Is Immersion the "secret" to fluency?
I look forward to doing house chores. I couldn’t have imagined saying this three years ago. Back then, chores were just... chores—something I had to do. So, what changed? As a mom of two under three, I now crave any chance to do something that’s not changing diapers or reminding toddlers to go potty. While I usually do chores with the kids around, there's a part of our evening routine (e.g., r...
Chunking? Chunks of Language?
You are smart. In fact, you are brilliant. Your brain is amazing. As you read these words, your brain is predicting what word comes next with each word you read, what we call predictive processing.
E.g., The cat climbed up the... tree? Did you think tree? Maybe?
What’s also fascinating about your brain is that it’s always trying to process and store information as efficiently as possible. Say ...
Do you have good memory?
Tell me your name, and I’ll probably ask you to repeat it a few more times. I know, sometimes this can be obnoxious, so I apologize if I ever do this to you. Unfortunately, I cannot remember a time when I could say I had “good short-term memory.”
Growing up, I attended a school where tests were given at the end of class to check students’ understanding of the content that was just taught. Beli...
