Today the topic of learning foreign languages is very relevant. Every second person strives to learn English for travel, study or business. This is used by language schools, teachers and creators of various online courses. There are many methods for learning foreign languages, but the most popular are those that are focused on quick results. Some of them promise that you will learn a language in 2 weeks. Doubtful, right? And yet there are people who believe in such a quick result. But this is just a myth. And here are a few facts that will dispel it!
Are there people who have learned foreign language in 2 weeks? Think about whether there are such people among your friends. After all, if there is such a technique, it means that there are people who have mastered a non-native language in such a short time. It's very easy to check. Ask those who speak any foreign language at an intermediate level how long it took them to learn it. Believe me, no one will say that in 2 weeks.
Then the question arises, what does this methodology teach and on what principles is it built? It's simple. It focuses on memorizing simple phrases and basic, common words in a foreign language. This way, in two weeks you will be able to tell what your name is, where you live and what your favorite color is.
Such courses do not mention which specific foreign language you will speak after completing it. Usually they simply promise: “Learn English in 2 weeks.” In fact, no one is deceiving anyone. You will really learn, only then it turns out that your and their understanding of speaking a foreign language are much different. The reason is that the concept of “speaking a foreign language” is very abstract. For some it is to speak freely, but for others it is simply to be able to briefly talk about yourself. And the second option is the result of similar 2-week courses.
Is it really impossible to learn a foreign language quickly and easily? It is forbidden! Today it is fashionable to learn languages by listening to music, watching movies and playing games. But I would like to emphasize that these are not ways to learn a language, but rather to replenish your vocabulary. In these ways you will only learn new words and expressions, but not the language as a whole. To do this you need to learn grammar. Many people will be upset now, but it’s true!
Grammar is the most boring and difficult part of learning a language, but it is also very important. This is the diagram onto which you can then superimpose your thoughts. What does it mean. If you don't know grammar and try to say something in English, you just start going over in your head the words and ready-made phrases that you know. As a result, you realize that they do not completely or completely fit what you want to say. And this is where the problem arises. At a time when a person who knows grammar can say any sentence simply by correctly observing the word order and rules. The same grammar can be learned quickly and efficiently in appropriate English courses.
Okay, you say. I will learn these rules even faster than in two weeks. But there is a catch here too. You can learn the rule itself quickly, it will take a little more time to understand it, but learning to use it is not an easy task. Remember how in school you had to learn the rules. It seems like I learned it and even understood it, but as soon as I got distracted, I had to re-read it again, and the next day I completely forgot about it! The thing is that our brain cannot quickly master a new type of thinking. This requires a lot of practice. After all, those who speak a foreign language well also think well in it. And those who have just started studying think in their native language, and then mentally translate into a foreign language and reproduce it out loud. Therefore, long pauses in speech and problems with expressing thoughts often occur. So, no matter how much you want, it is physically impossible to speak a foreign language fluently in 2 weeks.
Drawing conclusions, we can say that a course on learning a foreign language in two weeks is suitable for those who are planning to fly on vacation to other countries. To do this, it is enough to learn a few phrases about yourself, how to ask for directions and learn to perceive foreign speech a little by ear. But if you are serious about mastering a foreign language, turn to professionals, such as
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English in two weeks...
- Is it possible?
- I'll explain now:
On the Internet you can often see such advertisements from teachers: “English in 2 weeks.”
Here I want to immediately clarify that situations with learning English are different. There are people who have never studied English before; There are those who once studied, but forgot or did not finish studying; there are students with insufficient knowledge to pass the exam; there are people who just want to take a short course in English before traveling to English speaking country.
Let's look at all these categories and understand what can be done for each of these categories in 2 weeks. Let me note that I am only talking about what, specifically, I can do (I can’t vouch for other teachers: some may be able to do it, but some may not).
Category 1
Never studied English before
(mainly tourists and businessmen)
If you have zero knowledge, and in a couple of weeks you are going to travel to an English-speaking country, in principle, of course, everything is possible, but as for the English language, in 2 weeks, on an emergency basis, subject to daily classes, it is possible to give a person a certain minimum a language base, a certain foundation on which he will then, while abroad, use a dictionary to string new words and expressions.
In two weeks it is really possible to teach a person how to construct simple phrases in English language, teach to read, write and express your thoughts in simple language. Of course, in any case, he will need two things abroad: a Russian-English and English-Russian phrasebook and a similar dictionary, preferably electronic.
Having completed such an emergency course of study, a person, of course, will not be lost abroad, since he will be able to express his thoughts and wishes, although it will be extremely difficult for him to understand native speakers, but here you can resort to the help of electronic dictionaries-translators, then the problem will be settled, although it will be very difficult for him at first.
Category 2
Schoolchildren and students
Everything is much simpler here, because everything is possible here. At least, I didn’t have a single case of failing an exam or failing a test during my entire internship. Before an exam, as a rule, everything unreal becomes real for a student and he is ready to study for days.
If we are talking about a semester, then the preparation is real, of course, provided that he completes all the tasks in class and at home. I would like to note that those who missed 2 semesters and have zero knowledge have not yet contacted me 2 weeks before the exams (after 20 years of practice).
If you have to take an exam for one course of study and you have vocabulary and or the ability to construct forms of verbs in different tenses, but there is no understanding of the use of tenses, I will prepare without problems, and perhaps also ahead of schedule. In the same situation, but without the ability to construct forms of verbs in different tenses, it will be difficult, but we will manage, although the student will have a very hard time. What to do, it’s my own fault, I should have attended lectures, not skipped.
But if there is a semester test coming up, and the student doesn’t know a single English word and doesn’t imagine, simple future tense... Here, already, depending on the situation, depending on what exactly is to be taken. In this case, I don’t guarantee a 100% “A” and, in general, if everything is really neglected, I’ll honestly say that he can fail the test, unless, of course, he is a freshman with a pass for the first semester (with them, everything is simpler - a small amount knowledge and, accordingly, requirements).
Category 3
Those who have previously studied English need to improve their knowledge
Well, this is the easiest thing - in 2 weeks here you can not only update the forgotten, but also move on by leaps and bounds.
Category 4
Short English course required
It is not hard. You can give an idea of the construction of sentences and consider the system of English tenses. We will also have time to analyze the main subtleties of English grammar and its differences, for example, from Spanish. We will have time to figure out what “Coordination of tenses” is and understand its meaning in English. In short, we will have time to go through the theoretical grammar of the English language with a brief practice of its application and the basics of translation, provided good knowledge a student of at least one foreign language. If such knowledge is absent, the result will certainly be significantly worse.
Category 4
It is required to conduct a comparative typology of the English language with the Spanish language
A couple of lessons will be enough for this. If you need to show everything in practice, then in 2 weeks we’ll just do it.
Study independently using the textbook “Theoretical and practical grammar of the English language with exercises on all standard grammar and tests.”
Guys, those who do not yet understand that it is impossible to learn a language in 2 weeks, understand, YOU must learn the language. No one will teach it for YOU. No invited native speakers (as in advertising), no money, no deadlines will help you if you don’t want it yourself.
It is impossible to learn a foreign language in 2 weeks. You can learn, with reservations, a foreign language in six months, a year or a year and a half. This is a realistic time frame, but not in 2 weeks. In the best case, in 2 weeks you can memorize a few phrases in order to say something to someone somewhere. Now I don’t mean polyglots, who, in principle, are able to quickly understand the meaning of someone else’s language, but I mean ordinary people, not polyglots.
There is another very important factor. If there is no communication with people in a foreign language, then the language will be quickly forgotten. You need a constant interest in the language and constant exercise. And all the same, once you find yourself in the country of language, you will find yourself in a puddle, because native speakers speak quickly, abbreviate a lot and nothing will be understood.
Only under the condition of long-term residence in the country of the language being studied is there a guarantee, unless the person is a complete idiot, of course, that the language will be learned by itself and will be understandable. This happens (many people say this) after about 1-3 years of living in the country of the language being studied.
Therefore, you yourself know what you can call all these courses on “complete language learning in 2 weeks”. It would be better if they didn’t fool people, but directly called their courses “we’ll teach you a few phrases in English” or “how to partially understand your interlocutor on the street or in a cafe” or something similar. I think you understand what I wanted to say.
A particularly gifted (without irony) individual can learn a language in 2 weeks, but a particularly gifted person does not need any courses. He will learn the language without them.
I will say again that no one but YOU needs knowledge of any language. No one. Everyone else only needs YOUR money. Just like that. What am I talking about? You can lay the foundations of the language into yourself, absolutely free of charge. To do this, you just need to take the right course of study and follow the instructions of those who created this course. Yes, I do not deny that live communication with the teacher and fellow students is important and necessary. But this can be done as an addition to the main course (free and chosen by you), and not vice versa.
When I decided to learn English, it only took me 2 months to understand teaching methods, their differences, in order to choose a universal teaching method. It took 2 months to simply understand the techniques and a year of intensive training, which continues to this day. Do you understand? And here you are offered to learn the language to a fluent level in 2 weeks. You can read my thoughts and some secrets gained from my own experience. Therefore, think before you pay 15 or 50 thousand to someone for something you should do yourself.
In 2 weeks, the advertisement promises to teach you how to communicate fluently in English. You know, I’ll step back a little from the topic now and try to express one idea that has been known to me for a long time. There is no freedom. Freedom is declared everywhere, but it is not there. For the simple reason that everything in the world is subject to strict rules.
Planet Earth is tied to its orbit and revolves around the Sun. What is the freedom here? Our planet, perhaps, has long wanted to fly somewhere away from its frying master. But it’s just not possible. The Sun itself is also tied to its place in the Galaxy, and the Galaxy to its place in the Universe. And the Universe, most likely, does not float freely somewhere and exist as it wants, but obeys some laws, the understanding of which is inaccessible to us.
They tell us everywhere, from TV, anywhere, from advertising, that, they say, be free, be fashionable, be something else. And the church claims that human free will is the main characteristic of man. But the whole point is that a person consists of many molecules that do not act freely, but according to strictly established rules. At the molecular level there is no longer any freedom. Both the will of man and he himself are most likely no longer free. They are hostages of the rules that exist and that actually apply. A person cannot be without water, food, or air for a long time. How can an unfree being have free will? Even if, let’s assume that he can, his free will will still run into natural/physical limitations.
Protons, electrons, nuclei - everything is in its place and they are not able to change places. No matter how much a person wants real freedom, it simply doesn’t exist. There's just a set of rules. If this set of rules can be called freedom, then please. But freedom implies absolutely everything. Is not it? But for some reason man does not fly like a bird, although everyone tells him that he is “free.” He created various aircraft, but he himself cannot fly on his own, although he wants to, if you believe numerous testimonies.