CULT/K^LT/A fashionable belief, idea, or attitude that influences people’s lives/The cult of learning encourages people to find and pursue what they are passionate about/ *”The Cult of Learning” are episodes for learners of languages. These episodes will discuss tools and strategies for learning and provide opportunities for effective listening practice. These episodes are also part of our Self-directed Learning Portal, which helps thousands of people around the world improve the English skills important to them.  Mike and Leo finalize our series on the three essentials of language learning. In part III, they briefly recap the first two of the three essentials - Exposure and Motivation - and introduce you to the last one of the tripartite - USE. They talk about why it is important to produce output (speaking and writing) and how it contributes to your language learning and development. More specifically, Leo and Mike talk about: why input (listening and reading) is important when learning a language why communication is essential to improving your language skills the role of interaction how taking risks with your language use is a good idea what types of activities you should avoid when learning  If you are a learning a language, these episodes are for you! For more information on our podcast, click here or go to: learnyourenglish.net/podcast Also, check out our blog post for more information on today's episode for more information. Thank you for listening! If you have a comment or question about today's show, we'd love to hear from you: [email protected]  For more info on what we do at LYE, check out: Our FREE E-book on Learning. We hope it helps you learn outside the classroom! Improve your English with our Self-directed Learning Portal - only $50/year Our Website Join our Mailing List Follow Learn YOUR English Follow Teacher Talking Time