My Language Learning Mistakes (And What You Can Learn From Them)

✨ This week we celebrate one year of the Learn English Podcast, and I’m sharing the most important lessons from my own 20-year journey learning a second language. I open up about the mistakes I made, what finally helped me improve, and how these ideas can make your English learning faster and more effective. From classroom methods to apps like Duolingo and Rosetta Stone, to input-based tools like LingQ, this episode gives you a clear and honest look at what actually works. It’s a great episode for ESL and EFL learners who want real-life English, useful vocabulary in context, and motivation for the next step of their language journey.

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Olly Richards: https://storylearning.com/

📝 Vocabulary list:

1) Obstacles: Things that block one's way or prevent progress.

2) Straight A student: A student who achieves the highest possible grades in all their subjects.

3) In context: within a specific situation or environment.

4) Cavalier: Showing a lack of proper concern; being dismissive.

5) Input hypothesis: the theory that language learning occurs through exposure to comprehensible input.

6) Visual flashcard: a card with a picture and a word.

7) To beat ourselves up: to criticize or blame ourselves.

8) To compare ourselves to other people: to judge ourselves based on the achievements of others.

9) To be grateful for: to feel thankful for.