AJ HogeDirector at Effortless English LLC

Learn Real Spoken English

Name: Learn Real Spoken English
Uploaded: 2012-06-23T06:50:01+00:00
Duration: 1 min 25 s
Channel: AJ Hoge
Description: In this brief instructional monologue, the speaker argues that traditional school curricula teach a formal, textbook version of English that does not…

23 Jun 2012 · 1 min

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In this brief instructional monologue, the speaker argues that traditional school curricula teach a formal, textbook version of English that does not reflect everyday conversation. He contrasts scripted greetings like "hi, how are you? I'm fine, and you?" with the casual, authentic expressions native speakers actually use, such as "hey, what's up?" "how's it going?" and "what you doing?" He asserts that to truly understand and communicate with real people, learners must study these natural forms. The speaker promotes his "Effortless English" method, claiming it focuses exclusively on teaching the real, conversational English used in daily interactions, rather than textbook language.

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Can you speak real English? Probably not. In school, you did not learn the real English that we actually speak. You learned textbook English, for example. In school, you learned, hi, how are you? I'm fine. And you? But real people almost never say that. Real people say, hey, what's up? Or how's it going? Or what you doing? These are the real greetings that real people use. To understand real people, you must learn the real English that they use to speak to real people. You must learn real English. With effortless English, you always learn real English. I teach you the English that we use in real conversations. You don't learn textbook English. You always learn real English.