#602 | AI & Learning English in 2026 (English Listening Practice)
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#602 | AI & Learning English in 2026 (English Listening Practice)

B1IntermediateMarch 26, 202626 min

Ever since ChatGPT was released, people have declared the "death of language learning". It still hasn't happened. Today, we'll look at how AI can help with reading, writing, listening, and speaking in 2026, and where it still falls short. Can AI really make you fluent at English in 2026? AI and English learning: what changed since 2022.Input versus output: a simpler skills framework.Reading help: summaries, explanations, but avoid passive learning.Guess first, then ask AI to check.Listening: better AI voices, but prefer real...

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Hello, hello, hello and welcome to English Learning for Curious Minds by Leonardo English, the show where you can listen to fascinating stories and learn weird and wonderful things about the world at the same time as improving your English. I'm Alastair Budge and today we are going to be talking about AI and learning English.

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Now, we've talked about this before back in 2022, but that seems like centuries ago in the era of AI. So in today's episode, we are going to talk about what has changed, what hasn't changed and how AI can and can't help you improve your English in 2026.

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