The Difference Between Immerse and Submerge in Language Learning

A mistake people make with language immersion is that they sub-merge themselves into the culture and language, rather than immersing themselves. In English learners may try to read incredibly difficult novels, rather than starting with graded readers or children's books. You may watch TV shows you don't like, just because they are in English. I know people who changed the language of their phone, but then didn't know how to use the phone's features, because they couldn't speak the language. It doesn't imply this, but it also doesn't exclude it. Think of a swimming pool. Swimming pools will have a shallow end for less confident swimmers, and a deep end for experienced