Can you actually have a conversation with a CD Rom or a DVD? You can repeat and hopefully learn a few phrases at best, so does a parrot. Does that mean that a parrot can communicate? Does that mean that YOU will learn to speak from those sources alone?

In conclusion, as we have seen, any successful language program has to incorporate real chances for students to interact, to engage in meaningful communication.

Think and reflect upon the two questions we asked in our previous article:

1) Why do most language courses fail time and again?

2) Are audio and video courses per se enough to make you a proficient speaker of a second language? What does research on first language acquisition say about this issue?

If you have any comments about this article, do not hesitate to contact me.

Your feedback and suggestions are more than welcome. I will be looking forward to hearing from you.

I hope you have enjoyed this first issue as much as I did while creating it.

¡Que tengan una semana fantástica!