"The power of SRS (spaced repetition system) cannot be overstated"
For an alternative take, there is at least some evidence that SRS is entirely unnecessary and can even hinder language learning. I know it at least is not required by first language speakers, and have also seen many examples of fluent second and third language speakers who never use SRS, or any other kind of "practiced" language acquisition such as learning vocabulary, grammar, etc.
For an alternative take, there is at least some evidence that SRS is entirely unnecessary and can even hinder language learning. I know it at least is not required by first language speakers, and have also seen many examples of fluent second and third language speakers who never use SRS, or any other kind of "practiced" language acquisition such as learning vocabulary, grammar, etc.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Input_hypothesis
For instance here's a PhD thesis of someone who learned French to fluency with only watching TV and (later) reading books:
https://espace.library.uq.edu.au/view/UQ:9b49365