{"id":53185,"date":"2014-07-30T01:01:32","date_gmt":"2014-07-30T01:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/127.0.0.1\/aee\/aee-158-use-facebook-groups-find-english-speaking-friends\/"},"modified":"2023-04-25T15:56:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T15:56:11","slug":"aee-158-use-facebook-groups-find-english-speaking-friends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-158-use-facebook-groups-find-english-speaking-friends\/","title":{"rendered":"AEE 158: How to Use Facebook Groups to Find English-speaking Friends with Kevin Conwell"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2412 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Kevin_Ninja-300x223.png\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Kevin_Ninja-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/Kevin_Ninja.png 485w\" alt=\"Kevin_Ninja, how to use Facebook groups to become fluent in English\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Learning a new language is not easy!\u00a0 Books and classes can help.\u00a0 But without real conversation, you might work very hard to make slow progress.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is because our brains learn language naturally through conversation.\u00a0 Conversation is the key!<\/p>\n<p>Today we talk with Kevin, who\u00a0helps people learn HOW to learn English in more effective ways.\u00a0 Kevin has been teaching English in Brazil for several years.<\/p>\n<p>Integrating his background in Psychology with teaching, he seeks to improve the student\u2019s relationship with English.<\/p>\n<p>He believes that once one discovers how to enjoy the process of learning, progress comes naturally.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kevin\u2019s three ways to connect with people for real English conversations, no matter where you live:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Facebook Groups<\/strong>: Join a Facebook group with an interest in something you love (photography, cooking, sports, travel). This is an opportunity to connect with something you have in common. You could also join an expatriate group and meet other foreigners who live in an English-speaking country. Like you, they want to practice speaking English! Also in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/\">IELTS course<\/a> called <strong><em>3 Keys IELTS Success System<\/em><\/strong> we have a lively and support Facebook group. Some of the members even practice English conversation together there.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Italki.com<\/strong>: If you are looking for a teacher, it is important to find a teacher that works for your needs. This website connects English teachers and non-native speakers from all around the world who work with all levels of English. Think about what you want and need. There are many choices here.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Practice with yourself<\/strong>: Listen to conversations you hear in English. Repeat them in your head, when nobody else is around. Repetition and review are a way your brain internalizes the language.\u00a0 Don\u2019t be afraid to talk to yourself in English!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.allearsenglish.com\/aee-120-effortless-english-podcast-host-aj-hoge-gets-emotional-lindsay-gabby\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Check out another awesome guest episode with AEE and AJ Hoge.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>What are you going to do to connect with real people for genuine conversation?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have you tried any of these?\u00a0 What happened?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Leave us a comment below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning a new language is not easy!\u00a0 Books and classes can help.\u00a0 But without real conversation, you might work very hard to make slow progress. 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