A korrentour readingWhat is a korrent?
Drawn from what Steve Kaufmann said
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.
Word for word, with the source under each one. They did not write this page.
Canadian former diplomat and lumber trader who speaks twenty languages
The practical takeaway from SLA research is both simple and demanding: you need to listen and read a lot.
Where this was said
↗What Is Second Language Acquisition?blog.thelinguist.com
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Lewis says everything other than talking to a native speaker is auxiliary and none of it gets you speaking on its own. Kaufmann says the practical instruction that follows from the research is to listen and read a great deal. They are giving a beginner opposite advice about what to spend the first months doing.
Our reading — they may agree, disagree or merely touch the same thing. Closest first: a shared subject counts for most, then how near the wording is.