English Extras
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Episodes
🔗 Patterns of Connected Speech (Part 1)
🔗 Patterns of Connected Speech (Part 2)
🌟 Episode Highlights
- what is shadowing
- how it works
- all 10 phrases
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- why mistakes are so embarrassing in another language
- the science behind making mistakes
- how to reframe mistakes to make progress
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🔗 Free guide: Good Habits to Improve your English
🌟 Episode Highlights
- living in an English-speaking country is not a requirement to become fluent
- you can create immersion at home
- immersion is an intentional process, not just geographic
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🔗 Free guide on building language learning habits
🔗 Build good language learning habits
🌟 Episode Highlights
- Comparison should only be used to learn from others, not to feel bad about yourself ("Comparison is the thief of joy")
- Aptitude determines speed, not capability—everyone is capable of learning a language
- Learning English is not a race—focus on your own progress, not others' ("mind...
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- how to break down big words
- intro to affixes
- getting started (free guide!)
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- what TV does well
- what TV doesn’t do well
- what to do instead
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- English isn’t the hardest language. There is no hardest language.
- languages are only hard when you compare them
- every language has trade-offs
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- it’s not about time, it’s about habits
- the four laws of behavior change (according to James Clear)
- ways to use the four laws
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- turn passive time into English time
- switch one small thing to English
- make English part of your inner world
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- depends on why and for how long
- depends on your level
- have a plan to return and how
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- Create tiny habits: Start with just 2 minutes of English per day—consistency beats intensity
- Make it obvious: Change your phone language to English, use English subtitles, put notes around your house, etc.
- Make it rewarding: Celebrate small wins to release happy chemicals in your brain and create a positive cycle
- Make it part of your identity: You're not just learning English—you ARE an ...
🌟 Episode Highlights
- Your goal should be to understand native speakers and be understood by them, not to become exactly like them
- Learning a language as an adult is fundamentally different from how native speakers learned - it's "apples to oranges”
- Be kinder to yourself and don't try to erase your unique perspective
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- We try to learn too much too quickly
- Emotional connection is key to memory
- Repetition through spaced intervals works best
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- what is perfectionism?
- is perfection helpful? or not?
- how does perfectionism impact language learning
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- where to start finding an English teacher
- what if it's too expensive?
- what to ask an English teacher
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- advantages of learning through stories
- possible disadvantages
- how to get started
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- where I worked before I was a teacher
- why I became a teacher / how I became a teacher
- where my teaching is going
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- Ben's experience with languages
- learning Arabic in the army
- language tips
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- back to school season
- how to talk about this time naturally
- common trends
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🌟 Episode Highlights
- Strategies to improve your confidence
- Why is pronunciation so important?
- How to practice pronunciation
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