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learn_russianI am so glad to have discovered this community! My name is Alyssa and I have been doing independent Russian language studies off and on for approximately 2 1/2 years now. I started studying Russian in June 2001 with a private Russian tutor because I had a desire to spend some time in Russia.
I signed up to teach English in Russia during the summer of 2002 and my basic knowledge of Russian came in extremely handy in the little town of Lodeynoye Pole, Russia; a place where only the teachers and students spoke any English.
I spent two months teaching there. The experience was challenging at times, but extremely rewarding. My husband went to Russia in 2000 to study the language in Nizhni Novgorod for 4 months. We both have a desire to return there soon to teach/do social service work and further our language studies.
I am currently studying Russian completely on my own, but I plan on starting again with my Russian teacher, Sasha. I just wish I had more time (and money) to devote to my Russian studies. I have graduated from college already and have a full-time job as a program director with a non-profit organization. Unfortunately, because of this, I am not able to take college-level Russian courses since they are almost always held during the day while I am working.
The most frustrating thing for me now is that I feel like I am so behind where I should be considering how much I have studied. Right now I am studying about 1-2 hours a day, but I continue to get stuck on the cases. Has anybody else experienced this in their studies? Have you ever reached a point where you felt you were running in place? If so, how did you get past that point? I could really use some advice and encouragement in my studies. Fortunately I am really determined to become proficient/fluent in Russian someday. That gives me the motivation to continue even during the difficult times.
Anyway, this intro is getting way too long, so I will wrap things up now. I just want to say again that I am glad to be here.
I signed up to teach English in Russia during the summer of 2002 and my basic knowledge of Russian came in extremely handy in the little town of Lodeynoye Pole, Russia; a place where only the teachers and students spoke any English.
I spent two months teaching there. The experience was challenging at times, but extremely rewarding. My husband went to Russia in 2000 to study the language in Nizhni Novgorod for 4 months. We both have a desire to return there soon to teach/do social service work and further our language studies.
I am currently studying Russian completely on my own, but I plan on starting again with my Russian teacher, Sasha. I just wish I had more time (and money) to devote to my Russian studies. I have graduated from college already and have a full-time job as a program director with a non-profit organization. Unfortunately, because of this, I am not able to take college-level Russian courses since they are almost always held during the day while I am working.
The most frustrating thing for me now is that I feel like I am so behind where I should be considering how much I have studied. Right now I am studying about 1-2 hours a day, but I continue to get stuck on the cases. Has anybody else experienced this in their studies? Have you ever reached a point where you felt you were running in place? If so, how did you get past that point? I could really use some advice and encouragement in my studies. Fortunately I am really determined to become proficient/fluent in Russian someday. That gives me the motivation to continue even during the difficult times.
Anyway, this intro is getting way too long, so I will wrap things up now. I just want to say again that I am glad to be here.
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Date: 2004-01-19 07:35 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-01-19 07:38 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-01-19 07:59 pm (UTC)I like to make flash cards for vocabulary and decline them as I go through them.
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Date: 2004-01-19 08:06 pm (UTC)I try to talk to myself in Russian when I see things and just make up conversations to put the words to practical use in sentences. I think it is important to apply what you learn to real situations in order for the words/grammar/etc. to better be retained.
I study English
Date: 2004-01-20 01:52 am (UTC)Пишите письма solnce2003@mail.ru
это будет вас стимулировать в вашем изучение.
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Date: 2004-01-20 05:01 am (UTC)Это родительская конференция по детской психологии. Вы же психологией увлекаетесь? Можно попробовать пописать туда. На этом же сайте http://www.7ya.ru/conf/conf-Psy.htm - конференция "О своем, о девичьем" - свои вопросы задавайте.
Re: I study English
Date: 2004-01-21 10:26 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2004-01-21 10:31 am (UTC)Re: I study English
Date: 2004-01-22 03:48 am (UTC)А я буду вас поправлять. Лучше сказать: Я немного знаю русский, но я вам напишу письмо на e-mail.
Re: I study English
Date: 2004-01-22 10:16 am (UTC)Очень хорошo. Спасибо.
Вы изучаете английский язык, да? Я могу помочь с английским языком, если Вы хотите.
Re: I study English
Date: 2004-01-23 12:41 am (UTC)Re: I study English
Date: 2004-01-23 09:15 am (UTC)