How To Learn Languages Reactor with Netflix and YouTube

Hi there!

Shirley here. 🙋🏼‍♀️

In my today’s article, I’m going to share with you the best thing since sliced bread for learning English and any other languages with Netflix and YouTube. 🤩

It’s a Language Reactor Chrome extension (the old Learn Languages with Netflix.) It blew my mind and I’m sure it’ll blow your mind as well.

How to use Language Reactor

First things first. You have to install the extension. So, google “language reactor chrome” (or click on this link). After that click on “Add to Chrome.” That said, enter into your Netflix (or YouTube) account through your computer. You’ll notice that there’s a box on the right with a script on your screen.

Once you’ve installed the Language Reactor, every time you open your Netflix or Youtube by your computer you’re going to see subtitles synced in a language you’re learning and in your native language (if you choose that).

What you’re going to find (my favorite features)

1. Two subtitles at the same time: You can see two subtitles in one go. In my point of view, the most important advantage of this is accuracy. Sometimes you might not know exactly what that word means in your native language. Or maybe you would express yourself using other words rather than using the words natives use. It also will show you expressions and idioms that in your native language you say differently. Besides, you’ll notice easily words that natives use in each context.
2. Pausing and Repeating: You can enable this feature with a touch of a bottom. It means that you can practice shadowing easily. At the end of a sentence, the video pauses automatically and you can repeat after that, to unpause you might click on play or tap space on your keyboard.
3. Pronunciation: You can practice connected speech. As you can easily repeat a sentence you can practice your pronunciation, especially connected speech. The best part of all this is because you go straight to the point you want to repeat. Different from when you don’t use language reactor that when you back some seconds you need to wait for that part you wish to listen again.
4. Vocabulary: if you don’t the meaning of a word you can simply place your mouse through that word, and voila, it shows the translation.
5. Skipping speechless parts and optimizing your time: As you can see on the right box at the end of each sentence, you know exactly when the next person will talk. So, you can skip speechless parts and save time.

How long is it for?

I earmark 20 minutes a day, you can make it longer or shorter. It’s up to you. For me, 20 minutes is the best time not to get bored, and take the most out of it.

How to take what you learned to your long-term memory

To create Anki flashcards

Learning new words and expressions is unworthy if you don’t revise them. You’re likely to forget what you learned quickly if you don’t revise them. My favorite method is adding new flashcards to my Anki.

To make it better, I print screen the scene.

You can use two ways:

1. Using tool capture screen. Or,
2. Using Fireshot – Capture page extension on Chrome if the previous one doesn’t work with Netflix.

You’ll have a better image of that by watching the video above.

Love Anki flashcards? Look at these articles:

How To Use Anki Cards to Learn English Effectively
How To Add Audio to Anki with Awesome TTS
Do’s and Don’ts about ANKI to Spark your English
How to get fluent with Anki
How To Use Type Answer Anki Cards

4 Ideas To Supercharge Basic Anki Cards to Make Words Stick

That’s it.

Thank you for reading.

See you next time.