Learn English Podcast
the podcast teaching English in context so you can learn naturally. An Ideal resource for intermediate or lower-advanced learners on their English journey. Let's learn English!
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🤔Are you struggling to make progress with your English learning? Do you feel like you’re not getting the most out of your study time? Have you made a resolution to finally learn English this year but don’t know where to start?
🗓️Welcome to the first episode of the Learn English Podcast in 2025! If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to improve your English, you’re in the right place. In this episode, we’re going to share a powerful method that can help you improve your reading and listening comprehension in the shortest amount of time.
📖Learn why comprehensible input is key and how to select materials that are both interesting and challenging. We’ll walk you through different methods for studying, tailored to your level and schedule, so you can find the one that works best for you. Plus, you’ll get insights into how to build daily habits that keep you on track to reach your goals. By the end of this episode, you’ll have a clear plan for improving your English in a way that’s both effective and enjoyable.
🔔 Follow us on social media @LearnEnglishPod and visit our website:
Podcast website: https://learnenglishpod.com/
Follow us on social Media: https://linktr.ee/learnenglishpod
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📜 SOURCES
Steve Kaufmann: https://youtube.com/@Thelinguist
Stephen Krashen: https://www.sdkrashen.com/
Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/
Faded Page: https://www.fadedpage.com/
Freeditorial: https://freeditorial.com/en
📝 Vocabulary list:
1) Stick to a plan – To continue following a plan without giving up.
2) Get the most out of – To gain maximum benefit from something.
3) Extensive reading – Reading longer texts for enjoyment and overall understanding, rather than focusing on every detail.
4) Copyright-free – Material that is free to use without restrictions on reproduction or distribution.
5) Trade-off – A compromise between two conflicting aspects, such as simplicity and difficulty.
6) Gap – A lack of knowledge or understanding in a particular area.
7) Push yourself – To challenge oneself to do more or better.
8) Reinforcement – Strengthening or supporting something to make it more effective.
9) Figure out – To understand or solve something.
10) Retain – To keep or remember information over time.
11) Skyrocketed – Increased very rapidly.
12) Gibberish – Nonsense words or language.
MEET THE HOST
Hello, I am Dr. C.
Melissa Cartagena, aka Dr. C, is a TESOL certified English teacher from the United States who has been teaching English online to non-native speakers since 2021. She had her own language journey that showed her the value of comprehensible input while learning a language. Dr. C took Spanish in high school, but could barely even introduce herself even though she received “A’s” in her Spanish classes. After a decade of trying and failing to learn Spanish using expensive software and apps, she decided to find the most effective way to learn a language.
Her search led her to theories of Steve Kaufmann and Stephen Krashen, both of whom argue that comprehensible input, such as listening and reading, as the key to fluency. Comprehensible input and hearing a language in context is how we all learn our first language as children. Using their method, she was able to learn more Spanish in two months than she had in the previous decade. Invigorated by her success, she became certified to teach English and started giving classes online to help others who were on their own language journey.
Melissa Cartagena
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🤔Are you struggling to make progress with your English learning? Do you feel like you’re not getting the most out of your study time? Have you made a resolution to finally learn English this year but don’t know where to start?
🗓️Welcome to the first episode of the Learn English Podcast in 2025! If one of your New Year’s resolutions is to improve your English, you’re in the right place. In this episode, we’re going to share a powerful method that can help you improve your reading and listening comprehension in the shortest amount of time.
📖Learn why comprehensible input is key and how to select materials that are both interesting and challenging. We’ll walk you through different methods for studying, tailored to your level and schedule, so you can find the one that works best for you. Plus, you’ll get insights into how to build daily habits that keep you on track to reach your goals. By the end of this episode, you’ll have a clear plan for improving your English in a way that’s both effective and enjoyable.
🔔 Follow us on social media @LearnEnglishPod and visit our website:
Podcast website: https://learnenglishpod.com/
Follow us on social Media: https://linktr.ee/learnenglishpod
📚Affiliate link for Lingq: https://www.lingq.com/?referral=msusc
📜 SOURCES
Steve Kaufmann: https://youtube.com/@Thelinguist
Stephen Krashen: https://www.sdkrashen.com/
Project Gutenberg: https://www.gutenberg.org/
Faded Page: https://www.fadedpage.com/
Freeditorial: https://freeditorial.com/en
📝 Vocabulary list:
1) Stick to a plan – To continue following a plan without giving up.
2) Get the most out of – To gain maximum benefit from something.
3) Extensive reading – Reading longer texts for enjoyment and overall understanding, rather than focusing on every detail.
4) Copyright-free – Material that is free to use without restrictions on reproduction or distribution.
5) Trade-off – A compromise between two conflicting aspects, such as simplicity and difficulty.
6) Gap – A lack of knowledge or understanding in a particular area.
7) Push yourself – To challenge oneself to do more or better.
8) Reinforcement – Strengthening or supporting something to make it more effective.
9) Figure out – To understand or solve something.
10) Retain – To keep or remember information over time.
11) Skyrocketed – Increased very rapidly.
12) Gibberish – Nonsense words or language.