"Why do you teach English in English?" Here is my reply...

3,734 views ・ 2023-08-23

English Addict with Mr Duncan


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I have been making my English teaching videos for many years.
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Quite possibly more years than I care to remember.
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And during that time, I've received lots
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and lots of messages from you
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with questions, interesting questions.
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Mr. Duncan,
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why do you speak so slowly when you are teaching English?
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Mr. Duncan Why do you speak so fast when you are teaching English?
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It just goes to show you can't
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please everyone all the time.
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But I will always try my best.
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Another question that I often receive is Mr.
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Duncan.
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Why do you teach English in English?
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It seems like a very strange thing to do,
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and I suppose to the casual observer,
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it would seem like a strange thing to do.
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However, there is method in my madness
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because you can learn anything, anything at all.
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If you put your mind to it.
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You can learn absolutely anything,
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including English.
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For example, when I was a child,
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I didn't know any language, I didn't know English.
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I had no verbal skills.
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However, I was able to learn English
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without having any prior knowledge
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of any particular language.
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So it just goes to show it is possible
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to learn English without knowing an English at all.
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And that's the reason why I teach English on my
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YouTube channel in English.
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Of course, these days there are many ways of improving your English.
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Besides watching my videos, you can read the captions.
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You can also listen to my voice.
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And of course, you can repeat this lesson
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as many times as you want.
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You can listen to my lesson once, twice,
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or a thousand times if you really feel like it.
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So my answer
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to that question is yes, you can learn English in English.
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And that is the reason why I teach English
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in English as well.
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Of course, one of the big secrets of learning anything
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is to keep doing it, not to give up.
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And that is one thing that many people do when they are trying to learn English.
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They give up too quickly.
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So my advice is to keep at it.
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Don't give up.
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Persevere.
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Make sure you stay motivated.
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And, of course, practice English every day.
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So it is possible to learn English.
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From me speaking English to you.
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I hope...
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this video clears up
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that problem and I will see you again very soon.
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ta ta for now.
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