Transcripts are an essential part of your language learning journey. They support and enhance different aspects of language learning, including comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, pronunciation accuracy, and listening skills.

What are the benefits of transcripts?

Transcripts are a life saver.

Watching videos and listening to podcasts is great for learning English. When you combine listening with reading transcripts your understanding is greatly enhanced.

Here are 5 reasons why you should try it today.

1. Improves your English listening comprehension and vocabulary

2. Helps you understand how spoken English is different from written English

3. Improves your English pronunciation

4. Improves your reading and increases your reading speed

5. Helps you to engage in active learning

When you read along while listening it helps your comprehension by allowing you to follow along visually.

Transcripts offer you the opportunity to review unfamiliar vocabulary and phrases. This helps you develop deeper understanding and retention. They also serve as a valuable tool for pronunciation practice. This enables you to compare spoken words to their written forms.

Transcripts improve the learning experience by offering additional tools and promoting more effective language acquisition.

Podcasts made for English learners often come with transcripts with key vocabulary and phrases. This will vary from podcast to podcast, and some may charge a fee.

All our podcasts come with free downloadable transcripts.

Where to find English podcasts

Today there are thousands of podcasts to choose from via the internet or on your smartphone. With so many to choose from the easiest way to find podcasts, organize episodes you want to listen to, and download them is via a dedicated podcast app.

Apple, Spotify, and YouTube Music are the leading apps, but there are many others to pick from. The best podcast apps come with personalized playlists, offline listening, bonus content, and more. Some apps offer free subscription.

Be aware some apps are not free and only offer a free trial and require a monthly subscription. Depending on the podcast you're searching for it may be possible to access episodes for free from their website.

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Listen to our podcasts…

All our podcasts are free, last less than 20 minutes and can be downloaded. They all have free downloadable transcripts with additional vocabulary and phrases. There are more to choose from here…