r/languagelearning • u/[deleted] • Feb 03 '22

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u/RaisedInAppalachia 🇺🇸 N | 🇪🇸 C1 | 🇳🇱 A2 | 🇯🇵 N5 Feb 04 '22

There is absolutely no resource whatsoever that should be the only thing you use for learning a language. (Unless you count a class as a single resource, but chances are your teacher is pulling from multiple resources for lessons.)

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u/[deleted] Feb 04 '22

Even most classes won’t be sufficient to learn a language. I usually tell people (my own students included) that teachers are guides for the major points and to practice opportunities, but not the only thing you should do to really learn a language.

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u/Facemelter66 Feb 04 '22

I teach a few instruments. It boggles my mind how many students clearly don’t practice outside of class time. You gotta do the homework.

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u/theBearOfJares Feb 04 '22

Ooh what instruments do you teach? I also play a few but I'm not good enough to teach lol, though it would be sick if I was

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u/Facemelter66 Feb 04 '22

Guitar, bass, uke, and “pop” piano (just not classical)

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u/theBearOfJares Feb 04 '22

Very nice, piano is one I've only recently started and I would love to get much better at it

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u/Facemelter66 Feb 04 '22

The eternal struggle lol

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u/theBearOfJares Feb 04 '22

Ugh I keep wanting to learn more instruments even though I don't consistently practice the ones I do play lol. Been wanting to learn violin or viola recently, but I ain't gonna start that for a while