DON’T USE A BILINGUAL DICTIONARY!! 🙅#shorts

22 Nov 2021 · 1 min

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YouTube short by Hadar Shemesh advising language learners not to rely on bilingual dictionaries or treating their native language as a dictionary. The speaker argues that learning methods are individual, warns against following one-size-fits-all advice from others, and emphasizes trusting one’s own intuition and judgement in choosing learning strategies.

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I know why you're asking this because I've seen it so often and so many times online. Like if you really want to improve, stop using your native like a dictionary in your native language or only use English English dictionary. I don't believe in that. You know, I truly don't believe in that because first every person learns differently and it would be wrong of you to go against your intuition and to do something because someone who might have not even learned a second language right tells you that that's the right way to go about it. And if it has worked for one person, it does not mean that it's going to work for you. So the question here is deeper, like do I really apply external notions on my own personal journey even if I feel that it is not the right thing for me to do right? And the answer is no, you know best. You have to trust your intuition.