Neuroscience & Learning English 🧠 11 Surprising Facts [1002]
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Neuroscience & Learning English 🧠 11 Surprising Facts [1002]

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 14, 20261 hr 28 min

This episode is full of fascinating science-backed insights into how the brain processes language. I read an article, and then explain various conclusions about the best way to learn English, with a lot of practical tips for speaking, listening, grammar and vocabulary. What does neuroscience tell us about the best way to learn a language? Episode page 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/2026/09/14/neuroscience-learning-english-🧠-11-surprising-facts-1002/ Get the PDF 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Neuroscience-Learning-English-11-Surprising-Facts-1002.pdf LEP Premium 👉 https://teacherluke.co.uk/premium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informa

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us about what is happening in your brain when you're using a language and what

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now to consider your brain and what's going on in there if indeed there is

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Thank you for choosing Luke's English Podcast. For more episodes with specific vocabulary and pronunciation teaching, plus ad-free listening, access to the Premium community and to show your support for the podcast, sign up to LEPPremium at teacherluke.co.uk slash Premium. You're listening to Luke's English Podcast. For more information visit teacherluke.co.uk Hello listeners, welcome back to Luke's English Podcast. This episode is all about

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neuroscience, that's the study of the brain and the nervous system and what findings from neuroscience can tell us about the best ways to learn English. The episode title is this, What can neuroscience tell us about how your brain processes English? 11 surprising and revealing facts. There's a PDF for this episode, which you can download

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directly from the episode show notes. So this is all about what neuroscience can tell us about what is happening in your brain when you're using a language and what this means in terms of how you should learn English effectively. Take a moment now to consider your brain and what's going on in there if indeed there is

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