In this episode, I try very hard to keep it under 30 minutes. The original goal was 15 minutes, but it went nearly 20 minutes, but . . . there you have it.

My main message in this rant is to make sure you have an activity or goal that requires English. I use my experience playing Japanese-language video games as an example. The only way I could fully enjoy or progress in text-heavy role playing games like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest was to improve my Japanese reading ability. Even when I was younger, at a time when I wasn't actively studying Japanese, I recognized that I need to learn a lot more vocabulary in order to play these video games.

As always, make sure your language-learning efforts are based on real-life contexts. After all, language is a tool for communication, not just some subject you study and do worksheets about.

Full transcript available: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1bGHDiJbT-7bP8otWn5e1VqiAfqj7_Lv9pNcvK34kWx8/edit?usp=sharing