All Ears English Podcast AEE 1183: Find Your Project, Find Your Fluency
Jul 2, 2019
The hosts delve into the power of personal projects for enhancing English fluency, emphasizing goal-setting and timelines. They share insights from a recent language coaching event and inspire listeners to infuse their passions into their learning. Strategies for successful event planning and creating a soccer-focused gathering are discussed, highlighting community engagement and cultural nuances. The conversation ultimately champions personalized projects as a key to motivation and joy in language acquisition.
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Project-Based Learning
- Tired of dull textbooks?
- Build something bigger using English by setting up a project with a goal and a timeline.
Soccer Project
- Lindsay coached a student in Tokyo who wanted to introduce native speakers to her local soccer team.
- This became her English learning project, with a goal to host a community event.
Timelines and Pressure
- Setting a timeline for a project adds pressure and makes the goal real.
- This pressure, combined with intrinsic motivation, drives better learning than textbooks.