Why do teachers of Russian always say that Russian is hard and difficult?
I've just started to learn how everything works on Italki. And I had a chance to read some notes and questions from students who study Russian as a foreign language. So here is my observing result: many teachers of Russian in their answers to learners tell that this language is hard and difficult to study. Why, guys? To scary learners and discourage potential students? To prove that Russian is one of the hardest languages in the world?
My goal as an instructor of Russian is to give to my students an ability to explore this wonderful language the most exciting and simple way. Step by step. With small goal achievements and improvements. But not to kill student's brain with my extensive knowledges and huge amount of rules, exclusions and cases.
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Why do Russian teachers always say that Russian is hard and difficult?
I've just started to learn how everything works on Italki. And I had a chance to read some notes and questions from students who study Russian as a foreign language. So here is my observation: many Russian teachers, answering learners, say that this language is hard and difficult to study. Why, guys? To scare learners and discourage potential students? To prove that Russian is one of the hardest languages in the world?I want, as a Russian instructor, to enable my students to explore this wonderful language in the most exciting and simple way. Step by step. With small goal achievements and improvements. And not to stunt the student's brain with my extensive knowledge and a huge amount of rules, exceptions and cases.
What do you think about it?
Very well written!
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Why do teachers of Russian always say that Russian is hard and difficult?
I've just started to learn how everything works on Italki and I had a chance to read some notes and questions from students who study Russian as a foreign language. So, here this is my observation; result: many teachers of Russian in their replies answers to learners, tell say that this language is hard and difficult to learn. study. Why, guys? To scare learners and discourage potential students? To prove that Russian is one of the hardest languages in the world?My goal as an instructor of Russian is to give to my students an ability to explore this wonderful language in the most exciting and simple way. Step by step, with small goal achievements and improvements. But not to kill overwhelm the student's brain with my extensive knowledge and huge amount of rules, exceptions and cases.
What do you think about it?
Well done, only a few minor errors. With adequate practice, you will be fine!
Regarding your observation, it is true that many teachers, if not most, do say that Russian is quite difficult. I don't know why but they are not encouraging potential learners by doing this and when I had a teacher, she was also doing the same and always reminded me how difficult Russian is! I don't know if pessimism reigns generally in the Russian culture and psyche but that is what I have come across mostly! This type of notion discourages people and I almost gave up learning this language many times as well...
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You're very lucky to have such a great teacher!
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My teacher always tells me that it is easy when she reads a piece of text and I have to understand only by listening :-)
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