TopDog_IK wrote:rdearman wrote:I have watched hundreds of hours of Korean and it hasn't worked for me. So yes, I for one would like to see some proof.
What is your current level of Korean? Were you watching with subtitles? If so, were they Korean subs? Were you focused on understanding the shows?
A negative 1000
Yes (mostly)
No
Yes
And now you're going to tell me because I watched with subtitles, this is why I didn't learn. I should have watched hundreds of hours of incomprehensible gibberish. Well, you'll be glad to know that I did that experiment as well. I watched hundreds (closer to thousands) of hours of incomprehensible gibberish which is Mandarin and I don't understand sweet FA. I am looking forward to reading your evidence though, because as an anecdotal sample size of one, I would say it is a complete load of utter bollocks.
The only two languages which I know well and operate functionally in were taught to me, using a
textbook and a lot of patience, by a native speaker. Who then held many hours of conversation practice with me and corrected my speaking and pronunciation. She then moved me on to group classes when I was about B1 or B2 level so that I could interact with other students who were probably C1 or C2.
However, I did consume huge amounts of native material, podcasts, radio, books, TV, etc. But only
after it had stopped being incomprehensible gibberish, and I could understand more than 50% of what was written or being said. So while I would like to believe the magic fairy named Krashen will grant my wishes with his magic TV, after multiple attempts and multiple languages, I can say with some certainty that 100% input of 100% gibberish gets you nowhere.
Besides, if it worked, why aren't people able to speak to whales? One of my friends listens to whale sounds every night at bedtime, and has done for over 20 years, and I don't see her down at the ocean speaking to Flipper the dolphin.