In this episode, I launched something very special that I’ve been planning for a while. I share some behind the scenes of the podcast, and I also share some exciting news about what’s coming next in Season 3. Thank you guys for listening to this podcast. I can't thank you enough for following me on this journey and I can't wait to share with you the new episodes. I'll be back on December 15. If you like this podcast, consider subscribing and leaving a review. And feel free to reach out to me. I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! • Patreon: (https://www.patreon.com/SOLLPodcast) • Telegram: (https://linktr.ee/StoriesOfLanguageLearners) • Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/soll_podcast_/)

Today’s guest is Esmeralda from Brazil, she’s an English Teacher also she is the winner of the last Fluency Breakthrough Challenge. In this episode we talk about: • Learning English by yourself • Is it worth to participate in online challenges to improve English? • Can we improve our English by practicing with other learners? • Creating online content to improve your English • The importance of joining communities and connecting with people to improve your speaking skills. • Esmeralda and I shared what we did to improve our listening skills • Why you shouldn’t compare yourself with other learners • Esmeralda shares her secret about how she was able to travel from her Sofa, I’m not kidding she did that during the last challenge. If you like this podcast, consider subscribing and leaving a review. And feel free to reach out to me. I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! • Patreon: (https://www.patreon.com/SOLLPodcast) • Telegram: (https://linktr.ee/StoriesOfLanguageLearners) • Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/soll_podcast_/) Links and mentions from this episode: - Teacher Esmeralda Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/englishbreakthrough_/) - Duolingo ( https://en.duolingo.com/ ) - Anki ( https://apps.ankiweb.net/) - TOEFL. Vocabulary Builder ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.arturagapov.toefl&hl=pt_BR&gl=US)

Today's guest is Teacher Shane, he’s a native English speaker from New York who lives in Brazil, he speaks fluently Portuguese and Spanish, also he knows Mandarin and American Sign Language. In this episode we talk about: • How to improve pronunciation • Advice for shy people who struggle with communication • Is it possible to learn more than one language at the same time? • Best way to improve vocabulary • What is a phrasal verb, idiom, slang, and which is the best way for learning them • Seeing mistakes as an opportunity to improve • Tips to start teaching English online • How Shane learned Portuguese If you like this podcast, consider subscribing and leaving a review. And feel free to reach out to me. I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! • Patreon: (https://www.patreon.com/SOLLPodcast) • Telegram: (https://linktr.ee/StoriesOfLanguageLearners) • Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/soll_podcast_/) Links and mentions from this episode: - Teacher Shane Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/inglescomshane/) - Teacher Shane Podcast ( https://open.spotify.com/show/0Dqja0HWuCP336Bjn9lQc1 ) - Linguee | Dictionary ( https://www.linguee.com/ )

Thanks for coming back for part 2 of the episode with Will who is the founder and creator of Simple American Accent. He’s a native English speaker who helps Brazilians to improve their accent and to sound more clearly and Confidently, he also speaks fluently Portuguese, Spanish and knows several other languages. I learned so much from Will in the last episode and we’re gonna continue learning more from him in today’s episode!! In this final part we talk about: • Tips to improve your accent • How to sound more clearly and confidently • What is fluency • The definition of Fluency in a way • Can you be fluent in 3 months? • The importance of finding enjoyable ways for learning • Modifying your environment to make the learning process easier • Being proud of your smalls accomplishments when learning a new language If you like this podcast, consider subscribing and leaving a review. And feel free to reach out to me. I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! • Patreon: (https://www.patreon.com/SOLLPodcast) • Telegram: (https://linktr.ee/StoriesOfLanguageLearners) • Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/soll_podcast_/) Links and mentions from this episode: - Will’s Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/simpleamericanaccent/ ) - YouGlish ( https://youglish.com/ ) - Forvo ( https://forvo.com/  ) - Matt vs. Japan ( https://www.youtube.com/user/MATTvsJapan )

Today's guest is The Creator and founder of Simple American Accent, his name is Will, he’s a native English speaker who helps Brazilians to improve their accent and to sound more clearly and Confidently, he also speaks fluently Portuguese, Spanish and knows several other languages. In this episode we talk about: • Learning languages through Immersion • Using your passion and interest as an advantage to learn a new language • The right and wrongs of the learning process • The power of listening to a lot your target language • How to overcome perfection • The importance of learning new words through context instead of memorizing everything • The biggest mistakes people make when it comes to learning a new language • Will used to be really shy and he shares how learning languages helped him to overcome his shyness If you like this podcast, consider subscribing and leaving a review. And feel free to reach out to me. I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! • Patreon: (https://www.patreon.com/SOLLPodcast) • Telegram: (https://linktr.ee/StoriesOfLanguageLearners) • Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/soll_podcast_/) Links and mentions from this episode: - Follow Will on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/simpleamericanaccent/ ) - All Japanese All The Time ( http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blog/  ) - YouGlish ( https://youglish.com/ )

Today's guest is Charisa from Thailand, she’s an English Teacher who lives in Japan. In this episode we talk about: • Advice to improve your accent • How to find people to practice with • How to improve your speaking skills by yourself through shadowing, reading and, recording your voice • The best way for learning phrasal verbs and idioms • Why is important to make mistakes • The importance of consistency • How Charisa became a teacher and how she learned English. If you like this podcast, consider subscribing and leaving a review. And feel free to reach out to me. I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! • Patreon: (https://www.patreon.com/SOLLPodcast) • Telegram: (https://linktr.ee/StoriesOfLanguageLearners) • Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/soll_podcast_/) Links and mentions from this episode: - Teacher Charisa Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/charisa.english/ ) - Teacher Charisa YouTube Channel ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtdpUYn9QFnC3lUq5gy4GLw/videos ) - Discord ( https://discord.com/ )

Today's guest is Teacher Duda, she is the founder of Divergent English, she helps her students with English communication, she knows several languages plus she speaks fluently Portuguese, English, Spanish and French. In this episode we talk about: • Learning languages through immersion • Advice for shy people who struggle with communication • Why consistency is really important when it comes to learning a new language • Using your passion and your interests as an advantage to improve your English • The importance of recording your voice when you’re learning a new language • If you would like to start a business teaching English you definitely don’t wanna miss Duda’s advice about starting a business, plus we talk about how to build an online presence and a community using social media, especially through Instagram. If you like this podcast, consider subscribing and leaving a review. And feel free to reach out to me. I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! • Patreon: (https://www.patreon.com/SOLLPodcast) • Telegram: (https://linktr.ee/StoriesOfLanguageLearners) • Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/soll_podcast_/) Links and mentions from this episode: - Teacher Duda Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/divergentenglish/ ) - Lyrics Training ( https://lyricstraining.com/ )

Today’s guest is The Creator and founder of English Full Time, Stefanie The English Coach. In this episode we talk about: • How to stop translating in your head • What’s the key to becoming fluent • How to speak clearly and confidently • Learning a new language through immersion • Can we Improve our English by practicing with other learners? • How Stefanie learned Spanish • Do we need to live abroad to learn a new language? • Stefanie shares some tips for those of you who would like to start a business to teach English If you like this podcast, consider subscribing and leaving a review. And feel free to reach out to me. I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! • Patreon: (https://www.patreon.com/SOLLPodcast) • Telegram: (https://linktr.ee/StoriesOfLanguageLearners) • Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/soll_podcast_/) Links and mentions from this episode: - Follow Stefanie on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/theenglishcoach/ ) - English Full Time Website ( https://englishfulltime.com/ ) - Video Speed Controller ( https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-speed-controller/nffaoalbilbmmfgbnbgppjihopabppdk) - Hemingway ( http://www.hemingwayapp.com/) - Yabla ( https://english.yabla.com/) - Lyrics Training ( https://lyricstraining.com/ ) - Blinkist ( https://www.blinkist.com/)

Today’s guest is Teacher Francis from Angola, he’s the Creator and Founder of Inglês do Gringo. In this episode we talk about: • The power of connecting with people to learn English • Do we need to learn grammar? • Using every opportunity to train your English • Why you don’t have to be afraid to commit mistakes • The best way to learning grammar • How to expand your vocabulary • Being part of a community to improve your English If you like this podcast, consider subscribing and leaving a review. And feel free to reach out to me. I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! • Patreon: (https://www.patreon.com/SOLLPodcast) • Telegram: (https://linktr.ee/StoriesOfLanguageLearners) • Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/soll_podcast_/) Links and mentions from this episode: - Teacher Francis Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/inglesdogringo/) - Buzzo ( https://www.busuu.com/en/languages/english) - Duolingo ( https://en.duolingo.com/course/en/vi/Learn-English) - YouGlish ( https://pt.youglish.com/) - WhatsApp Group Inglês do Gringo ( http://bit.ly/Grupo_ingles_Whatsapp_Podcast_Gringo )

Today’s guest is Actor, Singer and, ESL Instructor Samuel Araújo from Brazil. Thanks for coming back for part 2, I learned so much from Samuel in the last episode and we’re going to continue learning more from him in this episode today!! In this final part Samuel and I talk about: • What is the Key to become fluent • How you can improve your pronunciation • Why you should love your accent • His experience living abroad • His experience being in a movie on Netflix • Why you should focus more on your communication skills than focus on your accent • If you struggle with perfection when it comes to learning English you definitely don’t wanna miss Samuel's advice about it. If you like this podcast, consider subscribing and leaving a review. And feel free to reach out to me. I'd love to hear your feedback about the show! • Patreon: (https://www.patreon.com/SOLLPodcast) • Telegram: (https://linktr.ee/StoriesOfLanguageLearners) • Instagram: (https://www.instagram.com/soll_podcast_/) Links and mentions from this episode: Follow Samuel on Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/iamsamuelaraujo/ ) Samuel’s movie ( https://www.netflix.com/br/title/81295107#:~:text=Bruno%20precisa%20de%20uma%20nova,passado%20e%20buscam%20seus%20sonhos. ) Pronunciation PRO Course ( https://www.pronunciationpro.com/)