3.4 Exposure to Target Language
Learning a new language and speaking it is especially difficult for foreign language learners because effective oral communication requires the ability to use the language appropriately in a variety of interactions (Shumin, 1997).
Verbal communication also affects the supra-segmental features of speech such as pitch, stress and intonation.
Such features are often not learned from reading a textbook or dictionary Beyond the supra-segmental features. are the non-linguistic elements involved in language such as gestures, body language, and facial expressions that carry so much meaning yet are not learned through explicit instruction, but rather through sheer experience in a language and culture.