If I am 60 something, and I put on the TV constantly in a foreign
language quite different from English, will I eventually learn the
language simply from exposure, or will it always sound like babble
babble bump? I speak simply of leaving the TV on in the language, but
making no conscious effort to learn or retain. I simply stare at the
pictures, hear the sound, and say to myself uh yes I see.
I also am not referring to watching a language a previously studied in
High school or College. If I studied Spanish and French and am a
native speaker of English, can I acquire Polish or Russian simply by
staring at the Cable Channel in that language, or will I become some
kind of living cartoon in the house?
I wish to ...... well, you get the idea
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