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Using “Learn in Your Sleep” Materials to Improve Language Learning
I love learning new languages. There’s just something about working on a new way to communicate and explore the human condition. I also strive to make my life more efficient so I can do more of what I love. I’ve bought multiple copies of a book to avoid not having access to it on the go, but that’s not even close to as far as I’ll go. Some things work out, others don’t.
We spend almost a third of our lives asleep, but science is a bit on the fence about learning in your sleep. Whether it works or not, there’s something about the way learn in your sleep materials are made. Something can be wrong for the right reasons just as easily as something is right for the wrong ones.
I’ve found myself working in more “learn in your sleep” materials, but not when I sleep. The content is easy to access, it fits in wasted time, and it tends to be more applicable than traditional media at lower levels. The structure and repetition makes it more accessible as a more passive learning medium. Let’s see what the materials tend to do well and how they can be applied.
Easy Materials
Most learn in your sleep courses are simple. The language is self-contained and accessible. These are the glorified phrasebook courses and similar. You get access to the language, but you…
