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Knowing conjugation tables, word lists and the names of the tenses has nothing to do with being able to use a language.

Drawn from what Luca Lampariello said

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language learning How an adult picks up a second language: input against speaking practice, immersion against slow habit, and whether a teacher can do it for you.

education How children are taught and tested: schools, tutoring, what a lesson at the right level does, and what AI changes.

language learningunder our view: A language is a skill to be built, and nobody can build it for the learner

What Luca Lampariello actually said

  1. Luca Lampariello Italian language coach who speaks more than ten languages…
    In traditional classroom settings, the development of skills often gets overlooked in favor of facts. Facts in the form of conjugation tables, word lists, grammar explanations, the names of verb tenses, and so on. All of these things are related to language, but it’s important to realize that knowing these things has nothing to do with speaking and using a language productively.

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