Success at Individual Studying
I am wondering, for anyone who has studied completely independently, and totally on his/her own, have you actually achieved a good amount of fluency in Russian?
I want to know how feasible learning it completely alone can actually be, and in what time frame, and if there's anybody here willing to testify sucess in understanding the language in an advance way by learning in this fashion.
Thanks.
Re: Success at Individual Studying
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Originally Posted by poobread
I am wondering, for anyone who has studied completely independently, and totally on his/her own, have you actually achieved a good amount of fluency in Russian?
I want to know how feasible learning it completely alone can actually be, and in what time frame, and if there's anybody here willing to testify sucess in understanding the language in an advance way by learning in this fashion.
Thanks.
I have studied completely independantly. I am in no way fluent (In Russian) at all. I understand bits and pieces of spoken Russian and my vocabulary is very small. I can read some Russian (with help of a dictionary) and write even less. I have been studying for close to two years now. I also must admit that I have been very lazy in my studies. (Five months total study time, or less)
It really, really, really, helps to speak with a Natvie Russian speaker. Univesity classes are good for this in my opinion.
I think it would take two to three years of self study to become fluent in basic reading, writing, comprehension and speaking skills. If you stick with it and do not stop for months at a time. You will be amazed at what you learn.