115: My teacher wants me to slow down

👉Grab your FREE Guide, How to Read in Any Language: https://l.storylearning.com/reading_guide👉 Sign up now for the StoryLearning App: https://l.storylearning.com/SL_appI’ve had a lot of questions come in about different ways to learn vocabulary from reading and the best books t ...  Show more

👉 Grab your FREE Guide, Xiaoma’s 7 Best Tips for Learning Any Language: https://l.storylearning.com/xiaomaToday's guest, Xiaoma NYC, a.k.a Arieh Smith, probably needs no introduction. He first came on the podcast in 2020, so it's high time we caught up with him. He's been busy s ...  Show more

[E9] In today's episode, we talk about how language teachers sometimes hurt your progress and slow you down! We also talk about some suggestions to make sure that this doesn't happen to you. Be sure to listen to today's episode and don't let them hold you back! Don't forget to ch ...  Show more

I often get people asking me to speak more slowly or sometimes to speed up! I can't please everyone, but in this episode, I talk about the benefits of slow and natural English and which might be best for you.I also talk about my own speaking speed and whether that could help you ...  Show more

This is the first part of a series of episodes in which I explore what the common assumptions are for language teaching. Today, I'm covering the first three questions in the survey I opened, which you can also answer here: https://forms.gle/qAnoxepR2Fdgpnbv6 The questions are: So ...  Show more

A lot of my students say that they want to speak English so they can sound more fluent. In this episode I share my thoughts about this idea.