IWTYAL 027: How can I improve my listening comprehension?

Max asks: “How can I improve my listening comprehension?”

In this episode:

• Three reasons you might not understand a native speaker:

1. You don’t know the words
2. You can’t distinguish the individual words (whether you know them or not)
3. You understand the individual words, but you still don’t understand what they’re trying to say

• A simple process for using textbook dialogues for improving your listening skills

Today's featured resource:

• A manifesto for better listening – a detailed blog post I wrote about improving your listening skills

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Olly Richards

Creator of the StoryLearning® Method

Olly Richards is a renowned polyglot and language learning expert with over 15 years of experience teaching millions through his innovative StoryLearning® method. He is the creator of StoryLearning, one of the world's largest language learning blogs with 500,000+ monthly readers.

Olly has authored 30+ language learning books and courses, including the bestselling "Short Stories" series published by Teach Yourself.

When not developing new teaching methods, Richards practices what he preaches—he speaks 8 languages fluently and continues learning new ones through his own methodology.