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  Research confirms what many polyglots intuitively know: there is no single path to near-native fluency. Even for the same learner, the journey can vary dramatically depending on the language, the context, and the resources available. My own experience with French and Russian illustrates this vividly. French: A Community-Fueled Glide I learned French in school, but the real advantage was my bilingual environment. Though my family remained firmly rooted in the anglophone community, I was surrounded by French-speaking stores, schools, and workplaces. That ambient exposure made supplemental study effortless—I could walk into a local shop and buy French books, which I devoured. French felt intuitive. Despite its Romance roots and English’s Germanic lineage, the historical influence of French on English created unexpected bridges. Cognates, syntax echoes, and shared idioms made the language feel familiar. My formal education reinforced this ease: a review of French grammar as the...

  Dr. Betty Lou Leaver, MSI Press author and managing editor, together with Dr. Christine Campbell. contributed a chapter to The Art of Teaching Russian, a once-every-fifteen-years volume that updates the field. To see more information about or to acquire the book, click HERE . To see more posts about Betty Lou and her works, click HERE .

  Shenan (CB) Leaver's book, Mommy Poisoned Our House Guest, was translated into Russia and published in Russia, with excerpts in the Socionics Journal . For those who can read Russian, hear is some fun reading!! Мама отравила нашего гостя! (фрагменты из книги) Авторы: Си Би ЛИВЕР и Бетти Лу ЛИВЕР В своей книге Си Би Ливер, один из семи детей Бетти Ливер, решил рассказать о своей Маме, которая помогла ему с редактированием текста. К сожалению, хорошей фотографии Си Би не нашлось, поэтому помещаем только фотографию героини книги. Соционический тип: как нам кажется, хорошо виден из текста Эл. адреса: CBLeaver @ aol . com и Leaver @ aol . com Хаос на кухне. Моя Мама – очень хорошая Мама, но очень плохой повар. Однажды моей сестрёнке понадобилось принести на праздник девочек-скаутов "дьявольские яйца" (обычно их фаршируют майонезом и сладким красным перцем, но Мама, вид...