Think in English and Speak Confidently: Your Ultimate English Learning Course

Effortless English Podcast | Learn English with AJ Hoge

AJ Hoge

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🗓️ 14 May 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

In this Effortless English show, I teach you how to think in English. The key to deep learning is repetition of high-frequency vocabulary, and traditional methods fail. So, what's the solution? .

As a fluent English speaker and English teaching expert, I know the importance of thinking in English for achieving fluency. In this episode of my podcast, I discuss the benefits of thinking in simple, common English and give tips on how to achieve this. I stress the importance of deep, repetitive learning of high-frequency vocabulary and grammar through a combination of mini-stories, point-of-view stories, and commentary. I also emphasize the importance of immersion in the language by surrounding yourself with English as much as possible, especially simpler, high-frequency English.

I suggest focusing on clear communication rather than perfect grammar as it can lead to overthinking and becoming slow and unnatural when speaking. I also recommend journaling to practice thinking in English and encourage listeners to think in English and use simple language to build fluency.

In this episode, you will be able to:

Unlock the potential of thinking in English for enhanced fluency.
Amplify your speaking ability with high-frequency vocabulary and grammar.
Dive into the world of mini-stories and immersion techniques to accelerate learning.
Turn your mistakes into opportunities for clearer communication.
Master the art of moving from basic to complex language structures easily.

Check out https://effortlessenglishclub.com/7rules for my free ebook

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Effortless English Show, with the world's number one English teacher,
0:07.2	AJ Hogue, where AJ's more than 40 million students worldwide finally learn English once
0:12.5	and for all.
0:13.5	Without the boring textbooks, classrooms, and grammar drills, here's AJ with a quick
0:18.0	piece to help you learn to speak fluent English effortlessly.
0:24.7	Think in English and speak confidently and speak effortlessly.
0:32.6	That's our topic today.
0:35.1	Do you struggle to think in English?
0:41.2	This is very common, right?
0:44.3	Most learners have a problem thinking in English, so what happens?
0:51.7	Well then, you translate a lot in your mind.
0:56.2	This is one problem, but one big problem, right?
0:59.8	You feel frustrated because your speaking is slow, your speaking is unnatural.
1:06.4	It feels difficult.
1:07.9	Why?
1:08.9	Number one, you're thinking in your language first and then translating to English.
1:15.4	Then you hear some English and then sometimes, not always, but sometimes, often, you try
1:21.2	to translate to English, so you're trying to do this translation in your head many times.
1:27.4	Some people become very fast.
1:28.8	They can do the translation very quickly, but it's still not automatic, effortless, right?
1:38.0	Thinking in English is automatic, effortless, it's very fast.
1:45.4	The second problem is people don't think in English they think about English.
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