Episode 7: Daniel Goodson shows us how good an English learner can get.

<p>In today’s episode, <strong>Daniel Goodson</strong> joins us to talk about how much he loves learning languages. We discussed what he loves about learning English, what he finds difficult, and, most of all, what he does to improve. I believe he’s a great example of <strong>self-determination </strong>and <strong>motivation </strong>to learn English. We spoke about a lot of things, from accents, receptive and productive skills, code-switching and many more things.</p> <p>Daniel manages the website <a href="https://www.myfluentpodcast.com/">My Fluent Podcast</a> and from there, you can subscribe to his two podcasts: <strong>My Fluent Podcast </strong>and <strong>My Fluent Podcast (Vocabulary)</strong>. Hosting the podcasts has given him the opportunity to learn English and overcome his shyness. In this interview, he showed very good control of many complex structures, combined with discourse markers that helped him stay in focus. Daniel gave us some good examples of <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/gramatica-britanica/cleft-sentences-it-was-in-june-we-got-married">wh- cleft sentences</a>, <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/british-grammar/relative-clauses_2">relative clauses</a>, and a not so common comparative form: <a href="https://dictionary.cambridge.org/es/gramatica/british-grammar/comparison-adjectives-bigger-biggest-more-interesting">the double comparative</a>, which is a form of parallel structures. His <strong>discourse management</strong> was what stood out the most, using a wide range of ways of directing his ideas to guide us through what he was saying.</p> <p>Next week, I'll recycle some of the concepts I spoke about in this episode, especially the one about <strong>backchannels</strong>. I'll tell you how to improve the way you tell stories by looking at how people use anecdotes and how others react to them. I'll speak about the common problems that learners usually have and give you some ideas on how to improve.</p> <p>Remember to like, share, rate, and re