Students often ask me how long it takes to get fluent.
Or they want to know how many words they need to know to speak confidently.
Well, I get these questions because traditional English teachers in classrooms, and even here
on YouTube, misunderstand fluency.
So it’s not your fault if you’ve learned English for years, but can’t yet express
yourself smoothly and automatically.
Fortunately, it’s actually fast and easy to become a confident speaker, once you understand
the TRUTH about how to learn languages.
In 1687, Isaac Newton published his laws of motion and universal gravitation.
His theory of gravity was that all objects in the universe pull on each other.
But in 1915, over 200 years later, Albert Einstein published a new theory that said
gravity was really caused by warps and curves in the fabric of space and time.
Einstein’s general theory of relativity proved to be the better explanation.
Much like how Einstein gave us a better way of understanding gravity, here’s better
way to understand fluency that can help you become a better speaker in days, instead of
months or years.
This is the 1-Sentence English Fluency Course.
Now, before I share the sentence, let’s quickly look at the traditional theory of
fluency to understand why most lessons really STOP you from speaking.
It’s traditionally believed that you can only learn a second language through your
first.
So most English teachers put a series of “filters” between the student and the real, SPOKEN language
of movies, TV shows and native conversations.
Examples of these filters are translations, confusing explanations, rules taught out of
context, slower, clearer speech, formal, “textbook” words and phrases instead of more natural
vocabulary, and often teacher accents that train learners to mispronounce words.
The HOPE is that after many YEARS of learning this way, you become fluent.
So why doesn’t the traditional way work for most students?
The first problem is that language learning “filters” transform the REAL English natives
speak into a different language.
This is why so many students have trouble understanding the fast speech, accents and
conversational vocabulary of natives.
The second, and even more frustrating, problem is that when you LEARN through filters you
must also use these same filters when you SPEAK.
So it’s no surprise that countless students must think about rules, translate and prepare
sentences in their heads in conversations.
Ultimately, this old approach teaches you a lot of words and grammar, but DOESN’T
help you become fluent.
So what’s the better theory of fluency?
Here’s the ONE SENTENCE that can change everything about the way you learn English:
“Fluency is built instantly – not over months or years – by learning English DIRECTLY.”
By removing the filters of traditional English lessons, you can understand and USE the real
language automatically.
Here’s an example of direct learning:
These leaves are falling DOWN.
But this tree is falling OVER.
So is this water falling down, or falling over?
Right!
It’s falling down.
You just learned the difference between fall down and fall over DIRECTLY, without any explanations,
translations, grammar tables or any other “filters.”
So, you can now correctly SAY fall down and fall over in your conversations without thinking
or hesitating!
Pretty cool, right?
Of course, you don’t instantly get fluent in the WHOLE language by learning this way.
But because direct learning helps you understand and use individual words, phrases and grammar
points correctly the FIRST time you learn them, you can learn something once, remember
it forever and get fluent much faster than with traditional lessons!
The best part about direct learning is that it works with ANY vocabulary or grammar.
The KEY is to learn all in English, and with understandable, natural examples.
If you can’t understand a lesson directly, it’s probably because the lesson is too
difficult, like it contains too many words you don’t know.
So, always learn with native content that’s at the right for your level, even if this
means TV shows or books for children.
All of my courses teach English directly, and this is why they help learners improve
their speaking so quickly.
And if you’d like to try direct learning yourself, I created the world’s first system
for learning vocabulary, spelling, pronunciation and grammar directly in a new app for iOS
and Android devices called Frederick: Learn to Read.
Frederick is unique because it lets you teach yourself the rules of spelling and pronunciation
even without a teacher.
Instead of passively watching videos, you actively combine letters to build words, train
your listening, and sound more like a native speaker!
Fun games keep practice entertaining, sentences help you blend words and build fluency, and
you forget you’re learning as you improve!
To try Frederick for FREE, click on the link in the upper right of this video, or on the
description below this video.
If you enjoy Frederick, upgrade within the first 30 minutes of installing the app to
get access to all the levels for 50% off!
When you learn directly, you’ll start speaking fluently, almost instantly!
I’m Drew Badger, the founder of EnglishAnyone.com, and thanks so much for learning with me today!
To discover hundreds more great ways to sound more native, improve your speaking confidence
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