Thoughts and ideas

Give the classroom a chance

May 5, 2012
Give the classroom a chance

Don’t be one of those sad bores, who never go beyond the prescribed tasks, choose silence over the fear of making a mistake, and dare not to do something above what they are “supposed” to be learning today.

11 comments Read the whole thing →

Have faith

April 5, 2012
Have faith

There is a part of me that is constantly anxious about lack of faster progress. I try, however, to calm myself, keep a steady pace, relying on the past experiences to guide me. For they have taught me a harsh, yet valuable lesson.

0 comments Read the whole thing →

You are what you do

February 29, 2012
You are what you do

As a firm believer in the “enjoy the process” approach, I always took the path of acquisition leisurely, on a day-to-day basis, preferring to set more immediate and realistic goals.

0 comments Read the whole thing →

Embracing the written word, series 1 (aka, the linkfest)

May 28, 2011
Embracing the written word, series 1 (aka, the linkfest)

However, there are many fascinating people out there making sure that we can’t write off our unwillingness to embrace new languages as a supposed shortage of ideas on how to approach the task.

4 comments Read the whole thing →

So, you are going to learn a new language?

March 27, 2011
So, you are going to learn a new language?

You don’t know much about language learning. Come to think of it, you didn’t do any intense learning for quite some time now, ever since you graduated from the university.

2 comments Read the whole thing →

No need to be a polyglot. Just be passionate.

March 13, 2011
You don't need to be a polyglot. Just be passionate

It is a dangerous aspiration – to become a polyglot for the sake of it and here’s why: there doubtfully will be any kind of real, tangible reward for doing so. However you look at it, in the end of the day the language is for communicating.

6 comments Read the whole thing →

Language addiction and the Twitter experiment

January 30, 2011
Language addiction and the Twitter experiment

So far, I found writing to be the best way to take a long and honest look at the actual amount of vocabulary I am able to use in order combine words into sentences.

3 comments Read the whole thing →

Should you seek your own path to fluency?

January 28, 2011
Should you seek your own path to fluency?

For several days now I have been staring at the list of topics to discuss on the blog. Not being sure which one to pick, I ended up not choosing anything at all. There was but one option left: let the almighty force of randomness make the decision.

0 comments Read the whole thing →

Beware of the false fluency

January 9, 2011
Beware of the false fluency

December’s quite the busy month: birthdays, holidays, pre-New Year craziness, deadlines and other time-consuming events. There is barely any time left just to make a cup of a good tea, sit down and write. Nevertheless, here I am.

6 comments Read the whole thing →