For intermediate and advanced learners
Two Daily English lessons and one Cultural English lesson each week, from the professors who have taught 15 million learners
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What you get
Get three lessons every week on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Two lessons a week
You hear a short conversation in everyday American English. Then you hear every difficult word and phrase explained using English you already understand. Each lesson runs about 20 minutes.
One lesson a week
You learn about life in the United States while you learn English. We answer listener questions about words and phrases that confuse learners. Each lesson runs about 30 minutes.
The right fit
You can hear our free episodes on Apple Podcasts before you decide.
Rich Comprehensible Input™
Forty years of research says that learners improve most when they get large amounts of English they can understand. We build lessons that help you improve easily and quickly.
Each lesson starts with the conversation spoken slowly. We explain it, and then play it again at normal speed. You never guess at what somebody said.
Three lessons a week is close to 1.5 hours of American English that you can actually understand.
When you understand enough English, speaking follows. You stop translating in your head, and the words come to you on their own.
Many people believe an Apple Podcasts subscription only works on an iPhone. It works on any device with a web browser, including Android phones, Windows computers, and Chromebooks.
Both plans give you the same three lessons every week. Both start with seven free days.
$14.99 a month
Apple bills you every month until you cancel.
From $12.50/mo, billed annually ($149.99/year)
You save $29.89 compared with paying every month, which is almost two months free.
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Some listeners want three lessons a week. Other listeners want the whole library today, with the written Learning Guides. Here is the difference.
| Apple Podcasts subscription | Unlimited English | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $14.99 a month, or from $12.50/mo billed annually ($149.99/year) | $29 a month, or from $24/mo billed annually ($290/year) |
| Lessons | Three lessons every week | More than 1,800 lessons, all available today |
| Written Learning Guides | Not included | Included with every lesson |
| Billing and cancellation | Apple | ESLPod |
Your professors
ESLPod® launched in 2005 as the first English learning podcast in the world. Today, it is one of the most respected and popular English learning programs anywhere. More than 15 million people have learned English with ESLPod, with lessons downloaded over one billion times.
The host is Dr. Jeff McQuillan. He holds a Ph.D. in applied linguistics and education from the University of Southern California, and has spent more than 35 years helping adult learners move from intermediate to advanced English. Dr. McQuillan has published more than 60 books and scientific articles on language learning and has appeared on CNN as a leading language expert.
Dr. Lucy Tse writes and produces the ESLPod lessons. She holds a Ph.D. in second language acquisition from the University of Southern California. Dr. Tse wrote the best-selling book, Why Don’t They Learn English?, has published dozens of research articles, and has contributed to the Harvard Educational Review.
The ESLPod method is built on 40 years of research by Dr. McQuillan, Dr. Tse, and their former professor and co-author, Dr. Stephen Krashen: When you give learners enough rich, interesting, and understandable input, the ability to speak naturally follows.
Learners speaking now
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Two Daily English lessons and one Cultural English lesson each week, from the professors who have taught 15 million learners
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