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Tag Archives: Language
The Russian-Star Wars connection
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
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, … Continue reading