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| Becky: Listeners, do you what the top 5 language learning mistakes are? |
| Peter: And do you make these mistakes all the time? |
| Becky: Let’s find out! |
| Becky: Welcome to Innovative Language Learning Sunday News! I'm Becky and I'll be your host. My co-host today is the founder of InnovativeLanguage.com, Peter Galante! |
| Peter: Hi everyone! Peter here. |
| Becky: In this Sunday News, you’ll learn the top 5 mistakes most learners make... |
| Peter: ...the step-by-step tactics and techniques to fix them... |
| Becky: and how you can get an EPIC 30% discount on our Premium and Premium PLUS plans. |
| Body |
| Peter: Listeners, do you know what the top 5 language learning mistakes are? |
| Becky: And do you make any of these mistakes... all the time? |
| Peter: I know I was guilty of just about all of them when I started learning. Aiming for perfection... Translating directly... |
| Becky: Listeners, we’ll get into each one.... |
| Peter: ...and give you the step-by-step tactics and techniques to fix them. |
| Becky: You can apply these right now with our learning system and lessons. |
| Peter: That’s right! But first, listen up. |
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| Becky: Exclusive apps so you can learn on the go... |
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| Becky: Alright, Peter. Let’s talk language learning mistakes. |
| Peter: Excellent topic, Becky. I know a lot of our listeners can relate to these... |
| Becky: ...and I bet a lot are afraid of making mistakes. |
| Peter: Just so you know, this list is based on feedback that YOU, the listeners have sent to us. |
| Becky: That’s right. We’ve gotten feedback from past surveys, comments on lessons, and of course your e-mails. |
| Peter: Right. We’re excluding most minor, specific mistakes, like not conjugating verbs properly... |
| Becky: ...and focusing on the mistakes that actually STOP you from improving. |
| Peter: Okay, let’s tackle this one head on. |
| Becky: The Top 5 Language Learning Mistakes and How To Fix Them. |
| Peter: Number one! Aiming for Perfection and Worrying About Not Being Good Enough. |
| Becky: This is a fun one because the whole point is that you’re worried about making mistakes. |
| Peter: ....and getting every little detail right... |
| Becky:...so you get stuck studying and perfecting the details all by yourself... |
| Peter: ...instead of putting the language to use, speaking and making mistakes. |
| Becky: The problem is that real language progress comes from using it, making mistakes... |
| Peter: ...and improving with feedback. So making mistakes is necessary. How do you fix this? |
| Becky: I think saying that you should just stop caring and start making mistakes is easier said than done. |
| Peter: You’re right, Becky. But here’s what you can do listeners. If you’re unsure about something...leave a comment on one of our lessons... |
| Becky: ...and our teachers will respond to you. Or, if you’re a Premium PLUS member... |
| Peter: You get access to your own native-speaking teacher. |
| Becky: You can practice with them and get non-stop feedback. You can send them your writing, audio recordings of yourself... |
| Peter: ...or even videos of yourself speaking... and they’ll fix every mistake you ever make, from grammar to pronunciation down to giving you more natural phrases to say. |
| Becky: They even send assignments too, right Peter? |
| Peter: That's right, Becky. All so you can learn and improve faster – with the help of a real teacher. |
| Becky: Okay, number two- Worrying about pronunciation. |
| Peter: Ah, this is a popular one, Becky. |
| Becky: Yeah, lots of learners get shy about their accents. |
| Peter: Well, there are two ways to reach pronunciation perfection, listeners. |
| Becky: First, if you’re a Premium member- Use the voice recording tool. |
| Peter: Find it in the Line-by-Line Audio section of any lesson... |
| Becky: ...and you can record yourself and compare yourself with a native speaker. |
| Peter: You can even see the waveform – which is the shape of the sounds on a graph – and see how closely it resembles the native speaker’s. |
| Becky: So, practice until you can match the native speaker’s pronunciation. |
| Peter: Okay, the second way, as mentioned moments ago, is for Premium PLUS users. |
| Becky: You can record an audio clip or video of yourself speaking, send it to your teacher... |
| Peter: ...and they’ll give you feedback on what’s wrong, how to improve... |
| Becky: ...and they’ll even send audio or video back. So, you can get examples from them. |
| Peter: That’s right. I’m doing this with my German Premium PLUS teacher since I’m learning German this year. |
| Becky: Number Three- Focusing On Only One Learning Method. |
| Peter: There's a big rule in life to remember, listeners. You only get better at what you spend most of your time on. |
| Becky: Very true. A lot of learners spend most of their time learning with textbooks. |
| Peter: It’s NOT wrong but... what happens is, you get good at reading and grammar... |
| Becky: ...but when it comes to speaking and understanding real conversations... |
| Peter: ....you fail. So, focusing on just one learning method, like a book, can be a big mistake... |
| Becky: ...if you want to speak with confidence. Make sure your methods align with your goals. |
| Peter: Well said, Becky. So this is why there are tons of lesson types... |
| Becky: We have audio lessons, if you prefer to listen while you multitask or commute... |
| Peter: And video, if you want to be more engaged and see the language explained on the screen… |
| Becky: As well as lessons and courses focused on topics like vocab, listening, reading, writing, conversations and more. You can find these in the New Learning Paths feature. |
| Peter: On top of that, you can study words with flashcards or your word bank.... |
| Becky: Then there’s the 1-minute Daily Dose lessons and the Word of the Day if you can’t spare much time. |
| Peter: Having more than one way to learn also keeps it fun. So, you don’t get burned out. |
| Becky: After you’re done with one lesson, you can try something else! |
| Peter: Listeners, you can access all of these on the site. |
| Becky: Access them right now if you want to add new learning methods to your routine. |
| Peter: Now the Fourth mistake- Turning language learning into big deal or a far-away goal. |
| Becky: This is kind of related to number one, isn't it? Aiming for perfection. |
| Peter: You’re right, Becky. A lot of learners want perfection... so they set their goals high... |
| Becky: ...Like “I want to be fluent.” They make it into a huge deal. Harder than it should be. |
| Peter: It’s a mistake because this is how the majority of learners who quit get discouraged. |
| Becky: So, how can they fix it? |
| Peter: Easy. Listeners, we preach this rule in every single one of our exclusive Inner Circle lessons- set small, measurable goals. And we say it again and again because it works. |
| Becky: Ah, yes. Like speaking 3 minutes of your target language by the end of this month. |
| Peter: Or finishing 25 lessons of the Survival Phrases or 3-Minute Series by the end of this month. |
| Becky: Oh... yeah, if you do that, you’ll definitely speak AT LEAST 3 minutes if not more. |
| Peter: The point is, both goals aren’t hard to reach at all. And you’ll improve, guaranteed. |
| Becky: Both are measurable, so you know you hit them. And then you can aim higher... |
| Peter: ...and make progress... instead of making language learning out to be a big deal. |
| Becky: Great advice, Peter. |
| Peter: Okay, number five- Translating The Language Directly. |
| Peter: This is where you take what you want to say in English, or your native language... |
| Becky: ... and translate it word for word, to your target language. |
| Peter: The problem here is, most languages aren’t directly translatable. |
| Becky: So your message is either awkward or totally wrong. That’s kind of why online translators don’t work well. |
| Peter: The best fix for this is…look for a lesson that covers the phrase you want to say. |
| Becky: Use the search bar on the site. If it’s been said in one of our lessons, you’ll find it. |
| Peter: And that way, you’ll learn the proper, natural phrases in your target language. |
| Becky: The other way is to ask a native speaker. |
| Peter: So, if you’re a Premium PLUS member, simply ask your Premium PLUS teacher... |
| Becky: ...and they’ll tell you which phrases to use. Definitely the best way to go. |
| Peter: That’s the power of learning with a teacher, Becky. |
| Becky: Listeners, do you make any of these mistakes? Let us know! |
| Peter: And remember... |
| Becky: If you want to master your language with fast, easy lessons.... |
| Peter: ...your own teacher, AND unlock our entire learning system, now’s the time. |
| Becky: Our Epic Sale starts now! Unlock our entire learning system... |
| Peter: Hundreds of courses, audio lessons, video lessons by real teachers... |
| Becky: Exclusive apps so you can learn on the go... |
| Becky: ...plus dozens of study tools that help you learn twice as fast. |
| Peter: And your own teacher if you upgrade to Premium PLUS. |
| Becky: Get 30% OFF Premium or Premium PLUS if you upgrade by September 30th, 2016. |
| Peter: That’s as low as $7/month and up to $164 in savings! |
| Becky: Just click the link in the lesson description to grab this discount. |
| Peter: Or listeners, even easier... |
| Becky: Go to SpanishPod101.com/epic |
| Peter: And get 30% OFF Premium or Premium PLUS until September 30th, 2016. |
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| Becky: Okay, well that’s going to do it for this edition of Innovative Language Learning Sunday News!* |
| Peter: Bye everyone!* |
| Becky: Thanks for listening, and we’ll see you all next time.* |
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