Hey naturals, what's up? It's Gabby Wallace from gonaturalenglish.com
Here to help you with your English fluency and today
I'm finally answering one of the most popular questions that I've ever gotten
This is a very frequent question that I get all the time, which is how long does it take to become?
fluent in English
And most teachers will tell you it depends which is a true answer
It does depend on a lot of things. But today we're going to go even deeper into that answer to understand why it depends and
what it depends on so that you can make an informed decision and
Know what you're getting into on the road to English fluency
So if you're interested in that then keep watching just before we jump into
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Awesome. So it depends this is probably the most frustrating answer ever. Am I right? No one likes to hear
It depends it leaves you waiting wanting to know more like well, it depends on what just tell me
So first of all, okay, I'm gonna talk about three points today. We're gonna talk about what this question really means
we're gonna talk about how long it takes to become fluent in English and
how to
Actually use that time better so that you can learn
Faster because I was reading online
About the maximum number of languages like the world record of languages that one
Person can speak fluently and I learned this guy
odd fahza from Lebanon
Apparently speaks 59 languages fluently. Yeah five
959 languages and I'm like, where did you get the time to learn all those languages because
supposedly now, this is a
spoiler but supposedly it takes
1,200 to learn a language fluently
So I want to know how Ziad has all this time to learn 59 languages and we're gonna talk about that
okay, but going back to
The first point what this question really means because I think when you ask this question, you're not really asking
How much time it takes to learn a language fluently what you're really asking is
Is it worth it?
is it worth it is the time I put into learning the language actually worth what I'm going to get out of it or
Maybe you're really just asking because you want to know how much time it's gonna take and you want to know if you have time
but
this could change your thinking if
you actually
understand how to use your time better and
You become fluent in English faster using the tips that we're going to talk about today
So if you want to think about is English worth it to learn
well
Let's think about it. English is a global
Language that you can use when you travel when you're researching or learning about new things when you meet people from other countries
it's a language that you can use in your
career in most people's jobs
it's gonna help you to know English or to get a new and better job and
Three learning English is just really good for your brain. It's like a workout for your brain
It keeps your brain young and beautiful. Look at your beautiful brain. Yes, your brain speaks English, okay
so also becoming fluent in English is a
Process so it's not like something that just happens overnight
It's not like, you know getting a Christmas present where it's like ooh now I have it where before I didn't have it
It's not like that
I think a lot of us are trained to think of English fluency as something we get when we pass a test and
Passing that test has a specific date after I passed the test. Whoa, I'm fluent in English, but it's actually not that
Simple it's actually
Better in a way because it's an ongoing process and each day that you study is
Like putting money into a savings account
Into your bank account so that when you need to use English you can take that
Savings or that English study time out and use it. Okay, and you might get to a point where you feel like
well
I used all of my English savings and you need to study more or you need to
Save more English in your bank accounts. I
Think you get the comparison I'm making right?
That's when you need to keep pushing yourself to become more fluent in English
When you notice there's some discrepancy between the amount of English that you want to use and the amount that you have in your English
Savings account. Okay, very good. So now let's talk about this number 1200 hours
I told you I let the cat out of the bag how many hours it takes to become fluent in English?
This number comes from research online from the common European framework
for learning languages
Which has six levels from beginner a one to mastery or fluency C two and each of these six levels
supposedly takes 200 hours of study to complete
so
This is an average guys. This doesn't mean that for you. It's gonna take
1200 hours it might take more it might take less and this depends on a few things
I'm gonna talk about three main points that this number depends on
Okay, first are you familiar with how to learn a language? Have you ever learned another language? Do you speak another language?
Have you studied in another language? Have you taught another language?
I know for myself that with each language that I study and also the more that I teach language
I've taught English now for over 17 years. Oh my gosh
So with each language that I learn and teach it becomes easier and easier because I understand
How to do it so it's kind of like cooking
I think when you learn your first recipe ever and you're like, oh my gosh, I can make spaghetti
This was so hard, but I did it, you know
It becomes easier each meal becomes easier and you can get creative and make own recipes
Anyway, I always end up talking about food because I'm always hungry but back to how long it takes to become fluent in English
So it depends on first of all, if you know how to learn a language
So what I try to help you guys out with is understanding how to learn the language. I'm
Not the kind of teacher who only uses you grammar rules or vocabulary or direct information. I do that too
but I also love to teach you about how to learn the language because that's gonna help you speed up and
Minimize the number of hours that it takes to learn English fluently. So and also help you learn any language right second
Let's talk about how you use these hours
there's a huge difference between a focused hour of study where you're just immersed in learning English and
An hour of study where you're not really sure
What you're doing or what you should be
Looking at or what materials to use or maybe you're looking at some good English materials
But you're also looking at your cell phone your text messages your Facebook your whatsapp
Instagram blah blah blah if you're not focused those hours are not
counting so you can't just open an English textbook and
Like go eat a hamburger and watch an hour pass and you're like, oh well
That's an hour of studying English because my book was open, but you weren't really actually
Applying yourself or focusing so your focus. Your attention is super important and it's a challenge
I'll admit it, you know
It's a challenge to say focus and in the last several years the average person's attention span has
decreased significantly
Because we're so used to fast paced media on social media on
YouTube it's true. Everything is getting faster
So we have to work harder to really focus and apply ourselves to learning new skills
Just know that you have to make that decision to focus and do the work in order to reap the benefits
Of English fluency and number three those 1,200 hours are going to go by a lot
Faster if you get help
Feedback. So if you get help to know what you should be studying in what order and a guide and actually get the right materials
That will help you because you won't be spending that time looking for materials or trying to plan your own
Study plan or your own syllabus if you can get help with that by taking a class
Maybe the go natural English course that will help you a lot and feedback is super important because you don't always know
What you don't know you just don't know what you don't know, right?
So if you're learning English and you keep making the same mistake
Or you have the same doubts each time you make a certain sentence. You're not progressing
You're not getting feedback. You're not getting corrections, and you're not improving
So it's totally okay to make a mistake
But you don't want to make the same mistake over and over and over just because you didn't know that you were doing it
So get help and get feedback. It's going to really speed up your learning process a lot
Also, the good thing is if you're watching this video
You are not a complete beginner
If you're watching this on understanding most of what I'm saying?
You're not a complete beginner you're already at the intermediate level in English
So that means that that cuts the hours that you need for
fluent speaking in English to probably about half about 600 hours now if
You are super focused and you have lots of free time
You can probably reach fluency in English in about mmm six months if you're studying about five hours a day
So we're doing some rough math here. But if you're a
normal person who has a job and has family they'd like to see and
Friends, they'd like to see and other hobbies and taking care of yourself and etc
Doing other things in life besides just studying English full time
It'll probably take you a little longer maybe a year if you're studying a couple hours a day. So the reality is it takes
time but
one thing that we do a go natural English is try to make English a part of your daily life because we need
Focus study time but we all Sony time where we're using
English on a
Day-to-day basis where we're making it part of your life
Because even if you study five hours a day
You need time to process English to live with English to make it a habit
To feel comfortable with using English as part of your life
I don't know if you've ever studied really hard for a test
then you take the test and you pass and then you forget everything because you just
Crammed so hard and you didn't actually internalize
What you learned? That's what can happen if you try to cram English into a very short time
So we try to develop good habits to make English a part of your life
That's part of the go natural English method is that you're not only learning English?
You're learning to make it a part of your life
so
learning English in small bursts throughout the day in five to fifteen minute bursts are it's really good for people who are
Busy and also who need to stay engaged with English if you lose your attention easily learning in small
Bursts will be best for you. So tell me in the comments how much time each day
Do you?
Focus on English how do you know how long it's gonna take you to become fluent in English?
Well first you have to know what level you want to be in English
So, where do you want to be ask yourself that question first? What is fluency to you? And
Second. Why do you want to become fluent in English?
So you have to know the reason why in order to stay motivated?
Because it takes time and there are times when it will be challenging and you might feel like giving up but knowing your reason why
Will help you to keep going so you know where you want to be now
you need to know where you are today and then measure the
space between where you want to be and where you are today and
How many hours of study will that take?
so with the common European framework
It takes 200 hours to get from one less to another so if you want to advance
your English to the next level think
200 hours as an average
Amount of time that it will take to improve your fluency
So then think about how many hours per day or if it's less than an hour per day?
I think about how many hours per week. Are you able to?
Study then divide the number 200 by the number of hours
you can study per week and there you will have the number of weeks or the amount of time that
It will take you to reach the next level in English
So do the math to plan backwards from your goal and here's the thing
Those people who focus on the amount of time that it takes are
Usually not going to be as successful
Because you're not focusing on enjoying the journey. You're just focusing on the goal
The thing about English is that it is a journey and we have to use English as we go
It's not just a matter of
passing a test or
Waiting for 200 hours to pass
It's an active process of achieving fluency as you go. So the most
Important part of becoming fluent English is not counting
How many hours it will take or asking how much time will it take to become fluent? The most important time is?
devising a good strategy understanding
Techniques in order to become fluent in English and making English a habit and an everyday part of your life
So that your living English and not just counting the hours that you are studying. Okay
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