<p>👉 Grab your FREE Grammar and Vocabulary Study Sheet: https://l.storylearning.com/learn-vocab </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>In this episode I&#39;m going to tackle the second most popular question I&#39;ve ever been asked about language learning: How do I stop translating in my head? It is easy to say &quot;stop translating in your head&quot; and that is well-intentioned advice, but not very practical. The truth is, translation is inevitable and not necessarily a bad thing, at least at first. </p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p>Research mentioned in this episode: The Effects of Using L1 Translation on Young Learners’ Foreign Language Vocabulary Learning, Jan 2015, Aïda Codina Camó and Elisabet Pladevall Ballester: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/297653279_The_Effects_of_Using_L1_Translation_on_Young_Learners&#39;_Foreign_Language_Vocabulary_Learning</p><p><br></p><p>👉 Got a question you want Olly to answer on the podcast? Submit it here: https://storylearning.com/ask_Olly_your_question</p><p><br></p><p>👉 Get a 7-day FREE trial to one of my story-based language courses: https://storylearning.com/Language_Courses</p><p><br></p><p>👉 Check out my all-inclusive VIP language programme with guaranteed results: https://storylearning.com/StoryLearning_VIP_Info</p><p><br></p><p>#storylearning #learnthroughstories</p>