• Troy@lemmy.ca
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    5 months ago

    Same way you teach a child. Start with basic nouns and verbs and use them in context. Demonstrate and interact and repeat.

    Source: have a 25 year out of date “teaching English as a second language” certificate. ;)

    • The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.worldOP
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      5 months ago

      In a way, not having a fallback language to communicate seems like it would make it highly motivating for both teacher and student.

      I remember taking Spanish classes where the professor would say “no English in this room”, but that wouldn’t even last a full day.