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Feeling Stuck in English? What It Really Means for Your Progress

Feeling Stuck in English? What It Really Means for Your Progress

Update: 2025-09-03
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Stuck in English? You're not imagining it — and you're not at a dead end.
If you've been practicing regularly but feel like your progress has disappeared, this episode will help you understand why.

You'll learn:
✔ What causes English learning plateaus (aka feeling stuck)
✔ The difference between stagnation and consolidation
✔ What's happening in your brain during slow progress
✔ Three specific strategies to move forward

This episode is especially useful if you:
– Feel stuck at the intermediate level
– Struggle to speak English naturally, even after years of learning
– Want research-backed ways to shift your practice and gain traction

🎯 Want deeper support to speak clearly and confidently in real conversations?
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Episode Timestamps:

00:00 Is being stuck okay?

00:52 What's a plateau?

03:46 Why you're in a plateau in English

06:42 Why plateaus can be a good thing

08:54 Method 1 to reach your next breakthrough

14:40 Method 2 to reach your next breakthrough

18:34 Method 3 to reach your next breakthrough

21:32 What's next in your English progress

 

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Feeling Stuck in English? What It Really Means for Your Progress

Feeling Stuck in English? What It Really Means for Your Progress

Annemarie with Speak Confident English