Why Some People Come Back From Abroad With The SAME English
From English with Thiago by Thiago Alencar
May 19, 2026 · 13 min · Episode 177
About this episode
Thiago discusses why moving abroad doesn't always lead to improved English skills and shares insights on effective language learning strategies.
⭐Stop Feeling Lost! Try The B2 Edge App: https://studio.com/thiago 💻Work with me 1.1: https://forms.gle/Wn98WnZ3PajswWoKA 📓Get This FREE GUIDE to start upgrading your vocabulary: https://www.englishwiththiago.com/pl/2148770947 You know someone who moved abroad to improve their English. Maybe you've done it yourself. And yet — months later, sometimes years later — the English didn't change the way everyone expected. Why?In this video, I'm going to tell you the real reason moving abroad doesn't automatically improve your English — what the people who go abroad and don't improve all have in common — and how I reached Cambridge C2, the highest non-native English certification in the world, without ever leaving Brazil.You'll learn:1) Why "I don't live in an English-speaking country" is the most expensive excuse in language learning2) What actually happens when people move abroad — and why most of them recreate their home language environment within weeks3) The serial exchange student trap: why short programs abroad cost a lot and deliver very little4) Why one year of structured practice at home outperforms three two-month exchange programs5) The one thing you can control right now…
People in this episode
Host: Thiago Alencar
Topics covered
- language learning
- English improvement
- study abroad
- language immersion
- vocabulary enhancement
Keywords
- English learning
- study abroad
- language immersion
- vocabulary
- Cambridge C2
Sponsors
B2 Edge App
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Organizations: B2 Edge App, Cambridge, English with Thiago
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