Today, let’s reflect on which words need taming, which can be tamed, and which don’t necessarily need taming at all. Everyone who starts independently learning a foreign language faces the problem of selecting words to…
Whenever I start learning a new foreign language, I ponder which words I will memorize, in what quantity, and how I will do it. These challenges face not only me, but every language learner. Let…
It may seem like trivial advice, yet for some reason, few of us actually follow it. Since our school days, they’ve drummed it into our ears: “You must study regularly,” “You must study regularly.” And…
The tips from polyglot E.M. Chernyavsky, who speaks more than 30 languages, can be useful to all of us. They stand out for their specificity and direct practical application.
(Latin: “To drink the sea” – meaning to attempt the impossible) How realistic is it to learn a foreign language independently, without teachers or tutors? How well can one master a language this way? Is…
I’d bet that most of you, dear readers, are deeply dissatisfied with the foreign language knowledge you acquired in school. Many of you have graduated from school, some from university, but if you’re reading this…
Kató Lomb was a professional Hungarian translator who spoke many languages. For anyone learning a foreign language, she formulated these 10 commandments: Kató Lomb proposed a simple formula that determines the result of language acquisition.…
Today I decided to calculate roughly how much time it would take to expand my vocabulary to a size comparable to that of an average native speaker. Let’s take English as an example. According to…
Today I want to tell you about a useful tool for foreign language learners – the Apple TV app and service. It can be especially useful for those studying English, Japanese, French, Spanish, Italian, German,…
After a two-year break, I’m returning to the Japanese language. For the past 2 years, I’ve been studying Azerbaijani and achieved some success. I’ve mastered the basic grammar, about 5,000 lexical units, speak reasonably well,…