English Language Learning in the Framework of Three Dimensional (3D) Approach: Linear?, Areal?, or Spherical?
English Language Learning in the Framework of Three Dimensional (3D) Approach: Linear?, Areal?, or Spherical?

Summary/Abstract: Learning a foreign language has become a necessity in today’s globalizing world. Learners are guided through mainly staged (e.g. basic, elementary, pre-intermediate, etc.) language programs using learning materials with certain time allocations. In this system, all levels usually have almost the same amount of time for the learners to master. This study tries to find answers to some controversial questions such as “How long does it take to learn a foreign language?” and “Does each level of a language require the same amount of time?”. Since English is the most common foreign language that is being learned today, the study takes English learning as contextual sample. The concepts “linear”, “areal” and ”spherical” are suggested to discuss the myth of time allocations. As opposed to the idea of one dimensional learning of a foreign language, three dimensional (3D) language learning is proposed.

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