Over the years, this blog has looked at Stephen Krashen's ideas on 'acquiring' rather than 'learning' a language - through getting lots of 'comprehensible input':
Jay Doubleyou: krashen and second language learning
Jay Doubleyou: how to acquire a language in one year - and not 'to learn a language'!
Jay Doubleyou: "focus more so on input & absorbing the language"
It's something which educators are still very enthusiastic about.
This is a clear and simple summary of the Krashen approach:
How To Master Any Language: Comprehensible Input - YouTube
Here's an excellent overview of what 'the acquisition method' is all about - with personal experience and some great notes:
How to Learn a Language: INPUT (Why most methods don't work) - YouTube
Speaking is actually not the priority - as this polyglot notes:
Here's a nice presentation to finish things off:
Stop forcing output and embrace input as the way of Language Acquisition! In this video Jeff Brown, professor, polyglot, and part-time stand-up comedian talks about the pitfalls of too much output and the benefits of input.
It's all about Input! - YouTube
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