Conscious or unconscious

I am literally convinced that exposing myself to a lot of texts, speeches, and conversations will automatically increase my language comprehension. But – and this is essentially important – you should try all these activities deliberately. Wow, a lot of experts tell me that unconscious perception supports this whole acquisition process. But you can also find contradictory opinions. I mean, unconscious perceiving -inhaling so to speak – is not detrimental, can be helpful even if it can’t be measured. But don’t take it into account as a benefit, as a particular part of your learning process. It wouldn’t work. I like going one step further and saying, if you mean you can bridge a phase of shortage of time or shortage of motivation by unconscious perception of foreign language input, you are going the wrong way. It is hindering you. Your learning process will be jeopardized, your successful way will be stopped, and you will be going off trail. Summary, never use unconscious learning as a surrogate for deliberate learning.