My interview with @Matt vs Japan
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The clips early on of Matt speaking Japanese to people are from @Xiaomanyc 小马在纽约 ‘s video:
NAVIGATION:
00:00 – Who is Matt vs Japan?
1:24 – How did Matt learn Japanese?
4:03 – Context teaches more than textbooks
5:35 – Why you need to forget English
6:16 – Should we learn like babies?
10:04 – The only way to learn a language
10:57 – The real reason for flash cards
11:56 – The most effective input
15:18 – Why your brain enjoys this method
16:57 – What did you do specific for Japanese?
20:34 – Identity and language
23:48 – Matt speaking Japanese
25:58 – Why you can’t hear pitch accent
28:53 – Why most people don’t learn pitch accent
31:16 – How Matt learned pitch accent
33:25 – Improving Japanese pronunciation
36:50 – Staying focused on your goal
40:58 – Diminishing returns from input
42:41 – Converting input into output
46:17 – The barrier to effective output
56:08 – The refold formula for language
59:09 – Outro
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