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Understand British spoken English : A listening course (Udemy.com)

Do you want to understand native speakers? Learn skills that will make PRONUNCIATION easier and SPEAKING more fluent

Created by: Michael Dewar

Last updated January 2025

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What you will learn

  • Understand real spoken English
  • Improve English (ESL) Listening skills
  • Discover tips to listen better to fast native British English speakers
  • Become a better communicator in real everyday spoken English
  • Learn strategies to listen better to English

How it compares

Against the other 535 rated Udemy courses in Language Learning on CourseDuck:

  • Rating4.6 out of 5higher than 41% of them
  • Reviews739#215 of 536 by number of reviews
  • Length2.2 hoursshorter than 78% of them
  • Last updatedJanuary 2025more recently than 58% of them

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Course Description

THIS COURSE HAS BEEN UPDATED IN AUG 2022! NEW BONUS CONTENT


Understanding English can be hard sometimes.

Maybe you watch movies or shows on Netflix and find it difficult to follow what is being said,   but you understand it when written down..

Why is this?

Why is Listening to real fast English difficult and can often sound like a washing machine going round and round ....

Maybe you use English at work, want to study in UK or live in an English speaking country but find it hard to follow British colleagues when they are speaking at a natural speed?

In this course, I will shine a light on how to unlock your listening power and help you in real life situations beyond the classroom.

Learn the simple strategies to have better English pronunciation.   Learn English how its really spoken. Learn to speak English more fluently.

Understand native speakers better.

Improve your confidence at work and in social situations

Watch video lectures for detailed information and strategies on improving your listening

Try exercises to actively improve your understanding British English

Listen to real-life recordings of spoken English to dramatically help your listening in English!

Access PDF's to see the main points in each video

After taking this course, you will be able to use the strategies that native English speakers use unconsciously to understand real, unscripted English as it is spoken in UK today. 


What do current students say about this course?

" The background is nice and elegant, your tone of voice puts the viewer at ease and you are saying the right things to people who want to improve their English" - Sara Savoia


"With English not being my first language, this course really helps you learn how to understand and speak to people with real English. I found it so frustrating having to learn local dialect, and i wish i had this course when i first moved here!" - Ziva K


"This course helps me a lot with English pronunciation. I found the quick exercises at the end of each chapter super useful. Thanks!" - Maya Louru


"The courses is super useful, fun and easy to understand. I love the teaching style and video quality. Worth every penny :)" - Piotr Sobocinski


"This course helped me a lot with English pronunciation and listening I found those quick exercises at the end of each chapter really useful". ? Many thanks. - Chananchida


"Listening it is an important skill when learning a language... Michael is very clear when explaining these concepts with good examples. The course syllabus is complete and essential to improve not only the listening but the the speaking skill too. Students will become more fluent and speak more like a native speaker".   - Fabio Baiardo





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Instructor Details

Michael Dewar

Hello!

My name is Mike, I'm a professional linguist and I have taught thousands of students from all over the world in my 12 year career of teaching in language schools and teaching online.


I have helped my students improve their English, French and Spanish to help achieve their professional and personal goals.

Im excited to meet you on one of my courses, pls do write to me if you decide to enrol, as I love hearing from students.

Last year, I decided to start recording videos for my students to share my lessons and expertise with Language learning.

My website Languages Collective offers lessons both online and face to face in English, Spanish or French. I have a university degree in Spanish  and I’m fluent in French, Spanish, and speak intermediate Polish and Arabic.

I also have a podcast, English Waffle, available on Spotify/Itunes, which helps English learners with their Listening skills.

I make courses that as an expert linguist, I hope will help you grow more confident using language.

See you inside!

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Reviews

4.6

739 ratings on Udemy

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By Ash Osool on 5/20/2026

In my view, this course can be considered a helpful introduction to listening skills. However, it still has some noticeable gaps before it can be described as a complete listening programme. For example, it does not include any targeted audio practice to support the explanations provided. Overall, I would describe it as a collection of useful tips rather than a full listening course.

By Aneta Jursová on 12/12/2025

At first, I wasn´t sure if this course was a bit more general, but as it went on, it got really interesting and helpful. And a lot of examples and tips were introduced. I recommend it.

By Rhushikesh Chaudhari on 7/22/2024

Loved the course. I took this course as I was facing challenge understanding the English of British people. and yes I got the idea what I was missing. I still didnt get answer of one challenge, Why it's more difficult to understand the vocals of Lady than a man? Does pitch of voice play role in this and how?

By Eliezer Pimentel on 2/10/2024

Excellent course for improving your listening skills in English. All classes are well explained. The teacher use great audio and visual resources for enjoying each class and all the learning. Thanks for all teacher.

By Armonela Hoxha on 4/5/2022

Mike is excellent teacher and working a lot for his students.He have a clear sound this make more to understand everything.This course helps me a lot with English pronunciation and the exercise very helpful .I'm really happy with course Thank you Mike

By Dirci on 1/7/2022

A fantastic course !! And it's FREE! Thank you for bringing such relevant content and delivering everything in such organized , simple and clear way.

By Joaquin Bernal on 1/4/2022

This course is very helpful to improve your listening skills. Mike clearly shows several points to take into account when it comes to British speakers. In my humble opinion, this course is focused on intermediate level.

By Mani Kumar on 12/25/2021

Extremely good course for those who have working level understanding of the language. wherein this finesees it further. Would like to undergo something on RP.

By Chananchida Coulter on 12/6/2021

This course helped me a lot with English pronunciation and listening I found those quick exercises at the end of each chapter really useful. Many thanks.

By Rojo on 12/5/2021

This was the best course because it helped me to understand real life English. Easy to follow and I loved listening to the many examples of how people actually speak. Thank you for helping me improve my English!

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Overall Score : 92 / 100