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I see what you mean, but I've learned several languages using Pimsleur and native speakers are almost always shocked at how well I can speak their language.
by surement 11y ago
I see what you mean, but I've learned several languages using Pimsleur and native speakers are almost always shocked at how well I can speak their language.
- ksenzee 11y agoThat's still n=1. It might just be that you're particularly good at language acquisition, and you'll succeed no matter what method you use.
- dragonwriter 11y agoOr just particularly receptive to the method: X is the best method for me to learn a language is a very different proposition than X is the best method for people in general to learn a language.
- surement 11y ago> Or just particularly receptive to the method If this is true, then my anecdotal experience is still evidence against this: > I think no language acquisition researcher takes it seriously any more
- dragonwriter 11y agoActually, "X works particularly well compared to other methods for one person" (even if demonstrated -- which your experience does not do, though it is one of many possible interpretations of that experience) is not evidence against "No language acquisition researcher takes X seriously".
- surement 11y agoyou originally said > X is the best method for me to learn a language if this statement is true, then it is evidence that researchers should not dismiss it. This: > X works particularly well compared to other methods for one person is not the same statement.
- surement 11y agoOne can still reason when presented with an anecdote.