The PriceCost of Immersion

sounds more native :)

Those of us who are intopassionate about language learning are constantly told not to be too fussy, that the most important thingobjective is to communicate, an well. We are told that it doesn’t matter if your message sounds like a jumble of words, as long as the other person understands what you’re saying.

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That’s basically what communication is all about, but the basics aren't usually what we all have in mind when we are learning a language.

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I personally would like to be able to say that my Spanish is intact, and that I still express myself with the same clarity and correctness I used to, and that I don’t stammer when I speak in public, but uthat I used to. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

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In a society where, like it or not, everything is tagged and categorized, the way we speak speaks fordefines us.

Simply put, no matter how they spin it, in a gift, the wrapping matters, and very much sothe wrapping of a gift matters just as much as what is inside.

this metaphor is confusing

Those of us who are into language learning are constantly told not to be fussy, that the important thing is to communicate, and that it doesn’t matter if your message sounds like a jumble of words, as long as the other person understands what you’re saying.

That's why we jump into consuming all the different kinds of contents that are at our disposal in order to create that bubble called “immersion”.

Immersion in language learning ishas been proven to be one of the most effective methods, and therefore, one of the most widely used, methods.

What I want to explore is what happens to our mother tongue when we learn a foreighn language.

Learning English has not left my Spanish untouched, so I constantly find myself trying to recall English words that simply don't exist in Spanish, but they do in English.

That's why we jump into consuming all the different kinds of contents that are/is at our disposal in order to create that bubble called “immersion”.

If you use “are,” then the subject of “are” is “kinds (of content); if “is,”, then the subject of “is” is “content.” I think both are OK, although I personally prefer the latter.

Immersion in language learning is proven to be one of the most effective methods, and, therefore, (is) one of the most widely used.

Without the second “is,” you’re saying it’s PROVEN to be one of the most widely used. If this is what you mean, then it’s fine.

Those of us who willingly learn a language, subject ourselves to an incessant bombardment of input;: we read books and transcripts, listen to music and podcasts, watch videos and movies for hours on end so that(,) drop by drop,(,) our target language will seep into our brain, since that’s what we’re supposed to do to take it to the next level.

I would use a colon here instead of a semicolon.

To me, the comma after “drop by drop” is optional, but if you include it then you also need a comma before.

What I want to explore is what happens to our mother tongue when we learn a foreighn language.

Learning English has not left my Spanish untouched, so I constantly find myself trying to recall words that simply don't exist in Spanish,(,) but they do in English.

That’s basically what communication is all about, but the basics aren't usually what we all have in mind when we learn a language.

Spelling error: "communication" is the correct spelling.

That's why we jump into consuming all the different kinds of contents that are at our disposal in order to create that bubble called “immersion”.

"Content" is uncountable when referring to media or materials for learning.

But what isn’t so often talked about is that inmmersion has a drawback, or at the very least, a cost.

Typo: "immersion" is the correct spelling.

What I want to explore is what happens to our mother tongue when we learn a foreighn language.

Typo: "foreign" is the correct spelling.

In a society where, like it or not, everything is tagged and categorized, the way we speak, speaks for us.

I feel like a comma here would be good, but I'm the first to say that I never actually remember the rules. I just separate by comma by make the sentences easier to read.