I agree listening comprehension plays such a big part in developing other skills in a new language! Getting a lot of listening input is the best thing I did when I first started learning Cantonese & Mandarin.
Sadly, 'm lacking listeing materials I enjoy for French. I think that finding a show, podcast or audiobook to listen to is what will really help me improve my French speaking skills. Hopefully I can find a good show with lots of episodes soon!
What kind of content are you looking for? I have a list for french students! French speaking creators are super active on YouTube and podcasting platforms 😊
Probably just more of what I already watch/listen to in English! Anything to do with language learning, reading/books, art (painting, design), writing, productivity, education/learning.
Le dessous des cartes https://youtu.be/6aDvVxKdUdM?si=YaHr-w8Di-0S1VY1 (if you don't already know ARTE, it's an amazing TV channel for documentaries. I especially like this sub-channel about geopolitics, with subtitles)
They might be rather long videos, take it slow! 😊
The quality of TTS varies depending on the language, but it is definitely improving rapidly. The tts for Duolingo Spanish is so good it took me a while to even realize it was tts. I’ve been using a new app to improve my Vietnamese listening and it uses tts. I think it’s been helpful.
Thank you for gathering such interesting references, I loved the Hacking Chinese article, it completed your post very well.
The research on TTS is also very interesting, I think the argument of "better than not listening at all" also applies here. I struggle to go through my Anki deck without listening to the sentences: it's so helpful to memorize them!
Language learning podcasts (like https://www.notesinspanish.com/) offer quite a good way of adding more listening opportunities to the language learning journey. But as a beginner you do have to accept the fact that you'll have to listen to the same recordings time and time again to really understand things and move foreward.
I agree listening comprehension plays such a big part in developing other skills in a new language! Getting a lot of listening input is the best thing I did when I first started learning Cantonese & Mandarin.
Sadly, 'm lacking listeing materials I enjoy for French. I think that finding a show, podcast or audiobook to listen to is what will really help me improve my French speaking skills. Hopefully I can find a good show with lots of episodes soon!
What kind of content are you looking for? I have a list for french students! French speaking creators are super active on YouTube and podcasting platforms 😊
Probably just more of what I already watch/listen to in English! Anything to do with language learning, reading/books, art (painting, design), writing, productivity, education/learning.
Here are a few from Youtube that seem to match your interests:
ScienceÉtonnante https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RVB3PBPxMWg (about learning, with subtitles)
Linguisticae https://youtu.be/XdFm3avwKNQ?si=8gbci1JPqTNkYm2G (about linguistics)
Le dessous des cartes https://youtu.be/6aDvVxKdUdM?si=YaHr-w8Di-0S1VY1 (if you don't already know ARTE, it's an amazing TV channel for documentaries. I especially like this sub-channel about geopolitics, with subtitles)
They might be rather long videos, take it slow! 😊
Thank you so much! Sadly the last link doesn't work in my country ☹ but I'll check out the others!
The quality of TTS varies depending on the language, but it is definitely improving rapidly. The tts for Duolingo Spanish is so good it took me a while to even realize it was tts. I’ve been using a new app to improve my Vietnamese listening and it uses tts. I think it’s been helpful.
Thank you for gathering such interesting references, I loved the Hacking Chinese article, it completed your post very well.
The research on TTS is also very interesting, I think the argument of "better than not listening at all" also applies here. I struggle to go through my Anki deck without listening to the sentences: it's so helpful to memorize them!
Language learning podcasts (like https://www.notesinspanish.com/) offer quite a good way of adding more listening opportunities to the language learning journey. But as a beginner you do have to accept the fact that you'll have to listen to the same recordings time and time again to really understand things and move foreward.