The Problem With Listening In A Second Language

See a video of this episode at www.youtube.com/fluentamericanWelcome to Wake Up American, where Monday through Friday, we spend a couple minutes on a challenging aspect of American English pronunciation and walk through examples to help you achieve a more natural sound the next time you speak in American English at work, at home, or out and about town.Today, we look at  listening strategies for studying a second language. Specifically, many language learners get stuck watching movies and shows with subtitles, listening to audiobooks while following the text, or struggling to have a normal conversation because they can't understand without the words.Why is this happening, and what is the solution?See all our Wake Up American videos here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLtiqqlyRFk&list=PLlZ0dlSbrSXhtU6hvocUB69VuvfWZkgZuSupport the show