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It's embarrassing and kind of pathetic that most people from the U.S. can only speak one language. The U.S. education system sucks and foreign language learning should be mandatory for everyone. (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by sorahvxvxv@lemmy.world to c/unpopularopinion@lemmy.world

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[–] Hyperreality@kbin.social 9 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I'm a former (recent) language teacher. Foreign language education is shit in much of the world.

The natural way to learn a language is listening, speaking, reading then writing. Then you slowly perfect what you've learnt. It's how we learn our native language. When learning foreign languages, you'll inevitably start with grammar or writing exercises almost immediately.

It's dumb. The results are predictable: people who know obscure grammar rules but are barely able to have a conversation.

Want to learn a language? Listen to audiobooks, watch movies (with subtitles), go to a foreign country and actually immerse yourself in the language.