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44 sats \ 4 replies \ @denlillaapan 11 Jun \ on: I NEVER heard of this way to learn a language , but it seems to work great alter_native

I asked if he had lived in England or the US or anything, but no. He said he learned his English from...playing video games! These are the types of games where you're constantly talk with your fellow players with a headset.

TOTALLY!

I mean, living in the UK and visiting the US a lot + working daily in English (and reading voraciously as a teenager) obviously helped, but video games for sure was the gateway drug.

21 sats \ 3 replies \ @Signal312 OP 11 Jun

I should have mentioned this in the original post, but in my head, I'm contrasting him (spoke English really well) with some of the other French people I know, who completed high school and maybe even university, but have a terrible accent, and aren't fluent at all. But his gaming habit really did wonders for his English.

I think the system of teaching English in France must be pretty bad. People who go through the school system in places like Germany or the Netherlands seem to end up speaking English quite well.

10 sats \ 2 replies \ @teemupleb 11 Jun

I agree. Even the educated French who read and write English well often have a terrible pronunciation that makes my ears bleed.

Efficient verbal communication should be a priority when learning a new language.

5 sats \ 0 replies \ @Signal312 OP 11 Jun

Yes. And honestly, it seems like it's not that hard, nowadays. Really, just watching (a lot) of TV shows in the target language does the trick, in terms of understanding and pronunciation.

I guess that wouldn't provide jobs for teachers, though!

0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Bell_curve 11 Jun

Oprima 2 para Espanol