Postby Cavesa » Wed Sep 06, 2023 1:18 pm
Of course you can. For example my PLIDA C1 and Goethe B2 (both earned through self study) say so.
Any exercise you do out loud contributes. Any audio you repeat after contributes. Any kind of self talk helps. Tons of listening help. And lots of other things.
Really, the nonsense "you only learn to speak by speaking" should stop. It is mostly perpetuated by teachers (because they want to keep earning money of course) and also by people failing to speak because they haven't learnt the basic grammar and vocabulary. It is very often not the lack of practice, which is to blame.
Sure, it is awesome to have tons of practice opportunities and speaking teaching. But it is not necessary. Lack of such opportunities (for any reason, such as your budget, time, etc) should not be an excuse to give up.
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