Language Fluency Comes from Shared Experience

English is not a literal language. It is very abstract. Our language is made up mostly of groups of words or phrases that paint visual images based on a shared experience.

What students typically think of as language is just the tip of the iceberg: spelling, grammer, word stress, vocabulary, tone of voice, etc. But there is a limit as to how far anyone can go by learning these skills. To become truly fluent you need to really experience Western culture (I'll lump Britain, Canada, Australia and the United States together in reference to Western culture).

Language comes from a shared experience of a culture. 

Students only learn about language in school. Fluency comes from outside school in the culture of the language being learned. Language fluency occurs within a context and not in a vacuum.