The best way to learn a foreign language is self-study online. To what do you agree or disagree?

Thanks to new technology, there are many more methods available to

second

language

learners today than in the past.

However

, I would agree that using the internet to

self-

study

is the best for three reasons.

Firstly

, self-education enables people to

study

at a time and place

that is

convenient for them, which means they are more likely to

study

on a regular basis.

Although

I acknowledge that for many people making commitment to a group class is the only way that they can motivate themselves to

study

,

Accept space

,

many students find that after the initial few weeks they start skipping class because the promise of regular attendance is too much. Online

self-

study

,

however

, offers students full flexibility in their learning timetable and, as the key to learning a foreign

language

is regular

study

, they are,

thus

, more likely to succeed. Another factor is the low cost of online

study

.

Although

it could be argued that students can

also

watch foreign TV programmes or listen to music in

other

any of various alternatives; some other

another

language

for free, these materials are designed more for entertainment than

language

instruction. Many websites,

however

, offer high level learning content for free. I believe that

this

is particularly important for students at beginner level, who may just want to have a free taste of the

language

before they commit to a full paid course.

Moreover

, even course that

require

Suggestion

requires

a payment work out to be more cost-effective over time than other types of lessons.

Finally

,

self-

study

gives you full control over your learning because you are able to choose your own curriculum and decide how quickly to move through it.

In contrast

, in a

class room

a room in a school where lessons take place

classroom

environment, you have to move at the pace of a whole group, which may be too fast or too slow for your needs.

Moreover

,

although

many argue that the biggest missing element in an online course is a teacher to guide your learning, I would say that most educators give only the same narrow range of content to all their students, rarely creating courses that are tailored to an individual student’s needs.

As a result

, you benefit very little from having a real life teacher rather than a virtual one in terms of guidance, but lose a lot in terms of control. In conclusion, I agree that computer-based

self-

study

is the best way to acquire a

second

language

as it allows students to

study

what they want, where they want, when they want and

as a result

, they are much more likely to keep up a sensational learning effort.