inergo как вы лично относитесь к методу Генриха Шлимана???

[slavyan]

Кстати, Юрий П, что вы думаете о методе ирландского полиглота, если читали статью,конечно, на которую я дал  ссылку.

[Yuri P]

Yes, I've read the article and a couple posts in his blog, listened to his talk, but frankly speaking I can't say what his method is. Hmmm... Was I absent-minded or what? I don't know. So, what is it actually? Traveling the world? Speaking from day 1? Total emmersion in the language? If it's the latter, then of course it should work. But it must be an old idea. I don't think he was the first to have it.

[slavyan]

Юрий П, так все новое - это хорошо забытое старое))))

[slavyan]

So, what is it actually? Traveling the world? Speaking from day 1

Nope, what I mean though is that the most defining factor that really has a crucial impact on your level of English is how frequently you can put yourself in uncomfortable situations which really determine how good at English you are and if you are capable of using it for real world applications. Being exposed to americans' questions puts pressure on you to rethink your learning process. This improvement of English basically comes from the fact that the speaker you're talking with is waiting for your response to the question he's just asked is the cardinal principal his system is primarily built upon. In other words, one's progress in enhancing the English language is gonna be negligible if he or she doesn't figure out how to apply it when interacting with native speakers

[slavyan]

Yuri P

А как вам Шлиман, по-моему довольно действенный метод, если человек готов работать над собой?

[Yuri P]

slavyan
If I get you right, it all boils down to putting yourself in a situation where you either swim or sink? It can work all right, but is it so specific to language learning that it can be called a language learning method? It's actually a psychological trick you can play on yourself in some other field as well.

А как вам Шлиман, по-моему довольно действенный метод, если человек готов работать над собой?

I am not that man, to be sure.