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Dreaming Big is Great for your English - The Pillars of Fluency

Aug 18, 2025
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First off, I need to say I’ve been blown away by the response to this series. Every piece of feedback I get from you gives me that extra push to keep writing. In other words, your positive response motivates me… why not talk about the link between motivation and language learning? Could motivation help you become a fluent speaker?

Let's be honest: motivation has gotten a bit of a bad rap lately. People say motivation is not enough to help you reach your goals, and yes, that’s sort of true. Motivation alone won’t magically make you fluent in English. However, does that mean it’s not important? Not at all. In fact, when it comes to learning a language, motivation plays a much bigger role than you might think! 

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