EPISODE · May 19, 2026 · 15 MIN
How to be fluent in a language — Part 2
from English Breakthrough for Germans · host Mike Budden
Click here for my Patreon page — https://www.patreon.com/c/englishbreakthroughforgermans In Part 2 of this episode, I talk about what happened after I moved to Berlin in 2011 and how my German really started to improve. I explain how reading books, listening to audiobooks, watching films with subtitles, and reading aloud helped me become more fluent. I also share why Harry Potter became such an important part of my language learning journey and why I believe that sound and listening are more important than grammar explanations alone. At the end of the episode, I explain why I think these strategies work so well and how you can apply them to your own language learning.
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Click here for my Patreon page — https://www.patreon.com/c/englishbreakthroughforgermans In Part 2 of this episode, I talk about what happened after I moved to Berlin in 2011 and how my German really started to improve. I explain how reading books, listening to audiobooks, watching films with subtitles, and reading aloud helped me become more fluent. I also share why Harry Potter became such an important part of my language learning journey and why I believe that sound and listening are more important than grammar explanations alone. At the end of the episode, I explain why I think these strategies work so well and how you can apply them to your own language learning.
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