I blogged at Language Geek a few days ago about a huge amount of Russian language learning material that is available for free from the Princeton.edu website. I’ve started working through the lessons, and in lesson 2, at the end of the lesson PDF file, there is a box containing some information about Star Wars [...]
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Why am I learning Russian?
A friend of mine emailed me today with a few personal updates. Also in the email was this:
Since you study Russian, I was wondering what actually attracts you to it and to the people and the country. I can imagine someone studying a language on a purely theoretical basis, but it makes more sense if [...]
My first steps with Russian
For our family Christmas passing party this year, I asked for The New Penguin Russian Course: A Complete Course for Beginners. Seeing as I knew what I was getting (and the person I’m purchasing for also knew what he was getting*), we agreed to swap presents early. So, I was able to get my gift [...]
Is learning a foreign language fun?
I came across this post, which asks: is language learning fun?
I personally find language learning exceptionally enjoyable and dreadfully frustrating at the same time. Anyone who has studied a language seriously probably knows what I mean. When you’re making progress, it’s a great feeling. It’s like finding a door into another universe and successfully picking [...]
You’re never “done” with a foreign language.
A typical language learner come evening time…
Something made me smile a few days ago. I mentioned to my mom that I’m interested in perhaps learning some Russian. She responded, “But you haven’t finished with German yet!”
No, I’m not, nor will I ever be!
I think a lot of people who have never really studied a [...]
