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#GermanΒ·11 min
The i+1 Comprehensible Input Formula: How to Measure Video Transcript Difficulty Across CEFR Levels
Stephen Krashen's i+1 hypothesis requires 95% to 98% lexical coverage for natural language acquisition. Discover how to check the CEFR difficulty of foreign YouTube transcripts across Spanish, German, and French using lexical density and distribution curves before watching.
Nov 7, 2026Read