Matt Vs Japan on why your accent matters, Stephen Krashen, the input hypothesis and much more
I'm Learning Mandarin
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Is There a Difference Between Input and Output in Language Acquisition?
crash in is the author of the input hypothesis which says that we acquire languages through input not throughout but not through speaking. In my view I think that input is not enough to reach a native level and you have to do some kind of active training to train a new habit into the way that you use the language. reading can actually have negative effects if you read really early on it really biases the way you hear the language, he said.
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