--- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > The question in my mind is whether the confusion MMY > is talking about is on such a subtle level that you > *wouldn't* detect it as such--the point being that we > really don't know what he's referring to. > > Until we have a clearer idea, it makes no sense to > assume he's contradicting established scientific > fact. >
And of course, we don't know what is being referred to in the first place, since MY recollection is merely that MMY didn't like second languages being taught outside their country-of-use because it was inefficient and [presumeably] a waste of time. My first Japanese teacher is finishing up his doctorate in educational linguistics (my term). He's been doing research on interesting things like how native speakers move their eyes while reading their native language as opposed to secondary language speakers. Apparently there's a very striking difference that is quite consistent. His own comments in class,based on his years of study inthe field, about the utility of foreign language instruction outside a native- speaking country are very inline with what *I* have heard that MMY say about it. Ihaven't heard before that MMY says its not a good to learn a second laguage early on. In fact, given that most educated Indians are at least somewhat bilingual from exposure in school, including himself and apparently Gurudev, that would be rather silly. ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Drugs Don't Discriminate. Get help for yourself or someone you know. http://us.click.yahoo.com/0I.OUB/ZbOLAA/d1hLAA/0NYolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
