The dark side of “Speak like a Native” and why I almost QUIT teaching English

Описание: When I first started learning English, I thought sounding like a native speaker was the ultimate goal. I obsessed over my pronunciation, felt bad over every small mistake, and felt embarrassed every time someone commented on my accent...

Fast forward a few years later, when I started my online teaching business, I fell into the same trap - this time - while creating content for you guys.

Trying to sound like a native isn’t empowering. It’s exhausting. It’s impossible. And it keeps you stuck in a cycle of insecurity.

The language learning market is FULL of creators feeding you fear. The subtle messages in that type of content are:

Mistakes are bad.
You'll never be enough.
You are not perfect, if you don't speak like a native.
You are fluent ONLY if you speak advanced English...
etc.

I am no longer a part of that.

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Time stamps:
0:00-1:55 Intro
1:56-2:57 The problem with "speak like a native"
2:58-5:12 Striving for perfection
5:13-7:10 The trap I fell into
7:11-9:00 My content was creating fear
9:01-9:09 What actually matters
9:10-10:56 My decision
10:57-14:07 The right way to better communication
14:08-14:58 The traditional system keeps you stuck
14:59-17:23 The language market feeds you fear
17:24-19:16 The fastest way to become confident

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