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Chapters:
00:00 - Pronunciation tips for language learners
00:27 - Ron Thomson explains why people should listen to pronunciation advice
03:59 - Experiments with foreign accents
06:58 - Neuropsychological consensus on intelligibility process vs comprehensibility
09:10 - Interest in pronunciation in Poland
10:45 - Asian people speak English more accented than French
11:22 - English accent coach website developed for nonnative speakers
11:59 - Effective methods for improving pronunciation
16:42 - Discussing the pros and cons of having multiple talkers in training
19:19 - Why do we need multiple talkers?
22:25 - Pronunciation mistakes with short book
22:55 - Pimsleur divides language learning into three categories
26:44 - Phonetic perception bootstrap, isolation, and second language learning
29:33 - Bad pronunciation and lack of understanding early in life
31:57 - Silent period benefits and pronunciation examples
36:05 - Free support for podcast
37:07 - Discussing fluency in conversation
37:34 - Distinguishing between proficiency and fluency
38:14 - Distinguishing speech rate from cognitive fluency
40:09 - Fluency speed, listening, comprehension, strategies
44:25 - Chinese speakers use English more than other languages
46:00 - Effective methods for speaking and listening proficiency
50:17 - Challenging, engaging language learning methods
52:18 - Discussing vocabulary's importance in language learning
53:33 - Vocabulary is correlated with phonological working memory in second language
54:46 - Learning more vocabulary improves working memory
55:36 - Ron's insightful pronunciation and fluency tips for easy learning