Do you think of yourself as someone whose "English is not very good"? This episode is for you. I'm talking about "you do it"-situations - situations in which you pass a task on to other people because you don't think that you can do it yourself. Find out what this has to do with your English, and which consequences "you do it"-solutions might have for you.

Denkst du von dir selbst als Person, die "nicht so gut Englisch kann"? Dann ist diese Folge für dich. Es um "Mach mal"-Situationen: Das sind Situationen, in denen wir uns eine Aufgabe nicht selbst zutrauen und sie deshalb an andere abgeben. Nur, dass das manchmal ganz unerwartete Konsequenzen hat. 

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The "Language Pig" newsletter in English - this is an invitation to experiment. Do you prefer to listen to the German version, the English version, or both?Get the e-mail newsletter here (it's in German): https://thelanguagepig.com/newsletter/Blogartikel “Wie viele englische Wörter brauchst du?”: https://thelanguagepig.com/wie-viele-englische-woerter/The list of words:big,circular, confusing, conscience, cremation, database, funnel, get, habitual, happy, late, likeable, meeting, motherboard, nice, offer, people, play, restaurant, sinusitis, toxic, train, tripod, uncle, understand 

Links aus dem Podcast:Blogartikel “Wie viele englische Wörter brauchst du?”: https://thelanguagepig.com/wie-viele-englische-woerter/Newsletter-Anmeldung: https://thelanguagepig.com/newsletter/Die Wortliste:big,circular, confusing, conscience, cremation, database, funnel, get, habitual, happy, late, likeable, meeting, motherboard, nice, offer, people, play, restaurant, sinusitis, toxic, train, tripod, uncle, understand 

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Der Newsletter im Audio-FormatWas assoziierst du mit dem Wort "simple"?Warum "simple = stupid" kein Englisch-Problem ist, sondern ein Kommunikationsproblem.Hol dir den Newsletter hier: https://thelanguagepig.com/newsletter/

This episode is based on my blog post 10-Dinge Listen für dein Englisch I wrote this post in January when everybody is busy with to-do lists and plans and resolutions. In a way, September can feel similar. Everybody is coming back from holidays, school is starting... and a lot of people feel a new surge of energy. Maybe you have even written a bucket list for the rest of the year with all the things you haven't done yet? Also, well, I think that there is always time for lists, especially the ones that have no real use. Like, your 10 favourite smells, or 10 sounds you heard today. These random lists are fun, and they can help to spark your inspiration when you are having one of those days where ideas just don't flow. And lists are good for your English. They can be a great mental warm-up or a starting point for extended practice. So who knows? Maybe those random lists make you notice things about yourself and your English that surprise you.

Today's podcast episode is based on my blogpost "Die Scaffolding-Methode: Bau dir deinen Lernprozess." Have you ever experienced a situation where you were trying to solve a problem and someone just asked you a question, or recommended a book, or showed you a simple trick - and you had the solution? That's a form of scaffolding - something that helps you to move from where you are to where you want to be. Sometimes scaffolding can feel obvious - like when you are leaving the satnav switched on, but leave it on silent - because you know the route, but you are not 100% sure that you will not need a reminder.And sometimes scaffolding can feel like a magic trick, like when someone asks you a question that seems simple, but nevertheless moves your thinking in a direction that helps you to solve your problem. Today I will talk about scaffolding for language learners: What is scaffolding?And why is it so useful for adult learners?What does it look like? (an example)And how do you move on from it?