YouTube for language learning

The fact is today there are many resources to learn languages online. You have webages, radio, online TV and even YouTube.  At this juncture it is not a matter of finding resources, but finding resources of value that will help you learn.  It’s a matter of efficiency.   If you are a beginner, you need to learn words; this is better done with audio files or a computer program that is done methodically and logically.  This is the most efficient. When you have learned individual words and some grammar then, you can try your listening comprehension skills on YouTube. Once you know a critical level say 3000 high frequency words and phrases, using YouTube is not a bad idea. You can listen to a portion over and over again until you get the sense of it. It is fun and visual.  Just try hitting pause and back often to get the language phrase memorized. YouTube is mostly fun, and enjoying learning a language is what it’s all about.