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. Many language learners get frustrated because, in their heads, they’re thinking they’re just "learning a language." Their goal is usually "to be able to speak the language they’re learning." But what does this actually mean? If you want to make progress, you really need to know right from the outset what it is that you’re trying to learn. S.M.A.R.T. Goals help with this. Mike and Leo discuss this 5-step process to achieving goals. Listen to this episode to learn: what is each step of the process how each step applies to you learning a language how you can put this into practice right away If you are a learning a language, these Cult of Learning episodes are for you! 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 Blog post for this episode 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