Why You Can Speak a Language But Still Can’t Understand It - Steve Kaufmann

Someone told me they can speak their second language but cannot understand what people say back to them. I know this one well, because my wife can hold a social conversation in French and Spanish while missing most of what she hears. The fix is not more speaking practice, it is a much wider base of listening and reading. Comprehension is what lets you talk about more than a handful of familiar subjects. Which side are you on right now, speaking or understanding?

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Thank you Zoran. Very useful.

One habit I have that contradicts Steve is that when I read / listen to material, I have to understand 100%. I check EVERYTHING I don’t understand.

Do you feel it would be better to be satisfied with understanding less and move on to cover more content. Then I would be more in the area of 'massive input because I could cover more material.

Thanks.