{"id":116746,"date":"2016-12-07T11:21:21","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T08:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/?p=116746"},"modified":"2026-07-05T20:05:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T17:05:59","slug":"foreign-language-without-cramming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/de\/foreign-language-without-cramming\/","title":{"rendered":"Foreign language without tedious cramming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_0 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_dark et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><style>.rc-legacy-title{margin:0!important;color:inherit!important;font-family:inherit!important;font-weight:inherit!important;font-size:56px!important;line-height:1.12!important;letter-spacing:0!important}@media(max-width:640px){.rc-legacy-title{font-size:36px!important;line-height:1.16!important}}<\/style>\n<h1 class=\"rc-legacy-title\">Learning foreign language without tedious cramming<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_block_section\"><div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_1 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p><a href=\"\/?tag=learning\">#Learning<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/?tag=tips\">#Tips<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"\/?tag=Russian\">#Russian<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_2 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">As the great Russian writer Lev Tolstoy wrote \"the knowledge is the knowledge when it is acquired by the effort of thought and not of memory.\"<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\"><span style=\"font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 15pt\">Is it actually possible to teach a foreign language? The answer is no. It's the same as teaching someone to think. While the person does not have a purpose of learning and internal motivation, while there is no desire to discover the whole world with the help of a foreign language, there is no need in studying it. It won\u2019t work. Learning language is an active action, the language can be learned but not taught. And this process requires joint efforts of both a student and a teacher, their sincere interest and involvement in the organization of such cooperation.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_0 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2.1.jpg\" width=\"1073\" height=\"595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2.1.jpg 1073w, https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2.1-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2.1-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2.1-1024x568.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1073px) 100vw, 1073px\" class=\"wp-image-116750\" title=\"Singer House, the tower\" alt=\"Singer House, the tower\" \/><\/span><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_3 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h6>Learning language is an active action, the language can be learned but not taught<\/h6>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_5 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_4 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"color: #363636; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 20px; background-color: #f7f7f4\">Students are often told that they need to memorize and to cram as much as they can, but contemporary methods of language learning show that the most important thing is to create the favorable conditions to study the material. This approach to learning itself stimulates interest in learning new things. And a proper lesson at a language school is not just another activity behind the school desks but an interesting meeting of students with their teacher. The teacher is not the main character, but rather a wise director, who only directs his disciples, suggests, advises and supports the activity of students throughout the lesson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_3 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_6 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4_4 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_1 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_text_5 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_center\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: center\">\"Foreign language learning is an intellectual activity and its success is provided by a number of certain factors: positive motivation, emotionally supportive environment and the opportunity to acquire personally meaningful knowledge.\"<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_divider_2 et_pb_divider et_pb_space et_pb_divider_position_top et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_divider_internal\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_4 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_7 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_8 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_6 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">As a result, the foreign language turns from the subject of study to a means of communication: students discuss, compare, assess, evaluate. The learning process raises interest in students, it captures and captivates them. And when the knowledge and skills become an important part of life, they are easier to master.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">Foreign language learning is an intellectual activity and its success is provided by a number of certain factors: positive motivation, emotionally supportive environment and the opportunity to acquire personally meaningful knowledge. In other words, active communication is the goal and the primary means of teaching foreign languages. As they say, it is impossible to learn swimming without entering the water. That's why the method of \"immersion\" significantly increases the activity of the students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_5 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters2 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_9 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_1 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2.3.jpg\" width=\"593\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2.3.jpg 593w, https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2.3-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" class=\"wp-image-116752\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_10 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_2 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_2 et_pb_image et_pb_module et_block_module\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2.2.jpg\" width=\"593\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2.2.jpg 593w, https:\/\/russiancentre.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/2.2-300x265.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 593px) 100vw, 593px\" class=\"wp-image-116751\" \/><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_row_6 et_pb_row et_pb_gutters3 et_block_row\"><div class=\"et_pb_column_11 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1_3 et_block_column et_pb_column_empty et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><\/div><div class=\"et_pb_column_12 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2_3 et-last-child et_block_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_7 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_block_module et_pb_text_align_left\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">The experience of many teachers and methodists shows that active learning methods have a positive effect on attitude to learning, stimulate creativity and general intellectual development of students of language courses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 15.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &#039;Georgia&#039;,&#039;serif&#039;\">To sum up, it is certainly possibly to study foreign language without boring lectures and tedious cramming.\u00a0 All you need is an effective methodology that enables students to better use their internal resources. 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