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Language Learning Is Simple
- Steve Kaufmann argues language learning is fundamentally simple, not a frame-by-frame scientific puzzle.
- He says acquisition mainly happens through massive listening and reading that build new language habits gradually.
Don’t Overcomplicate With Jargon
- Kaufmann criticizes academic descriptions that dissect acquisition into many small factors and terms.
- He insists those factors don't change the basic requirement: massive input of comprehensible listening and reading.
L1 Shapes What’s Hard
- The order of acquisition depends on a learner's native language because prior linguistic structures shape difficulty.
- Kaufmann calls this obvious: features absent in L1 (articles, plurals) take more time to master.