Talk:Language immersion

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This page was started with seemingly grossly exaggerated information about immersive learning. Do we have any sources for the following?

Extreme Immersion

In this form of learning a new language, the student is subjected to non-stop bombardment of the language by native speakers. The student does not sleep and probably eats very little or keeps going on sugar water and caffeine with 10 minute rest periods per hour. It is believed that after 40 hours or so the brain will switch over to the new language and the student will gain reasonable language proficiency. The next 30-odd hours then improve fluency and fully integrate the gains of the session. This method has parallels with brainwashing and must be done in a safe environment with capable and trustworthy speakers. As they will be needing sleep, the student will need 5-7 of them.

This method is generally undertaken by adult students.

The new information, appearing wholly more in-depth and ... plausable, has been sourced. I'm reformatting the article somewhat, and then adding no source/inaccuracy tage to the above section. — THOR ^=/\= 01:18, 4 November 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Excessive Specificity?

This article is too specific; it needs to discuss the general subconscious learning of a language by being immersed in its speakers/culture, not just the class-based teaching programs to encourage multilingualism.

It also appears to read like a psychological journal, and doesn't seem to be particularly encyclopedic, focussing too much on technical details that might only be applicable to a very select audience.

I would appreciate it if someone could try to make amends; by making the article more concise and general, or just adding more information and context about the concept of learning a language by way of frequent audible exposure to native speakers. On the other hand, this context may have already been added elsewhere to another article, which I am as yet unaware of. If this is the case, I would be grateful if someone could clarify this.

Thanks, 80.177.20.202 07:42, 11 July 2006 (UTC)

Hi, i am a german Immersion student and i could help with the writing of the page. I could also add a section on German Immersion in Australia.

I will make some changes if i think they are nesersary.

Thx

[edit] Much more to language immersion...

There is much more to Language Immersion than what has been mentioned on this page. As an English Language teacher for more than 25 years and a English Immersion specialist I would very much like to contribute to this section by expanding it's content to include the process students undergo in non-English speaking countries to become more fluent in the English language. I'm afraid that the text which mentions food and sleep deprivation is uncalled for and needs to be excluded.

Since I am new here as an "editor" I ask that you show me how to add relevant information to this title in the correct manner. I love Wikipedia, use it frequently and recommend it to others. Congratulations to all who contribute! —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Nolasenna (talk • contribs) 22:05, 13 May 2007 (UTC).