any language.
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perquè pensaven que mai aprendria
cap idioma.
cap idioma.
09:31
And then Lucas started
to experiment with methods,
to experiment with methods,
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Va començar a experimentar
amb els mètodes,
amb els mètodes,
09:33
looking for his own way to learn,
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buscant la seva manera d'aprendre.
09:36
for example, by having Skype chat
conversations with strangers.
conversations with strangers.
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Per exemple, amb converses de Skype
amb desconeguts.
amb desconeguts.
09:40
And after just 10 years,
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10 anys després,
09:42
Lucas is able to speak
11 languages fluently.
11 languages fluently.
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parla amb fluïdesa 11 idiomes.
09:47
Does that sound like a miracle?
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Sona a miracle?
09:49
Well, I see such miracles
every single day.
every single day.
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Doncs veig miracles com aquest cada dia.
09:52
As a language mentor,
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Com a mentora d'idiomes,
09:54
I help people learn
languages by themselves,
languages by themselves,
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ajudo a la gent a aprendre idiomes
tots sols
tots sols
09:56
and I see this every day.
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i ho veig cada dia.
09:57
People struggle with language learning
for five, 10, even 20 years,
for five, 10, even 20 years,
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Hi ha gent a qui li costa aprendre'n un
durant 5, 10 o 20 anys
durant 5, 10 o 20 anys
10:02
and then they suddenly take
their learning into their own hands,
their learning into their own hands,
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i, de cop, aprenen pel seu compte
10:05
start using materials which they enjoy,
more effective methods,
more effective methods,
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i comencen a fer servir materials
que gaudeixen, mètodes més efectius
que gaudeixen, mètodes més efectius
10:09
or they start tracking their learning
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o a seguir l'aprenentatge
10:11
so that they can appreciate
their own progress,
their own progress,
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per observar-ne el progrés.
10:14
and that's when suddenly
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De cop,
10:16
they magically find the language talent
that they were missing all their lives.
that they were missing all their lives.
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troben la facilitat que els faltava.
10:21
So if you've also tried
to learn a language
to learn a language
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Si heu intentat aprendre un idioma
10:23
and you gave up,
thinking it's too difficult
thinking it's too difficult
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i us heu donat per vençuts,
perquè és massa difícil
perquè és massa difícil
10:26
or you don't have the language talent,
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o perquè no teniu facilitat,
10:28
give it another try.
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intenteu-ho un altre cop.
10:29
Maybe you're also
just one enjoyable method away
just one enjoyable method away
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Potser esteu a un mètode
10:32
from learning that language fluently.
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d'aprendre una llengua amb fluïdesa.
10:34
Maybe you're just one method away
from becoming a polyglot.
from becoming a polyglot.
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Potser esteu a un mètode de ser poliglots.
10:38
Thank you.
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Gràcies.
10:40
(Applause)
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(Aplaudiments)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Lýdia Machová - Language mentorLýdia Machová teaches people how they can learn any language by themselves.
Why you should listen
Lýdia Machová has learned nine languages without ever living abroad or in a multilingual environment. She maintains seven of them at a fluent level, and she usually learns a new one every two years. After meeting dozens of polyglots, or people who speak a lot of languages, she now shares the principles of language learning with the world as a language mentor.
Machová was the main organizer of the world's biggest polyglot event, the Polyglot Gathering in Bratislava, Slovakia, in 2017 and 2018. She holds a PhD in translation studies and previously worked as a professional conference interpreter. She is based in Slovakia but travels often on her mission to help people learn languages in their own ideal way.
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