Share with you a theory about stages of Learning, and this theory is promoted by US Gordon Training International organisation.
A learner always begins at stage 1 'unconscious incompetence', passes through stage 2 'conscious incompetence' and 3 'conscious competence', and ends at stage 4 - 'unconscious competence'.
In the stage 1 'unconscious incompetence', the learner is not aware of the existence or relevance of the skill area and also not aware of a particular deficiency in the area concerned.
In the stage 2 'conscious incompetence', the learner becomes aware of the existence and relevance of the skill and therefore also aware of his/her deficiency in this area.
In the stage 3 'conscious competence', the learner successfully acquires the knowledge in a skill but need to concentrate and think in order to perform the skill. The learner will not reliably perform the skill unless thinking about it - the skill is not yet 'second nature' or 'automatic'.
In the stage 4 'unconscious competence', the skill becomes so practised that it enters the unconscious parts of the brain - it becomes 'second nature'. The common examples are driving, sports activities, typing, listening and communicating.
Applying this theory in learning English, I prefer hard and compulsory recitations for transition from 'conscious incompetence' to 'conscious competence', and practising by reading, writing, listening and communicating with others for transition from 'conscious competence' to 'unconscious competence'.
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無恃其不來, 恃吾有以待也; 無恃其不攻, 恃吾有所不可攻也.
