Independence in language learning.

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The importance of being an independent learner and why input based learning helps us to become independent learners.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• ESL
• language
• learning
• independent
• learners
• input
• based
• listening
• Stephen
• Krashen
• output

[deutschemauser]

Independent with a baddd accent. Most speakers of russian don`t want to speak with someone who has a baddd accent, How can one overcome this problem without the aid of a teacher? True 4000 is a waste of money at university, but a good tutor can cost as little as 20 dollars an hour.

[lingosteve]

@deutschemauser Not obvious to me that person with teacher will have better accent. Nor is accent all that important. I have no trouble communicating with Russians.

[lingosteve]

@deutschemauser I should add that I have about 5 tutors in Russian via LingQ with whom I speak every week. This helps me as using the language enables me to notice where my gaps are. I also get a report with all of my misused words and phrases which I then study. It is not about pronunciation so much as word use and little details like the case endings which are difficult to produce accurately when speaking, but I am improving with the help of my tutors.

[LearningFrenchNow]

Steve, I think that communicating with a language partner early on can be very valuable. If one is not a doctor and prescribes oneself medicine without having expertise in medicine, is this better than consulting with a physician to diagnose the condition? Is a patient more independent if they perform a self-diagnosis? In a similar way, a native speaker has specialized expertise and can be consulted to help correct problems early on. I'm interested in your thoughts on this. Bon week-end.

[lingosteve]

@LearningFrenchNow If the native is available to talk to then by all means if you can hold up your end. You do not need the native to correct your problems, they will correct by themselves. Their is research that shows that corrections do not do much.

[mrhesham119]

I like to study independently most of the time but from time to time my progress needs to be checked by a teacher or a native speaker to see if I am on the right way.

I totally agree with you about reading and listening, these will give us the sense of the language and the ability to express our own thoughts.

Thank you so much for your valuable advice which motivated me so much to keep going on my way. I dream to become like you one day

Greetings from Egypt :)

Hesham

[Ifan8430]

I 100% agree with you. Furthermore, sometimes when you ask a native speaker, say a grammar or vocab question, they can not really explain it that well at all. So you are forced to find the answer yourself. Therefore, like you said, you eventually with find the answer without having to harass native speakers about it and without the added stress and anxiety of trying to find people to help you. Questions should be limited to native speakers until you can actually converse with them.

[heavymetallover2468]

Yes. I completely understand what you are saying. Now I understand why I hated taking Spanish classes in high school. In class, we were always told what to do and what to listen to and when to move on to the next lesson. On my own, I learned spanish with greater ease and more enjoyment. I love your videos, Keep Making More!!

[themeek01]

Love your posts :) Thanks so much