Category Archives for "Effective ways of learning Russian"
Effective modern methods and tools that make learning Russian efficient and enjoyable.
May 13, 2022
What prevents you from breaking through the Intermediate level plateau and how to do it?
“I have a feeling that in the last few years I have been stagnating in Russian.” “Just as I couldn’t express myself in Russian, I still can’t express myself in Russian”, “I guess this is my limit”. Similar thoughts appear in the mind of a person who has hit the Intermediate plateau. Let me tell you how […]
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February 4, 2022
4 REASONS why Listening Comprehension is the HARDEST skill to learn
1. When you listen, you have to RELY only on your EARS.But only 10-12% of people on the planet are audials, i.e. they perceive information mostly through hearing. The vast majority of us (80-85 people) are visuals.2. It requires you to stay FOCUSED for a long time.Even a short distraction can break your comprehension.3. You CAN’T […]
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February 8, 2021
How to retain more words and fight the forgetting curve
As a Russian language instructor, I often hear the same question from my students: I keep forgetting new words! I memorize them first but then can’t recollect them several days later. How often do I need to review them in order to retain them? Spoiler: to retain new words, you need to review them several […]
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March 27, 2020
Conversational Russian Podcast – Preview
What is a good way to memorize and retain a lot of vocabulary? Several things can play their role into it. First, you need to meet new words within one hour several times in different media, i.e. Listen to them in the meaningful and engaging context; 2. Read them at the meaningful and engaging context; […]
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January 30, 2020
МНЕМОНИКА
МНЕМОНИКА Сегодня я – об одном приеме, отлично помогающем запомнить новые слова, который могут использовать как преподаватель на уроке, так и студент, самостоятельно запоминающий новые слова. Я о мнемонике. О ней можно почитать разное. Я здесь скажу о том, что из нее хорошо работает, по моему опыту. Слово «наверху» – как раз отличная иллюстрация (см. […]
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