Vince of streetsmart language learning and your humble servant had a "debate" about the merits of grammar learning, when to do it and how much of it we need, and even how to do it. I am sure we both feel that we did not get all our licks in. Skype was not cooperating and our discussion was dropped twice, so there are three audio files.I would be happy to have similar debates or discussions with any of you, in any language that we have in common. This debate is interesting to contrast with the interview I had with Professor Sakai of Tadoku, where we basically agree on most things. Language learning is personal, and we can choose our own road. I think, however, that most serious learners have a similar goal, to understand and to speak, and to get there in the shortest possible time,while enjoying the process. I also think that many learners like talking about their favourite ways of learning.
Hey Steve,
Where could I get the script? Did you put this in the library under "LingQ"? I can't find it anywhere... Thks!
Posted by: Yixin | May 07, 2010 at 10:41 PM
There is no transcript for this debate. Sorry.
Posted by: Steve Kaufmann | May 07, 2010 at 11:12 PM
I uploaded a video version of our debate here.
Posted by: Street-Smart Language Learning | May 11, 2010 at 10:32 AM