I think the OP's point still stands. If aliens are traveling the universe teaching their language, you'd think they would have developed a curriculum, no?
In pretty much every alien encounter movie it's the humans working out a plan for communication from scratch. You'd think the aliens would put a little more effort into it, especially if they've been spacefaring for years. And if they haven't, wouldn't they be a lot more curious about us?
I would love to see a cinematization of Robert Forward's Dragon's Egg, which I think gets this right.
The best part of the story is that the Aliens already know that humans will learn their language. There's no need to try to optimize when they already know the outcome and that outcome is the one they desire.
In pretty much every alien encounter movie it's the humans working out a plan for communication from scratch. You'd think the aliens would put a little more effort into it, especially if they've been spacefaring for years. And if they haven't, wouldn't they be a lot more curious about us?
I would love to see a cinematization of Robert Forward's Dragon's Egg, which I think gets this right.