Vladimir is virtually NATIVE

1 00:00:01,510 --> 00:00:04,430 Hi everyone and welcome to Virtually Native 2 00:00:05,860 --> 00:00:09,180 the place where you will learn how to learn English 3 00:00:10,540 --> 00:00:12,540 or any other language for that matter 4 00:00:12,900 --> 00:00:17,740 My name is Vladimir and I am a teacher of English. 5 00:00:22,840 --> 00:00:24,670 Why listen to me? 6 00:00:24,670 --> 00:00:30,640 There are so many other teachers out there, both on and offline, there are so many other 7 00:00:30,640 --> 00:00:36,140 people with their websites, blogs, YouTube channels and video courses promising you the 8 00:00:36,140 --> 00:00:40,600 best method for learning English. 9 00:00:40,280 --> 00:00:46,860 Why listen to me? What is it that I offer that others don’t? 10 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:49,720 3 things 11 00:00:49,720 --> 00:00:53,160 The first thing is that I am a non-native of English 12 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:57,440 and I learned the language as an adult. 13 00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:03,929 I was born and raised in Bulgaria a small country in Eastern Europe. 14 00:01:03,929 --> 00:01:08,729 Growing up behind the Iron Curtain I had almost no access to 15 00:01:08,320 --> 00:01:13,560 western books, music, movies or culture of any kind. 16 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:20,340 I started learning English seriously, with a textbook and a dictionary, at 27 years of age 17 00:01:21,10 --> 00:01:23,710 Why is this important? 18 00:01:23,960 --> 00:01:27,860 It’s because I made a conscious effort to learn the language. 19 00:01:27,870 --> 00:01:32,910 I am very much aware of the whole learning experience. 20 00:01:33,800 --> 00:01:39,640 The second thing is that, I did not just learn English but also taught the language. 21 00:01:39,320 --> 00:01:46,560 I’ve taught more than 13,000 individual lessons to more than 1,100 people. 22 00:01:46,0 --> 00:01:52,780 I am very much aware of not only how I learn but also how other people are learning and 23 00:01:52,790 --> 00:01:54,390 the difficulties they are having. 24 00:01:55,820 --> 00:02:00,460 I have a unique experience as both an adult learner and teacher of the English language 25 00:02:00,460 --> 00:02:05,880 able to answer virtually any question related to EFL (English as a Foreign Language) or 26 00:02:05,980 --> 00:02:07,0 ELT (English Language Teaching). 27 00:02:07,0 --> 00:02:11,880 Everything I say is practical and it is tried and tested. 28 00:02:11,960 --> 00:02:16,360 It’s not just about what works in theory, it’s about what works in practice. 29 00:02:17,189 --> 00:02:23,789 And I wrote a book about it. It’s the third thing that separates me from the rest 30 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:30,820 I’ve learnt English, I’ve taught English and I’ve written a book about how to learn English. 31 00:02:30,140 --> 00:02:34,920 No empty promises, no unfounded claims. 32 00:02:34,380 --> 00:02:38,900 These are the facts, and it’s all on paper. 33 00:02:38,500 --> 00:02:45,880 I’ve learnt English, I’ve taught English and I’ve written a book about how to learn English. 34 00:02:46,500 --> 00:02:50,160 This book is unquestionably my biggest accomplishment so far 35 00:02:51,560 --> 00:02:55,840 and I sincerely believe it will be of value to you. 36 00:02:56,540 --> 00:03:02,500 Virtually Native is available on my website virtuallynative.com and on Amazon 37 00:03:03,900 --> 00:03:06,200 Thank you for buying and reading my book.