So I recently had the pleasure of having pronunciation expert and author of 26 books
on the subject, Mark Hancock, on the Beyond Borders talk show. So I was absolutely blown
away by all the insights he shared. And we've taken four great tips that he shared with us
on how to adopt a mindset that will set you up for English fluency success.
These are: 1) How to remember vocabulary. 2) Developing your ear so that you can
distinguish and embrace the unique sounds of English. 3) Why it is so important to feel okay
about making mistakes in English? And 4) Why you don't need to worry about your accent.
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So Mark makes a great point about why your accent is in no
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Well, there you have it! These are just four of the many valuable golden tips that Mark shared with us in the Beyond Borders podcast.
If you haven’t listened to that yet, you can download it for free anywhere you enjoy podcasts, like Spotify or Apple Podcast.
But if you want it with the free interactive transcript,
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While you're there you can also practice your speaking and learn about other cultures.
Now quickly summing up what we've learned in this lesson. First when you learn new words
connect them with an image. This will help you to remember the new words.
Second, don't get scared by the different sounds of the English language. Instead, cultivate your
curiosity for them. Don't be afraid of mistakes in order to learn. You will make mistakes
all the time, make the most out of them . And lastly, relax about your accent. You
don't need to sound like anyone, you need to sound like yourself. Next, I'd recommend that
you check out this inspiring lesson with Leo, who we saw earlier. Let's check out a clip from that.
So self-directed learning or learning autonomy Ethan and everyone watching and listening, to this
is very much in tune. Is very much aligned with our natural psychological development as learners and
again, it takes it takes maturity, it takes a little bit of a a maturation process. I should say
in the development of the ability to take more responsibility over our lives so I think.