AEE 162: Can You Learn English in Your Sleep?

This podcast episode delves into a study on sleep-based language learning, revealing that students who listened to Dutch words while asleep showed better recall than those who stayed awake. However, the hosts, Lindsay and Aubrey, highlight the importance of sleep hygiene and its role in overall learning effectiveness, rather than promoting the idea of learning while asleep. They further discuss cultural biases around sleep patterns, optimal sleep timing, and even the concept of fetal language absorption, ultimately calling on listeners to share their own sleep-learning experiences to promote varied strategies in language acquisition.