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5 Tips You Need to Know to Get an American Accent (with Jesús Flórez)

Send me a message! 🔗 Download the transcript here: https://ko-fi.com/s/5a0d6e9f90 ➡️ Jesús's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JesusFlorezEnglish 🌟 Episode Highlights 5 tips to improve your American accent how to track your progress what is the difference between accent and pronunciation Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

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My 2026 Summer Plans (future tense practice)

Send me a message! 📺 How to Talk About the Weather 👉 https://youtu.be/iyT_lJtkyMw 📺 About Independence Day in America 👉 https://youtu.be/ueeq57svxcM 🔗 Download the transcript 👉 https://ko-fi.com/s/accc568a4e 🔗 FREE habit-building guide for English learners 👉 https://missjeanteaches.podia.com/good-habits-to-improve-your-english 🔗 Join my conversation partner community 👉 https://missjeanteaches.podia.com/miss-jean-teaches-community 🔗 Have a class with me 👉 https://www.missjeanteaches.com Episode Highlights tenses to listen for what I’ll be doing this summer what I won’t be doing this summer Episode Transcript Want to read along? 📖 Download the full transcript here Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

What Does “Fluent” Mean?

Send me a message! 📺 How long does it take to become fluent? 👉 https://youtu.be/ocCzra8R8sI 📺 Is grammar necessary to become fluent? 👉 https://youtu.be/AGNB2fmxEV4 🌟 Episode Highlights do NOT listen to clickbait what linguists say “fluent” means what language learners say “fluent” means Want to read along? 📖 Download the full transcript here Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

Improving Your English is a Choice

Send me a message! 📺 The power of belief 👉 https://youtu.be/I9RfjHnl4RY 📺 How to have good habits 👉 https://youtu.be/Kk6m2YB2IEk 🔗 Download the transcript 👉 https://ko-fi.com/s/7873704092 🔗 FREE habit-building guide for English learners 👉 https://missjeanteaches.podia.com/good-habits-to-improve-your-english 🔗 Join my conversation partner community 👉 https://missjeanteaches.podia.com/miss-jean-teaches-community 🔗 Have a class with me 👉 https://www.missjeanteaches.com 🌟 Episode Highlights answering the question, “Is not making progress the teacher’s fault?” becoming an autonomous learner learner agency is SUPER important Episode Transcript Want to read along? 📖 Download the full transcript here Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

How to Become a Confident English Speaker

Send me a message! 🌟 About this episode Are you waiting to feel confident before you speak English? That's the mistake holding you back. In this video, I'm breaking down exactly how confidence works, why it feels so hard, and the small steps you can take today to start building it. No fluency required. Episode Transcript Want to read along? 📖 Download the full transcript here Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

If You Have This, You Will Struggle

Send me a message! ⬇️ LINKS & RESOURCES 🔗 Download the transcript 👉 https://ko-fi.com/s/027aa5b2f9 🔗 FREE habit-building guide for English learners 👉 https://missjeanteaches.podia.com/goo... 🔗 Join my conversation partner community 👉 https://missjeanteaches.podia.com/mis... 🔗 Have a class with me 👉 https://www.missjeanteaches.com 🔗 Amy Cuddy TED talk 👉 https://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_y... 📚 "Grit" by Angela Duckworth 📚 "Mindset" by Carol Dweck 📚 "Presence" by Amy Cuddy 🌟 Episode Highlights what is a self-limiting belief? what is confirmation bias? what is the difference between successful students and struggling students? Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

Is Grammar Necessary for Fluency? (The Real Answer)

Send me a message! 🔗 Why your English stopped improving 🌟 Episode Highlights is grammar necessary? yes. what grammar do we need to learn? how do we learn it? Episode Transcript Want to read along? 📖 Download the full transcript here Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

A Week in my Life (Native level listening practice)

Send me a message! 🌟 Episode Highlights my recent week my upcoming week Episode Transcript Want to read along? 📖 Download the full transcript here Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

10 Conversational Phrases to Shadow

Send me a message! 🔗 Patterns of Connected Speech (Part 1) 🔗 Patterns of Connected Speech (Part 2) 🌟 Episode Highlights what is shadowing how it works all 10 phrases Episode Transcript Want to read along? 📖 Download the full transcript here Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches Support the show

Why Your English Stopped Improving

Send me a message! 🔗 Download the transcript 🔗 Book a class or buy a course or get more freebies! 🌟 Episode Highlights why mistakes are so embarrassing in another language the science behind making mistakes how to reframe mistakes to make progress Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches Support the show

How to Become Fluent in Your Own Country

Send me a message! 🔗 Free guide: Good Habits to Improve your English 🔗 Free English community 🌟 Episode Highlights living in an English-speaking country is not a requirement to become fluent you can create immersion at home immersion is an intentional process, not just geographic Episode Transcript Want to read along? 📖 Download the full transcript here Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

Why Some People Learn English Faster (and it doesn’t matter)

Send me a message! 🔗 Free guide on building language learning habits 🔗 Build good language learning habits 🌟 Episode Highlights Comparison should only be used to learn from others, not to feel bad about yourself ("Comparison is the thief of joy") Aptitude determines speed, not capability—everyone is capable of learning a language Learning English is not a race—focus on your own progress, not others' ("mind your business") Want to read along? 📖 Download the full transcript here Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

You Don’t Need More Vocabulary—You Need This Skill

Send me a message! Free guide ➡️ click here 🌟 Episode Highlights how to break down big words intro to affixes getting started (free guide!) Episode Transcript Want to read along? 📖 Download the full transcript here Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

Why Learning English from TV Almost Works

Send me a message! 💟 Check out my website for extra materials! 🌟 Episode Highlights what TV does well what TV doesn’t do well what to do instead Episode Transcript Want to read along? 📖 Download the full transcript here Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

Is English the Hardest Language?

Send me a message! 🤩 Visit my website: https://www.missjeanteaches.com 📝 Want the transcript? Download it here: https://ko-fi.com/s/8541cf96d3 🌟 Episode Highlights English isn’t the hardest language. There is no hardest language. languages are only hard when you compare them every language has trade-offs Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

How Long Does It Take To Learn English?

Send me a message! 🤩 Visit my website: https://www.missjeanteaches.com 📝 Want the transcript? Download it here: https://ko-fi.com/s/37af81f986 🌟 Episode Highlights it’s not about time, it’s about habits the four laws of behavior change (according to James Clear) ways to use the four laws Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

Do You Really Need to Study English Every Day?

Send me a message! 🌟 Episode Highlights turn passive time into English time switch one small thing to English make English part of your inner world Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

Is Taking a Break from English a Mistake?

Send me a message! 🌟 Episode Highlights depends on why and for how long depends on your level have a plan to return and how Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

Stop Relying on Motivation - Do This Instead

Send me a message! 🌟 Episode Highlights Create tiny habits: Start with just 2 minutes of English per day—consistency beats intensity Make it obvious: Change your phone language to English, use English subtitles, put notes around your house, etc. Make it rewarding: Celebrate small wins to release happy chemicals in your brain and create a positive cycle Make it part of your identity: You're not just learning English—you ARE an English learner and English speaker (even if you're not perfect yet) Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

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Why Do We Compare to Native Speakers (and should we?)

Send me a message! 🌟 Episode Highlights Your goal should be to understand native speakers and be understood by them, not to become exactly like them Learning a language as an adult is fundamentally different from how native speakers learned - it's "apples to oranges” Be kinder to yourself and don't try to erase your unique perspective Find me on social media! ➪ @missjeanteaches YouTube Instagram TikTok Support the show

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