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Dec 2021
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Episode 15: Opinions about language lear...

Frank Carrizo Zirit
About this episode

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:

  • Sounding like a native speaker should be the ultimate goal for any language learner.
  • To learn English, you must start thinking in English. Learners who constantly translate in their heads learn slower.
  • Children are better language learners than adults.

Thank you very much for sticking up with me. Next week, you'll get the last episode of the year.

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