Podcasts + Transcripts: An English Learner’s Secret Weapon

In this video, we’ll explore why combining podcasts + transcripts is one of the most powerful — and underused — ways to improve your English.

You’ll learn how this method helps you catch every word, build vocabulary in context, and improve your pronunciation and confidence — all at the same time. It’s backed by real research and used by thousands of English learners around the world.

👉 Free English Podcast Transcripts: https://bit.ly/FreeEnglishPodcastTran...

If you’ve been stuck in the intermediate plateau, this might just be what gets you out of it!

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👇 Mentioned in this video:

🎧 English Learning for Curious Minds: https://www.leonardoenglish.com/podcasts
✨ Free Podcast Transcripts: https://bit.ly/FreeEnglishPodcastTran...

➡️ Listen to English Learning for Curious Minds (on YouTube):
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list...

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Let me know in the comments — do you listen to podcasts with or without the transcript? Has it made a difference to your learning? 🎧📚

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🧠 What You’ll Learn — Timestamps:

00:00:00 - 🎬 Why most learners overcomplicate English
00:00:32 - 🧩 The real formula: input + output
00:01:13 - 🔁 The problem with only reading or only listening
00:02:30 - 🎧 Why podcasts + transcripts work so well together
00:04:01 - ✅ 5 reasons this method is so effective
00:04:24 - 🔍 Catching every word, not just easy ones
00:05:49 - 📚 Vocabulary learning in context
00:06:35 - 🗣️ Improving pronunciation and connected speech
00:07:50 - 💪 Boosting your confidence
00:08:26 - ✍️ Making learning active (highlighting, summarising, etc.)
00:09:18 - 📊 Research: Reading + Listening is most effective
00:10:02 - ❌ Why subtitles on YouTube/Netflix don’t work the same
00:11:25 - 🚀 Where to get free podcast transcripts to try this

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🧾 Key Reference:
Chang, A. C.-S., & Millett, S. (2014).
The effect of extensive listening on developing L2 listening fluency: Some hard evidence.
ELT Journal, 68(1), 31–40.
https://doi.org/10.1093/elt/cct052

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