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Meaning of dormiphonics | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

A technique for learning by listening to recordings of spoken material, while asleep or awake.

historical, uncountable

Examples

“If we could acquire language through hypnotic suggestion or through dormiphonics such expectations would be legitimate. But language is a matter of growth, and growth is a function of time, nature, and nurture.”
“The apparent lack of pedagogical success of the dormiphonics technique is substantiated by recent theoretical work in the area of L2 acquisition, which raises questions about the possibility of unconscious learning […]”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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