| > (this is called comprehensible input, and the theory is both applicable to listening and reading) Notice the link I put in my first comment. Yes, the more comprehensible the early exposure, the faster the student will advance at the beginning. If content is too advanced learning will be much slower. It would be great if more language teachers and curricula put more significant effort into developing hiqh-quality materials aimed at being largely comprehensible to complete beginners. Many extant materials and courses do a very poor job at this. > there are people living in foreign country for years yet cannot speak or understand the language at all. Learning a language takes consistent deliberate effort. > kinda stupid to say that language learning must be either grammar/voc learning or listening: it needs to be both Grammar lessons have low marginal value for language learners, and are by no means necessary. Many people learn a foreign language without any formal grammar instruction whatsoever. |
I mean, it may depend on your goals. If you are focused on communicating, and don't actually intend on using the language efficiently and competently, then maybe formal grammar is a waste of time.
Otherwise you need to have this information. You have a choice to get it in a systematic way or to decipher it on your own.