Re: Your Language Learning Strategy...In 50 Words or so
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2017 3:15 pm
Strategically, I attempt to use my languages weekly with the goal of slowly improving them (Esperanto) or at least maintaining them (Russian).
Tactically, in Russian I speak with Russians whenever possible, at the expense of everything else (e.g. if I am in my 2-week Esperanto phase, but I see a Russian co-worker on the metro, I turn off the iPod or put away the book and spend the rest of the trip speaking Russian). For Esperanto, lots of reading, both in actual book form and online, with some listening (pola retradio) thrown in a couple times a week. Speaking-wise, I try to attend the monthly Esperanto Speaking Club event here in Moscow.
Tactically, in Russian I speak with Russians whenever possible, at the expense of everything else (e.g. if I am in my 2-week Esperanto phase, but I see a Russian co-worker on the metro, I turn off the iPod or put away the book and spend the rest of the trip speaking Russian). For Esperanto, lots of reading, both in actual book form and online, with some listening (pola retradio) thrown in a couple times a week. Speaking-wise, I try to attend the monthly Esperanto Speaking Club event here in Moscow.