Comprehensible Input: The only thing you need to learn a language?

0:00 - Introduction: Comprehensible Input Comment
0:07 - Comment: Fluent with Only Input
0:24 - Key Point: Being the Most Fluent in a Team
1:00 - Impact of Watching and Listening Without Speaking Practice
1:18 - The Role of Schooling in Learning English
1:43 - Differences Between Learning English and Other Languages
2:04 - Importance of Speaking Practice for Fluency
2:22 - Misleading Advice from Fluent English Speakers
2:45 - Challenges of Learning Languages from Scratch
3:04 - Learning Related Languages vs. Unrelated Ones
3:34 - Exposure to English Content Online
4:00 - The Need for Active Learning, Not Just Input
4:35 - Advice for Native English Speakers Teaching Other Languages
5:00 - Frontloading Work to Achieve Fluency
5:32 - Going from Intermediate to Advanced with Input
5:57 - Problems with Solely Relying on Input
6:35 - The Flawed Approach of Starting with Passive Input
7:00 - English as a Relatively Easy Second Language
7:26 - Misguided Advice for Non-English Language Learners
8:00 - Experience of Learning English in Non-English Speaking Countries
8:30 - Active Work Required to Improve Speaking Skills
9:00 - Conclusion: Hard Work is Necessary for Language Learning Success

[mathieuboumal]

I was quite convinced by CI but I have to say you've made a great case against it in your videos.

I actually didn't have any English classes in school (I left school before I turned 13), BUT: I grew up with French and Dutch, which offer a solid foundation for English. And while it took me two or three years to become fluent in English, I literally spent the vast majority of my time immersed in English (series and movies, YouTube, chatting online, etc.), which added up to thousands of hours. As an adult with not that much free time, it would presumably take a lot longer.

Although, to be fair, I think when people say they learned English only with comprehensible input, I doubt that's exactly true (even if we don't take classes into account). While I didn't take classes (except a handful for a few months), I chatted with people (I would look up words or they would correct me), I would look up words from subtitles, etc.

(I'm only at the beginning of your video btw)

[mathieuboumal]

I hate this video.

Because you didn't read the comment with a French accent :( Je suis déçu !