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    Why My Brain Speaks English Better Than Me | Real English Podcast

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    16 abr 2026
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    Explore why your brain understands English better than you can speak it. Join the Real English podcast to master fluency and language acquisition today.

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    You have all this knowledge stored up in your head, but the moment you try to open your mouth, it’s like there’s a massive wall between your thoughts and your tongue. You’ve just been training for a marathon by lifting weights.

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    "The hosts welcome viewers to the Real English channel and invite them to subscribe. The topic of the episode is - Why my brain can speak English better than me. At the end, the hosts remind viewers to subscribe to the channel and leave a like, then say goodbye."

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    Why You Can Read But Can't Speak: The Speaking Gap Explained | LinguaLive
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    https://www.lingualive.ai/blog/why-you-can-read-but-cant-speak
    How our brains cope with speaking more than one language - BBC Future
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/future/article/20220719-how-speaking-other-languages-changes-your-brain
    How Speaking a Second Language Affects the Way You Think
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    https://www.psychologytoday.com/au/blog/talking-apes/201709/how-speaking-second-language-affects-the-way-you-think
    Frontiers | Exploring the predictors of foreign language anxiety: the roles of language proficiency, language exposure, and cognitive control
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    https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2024.1492701/full
    The language of internal monologues when you're bilingual
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    https://mesamag.wordpress.com/2020/07/28/the-language-of-internal-monologues-when-youre-bilingual/

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    1

    The Frustrating Mystery of the Silent Fluency

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    1:14
    1:30
    1:48
    1:54
    2

    The Great Divide Between Recognition and Production

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    2:44
    3:06
    3:18
    3:43
    4:04
    4:18
    4:34
    4:40
    4:57
    3

    Why Our Dominant Language Sometimes Trips Us Up

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    5:39
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    6:16
    6:39
    6:57
    7:10
    7:14
    7:30
    7:34
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    4

    The Cognitive Traps of Passive Learning

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    8:51
    9:12
    9:27
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    9:49
    10:06
    10:09
    10:27
    10:36
    10:55
    5

    The Daily Playbook for Speaking Fluency

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    11:45
    11:24
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    Navigating the Timeline to Fluency

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    Strengthening the Mental Muscle for the Long Haul

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    17:38
    17:58
    18:11
    18:32
    11:24
    13:19
    1:48
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    8

    Closing Reflections: From Theory to Conversation

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