315. What is Language Attrition?: Losing Your Ability to Speak English (English Vocabulary Lesson)

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  Hello, I'm Tom Wilkinson and welcome to the Thinking in English podcast.

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  A podcast for intermediate to advanced level english learners.

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  Losing the ability to understand and use a language is known as language attrition.

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  It is an incredibly common process affecting most language learners at some point in their life and can be really frustrating.

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  Today im going to define and explain language attrition and then will give you all some advice on how to avoid it happening to your english ability.

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  You can find a full transcript for this episode for free on my website, on Spotify and on Apple Podcasts.

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  Here is todays vocabulary list attrition attrition the gradual reduction or weakening of something for example, language attrition can be a frustrating process for learners who have invested years in mastering a language.

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  Second language second language a language that a person learns in addition to their native language.

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  For example, many people experience difficulty maintaining their second language proficiency.

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  Proficiency a high level of skill or ability in a particular subject or activity, as in achieving proficiency in a new language, requires consistent practice and exposure.

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  Retention retention the ability to keep or remember knowledge, information or skills as in regular practice, is key to the retention of language skills.

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  Decline decline a gradual decrease or loss of strength, quality or importance as in the the decline in her english skills became evident after she stopped using the language daily.

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  Code switching code switching the practice of alternating between two or more languages within a conversation or sentence, as in when she couldnt remember an english word, she resorted to code switching.

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  The purpose behind thinking in English is to provide interesting and hopefully useful content for non native english speakers to listen to, enjoy and use for english study.

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  Some of you will actively study these episodes while others will use these episodes to maintain your current english level.

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  In any case, most of my listeners hope to acquire more of the english language by listening.

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  Language acquisition is a really important topic to discuss.

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  Ive recorded so many episodes in the past giving tips and advice on how to find the right methods to acquire and learn English efficiently and deeply.

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  Today, however, I want to talk about an equally important topic, language attrition.

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  Language attrition is something I, and many of you should fear.

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