Author: Peter Rodriguez

I am not against studying grammar. Actually, I think it’s very helpful and important in language learning. It helps me get an overview of how my target language works and what to expect as I progress. For example, Russian grammar isn’t as intuitive or similar to that of other languages. Its grammar is quite difficult,…

But when I say repetition, I don’t mean the spaced repetition system (though I use that too) or the like. I’m talking about using repetition with brute force! It may not be the most sophisticated or modern way to expand your vocabulary, but it’s very effective. Repeating a word or short sentence incessantly, out loud,…

#1. Memorizing Long Texts Anki is a website (and app) that helps you memorize information. It’s quite useful for language learning. But if you don’t use it correctly, you might end up simply memorizing lots of words in a phrase without knowing or remembering their meanings and uses. This is what happened to me in…

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