From English to Russian: there and back again:)))
Dear friends!
I'll be glad to help any native English speaker learning Russian. Feel free to ask any questions you've got; let's share our knowledge and help each other:)
...and, of course, I could use a little help from you too:) I believe that no one can teach a language better than a native speaker of it; and there's no better exercise than communicating with native speakers.
So - you're welcome to ask, you're thanked in advance for answering:)
Good luck!
Дорогие друзья!
Я буду рада помочь любому носителю английского языка, изучающему русский. Задавайте любые вопросы; давайте делиться друг с другом знаниями и помогать друг другу:)
...и, конечно, ваша помощь мне тоже пригодится:) Я считаю, что никто не научит языку лучше, чем его носитель, и что общение с носителями языка - самая лучшая тренировка.
Так что - задавайте вопросы и заранее спасибо за ответы!
Удачи:)
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Kathleen, You are absolutely correct when you speak about the subtle differences! It's true that foreigners may know the grammar of a language better than a native speaker. But in my opinion that is of no consequence. We learn the grammar and then forget how to explain it unless we're professors of the language. I can't agree with anyone who says that students learn better if the teacher is a non-native speaker as someone else said. That is categorically untrue. I've talked to many, many foreign "teachers" of the English language and most if not all of them are unqualified to teach English. This is why all wise learners seek out native speakers. It's common sense. ;)
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Arman,
I agree... to a degree :) I see nothing wrong in a language being taught by a non-native speaker of the language in question; actually, in most cases it's a far easier way of learning. But, you see... for me there's a difference between _learning_ a language and _speaking_ it. However good the knowledge is, there's still always (oh well, let it be "_almost_ always", but exceptions are rare) something subtle but definitely recognisable - something artificial and formal - that tells a non-native speaker from a native one. That's what I seek to eliminate :)
I can go for grammar to grammar books, I can go for vocabulary to... vocabularies;) - and I can go for live English to native speakers of it))
All in due course:)
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I just wanted to take the opportunity and express my attitude toward Ur claim:
Well I have experience teaching both my native language and English, which, of course, isn't native to me. The surprising fact, however, is that I was much more comfortable teaching English. Not only I was more comfortable, but also my students learned better.
I think people who have acquired a foreign language have built up a special ability in their minds: The ability to distinguish elements of the target language. This is not true for your native language.
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Hi Kathy,
The way you gave the title for this it reminds me history when Shakespeare used to give the titles for his stories.Its good to see some one here who is ready and willing to make us understand & teaching the language from English To Russia............
Well i need to learn a lot & i hope you will help me out. Generally i have the problem of speaking those sentences which describes happening in the future.
And Yeah i love Russia too..........i wish someday i could have been there........little bit humorous i like Russian girls too.....and yours pic is also a tempting one and am not able to resist myself to say WOW..........
Regards
SnAp
c/o Smile
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Hello, Tim:) It's a nickname, you see, not my real name (though it's pretty close to it - I'm Catherine, here it's pronounced as Ekaterina). But I like this Irish form much better; and the 'surname' is also a tribute to my love to Ireland:)
...as for my English - it was nice of you to rate it that high, but I'm well aware of the fact that it's far from being flawless:) .. but it means that I've got a long way ahead - and I like it:))
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