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8 connected korrents · 8 moments on record from 12 Oct 2012 to 20 Jul 2026.

In tensionSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Refusing to speak Englishis what makes immersionwork: it compresses years… SY Scott H. Young — holds since 2014-09-02 Learning a language happens through exposure to language you can mostly understand; classroom drills feel productive and build nothing. Learning a languagehappens through… SK Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-04-13 A beginner cannot learn from material made for native speakers: at the start, authentic media is noise. A beginner cannot learnfrom material made for… SK Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-07-20 A language is a set of skills to be built, not a body of facts to be known. A language is a set ofskills to be built, not… LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2021-08-19 A method you hate will end in burnout however well it works for other people, so it should be abandoned rather than endured. A method you hate willend in burnout however… LL Luca Lampariello — holds since 2020-09-09 A person who studies a language for years and cannot speak it was taught the wrong method; it is not a failure of talent or of effort. A person who studies alanguage for years and… SK Steve Kaufmann — holds since 2026-04-13 A teacher who does not insist on the target language is a bad teacher. A teacher who does notinsist on the target… BL Benny Lewis — holds since 2012-10-12 Anyone can learn a language, and what separates those who do is method rather than talent. Anyone can learn alanguage, and what… LM Lýdia Machová — holds since 2024-06-14 Duolingo's real competence is motivation and habit formation, and language learning was only the first thing it applied that to. Duolingo's realcompetence is… AC Albert Cheng — holds since 2025-10-05
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