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one problem i have with foreign languages is how its taught. a child spends years to just get to 'i hitted the dog' and still mispronounces most of the words a
by autokad 12y ago
one problem i have with foreign languages is how its taught. a child spends years to just get to 'i hitted the dog' and still mispronounces most of the words and its like 'yay great job. despite the kid having the synapse advantages over an adult.
an adult spends a few months learning an entire language and its like 'what? you have to learn how to spell it correctly, say all the right tenses, pronounce it correctly, etc etc or else you're not learning!'.
i feel like we're forced to focus on so much detail and our minds just quits on us.
- rlanday 12y agoChildren seem to always figure out the details eventually, whereas many second language learners seem to miss out on some details unless explicitly corrected, and even then find it hard to change established speaking habits. I’m not sure anyone really knows why this is, but it’s one reason why some people recommend trying very hard to avoid speaking (and listening to others speak) incorrect sentences when learning a language.