My teacher always tells us about grammar rules. They're much too abstract for me to understand and they don't help me.
What I really like is when the teacher doesn't teach us but gives us the addresses of websites, so we can follow our own preferences.
When I try and speak English outside class I keep using words from my own language. I don't know why.
I've been learning for about 20 years and I'm totally fluent but I know I still get some basic grammar wrong.
When I go to a foreign country I like to just listen - it gives me time to build up my confidence and get used to the sound of the language.
Fossilisation
Silent period
Cognitive Skill
Interference
Autonomy