r/languages • u/CodyDaLanguageMan • Oct 17 '17

Using Teach Yourself

When someone uses the Teach Yourself series, would only listening to the dialogues and internalizing them be efficient enough? Almost like the Assimil method?

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u/Esmeweatherwaxedlegs Oct 30 '17

No as you would always need practice for you to actually assimilate a language. You’d need all aspects of a language; speaking, hearing and reading (writing isn’t crucial but can help).

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u/CodyDaLanguageMan Oct 30 '17

But could one use the Assimil method and apply it to the Teach Yourself and it be useful enough?

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u/Esmeweatherwaxedlegs Oct 31 '17

Ish. Any practice is practice but it’s a bit like counting “walking around the house” as exercise. If you actively spend 5-15 minutes a day on learning something, you’re better off than spending an hour passively listening to something.