Some people believe that the best way to learn a new language is to immerse oneself in the language and culture by living in a country where the language is spoken. Others argue that it is possible to learn a language effectively through self-study and language courses in one's home country. Discuss both views and give your own opinion.
Learning a new skill requires a lot of consistent practice. This is more so true for acquiring a new language. The general consensus among people tends to split when it comes to learning a new language. Some people hold the opinion that the new language can be effectively learned by self -study and joining numerous language courses while remaining in one’s native country. On the other hand, another group of people consider migration to another country and getting acquainted with the new culture as the ultimate way to master the spoken language of that country. While both of the views are correct, the singular superiority of either one of them over the other needs to be evaluated from a logical and practical perspective.
Those who claim that living in a country is the best way to learn the language spoken in that country hold solid ground in some critical respect. First of all, person-to-person interaction on a regular basis is essential to learning a new language. By living in a country, it becomes easier for an individual to communicate to the native public since face-to-face meetings with the people speaking a particular language improves speed of learning the language. This is also backed up by the scientific research. The non-verbal cues assist in gaining mastery over a new language. Moreover, by constantly talking in a particular language during the interactions with the local public one’s ability to retain the language improves because such communication reinforces memory over and over again. Similarly, by living in a country and learning its language, one gets a wide-ranging perspective on the culture of the country, the various local words and phrases used by public, local dialects, tone and pronunciation. However, this may not always be the best way to learn a new language.
The alternative common view that language can be learned by living in one’s own country and joining various language courses is also true to a great extent. Migration to another country is not always a preferred choice by people since migration involves lots of hardships and multiple adjustments to one’s lifestyle. With the plethora of online courses now available over the internet one can learn a new language from the comfort of their own location and suitable time. There are several online quizzes available to test one’s skill level in a particular language and do self-study. These tests and quizzes help one to track learning progress. In addition, there are a number of agencies and institutes offering language courses for people. These courses are oftentimes self-paced and very well designed such that they offer basic to advanced levels of modules in a step-by-step learning mode. This helps one to gauge one’s language ability at each stage of learning process. With a large number of assessment tests and certification of language learning that one gets out of these courses, one can be sure of one’s proficiency in a particular language. This mode is also more cost effective in comparison to migration and then learning a new language. This method is also well structured unlike haphazard ways to learn language by guessing cues after coming to a non-native country.
In summary, both the views are somewhat correct in acquiring a new language but neither of them is perfect. There are pros and cons associated with each of the two methods of learning a new language. Therefore, the best way to learn a new language should be to use a combination of the two methods. One should focus on online courses and self-study at the earlier stages and achieve an intermediate degree of proficiency in a language. After this gets done, one should take tours of the country in which the language is spoken and get into complexities of the language by blending in with the culture and people of that country. This way one can learn a new language effectively.
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Grammar and spelling errors:
Line 1, column 116, Rule ID: GENERAL_XX[1]
Message: Use simply 'consensus'.
Suggestion: consensus
... true for acquiring a new language. The general consensus among people tends to split when it com...
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Line 4, column 637, Rule ID: AFFORD_VB[1]
Message: This verb is used with the infinitive: 'to progress'
Suggestion: to progress
... and quizzes help one to track learning progress. In addition, there are a number of age...
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Line 4, column 970, Rule ID: AFFORD_VB[1]
Message: This verb is used with the infinitive: 'to process'
Suggestion: to process
...guage ability at each stage of learning process. With a large number of assessment test...
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Line 4, column 984, Rule ID: LARGE_NUMBER_OF[1]
Message: Specify a number, remove phrase, or simply use 'many' or 'numerous'
Suggestion: many; numerous
...at each stage of learning process. With a large number of assessment tests and certification of l...
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Line 6, column 443, Rule ID: THIS_NNS[1]
Message: Did you mean 'these'?
Suggestion: these
...ree of proficiency in a language. After this gets done, one should take tours of the...
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Transition Words or Phrases used:
also, but, first, however, if, may, moreover, similarly, so, then, therefore, well, while, in addition, in summary, first of all, on the other hand, to a great extent
Attributes: Values AverageValues Percentages(Values/AverageValues)% => Comments
Performance on Part of Speech:
To be verbs : 22.0 13.1623246493 167% => OK
Auxiliary verbs: 9.0 7.85571142285 115% => OK
Conjunction : 22.0 10.4138276553 211% => Less conjunction wanted
Relative clauses : 11.0 7.30460921844 151% => OK
Pronoun: 27.0 24.0651302605 112% => OK
Preposition: 110.0 41.998997996 262% => Less preposition wanted.
Nominalization: 12.0 8.3376753507 144% => OK
Performance on vocabulary words:
No of characters: 3257.0 1615.20841683 202% => Less number of characters wanted.
No of words: 647.0 315.596192385 205% => Less content wanted.
Chars per words: 5.03400309119 5.12529762239 98% => OK
Fourth root words length: 5.04343084457 4.20363070211 120% => OK
Word Length SD: 2.82070546886 2.80592935109 101% => OK
Unique words: 270.0 176.041082164 153% => OK
Unique words percentage: 0.417310664606 0.561755894193 74% => More unique words wanted or less content wanted.
syllable_count: 1040.4 506.74238477 205% => syllable counts are too long.
avg_syllables_per_word: 1.6 1.60771543086 100% => OK
A sentence (or a clause, phrase) starts by:
Pronoun: 11.0 5.43587174349 202% => Less pronouns wanted as sentence beginning.
Article: 6.0 2.52805611222 237% => Less articles wanted as sentence beginning.
Subordination: 2.0 2.10420841683 95% => OK
Conjunction: 0.0 0.809619238477 0% => OK
Preposition: 9.0 4.76152304609 189% => OK
Performance on sentences:
How many sentences: 31.0 16.0721442886 193% => OK
Sentence length: 20.0 20.2975951904 99% => OK
Sentence length SD: 52.0128256015 49.4020404114 105% => OK
Chars per sentence: 105.064516129 106.682146367 98% => OK
Words per sentence: 20.8709677419 20.7667163134 101% => OK
Discourse Markers: 5.35483870968 7.06120827912 76% => OK
Paragraphs: 4.0 4.38176352705 91% => OK
Language errors: 5.0 5.01903807615 100% => OK
Sentences with positive sentiment : 22.0 8.67935871743 253% => Less positive sentences wanted.
Sentences with negative sentiment : 0.0 3.9879759519 0% => More negative sentences wanted.
Sentences with neutral sentiment: 9.0 3.4128256513 264% => Less facts, knowledge or examples wanted.
What are sentences with positive/Negative/neutral sentiment?
Coherence and Cohesion:
Essay topic to essay body coherence: 0.428293108448 0.244688304435 175% => OK
Sentence topic coherence: 0.136372961189 0.084324248473 162% => OK
Sentence topic coherence SD: 0.094614892029 0.0667982634062 142% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence: 0.32576152698 0.151304729494 215% => OK
Paragraph topic coherence SD: 0.0325767196886 0.056905535591 57% => OK
Essay readability:
automated_readability_index: 12.7 13.0946893788 97% => OK
flesch_reading_ease: 51.18 50.2224549098 102% => OK
smog_index: 8.8 7.44779559118 118% => OK
flesch_kincaid_grade: 11.1 11.3001002004 98% => OK
coleman_liau_index: 11.89 12.4159519038 96% => OK
dale_chall_readability_score: 8.09 8.58950901804 94% => OK
difficult_words: 142.0 78.4519038076 181% => OK
linsear_write_formula: 7.5 9.78957915832 77% => OK
gunning_fog: 10.0 10.1190380762 99% => OK
text_standard: 12.0 10.7795591182 111% => OK
What are above readability scores?
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Rates: 56.1797752809 out of 100
Scores by essay e-grader: 5.0 Out of 9
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Note: the e-grader does NOT examine the meaning of words and ideas. VIP users will receive further evaluations by advanced module of e-grader and human graders.