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by Thiago Alencar

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This is a podcast designed to help intermediate and advanced English learners communicate with more confidence, accuracy, clarity and awareness. Hosted by Thiago Alencar, a Brazilian English Teacher with over 20 years of experience, this podcast deals with topics such as English pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, exam preparation, writing, listening, mindset and everything else related to English learning. If you feel forever stuck at the intermediate level, this podcast is for you! Download the B2 Edge app: https://studio.com/thiago

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August 5, 2026

Why Comprehensible Input Is Not Enough, Analyzing Different Learning Hypotheses and How To Stop Feeling Stuck At English

⭐Download The B2 Edge App: <a href="https://studio.com/thiago" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://studio.com/thiago</a>📣Join The Fluency Hub Community:<a href="https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community</a>💻Book a 1.1 Call With Me:<a href="https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call</a>📓Get This FREE GUIDE:<a href="https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947</a>Comprehensible Input Is NOT Enough. Here's Why Your English Is Stuck.You've heard it everywhere on YouTube lately: just listen, just watch, don't study, don't force anything — and one day English will "click." I need to be honest with you: that promise is incomplete.Comprehensible input is real. It's backed by real research, and for beginner to intermediate learners (A1 to B1), it genuinely works. But if you're stuck at B1 or B2 and wondering why hours of listening and watching haven't gotten you speaking confidently, this video is for you.In this episode, I break down:✅ What comprehensible input actually is — and who first proposed it✅ Exactly where it stops working, and why (with the research to back it up)✅ What "comprehensible output" is, and why input without it just isn't enough✅ Why deliberate practice is the piece almost nobody talks about✅ My own English learning story — which didn't go the way you'd expectIf you're serious about breaking past B1/B2 and building real speaking ability — not just understanding English, but using it — this is the most important video I've made in a while.Sources referenced in this episode:1. Krashen, S. D. (1985). The Input Hypothesis: Issues and Implications. Beverly Hills, CA: Laredo Publishing.2. Swain, M. (1985). "Communicative Competence: Some Roles of Comprehensible Input and Comprehensible Output in Its Development." In S. Gass & C. Madden (Eds.), Input in Second Language Acquisition (pp. 235–253). Rowley, MA: Newbury House.3. Norris, J. M., & Ortega, L. (2000). "Effectiveness of L2 Instruction: A Research Synthesis and Quantitative Meta-Analysis." Language Learning, 50(3), 417–528.

July 23, 2026

40 Habits That Silently Move Your English From B2 To C1

⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: <a href="https://studio.com/thiago" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://studio.com/thiago</a>📣Practice Speaking With Real People:<a href="https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.englishwiththiago.com/community</a>💻Speak with me on Zoom for 60 minutes:<a href="https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.englishwiththiago.com/fluency-discovery-call</a>📓Get This FREE GUIDE:<a href="https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947</a>I just turned forty years old. And to mark the occasion, I decided to make a different kind of video.In this video, I share forty habits that in my experience — twenty five years as a learner and teacher of English — every successful advanced English learner has in common. Some of these habits are about English specifically. Some are about learning in general. And some are pure life lessons that took me forty years to fully understand.This is not a list of quick tips. This is a blueprint. A complete picture of what it actually takes to move from B2 to C1 — and eventually to C2 — in English. And unlike most content you will find on this topic, this goes far beyond study techniques. We talk about mindset, philosophy, the technical side of the language, communication as a human skill, and the life lessons that make all of it possible.Here is what we cover:▶ The mindset habits that make advanced English possible in the first place▶ The learning philosophy that separates B2 learners from C1 learners▶ The daily habits that advanced learners build over years of intentional practice▶ The technical side of English — what advanced communication actually looks and sounds like▶ Communication as a human skill — going beyond language into delivery, connotation and effect▶ Life lessons from forty years of living and twenty years of teachingWhether you are trying to go from B1 to B2, from B2 to C1, or finally understand what advanced English fluency actually requires — this is the video I wish someone had made for me when I was starting out.

July 8, 2026

Your English Will Always Be Stuck At Intermediate (Until You Fix These Mistakes)

⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: <a href="https://studio.com/thiago" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://studio.com/thiago</a>💻Work with me 1.1: <a href="https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA</a>📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary:<a href="https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947</a>If you have been learning English for years and still make the same mistakes — this video is for you.Most B1 and B2 English learners assume that with enough time and practice, their mistakes will naturally correct themselves. The science says otherwise. Some errors do not fade with time. They get stronger. They get faster. And eventually, they become permanent — unless you do something very specific to stop them.This phenomenon has a name. Linguist Larry Selinker first identified it in 1972 and called it fossilization. And in this video, we go deep into what it is, why it happens, and — most importantly — exactly how to fix it. Whether you are trying to go from B1 to B2, from B2 to C1, or finally break through the ceiling that has been holding your English back for years — this video is the one to watch.Here is what we cover:▶ What fossilization is and why it affects grammar and vocabulary — not just accent▶ The neuroscience behind why fossilized mistakes are so hard to unlearn (MIT research)▶ Why the correction method most teachers use is also the least effective — and what actually works▶ The single biggest cause of fossilization in B2 English learners▶ A step-by-step method for breaking a fossilized mistake — including the exact approach I used myself as a working English teacherThis is not about studying more. It is about studying differently. Deliberately. Intentionally. One mistake at a time.

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What is English with Thiago?: This is a podcast designed to help intermediate and advanced English learners communicate with more confidence, accuracy, clarity and awareness.

Hosted by Thiago Alencar, a Brazilian English Teacher with over 20 years of experience, this podcast deals with topics such as English pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, exam preparation, writing, listening, mindset and everything else related to English learning.

If you feel forever stuck at the intermediate level, this podcast is for you!

Download the B2 Edge app: https://studio.com/thiago
How often does this podcast release new episodes?: This podcast updates daily.
Where can I listen to this podcast?: This podcast is available on 8 platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and more. You can also use the RSS feed directly.
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