How to get better at listening skills in a foreign language

Listening skills are quite hard to improve in a foreign language, and it might also be difficult to notice when you make progress. Today I share my thoughts on what the key ingredient is to improving your language listening abilities and how I practice listening. 👀 Things I mentioned in this video: → 6 ways to improve your listening skills (BLOG): https://lindiebotes.com/2018/09/28/6-unique-ways-to-improve-listening-in-any-language/ → The relation between listening & speaking (VIDEO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_k5nJaIbUcw → Speakly app - Review (VIDEO): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z963amcx6nw → Speakly discount codes: https://lindiebotes.com/discounts/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:41 How to measure your listening progress 02:07 What our brains need to improve listening 03:38 How to expand your listening 04:38 Just getting the gist of it 06:01 Don't isolate! + a metaphor for listening 07:25 Mindset shifts 08:16 Closing ——— 💕 LINKS Insta → https://www.instagram.com/lindiebotes/ Join my free newsletter → https://landing.mailerlite.com/webforms/landing/a5i1z4 Website → http://lindiebotes.com/ Twitter → https://twitter.com/lindiebee Support my content & get resources → https://buymeacoffee.com/lindiebotes Book a coaching call → https://superpeer.com/lindiebotes Medium blog → https://medium.com/@lindiebotes ✨EBOOKS & GOODIES 📖 Language Habits ebook → https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lindiebotes/e/82019 📖 Writing in a new language ebook →https://www.buymeacoffee.com/lindiebotes/e/78666 Favorite textbooks → https://www.amazon.com/shop/lindiebotes $10 free italki credits after $20 spend→ https://www.italki.com/affshare?ref=lindiebotes Language app discounts → http://lindiebotes.com/discounts All language resources → https://lindiebotes.com/language-resources/ Merch → https://society6.com/lindiebotes Learn a language for free in your browser with Toucan → https://jointoucan.com/partners/lindie 💕ABOUT Welcome to my channel! My name is Lindie and I share my love for languages and design on this channel. I'm a senior product designer and co-founder of Kaards.io. I also write blog posts about languages at lindiebotes.com, and mentor language learners, and offer UX consulting for language apps at superpeer.com/lindiebotes. I'm a Christian and strive to shine God’s light in all I do. May this channel inspire you to reach your language goals and learn more about design. New here? Best videos → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLRCVN94KILKXGx45JKaVBSpPkrpXhrhRe FAQ → https://lindiebotes.com/faq/ 🎥EQUIPMENT Camera → https://geni.us/CanonPowerShotG7 Mic → https://geni.us/RodeSmartLavMicr Tripod → https://geni.us/ManfrottoTravel ——— Enquiries & partnerships: [email protected]