i dont think its the class's job to teach you how to learn languages. you enrolled to learn a specific one, not how to learn all.
classes are very useful for me, for whatever reason i respond really well to them. i just think they go incredibly slow, i feel they couldve taught me what they taught me in 3 years in only 1.
The language curriculum is just bad;it's lazy (in the UK). Their goal is an exam not language proficiency.
Progress with learning a language, for me at least, is decidely non-linear.
There are cycles of frustration, as I try to understand and work through things, then there are breakthroughs, and progress is rapid. Rinse and repeat.
This seems pretty natural I think, but it doesn't lend itself to academic measurement.
Thanks for this video. I wanted to ask what would be the best way of teaching a language so that it doesn't interfere with students natural and independent learning process. How can the teacher do it in an easy way? And how should someone teach a language on youtube so that its not a waste of time.
You've made a lot of valid points here that I agree with. I was going to respond in a comment, but it's getting to be too long and I think I will post a video response instead.
I've had the same conversation about school/curriculum. I've gotten A's in French and Spanish (I took SPN from 8th grade to Intermediate level in college) and I can't speak any. I did learn how to conjugate verbs though.
You have "hit" my academic language learning experience "on the nail!!" Merci, Danke, Gracias...!
surrected4526 2 years ago
i dont think its the class's job to teach you how to learn languages. you enrolled to learn a specific one, not how to learn all.
classes are very useful for me, for whatever reason i respond really well to them. i just think they go incredibly slow, i feel they couldve taught me what they taught me in 3 years in only 1.
xnightxamex 2 years ago
so true!
jackturner1993 2 years ago
...to paraphrase a quote I like "only dead languages should be taught in classrooms".
I think that this is broadly true. Teachers should be on hand to assist, guide and support but should get out of the way of the language acquisition.
acromel 2 years ago
The language curriculum is just bad;it's lazy (in the UK). Their goal is an exam not language proficiency.
Progress with learning a language, for me at least, is decidely non-linear.
There are cycles of frustration, as I try to understand and work through things, then there are breakthroughs, and progress is rapid. Rinse and repeat.
This seems pretty natural I think, but it doesn't lend itself to academic measurement.
acromel 2 years ago 4
Thanks for this video. I wanted to ask what would be the best way of teaching a language so that it doesn't interfere with students natural and independent learning process. How can the teacher do it in an easy way? And how should someone teach a language on youtube so that its not a waste of time.
happydreamfreak 2 years ago
You've made a lot of valid points here that I agree with. I was going to respond in a comment, but it's getting to be too long and I think I will post a video response instead.
LanguageObsession 2 years ago
I've had the same conversation about school/curriculum. I've gotten A's in French and Spanish (I took SPN from 8th grade to Intermediate level in college) and I can't speak any. I did learn how to conjugate verbs though.
Not1OfUrFans 2 years ago