minus-squaresmiletolerantly@awful.systemstoLemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world•We all took foreign languages in school and none of us can actually speak those languageslinkfedilinkarrow-up0·4 days agoAnd yet, in non-English speaking countries, virtually every kid is taught English to a level that’s at least “roughly business”. I also reject your premise of 8 hours / day for a year; how about 1-2 hours / day for 4-8 years. In the case of English, school kids would get more like 2-4hrs per week and be perfectly fluent after a couple of years, btw. linkfedilink
And yet, in non-English speaking countries, virtually every kid is taught English to a level that’s at least “roughly business”.
I also reject your premise of 8 hours / day for a year; how about 1-2 hours / day for 4-8 years.
In the case of English, school kids would get more like 2-4hrs per week and be perfectly fluent after a couple of years, btw.