Spoken English is not the same as textbook English. This is a fact that few students understand. They simply don’t realize that the English they learn in schools is not the English that native speakers use in normal conversations.
To be honest, I don’t know why schools neglect real spoken English. Why do they teach only formal English? Why don’t they prepare their students for the real world? Ever since I became a teacher, I have asked those questions. Eventually, I created my own companies to help students learn real spoken English.
Learn Real English is one of those companies. At Learn Real English, we focus on the true, casual, everyday spoken English used by native speaker North Americans. We teach idioms and slang, because native speakers use these in every conversation.
In our lessons, you rarely find full, formal, complete sentences. Why not? Because in real spoken conversations, native speakers almost never use complete sentences. We speak in partial sentences. We interrupt each other. We change thoughts in the middle of a sentence. We use filler words constantly.
Real spoken pronunciation is also quite different than what you learn from schools and textbooks. In a normal conversation, native speakers tend to mash words together. In school, you learned a few standard contractions... but in fact, we create a huge number of non-standard contractions all the time. We connect some words together, and we cut other words shorter.
When you combine all of these differences, you get conversations that sound totally different than what you learned from school and books.
Unfortunately, this is a source of extreme frustration for many students. Any student who has visited North America will tell you that the English spoken on the street is nothing like the English they learned at home in school.
Our goal at Learn Real English is to prepare you for the real world of spoken English. To do that, we record and use only real, spontaneous, unplanned conversations between native speakers. We call people on the phone, chat with them, and record the conversation. Usually, we do not tell the other person that they are being recorded (until the conversation is finished). We want them to speak completely naturally.
Another feature of our lessons is that we don’t edit the conversations. We never cut out filler words. Our goal is not to create some kind of “perfect” artificial conversation... our goal is to capture the real, messy English language in daily use.
We then provide you with tools to understand these messy, real conversations. We give you vocabulary lessons to explain the huge number of idioms and slang that you’ll hear. We give you the famous Effortless English Mini-Stories, to guarantee that you learn everything deeply and effortlessly. We give you text transcripts of everything, to help you understand faster.
When you finish all 30 lessons (you’ll do one lesson set everyday for one week... thus finishing the program in 30 weeks)-- you’ll be able to talk with native speakers quickly and effortlessly... and you’ll understand when they talk to each other.
If you like, as your final test you can come to San Francisco and meet the people you hear on the lessons!
Good luck and have a great New Year!
--AJ Hoge
July 5th, 2011 at 5:50 am
this is really usefull.
thank you
March 30th, 2011 at 5:32 am
i hope you will help me to improve my english as soos as possible,
June 28th, 2010 at 7:53 pm
HI, MY TEACHERS ! I AM VERY HAPPY
TO STUDY ENGLISH THAT YOU SENT TO ME THE WONDERFUL MINI STORIES !…I AM REALY THANK YOU !BYE!
June 27th, 2010 at 3:01 am
i m satisfied with your course but not fully.
in my opinion GRAMMAR IS A BACKBONE OF ENGLISH.
PLEASE DONT MIND IT.
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[PeterJungs 28 June 2010]
We are not trying to do away with good grammar. We all wish to speak with good grammar and for good reason. With our “don’t study grammer” rule 2, we are suggesting that deep listening to native English speakers is a better way to learn and “absorb” grammar than studying lists of grammar rules. This is how we learned grammar as children in our native tongue. Please review Rule 2: http://learnrealenglish.com/rule-2-for-excellent-english Thank you for your comment.
June 24th, 2010 at 8:12 am
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June 18th, 2010 at 1:54 pm
this methods is really, really great for start to learn english that firts day, I am agree with you, God Bless you for teaching us. thank you a lot
June 18th, 2010 at 1:28 am
I hope that you will improve my english
June 16th, 2010 at 9:09 pm
i hope that you can teach how to speak the real english.
June 15th, 2010 at 8:05 pm
i wish to join this programme and hoping that i can improve my english
June 15th, 2010 at 7:35 pm
hi
I need learn english for my work, thank you for the tool
God bless you
what is the price to the course
where buy in pesos colombia
I no have target credit
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[PeterJungs 7 June 2010]
The current discounted price of Real Conversations is $97 (US). The currency exchange is handled by our transaction processing provider based on current rates at the time of purchase. To purchase Real Conversations go to http://learnrealenglish.com/ then click on the “add to cart” button.
June 15th, 2010 at 7:33 pm
im new member here.pls help me to learn english in probelly
June 12th, 2010 at 9:15 pm
Thank you very much.I’m Mongolia.I’m sure your help me.
June 12th, 2010 at 9:12 pm
thank you very much. I need learn at English.
June 11th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
HIIIII FRIENDS…..
All the rules are amazing! I have no words to say.You can surely improve your english by these rules.I didn’t really knew that I would meet a teacher who would help me improve my english.
MANY THANKS AGAIN TO YOU….
June 6th, 2010 at 4:43 am
I’m having TOEFL exam next Saturday, I’m so excited and optimistic about it, wish me luck all, and thank you for everything
June 4th, 2010 at 10:25 pm
hi!i really like your lesson i want to avail one but the problem is i don!t have enough money to buy for that lesson right now but i really want to have one coz i want to learn to speak english.i really need it.i!m now here in canadajust a month ago and its hard for me to speak and communicate w/them coz i am a filipino.i could not understand them i could only speak a little bit of english and i know that is not enough thats why i want to learn more and have a copy of your lesson immediately.i know i can have it soon.i love to be one of your students.thank you so much and may the lord continually bless your heart and help more people.i salute you for the job well done……………….
June 4th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
After I learn the rule 2 I laugh a lot, I imagine the face of my personal teacher when I will tell it.
May 28th, 2010 at 11:54 am
i hope to enjoy your class
May 21st, 2010 at 12:30 pm
Hello! This one is shorter, I promise. I wrote another before. In English books here we notice that there are linguistic aspects, that even native Americans don’t know verry well, because there are many native people, who speaks and uses grammmar unconsciouly since chilhood. It is dangerous for us foreighn people to ignore these aspects, that we do too!
Francisco
May 21st, 2010 at 12:24 pm
Hello! For sure! By the way, a person who studied Linguistics(the Science of Language), knows that the oral language spoken by natives or even illiterate people, is much more arbitrary, informal, etc. They even don’t notice what they do, when they are speaking: cut sentences and begin another and other things that would be considered WRONG in comparison to writing or good Grammar! In Linguistics we can see books like “The Grammmar Of The Spoken Language”! But attention please! Linguistics IS NOT AGAINST STANDARD GRAMMAR. This is an Educational problem.
Linguistics is DESCRIPTIVE, not PRESCRIPTIVE. Every language aspect is an interest for a Linguist.
When a Linguist writes his works h/she uses formal languge too!(Charateristics of written languge: conservative..etc. etc)
Francisco de A.G.B.
May 20th, 2010 at 11:55 pm
hi thnx u .i m v happy.
May 14th, 2010 at 5:25 am
Dear Teachers
I have got email about “Top 5 mistakes English learners Make” Thank you very much for encouraged to me. At the
moment I’m try to understand and
listening lesson of earthquakes.This lesson isn’t easy for me. that’s my fault because I don’t have time to listen everyday. Anyway I’m going to buy lesson as soon as.
May 8th, 2010 at 9:20 am
Hi
First time I saw Your website which is very interesting. these 7 rules are very useful. I am going to folow your rules for improve my English.
thank you
May 6th, 2010 at 1:50 am
Dear Teachers
thanks a lot for the free email lesson and hope I will get again. At the moment I feeling quiet diffcuilt but I’m trying to understand.
Thanks
May 3rd, 2010 at 4:38 am
Hi teachers,
My name is Mamoon Maqsoodi,I’m from Afghanistan. I’m school student from AFGHANIST SCHOOL and also I LIKE Business .I have a big problem to communicate in English.I need to improve my communication, speaking and English education also to become a success person. Hopefully you can help me.Thank you ..BEST REGARD’S
May 2nd, 2010 at 6:27 pm
Hy dear tichers.Thank you for very beautiful rules.I loved your rules and I’d like have your lesonss but sorry now I can not bay them.See you later.May God blees you, your family and English lesonss
May 1st, 2010 at 8:19 am
hi there, liked the manner of AJ very much in his intro video – it feels that he’s the one who can really teach you!
Thanks, AJ!!! stay that for life!!!
Good luck to everyone!
April 25th, 2010 at 1:10 pm
hallo teaches, i have a problem i need to inprove my speaking wrenting reading and my education also to become a success
April 24th, 2010 at 1:11 am
Hello teachers,
My name is Noraini,I’m from Malaysia. I’m graduate from Malaysia university and also a Business women.I have a big problem to communicate in English.I need to improve my communication, speaking and English education also to become a success person. Hopefully you can help me.Thank you
April 21st, 2010 at 12:12 pm
I’m very excited about your method of teaching English. It’s a revolution!
April 19th, 2010 at 5:07 pm
Hoje tomei conhecimento do Curso Real de Inglês. Lí os vários comentários dos antigos alunos e gostei das afirmações.Um problema me preocupa: ainda não entendí como o curso funciona.Gostaria de receber mais exclarecimentos.
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[PeterJungs 20 April 2010]
If you liked our “Seven Rules for Excellent English” we hope you will purchase our Real Conversations course. The course consists of 30 separate lessons. Each lessons includes a real conversation between two native English speakers, vocabulary guide, mini-story, point of view story, and complete text transcripts of all. All materials are downloaded over the Internet. Real Conversations is available at http://www.learnrealenglish.com .
April 19th, 2010 at 1:07 pm
Hi,
I’m persian and I need to learn English.
April 17th, 2010 at 4:31 am
Hi there!..
i like your method to learn real English. I appreciate your kindness . i hope i’ll speak English normally.. Thank you very much ….
April 13th, 2010 at 2:35 pm
hi A.j hoge thank you so much for helping me i very enjoy 7 rules every day i listening many many times before i dont know how to peak how to read your effortless english change my life i love him because its very easy to learning now i know how to speak with my friend with peoples iam very happy your are the best teachers please dont mind many time i try to buy lessons but i have problem some time signal problem showing some time my card id number i need to learning more to get successfully my life and also i tell them to my all friend learn only effortless english speaking course its very easily to speak thank you so much all effortless team special ajhoge i hope you are help me more alam khan
April 13th, 2010 at 6:55 am
I just started with these lessons and I’m very excited about it. I like this technique very much, especially mini-stories. I feel that my speech is going to be better.
Thanks a lot. Great job!
April 8th, 2010 at 8:15 am
Hello, everybody. I am new member under this programme. Thanks so much to the teacher because had created a very useful website for those who want to learn English. I hope this web can help me to improve my English. I love this meaningful web. Thanks.
April 2nd, 2010 at 6:04 am
Hi..
I hope to improve my english language..as conversation ..
thank you so much..
April 1st, 2010 at 5:18 am
Hi every body. somalia
I’m glad to visit this web and i am going to thank you
learning english is not easy but needs efforts i am going to get value thibgs for this web so i hope you will point me the way that i can learn english remember i am in somalia awar and poverty country
thanks
March 31st, 2010 at 3:06 pm
english is a best language to speak with and the most necessary thing to nowadays
March 26th, 2010 at 11:41 am
Hi,every body.
I’m glad to be here with you.and I thank our Teachers.
March 25th, 2010 at 3:26 pm
I hop to get beter in my english, with you.
March 25th, 2010 at 7:10 am
Hi,
i am so upset and destroyed>>>
because i cant by these conversations>>>
i spend 5 years at university but i cant speck influentially>>>
All Best
March 24th, 2010 at 6:07 am
Hi, hope you are all fine. I have just joined this lesson for 5 days & hope this method can help me to improve my english.
March 21st, 2010 at 9:59 pm
i hope well i can get improve my english from here.. thnk u for the help.. i love your lessons
March 20th, 2010 at 9:51 am
Dear All,
I am a man from Hungary. I am 38. AND This real English program is too difficult for me, I suppose. Unfortunately, and I think everybody, who learns English, has to pick up the grammar and a lot of words first to speak and to understand just a little from English. And then this program can be used to improve one’s English.
March 17th, 2010 at 8:17 am
I love real English learning, rather than textbook. Hope you can help me with this. I’ve learned and used English for 18 years, and I wish 80% of my time was for real English rather than the hell from books!
March 15th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
hello the best teacher inb the world ? th?ng evrbody ?n the world who learn engl?sh follow your lessons to be faster to slearn engl?sh if it is poss?ble you have special courece wherever ? really want jo?n because dosn t matter for how much ? pay
just ? want to speak engl?sh very well.
yhank you so much
March 14th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
Thank you so much.You teach realy good.Wish this style and lessons will guide me speak english very well now.
March 12th, 2010 at 6:22 am
God bless you teacher,i hope to speak in english perfectly
your method helped me but God first
March 11th, 2010 at 10:02 pm
Your lesson really help me to understand real conversation in real situation in spite of not easey to speak english like an American. But i belive if i learn your lesson by lear real english everyday i’ll be able to speak english well like native speakers. Thanks so much for your help.