I'm curious about something. Mostly aimed at fellow fully #blind candidates but I'd be happy to hear thoughts from others as well.
In #language learning, the research shows good results for students immersing themselves into their target language. When exactly to do this is somewhat hotly debated, but I'm curious to what degree the visual component plays into this is a fully blind person were to attempt it. No images, no way to point at things, not QUITE as seamless a way to hover over a word and get its meaning/other information and no real way to learn from, say, tv shows that teach through visuals either, although subtitles CAN at times be a useful tool. Would we do it later? Earlier? Differently than most? I'm curious on your takes. I know what I do, but I can't be the only one looking into this. #languageLearning #linguistics #comprehensibleInput
re: this, I have an article on my website about language learning with a screen reader that is in painful need of being updated, but there's so much more i want to do with it because there seems to be painfully little accurate, up-to-date info out there that you can use to supplement established language learning strategies out there. Questions like " how to best use subtitles when you can't see them", " Is the brain processing tactile-provided text the same way it would visual-provided text in blind people for a language-learning context, and if not, how do we compensate?', "How to efficiently use Anki/flashcards" and " What would effective immersion for a blind learner look like" are on my research plate; I have a bunch of resources open that polyglots compiled to see if I can compile some kind of effective learning strategy and once I do, THAT's when I'll update the guide :)
@zersiax Please write here whenever you update your article; I'd like to read it.
@clv0 the current version's up at https;//florianbeijers.xyz but some of the tools described have changed or aren't the best tool for the job anymore. Might still have some useful stuff in it though