[Part 2/4] Accelerate Your Learning with this Simple Change
Feb 6, 2024
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Learn about the concept of Deliberate Practice and how it can enhance learning. Discover the limitations of aimless practice in language learning. Emphasize the importance of practicing specific skills and setting goals for success. Explore alternative approaches to improve listening skills.
Deliberate practice is a more effective approach to language learning, involving clear goals, strategies, and progress measurement.
Naive practice without clear goals and strategies is ineffective for language improvement, emphasizing the need for specific measurements and steps.
Deep dives
The concept of deliberate practice
The podcast introduces the concept of deliberate practice, which involves following specific steps and thinking differently to improve language learning efficiency. It emphasizes the importance of setting clear goals, creating strategies, and measuring progress. The example of improving basketball skills by focusing on shooting and passing techniques with specific goals is used to illustrate the concept.
The problem with naive practice
The podcast highlights the limitations of naive practice, which refers to practicing without a solid strategy, plan, or goal. It explains that vague goals like 'improve speaking fluency' or 'enhance listening skills' are ineffective without clear measurements and specific steps. The example of a student struggling with listening skills and applying ineffective methods, like rewatching recorded meetings without improvement, is used to illustrate the issue.
Benefits of purposeful practice
The podcast emphasizes the benefits of purposeful practice, which involves setting specific goals and developing personalized plans to achieve desired language skills. It stresses the importance of identifying challenging situations and working with a teacher to create effective practice activities. The host and a teacher guest share experiences of successful student transformations through deliberate practice methods.
In today’s podcast, I’ll be explaining more about this ‘simple’ mistake that almost EVERY language learner has made. And showing you how EASY it is to change immediately so that you can get BETTER results out of every hour you put into your English. Listen to the Podcast Now! Would you like to learn with a teacher who knows the Deliberate Practice Methodology? Find a lesson time here & get startedCLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE TO OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL!!
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