23:40 "for EFL learners very often the teacher is the main source of input" And that's the main reason why many EFL learners never reach fluency. While TTT is not always a bad thing, it is unrealistically to expect that any teacher can provide enough input for learners to acquire even most common language patterns without reading and listening a lot outside of the classroom. Over years different methods of teaching foreign languages have been tried, and every new method promised to revolutionize teaching foreign languages, so most learners would achieve fluency. Alas the outcome remained largely the same -- only learners who had had a substantial amount of language input outside of the classroom reached fluency. It is not to say that no progress has been made in teaching methodology, but the amount of input that learners get is often the main limiting factor when it comes to learning any foreign language. In fact, if you look at English proficiency in different non-English speaking countries, the countries that are ranked among highest are the countries where most learners use English outside of the classroom (e.g. watching movies in English, reading on topics of their interests, or even playing RPGs online in English).
23:40 "for EFL learners very often the teacher is the main source of input"
And that's the main reason why many EFL learners never reach fluency. While TTT is not always a bad thing, it is unrealistically to expect that any teacher can provide enough input for learners to acquire even most common language patterns without reading and listening a lot outside of the classroom.
Over years different methods of teaching foreign languages have been tried, and every new method promised to revolutionize teaching foreign languages, so most learners would achieve fluency. Alas the outcome remained largely the same -- only learners who had had a substantial amount of language input outside of the classroom reached fluency. It is not to say that no progress has been made in teaching methodology, but the amount of input that learners get is often the main limiting factor when it comes to learning any foreign language. In fact, if you look at English proficiency in different non-English speaking countries, the countries that are ranked among highest are the countries where most learners use English outside of the classroom (e.g. watching movies in English, reading on topics of their interests, or even playing RPGs online in English).
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36:07 - What kind of choice is Leo talking about? The first time I’ve come across the term.