Have you ever heard the English expression “looking for a needle in a haystack?”. It’s used when someone is looking for something very small in a big space. Imagine trying to find a tiny sewing needle in a huge bale of hay, and you’ll get the idea. If you’ve been studying English for a long time, you’ve probably tried lots of different ways of learning the language at home. Our students are always looking for new ways to improve their reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills with YouTube. YouTube is your hay, It’s huge and you could spend all day (even all years) searching through its videos. However, would you ever find your needle that perfect English learning resource for your needs?

         Every day, all around the world people use YouTube to teach themselves new skills from the comfort of their own homes. It’s a fantastic platform for creating, sharing, and learning pretty much any skill you can think of, for free! It’s highly accessible too, all you need is a good internet connection. YouTube is not just a place to watch videos. With more than 1 billion people watching 1 billion hours of video every day, there is a lot to explore, learn and try out. You can take cooking classes, learn about history, sing along to song lyrics, interact with video creators in comments, plans trips to other countries, and even make your own videos.

         If you happen to have some favorite videos and channels to enjoy your time as well as learning, you might want to choose a YouTuber with nice English knowledge such as vocabulary and pronunciation. Thus, you can enjoy the video with learning too, and you can start looking for the right channel for you. At the time you find the proper channel, you might want to check his/her content beforehand to avoid boresome while watching videos. There are a lot of various channels on YouTube to watch, and the best channel for learning are vlogs, talk shows, and discussion topics. Vlogs help you to improve your English on a daily basis and easy communication to use in conversation and also help you build your confidence to do public speaking.  On the other hand, if you choose a channel for a talk show, you can consider it based on your favorite celebrity to attend the show.

         The discussion topic is interesting too because it comes with many topics to talk about, If you want to improve your listening and you are a little worried about understanding accents, it’s a good idea to find short videos that include closed captions (subtitles). Making use of a variety of materials can promote learning, so try factoring in at least one video a day alongside your usual language learning and you’ll soon notice an improvement in your English. YouTube is an entertainment center, but it doesn’t have to be just that. You can use YouTube to learn English. Using the right channels and techniques, you can improve your pronunciation, widen your vocabulary, practice listening and boost your speaking skills. What’s more? You can learn for free and whenever you have five or ten minutes to spare. Have fun learning, everyone.

Sources:

https://www.fluentu.com/blog/english/learn-english-youtube-2/

https://oxfordhousebcn.com/en/how-to-improve-your-english-with-youtube/

https://www.ef.com/wwen/blog/language/best-youtube-channels-to-learn-english-at-home/