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English teacher and lifelong learner Hamid shares with us what he had been learning during the last two decades when it comes to learning a new language.

How should we learn a language? It's quite simple.

Learn like a child! 

In episode 83 of my fluent podcast, Hamid shares his tips and tricks in a spectacular way. Gripping. Simple. Understandable. 

Let us all turn our Ego into an Egg! 

Chapters

11:05

For the first week, Hamid doesn't teach his students English. Instead, he gives them general lectures about language learning - how to learn a language. 

11:50 

Which group is more successful when it comes to learning a language? 

A. Language acquisition of the first language by children or

B. Language acquisition of the second language by adults? 

13:40

The child starts listening first and then speaking - if you want to learn a language successfully, you should learn a language like a child. Listen and speak first.

20:08

Vocabulary is more important than grammar. But nevertheless, learn grammar at tha same time. 

In the child's case, fluency comes first and then accuracy.

22:57

What could be an effective way to learn vocabulary?

26:05 

The child plays, enjoys and learns!

The best teacher you can have is yourself. Do anything you like. Read, listen etc. do whatever you want.

Learn like a child.

28:48

The child is the better learner but still makes mistakes! 

We learn by making mistakes.

Don't be afraid of making mistakes!

32:14 

The child has no EGO issues.

Turn your EGO into an EGG and break it! 

33:53

E comes before D! Remember that!

37:40

Learn English in English!

41:14

The child is playing and is in an ideal envirnonment and still needs about 10 years to command his language.

Is the child a bad learner?

10 years = 20 semesters.

Hamid recommends:

• engVid
• Luke’s ENGLISH Podcast | Learn British English with Luke Thompson (teacherluke.co.uk)
• Oxford Learner's Dictionaries | Find definitions, translations, and grammar explanations at Oxford Learner's Dictionaries