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Learn Russian Naturally

The World is changing rapidly: almost every month we hear about new inventions, high technologies and achievements of science. We live in a beautiful era of development and modernization.

These processes, certainly, involve more and more countries in collaboration, so multiple contacts between people of different nationalities became a normal way of living. This fact made the activity of studying different languages very popular and sometimes vital for people of certain professions. 

Most of us know, intuitively, that the best way is to learn language naturallyAlthough, so many students still choose to use unnatural, ineffective, old methods of learning…  and they continue to be frustrated.  Why is it so scary for some students to switch to natural, effortless methods?

The answer, of course, is our education system.  All over the world, we have an industrial, factory style of education.  Students sit passively – memorizing information through boring rote.  They listen passively to lectures and take notes.

Anyone who understands the brain and how we learn knows that this factory education system is extremely ineffective.   Learning in school is totally unnatural. It’s obvious that  will not students become stronger by forcing themselves to memorize useless and boring information. 

To learn Russian naturally, you must leave the education system completely and become an independent learner. You must choose a listen-first method and focus most of your energy and time on listening to understandable Russian.   Listening is the foundation of natural Russian learning.  It is the core skill and you must master it before you focus on anything else.

This does not mean, however, that you must be alone.  While focusing on listening, you can still join a Russian learning community and communicate with other members.   In our RussianEasy Club, for example, members communicate on our Forum and by talking to each other on Skype.   They focus their study time on listening, but they still enjoy speaking and writing to each other socially.

This is the natural way to learn – easily, effortlessly, socially, and independently.   This is the way children naturally learn, before they enter school.   This is the way our brains are naturally designed for fastest and best learning. So, there is nothing to fear.   Leave the old education system.  Let it go.  Let go of the pressure, the stress, the fear and the boredom. Become a natural, independent learner and learn Russian faster, more easily, and more enjoyably.

Good Luck!

RussianEasy Team

(materials used from effortlessenglishclub.com)

 

 
Comments (2)
2 Friday, 25 September 2009 22:04
Schepyotkin Alexey
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1 Sunday, 21 June 2009 21:10
Eric
I have just Joined this site & have read this section. I have now come to understand my own fear. This section has put me on the Road to letting go of all that fear & starting to feel & think with out fear. Thank-you for this very reasureing & timely artical. Эрик...

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