Is it true that dreaming in English while sleeping soundly affirm the learners' language proficiency?

Question

In 1997, I got this idea from one of our British trainers who casually commented to us that there's at least a condition to ensure ones' English proficiency if they learn/study so hard that they dream in English once in a while. I mean for non-native speakers of English only, in other words, students/people study it as a foreign/second language. I wonder if there're some academic facts or research reports on the matter, thanks.

The Team's informed me to extend coming answers for four more days, thanks.

Answer 1

Not necessarily. I have had almost the same number of dreams in Russian than in English and my knowledge of Russian is way far behind! And if that were true, I should be dreaming more in Norwegian or Esperanto than in Russian.
Certainly those dreams happened when I was under a lot of pressure by my Russian teacher (who did a great job, by the way!).

Answer 2

Most of mine suggest a relationship to various recreational activities; though it has been 30 years since the '70's; so most of that stuff has to be gone by now. Don't you think?

The few I've made any sense out of have often seemed to be practice or rehearsal. A couple have appeared to be directed at problems or situations that were excessively complex, like having LOTS of "important considerations".

But I would wonder if those you are trying to understand might not be the practice or rehearsal variety. You did have this expectation or hope. And I wouldn't be too surprised if I caught my waking subconscious self having drinks with my sleeping subconscious self.

I have had a related curiosity though. A few years ago I was dating a Puerto Rican woman. Nearly all of her "schooling" was in the states. But she learned to speak and those other pre-school concepts and skills in P.R. A friend of my was asking her about which was her "default" or dominant or favored. She understood the question, but was having difficulty figuring out the answer. I couldn't possibly help her figure out the answer, so I went to work on the question. The one that made the answer easy for her and clear for us was this, "which language do you use to do math in?" BTW, I was surprised at her answer. Spanish. Maybe there IS something to that stuff about "imprinting" and such.

I'm pretty new around here so I hope I'm not violating any rule here. But I am curious about anything you might add to "understanding". If you have a couple minutes, please tell me some basic details of your experiences. What is your other language, when did you take on English (I assume it was much later than Maria), and some basics of your situation.
This is the part I'm hoping is permitted. [e-mail]
Take care.

Answer 3

There will come a point while learning a language when you may well dream in that other language and remember it as a turning point. It was first observed in children who were being targeted to become bilingual, I think.

There seems to have been a discussion going on in this publication starting around 10 years ago:
http://www.linguistlist.org/issues/7/7-740.html

Answer 4

It must be true, though i cannot prove it. Other thing to ensure a guy's proficiency is if thinks in English every now and then...

Answer 5

Um that's tricky to describe. i don't experience like i flow in any respect yet i dream all nighttime lengthy each nighttime, and that i awaken really drained. i have not had a dreamless nighttime considering that december 13th

Answer 6

I think it's true. And if you think in English, it soundly affirms the learners' proficiency.

Answer 7

There is a lot of harm in telling ugly kids they are beautiful, because most importantly, it's a lie! And, kids aren't stupid, they can see right through you. When you have everyone around you telling you how ugly you are, your mommy and daddy's compliments aren't going to suffice. It's false confidence.