I have never had a language textbook that didn't have a section somewhere with all the vocab used, whether it's at the end of chapters or end of the book. Somewhere. This thing was $90 wtf 😤
literally never said africa was a country 😂😂 way to put words in peoples mouth 😂 no wonder youre such a know-it-all 💁♂️ even tho you literally dont 😂 but whatever makes you feel better about yourself
I am lucky that my degree couldn't have been substituted just by reading books But schools should prioritise teaching kids to teach themselves rather than how to learn at university
Erm language learning is berry difficult just by reading books. The textbook is supplemental, speaking to people in class and listening to the language/having your prof around to correct pronunciation and offer phrases that would sound more like what a native speaker might say is number one. But yeah, there are a lot of degrees/classes that are all textbook and kind of a waste of money.
O travelling or finding fellow language speakers is key to that, as well as seeking out media produced in that language (usually via youtube) works. A university setting isn't the best for learning another language 👀 The travel costs to actually go and immerse yourself in the culture might work out cheaper than the degree but you gotta like live and work there. So idrk. I wouldn't personally study another language at uni
Those are good points. Personally I like the structure offered, a lot of ppl can get lazy with language learning when they don't have quizzes every week. I also did a 6 week language crash course for korean a few years ago (it was in korea so that also helped but I do think uni profs are better than random interwebs peeps on those language exchange apps when it comes to language teaching) and the university that was running the program had rly high quality textbooks that they made themselves and they were way better at describing things than any of the free resources I've seen online or even non uni texts in bookstores. So yeah. University isn't the best place but it can help. And if you're already going after a degree (my current situation), language courses are really pleasant electives. You mostly talk and watch videos. The occasional lecture and novel.
I learned Spanish working in a kitchen, you don't need to travel the world. You can immerse yourself in the language near home probably 😁
This comes from someone who teaches at a college as a night job. I do believe the American school system is broke. In the same way as our medical system. We were forced to use a text book we didn't like, Cuz of sponsorship(sounds like doctors bribed by the pharmaceutical industry). The goal is profits, not education, the damn meetings will really make you feel like it's true. You can suggest something, and the board pretty much just asks you how they will make money from it. Bitch, I'm trying to educate.