How to find the time to learn English

Three English Experts - A podcast by Rebecca Deacon, Dave Preston, Birgit Kasimirski - Sundays

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10 minutes a day can make all the difference and are can be the start of a productive habit to help improve your English. Learn how to be kind to yourself along the learning process but yet still successful while fitting in some learning slots into your daily routine.We talk about:· What can you learn in 10 minutes a day?· Learning on the go with apps.· Mix it up.· Repetition, repetition, repetition.· Make it a priority.· Take a leaf out of the Scandinavian book.· Get into the flow.· It’s not all or nothing.The 3 cool statements from ths episode:“Slow progress is better than no progress”“Stay realistic, have fun and enjoy”“Language learning isn’t a sprint, it’s a marathon”ResourcesIn this episode, we talked about Quizlet as a vocabulary-learning app. Go to www.quizlet.com to create a free account.You can create your own vocabulary lists – check out my YouTube videos (How to learn with Quizlet & How to create a new learning set from a Word or Excel list in Quizlet) – and search for topic areas in the top search bar.When you find a learning set you like, simply click on the ‘copy icon’ Next 1. Make any changes to the list 2. Change the title to your own, and 3 click on the ‘Create’ button to add it to your account.  We also discuss a couple of hacks to help you better understand YouTube videos.  1.    Click on ‘CC‘ to see the subtitles.2.    Click on the 3 dots to be able to see the transcript if one is available.3.    Click on the settings cog, then ‘playback speed’ to slow the video down.