Five Reasons Why You Should Sing to Learn Russian

If you struggle to learn Russian there is hope – you should try singing it instead. Here are five reasons why:
1. Singing reinforces pronunciation which helps to reduce your accent
2. It attunes you to a foreign language intonation which is a unique pattern or melody of pitch
3. It expands your vocabulary in a fun way
4. It teaches you some ready made basic phrases
5. It provides you with grammatical model sentences (aka language patterns) which later make learning grammar rules less abstract and tedious

Five Benefits of Learning a Foreign Language

The brains of bilingual people operate differently than single language speakers. Learning a foreign language provides a number of incredible psychological and physiological benefits that extend way beyond being able to ask directions abroad.

1. Brain growth

At the Swedish Armed Forces Interpreter Academy, young recruits learn a new language at a very fast pace. By measuring their brains before and after the language training, a group of researchers have had a unique opportunity to observe what happens to the brain when we learn a new language in a short period of time.

Five Mistakes Russian Language Learners Make

1. They ignore the cultural context

Culture brings a language to life. Finding an interesting aspect of the Russian culture and learning about it through reading, watching and listening helps to make language learning less tedious and more focused. It also helps to be more open-minded about strangeness and foreignness of an unfamiliar language and customs. In language learning an attitude can be a key factor. The culturally curious learners will be more receptive to the language and more open to communication with native speakers. 
Helpful resources:  Weekly Russian YouTube Channel, Star Media YouTube Channel