Subconscious vs. Conscious Learning
Effortless English Podcast | Learn English with AJ Hoge
AJ Hoge
4.6 • 1.1K Ratings
🗓️ 22 November 2008
⏱️ 4 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Subconscious versus conscious learning. |
| 0:05.0 | Languages should be learned subconsciously, not consciously. |
| 0:12.0 | The research shows... not consciously. |
| 0:20.0 | The research shows that subconscious learning of English is much better than consciously studying the language. |
| 0:25.0 | In countless studies, the result is always the same. |
| 0:29.0 | Students who learn English subconsciously learn faster and better than students who use traditional conscious |
| 0:38.0 | analytical study methods. So what exactly are subconscious methods, and what are the traditional conscious methods? |
| 0:49.0 | Well, you already know the old conscious way of learning English. You use your conscious brain to analyze English grammar, memorize English vocabulary, and translate English messages. |
| 1:05.0 | This is the method you used in school. |
| 1:08.0 | You consciously studied the mechanics of English. |
| 1:12.0 | As if it was a car, you cut up English with your mind and then |
| 1:17.4 | studied the parts, word by word, rule by rule. The result, as you know, is that you know a lot about |
| 1:28.7 | English grammar rules and translations, but you can't speak well and you can't understand native speakers. |
| 1:40.0 | Subconscious methods are more effective. |
| 1:42.5 | These methods provide understandable English input to your brain. |
| 1:46.7 | And then, your subconscious brain does all of the rest of the work. |
| 1:51.8 | Consciously, all you do is enjoy English stories, articles, conversations, movies, and novels. |
| 2:00.0 | You never think about grammar rules. You never attempt to memorize words. |
| 2:03.0 | Of course, the effortless English system is a subconscious learning system. |
| 2:11.0 | You learn grammar by listening to our crazy many |
| 2:14.9 | stories. We carefully repeat grammar patterns during the story, but you don't think about any rules. You just listen and enjoy the story |
| 2:26.8 | consciously. But subconsciously your brain learns English grammar. When you learn in this way you can actually use the |
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