027: How can I improve my listening comprehension?
Max asks: "How can I improve my listening comprehension?" In this episode: Three reasons you might not understand a native speaker: You don’t know the words You can’t distinguish the individual wor...
30 Jun 201516min
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26 Jun 20151min
026: How to get a good accent quickly?
Ferdaous asks: "I'm learning English, how can I develop a good American accent quickly?" In this episode: Why a good accent is important The difference between phonemes and prosody Why developing a g...
25 Jun 201518min
025: I'm torn between two languages
Doug asks: "I know I need to focus on one language, but I'm torn between two languages. What should I do?" In this episode: Why it's important to focus on one language The difficulty of leaving behin...
23 Jun 201515min
024: How can I stay motivated as a beginner?
Cecilia asks: "How do you stay motivated when you don't speak much of the language and it's such a long way ahead" In this episode: The importance of identifying your core reasons for learning a lang...
18 Jun 201512min
023: Which Spanish dialect should I learn?
Greg asks: "There are so many varieties of Spanish. Which dialect should I focus on?" In this episode: How I learnt Spanish About different varieties of Spanish Why going "narrow and deep" is better ...
16 Jun 201511min
022: How can I help my friend with her English?
Isabelle asks: "My Chinese friend is learning English. How can I help her best?" In this episode: How to help someone learn another language Three exercises you can use to figure out how to help som...
11 Jun 201514min
021: How can I learn Spanish quickly?
Cody asks: "I'm travelling to South America in a few weeks time. How can I learn the Spanish I need to make the most out of my trip?" In this episode: What happened to me when I first went to Spain T...
9 Jun 201511min
