Oh God! You are right Shannon, School are using this kind of advertisement to make money!
Take a look at this school, they are selling this 'Magical way" of learn language: http://www.sleeplearning.com/ They say: Sleep learning is a way to harness the power of your subconscious while you sleep, enabling you to learn foreign languages, pass exams, undertake professional studies and implement self-growth by using techniques based on research conducted all over the world with great success. *Take a look what Wikipedia says* Sleep-Learning <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sleep-learning> "...studies by Charles W. Simon and William H. Emmons in 1956, learning by sleep has not been taken seriously. The researchers concluded that learning during sleep was impractical and probably impossible." Larry M. Wrote<http://ezinearticles.com/?Can-You-Really-Learn-A-Foreign-Language-While-You-Sleep?&id=297559>: You don't hear anything or do not consciously respond to external sounds depending on the level, depth or stage of sleep . (ELT Teacher Trainer) What do you think about members ? Take care Ed. On Tue, Jul 13, 2010 at 19:13, shannongcole <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi. As someone who is trying to run a real language school, I have to > agree this is very frustrating! And the truth is, I have seen an > advertisement in Spanish that actually promises that you can learn > English in your sleep. When companies and schools promise you can > learn English in a few weeks, it really hurts the real schools who > tell the truth :( > > Thank you for your comments! > > Shannon Cole > [email protected] > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "ESL Podcast". To post to this group, send email to: [email protected] or just reply this message For invite your friends, visit: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/members_invite Know how help us, visit this FAQ at: http://groups.google.com/group/eslpodcast/web/frequently-asked-questions
