For many, the ultimate dream for second language learning is fluency. But it seems, no matter how long we learn a language, we unable to achieve this goal. It is always so much more difficult to be able to accurately produce language forms than it is to understand.

In today’s episode I am sharing why it can seem so difficult and break it into the two main areas we need to develop. I also share some of my favourite strategies to reach a higher level of fluency, while having some fun in the process.

Times to check out:

(4:20) production vs interaction

(6:09) Why we have been doing it all wrong

(9:26) Shadowing

(13:19) How do we take it a step further?

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WHO AM I: I’m Gemma Keeling, Founder and CEO at Fluent Speakers. With a Master’s degree in Applied Linguistics and Second Language Acquisition from The University of Oxford, and an undergraduate degree in Spanish and Teaching English as a Second Language, I have extensive training in what it takes to learn and teach English and expertise in education. I teach design and tech professionals the steps to language fluency and communication confidence so they can express themselves with ease.

? My website / blog: https://fluentspeakers.co.uk

? GET IN TOUCH: If you’d like to talk, I’d love to hear from you. Feel free to email me at [email protected]