Hadar Shemesh says years of studying English grammar and vocabulary won't fix the real problem: psychological blocks and poor strategy. After 18 years teaching non-native speakers, she argues the barrier isn't linguistic knowledge but how you think and approach speaking.
Do you really think that learning more English is the reason for why you're stuck in English? I mean, you've been learning English and studying it and practicing it and using it, maybe working in English for years, and still it feels like your English is not improving or that your English is just not good enough for the things that you want to do and achieve. And if you think that just learning more vocabulary and learning more grammar is going to fix that, then think again, because you have learned in the past and clearly it hasn't changed a lot your experience. It has improved, it helped you say things in a better way, but has it changed your experience completely? The experience of never feeling good enough, of always being in your head when you speak, feeling self-conscious, doubting yourself, and knowing a lot more than what you're actually capable of saying. You know, that experience where you know exactly what to say 3 hours later. So if that's your experience in English, first of all, you're not alone. Second, I'm going to talk about why that is in my free live class, and I'm going to give you tools on how to identify exactly where you are stuck and what exactly to do about it when just learning more English is not working for you anymore. Okay? And if you think that just a few more phrasal verbs is what's going to solve everything, then by all means, go learn that. But from my experience, I've been teaching English for 18 years. I'm a non-native speaker myself, and I know It's not enough. What is enough? Come find out. I'll see you in the live class. It's free.
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