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Most adults who try to learn a second language do not become fluent. The exceptions are interesting; the rule is sobering.

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Most adults who try to learn a second language do not become fluent. The exceptions are interesting; the rule is sobering. Key sections include: Second Language.; Opening Why second-language learning is hard.; Chapter I The Lenneberg hypothesis.; Chapter II The input hypothesis.; Chapter III The natural method.; Chapter IV The classroom.; Chapter V What's different.; Chapter VI The exceptions.; Chapter VII The audio method.; Chapter VIII Spaced repetition..

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  1. 01Second Language.
  2. 02Opening Why second-language learning is hard.
  3. 03Chapter I The Lenneberg hypothesis.
  4. 04Chapter II The input hypothesis.
  5. 05Chapter III The natural method.
  6. 06Chapter IV The classroom.
  7. 07Chapter V What's different.
  8. 08Chapter VI The exceptions.
  9. 09Chapter VII The audio method.
  10. 10Chapter VIII Spaced repetition.
  11. 11Chapter IX The mass-market app.
  12. 12Chapter X The 2020s shift.
  13. 13Chapter XI The new frontier.
  14. 14Chapter XII Speaking.
  15. 15Chapter XIII The accent question.
  16. 16Chapter XIV The numbers game.
  17. 17Chapter XV The rich path.
  18. 18Chapter XVI Two skills.
  19. 19Chapter XVII Difficulty.
  20. 20Chapter XVIII The largest variable.
  21. 21Chapter XIX The complicated case.
  22. 22Chapter XX The policy fight.
  23. 23Chapter XXI Revitalisation.
  24. 24Chapter XXII Where it's going.
  25. 25Chapter XXIII Twenty-five works.
  26. 26Chapter XXIV Watch & read.
  27. 27Chapter XXV If you want to learn it.
  28. 28Chapter XXVI Why it matters.
  29. 29Chapter XXVII The next decade.
  30. 30The end of the deck.
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