“If you speak to language learners who have got to the highest levels, most would agree that learning to trust yourself and your own instincts is a key in the process of learning. Relying mainly on teachers, books, course materials in language learning is a recipe for slow progress, destined to get you stuck at some point. This reliance can deaden your ability to trust yourself, to look to yourself for meaning, to guidance as to what to do next. The sooner a language learner recognises that we have such abilities that need to be exercised and developed, the more chance there is of achieving success.”
