Sounds super interesting, I'm struggling with motivation and consistency, but really like the automatic language growth method for asian languages. Thouughts on ALG?
Different things work for different people, and at different stages too.
Many methods are small variations of roughly the same thing just with a different name, and many principles of ALG are valid. But:
I don't buy the core idea of natural learning only, and I say it by experience. We idealize massively how kids learn; just because they don't complain so loudly it doesn't mean that languages are not hard for them – some kids actually struggle a lot, and they progress really, really, really slowly.
Genuine directed study – specially below B2 – is pretty damn useful, and there is a ton of evidence of it.
Sounds super interesting, I'm struggling with motivation and consistency, but really like the automatic language growth method for asian languages. Thouughts on ALG?
Different things work for different people, and at different stages too.
Many methods are small variations of roughly the same thing just with a different name, and many principles of ALG are valid. But:
I don't buy the core idea of natural learning only, and I say it by experience. We idealize massively how kids learn; just because they don't complain so loudly it doesn't mean that languages are not hard for them – some kids actually struggle a lot, and they progress really, really, really slowly.
Genuine directed study – specially below B2 – is pretty damn useful, and there is a ton of evidence of it.