Leap is a tool designed to help English learners improve their English by listening to any podcast of their choice

2. Number of words in English vocabulary
5,000 10,000 15,000 20,000
International
Graduate
0
Domestic
Undergraduate

3. Why is listening comprehension important?

4. Simulation of 2,000 word vocabulary:
Many persons who “talk” with their hands are blunk.
They have doubts about what they are saying, so they
try to cover up by drolling a false parn of excitement
and urgency. These same people are usually very gruk
and may be overly talkative and speak too loudly.
Hurbish feelings are belaved by the person who tries
to keep all leeds to a monton. Such a person is nep,
purported, and lacking in self-ruck.
Fox, Len 1979. On acquiring an adequate second language vocabulary.
Journal of Basic Writing 2, 3:68-75

5. One billion
English
language
learners
worldwide

7. English language learners need to engage
with a lot of English language input.

8. English language learners need to engage
with a lot of English language input.

9. How might English language learners engage
with a lot of English language input?

10. Serial: 850,000 listeners per week
Podcasts: 57 million Americans listening monthly

11. Over 300,000 podcasts are estimated to exist
Covering every possible topic of interest

12. LEAPA podcast player to help you
learn English with any podcast

14. Form a daily habit of practicing
listening to English.

15. You’ll get the most out of podcasts
because it is level-appropriate and
intrinsically interesting to you.

16. You will connect the word to a
phrase or sentence that it occurs in.

18. If you are interested in beta testing
register here: bit.ly/leap_beta

19. – Clara Gonzalez Sueyro –
Thank you!