How Veronika Broke Free From Subtitles
Have you been learning English for years?
Can you speak or write well?
Then you turn on the TV to sit down and watch your favourite film or series. But you understand one word out of two.
You sigh and turn on the subtitles to “read” what you’re watching or you’ll have no idea what’s going on.
That was Veronika’s situation until May when we started working on getting her free from subtitles when she watched Gilmore Girls.
If you’ve ever seen the series, you know the characters talk at a million miles per hour and constantly refer to old movies, actors, sportspeople etc.
Veronika is a copywriting and branding coach for online teachers. Her written English is amazing, but understanding films and series was a struggle.
In this short interview, she talks about her experiences on my new Freedom from Subtitles programme.
Kudos to Veronika for getting on a video interview with me and sharing her story.
This was awesome, ladies! Cara, you rock. You started out last year, and this year your product/program line is set up and you have a following and a group of people that truly value what you’re doing. This is fantastic, and it’s great when an online teacher can offer more than just a “B1/C1,” or other alphabetic soup. It’s inspiring to know that at the end of your course people will experience freedom. This is what learning a language is supposed to be like: not the “next level,” but what we can do with it. Wishing you all the best with the launch. Thank you!
Hi Elena. Thanks so much for your comment. Yes, I guess it is quite an achievement although there are plenty of times where I beat myself up for being “too slow”. Which is a bit silly when you’re racing against yourself! Yes subtitle freedom is a pretty specific goal and I can’t wait to help more people get there. Thanks again for all your help and support over this past year. I’m celebrating a year of Leo Listening on Friday.