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Don't you worry that the ways of language acquisition that work for ultra-polyglots would necessarily work for regular people?
by vintermann 3y ago
Don't you worry that the ways of language acquisition that work for ultra-polyglots would necessarily work for regular people?
- thaumasiotes 3y agoWhy? Everyone acquires language the same way.
- vintermann 3y agoTheir first one, maybe. But I've seen first-hand how much people vary in what they manage to learn from classes.
- thaumasiotes 3y agoWell, there's not that much variation. People don't learn much from classes. And you'll note that "what works for polyglots" isn't classes.
- barrell 3y agoDepends on the context - yes, I do worry that language acquisition will not work for everyone in it's normal form. It takes an intense love for languages to diligently put in the work and go through the 'trough of sorrow' and trust the process. Heck, I love languages, and I've never had the motivation to open up a subtitle track and go through it and make flashcards. I do not worry that language acquisition will not work for everyone if we can make it accessible enough though. Blame the tools (Phrasing included if you want), not the learner!