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You read English, you understand English.

You've been learning for years, but when it's time to speak, your mind just freezes and the words don't come out.

If that sounds familiar, you're not alone.

My name's Ola and this is Teacher Ola Podcast.

Nazywa się to efekt Google, czy digitalna amnezja, czy amnezja.

It can make English tenses feel fragile in your head, make you hesitate when speaking or even make you overthink every sentence.

Basically your brain stops building its own memory system because it knows Google is always there.

And that's why I'm inviting you to my free live webinar English Tenses vs Poles

It's happening on February the 1st at 8pm.

It's Sunday.

I'll show you how to stop relying on external memory and finally understand English tenses in a way that actually sticks without just memorizing rules.

If that sounds useful, you can sign up at teacherola.com forward slash Polacy.

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To jest prawdziwe i naukowcy nawet mają na to imię, efekt Google, także nazwany digitalnym amnezmem.

You can always take out your phone and check whatever you want.

Back in 2011 a psychologist named Betsy Sparrow and her colleagues did a real experiment on this.

They asked students to read random facts and then tried to test how well they remembered them later.

Some students were told that their answers would be saved on a computer so they could look them up again.

Others were told that their answers would be erased or deleted, right?

I might forget someone's phone number, but I remember that my mom knows it, you know, or I forget some, whatever, any kind of information, but I know somebody else remembers, I know where to go.

The Internet becomes like a giant external memory source, similar to that, to, you know, to this example.

So this matters for your daily life and for learning languages too.

But if you try to recall things yourself, that's how you can strengthen your memory.

At the end of this episode I'll tell you details on how to strengthen that muscle, but please wait for it.

Digital amnesia affects how deeply we process information.

Kiedy wierzymy w digitalne narzędzia, żeby pamiętać o wszystkim, może nie zwracamy wystarczająco uwagi na informacje w pierwszym miejscu, co może sprawić, że wiedza jest błyskawiczna lub czasowa, oczywiście.

Studenci z różnych krajów pokazują, że wielu ludzi wierzy w digitalne narzędzia, żeby pamiętać o własnej informacji,

Knowing about digital amnesia gives you power.

Instead of letting the internet replace your memory, you can decide when to use it as a tool and when to challenge your brain to remember things on its own.

That way your memory stays strong and you still get all the benefits of technology, of course.

So now I'm going to give you three practical tips on how to memorize English words better, especially if you feel like you've got this Google effect and you forget things too easily.

These are techniques I use as a language teacher and that research shows it really works.

They really work.

Use flashcards, because that way you practice actively.

Number two, spaced repetition.

Please use spaced repetition.

Spaced repetition is when you review words at gradually increasing intervals.

And also not every day, but like after one day, then three days, then a week, then three weeks, you know.

Zostawcie trochę wysiłku i wtedy oczywiście sprawdzajcie, ale nie robicie to od razu, nie budujcie tego habitu, nie nauczajcie się, że zawsze możesz sprawdzać informacje.

Let's now practice a bit.

Listen and repeat ten sentences from today's episode.

It means that our brains are changing.

They asked students to read random facts.

They asked students to read random facts.

That's how you strengthen your memory We might not pay enough attention We hand over responsibility to our gadgets

We hand over responsibility to our gadgets.

If today's episode gave you a clearer view of how your memory works with English words and why we sometimes forget things too easily, I'd love to invite you to my upcoming webinar English Tenses vs Poles, Angielskie Czasy vs Polacy.

We'll explore the most common tense mistakes Polish learners make, why they happen and how to finally choose the right tense with confidence.

The webinar takes place on Sunday, the 1st of February, 8pm and you can sign up at teacherola.com forward slash polacy.

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That's all from me now.

Don't forget to head to teacherola.com forward slash three, two, five and grab your free worksheet.

It'll help you revise the key phrases from this episode and if you want to practice speaking regularly, new groups are forming inside my voicemail program.

You can check all the details and sign up at teacherola.com forward slash grupy.

and say it out loud.

I'm your teacher, Teacher Ola and you've been listening to Teacher Ola podcast.