Daria Storozhilova
@stordar.bsky.social
English Teacher and Online Course Creator. Love languages and travelling.
Why it’s not always your fault when you’re struggling with a new language - my new article on @Medium
https://f.mtr.cool/kjerfbbkrt
#languagelearning
https://f.mtr.cool/kjerfbbkrt
#languagelearning
Why it’s not always your fault when you’re struggling with a new language
Why it’s not always your fault when you’re struggling with a new language I’ve tried quite a few language courses over the past few years, and I keep noticing the same problem. They explain …
f.mtr.cool
December 13, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Why it’s not always your fault when you’re struggling with a new language - my new article on @Medium
https://f.mtr.cool/kjerfbbkrt
#languagelearning
https://f.mtr.cool/kjerfbbkrt
#languagelearning
Most language courses I've tried in the last few years have very little practice of the material studied. But without practice, it's very hard to grow your language skills.
❗ Practice is the key to learning a language, not lengthy explanations and word lists!
#languagelearning
❗ Practice is the key to learning a language, not lengthy explanations and word lists!
#languagelearning
December 11, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Most language courses I've tried in the last few years have very little practice of the material studied. But without practice, it's very hard to grow your language skills.
❗ Practice is the key to learning a language, not lengthy explanations and word lists!
#languagelearning
❗ Practice is the key to learning a language, not lengthy explanations and word lists!
#languagelearning
Ability to use a language is a skill which is learnt by TRYING TO DO it - practice is more important than just memorizing stuff
December 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Ability to use a language is a skill which is learnt by TRYING TO DO it - practice is more important than just memorizing stuff
Well, trying again… for the 4th time 🤯 What’s wrong with me?
Trying to revive my rusty A1 in #german. It’s been years 😢
I have such a difficult relationship with this language - no idea why 🤯
Fingers crossed 🤞
I have such a difficult relationship with this language - no idea why 🤯
Fingers crossed 🤞
December 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Well, trying again… for the 4th time 🤯 What’s wrong with me?
“Learning-of anything, anywhere- demands energy and attention from the learner. One person cannot learn anything for anyone else. It has to be
done by your own personal effort. Nobody else can transmit understanding or skills into your head.“
(from ‘Learning teaching’)
done by your own personal effort. Nobody else can transmit understanding or skills into your head.“
(from ‘Learning teaching’)
December 7, 2025 at 10:04 AM
“Learning-of anything, anywhere- demands energy and attention from the learner. One person cannot learn anything for anyone else. It has to be
done by your own personal effort. Nobody else can transmit understanding or skills into your head.“
(from ‘Learning teaching’)
done by your own personal effort. Nobody else can transmit understanding or skills into your head.“
(from ‘Learning teaching’)
🔥 So proud to get my certificate for Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture on @FutureLearn: www.futurelearn.com/certificates... #FLlanguageculture
Daria Storozhilova's Certificate of Achievement for Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture
This course investigated the relationship between language and cultural identity and the role that language plays in intercultural communication.
www.futurelearn.com
July 9, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🔥 So proud to get my certificate for Introduction to Intercultural Studies: Language and Culture on @FutureLearn: www.futurelearn.com/certificates... #FLlanguageculture
It’s kinda funny how I don’t switch to English when I am in Prague even though I don’t speak any Czech. It’s like my brain says to itself, ‘You’re in a Slavic language zone - speak Polish’ 😀
May 13, 2025 at 8:28 AM
It’s kinda funny how I don’t switch to English when I am in Prague even though I don’t speak any Czech. It’s like my brain says to itself, ‘You’re in a Slavic language zone - speak Polish’ 😀
April 21, 2025 at 10:33 AM
March 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Why #listening understanding is so hard in a foreign language - reason 1️⃣
😱 Unfamiliar sound system
Our brain might ignore unfamiliar sounds of the target language making it hard to recognise some words.
💯 Learning #pronunciation is important
#learnEnglish
😱 Unfamiliar sound system
Our brain might ignore unfamiliar sounds of the target language making it hard to recognise some words.
💯 Learning #pronunciation is important
#learnEnglish
February 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Why #listening understanding is so hard in a foreign language - reason 1️⃣
😱 Unfamiliar sound system
Our brain might ignore unfamiliar sounds of the target language making it hard to recognise some words.
💯 Learning #pronunciation is important
#learnEnglish
😱 Unfamiliar sound system
Our brain might ignore unfamiliar sounds of the target language making it hard to recognise some words.
💯 Learning #pronunciation is important
#learnEnglish
I am finally back to learning Italian after a break.
Very rusty 😱
It's not a good idea to take long breaks when you're an A1 learner.
Very rusty 😱
It's not a good idea to take long breaks when you're an A1 learner.
February 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
I am finally back to learning Italian after a break.
Very rusty 😱
It's not a good idea to take long breaks when you're an A1 learner.
Very rusty 😱
It's not a good idea to take long breaks when you're an A1 learner.
Reposted by Daria Storozhilova
AI has really sped up my course production process 💃
What used to take 2 hours now takes about 20 minutes *hat off*
What used to take 2 hours now takes about 20 minutes *hat off*
December 9, 2024 at 12:47 PM
AI has really sped up my course production process 💃
What used to take 2 hours now takes about 20 minutes *hat off*
What used to take 2 hours now takes about 20 minutes *hat off*
Do you properly punctuate informal messages in your own language or ‘Who the hell needs commas and full stops in messengers’?
#englishgrammar
#englishgrammar
December 4, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Do you properly punctuate informal messages in your own language or ‘Who the hell needs commas and full stops in messengers’?
#englishgrammar
#englishgrammar
Recent films that are quite easy to understand, even for #englishlearners:
🎬 A man called Otto
🎬 Thelma
🎬 Find me falling
Of course, they are still not as easy as learning materials, but it’s a good start if you really want to watch something authentic.
🎬 A man called Otto
🎬 Thelma
🎬 Find me falling
Of course, they are still not as easy as learning materials, but it’s a good start if you really want to watch something authentic.
December 2, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Recent films that are quite easy to understand, even for #englishlearners:
🎬 A man called Otto
🎬 Thelma
🎬 Find me falling
Of course, they are still not as easy as learning materials, but it’s a good start if you really want to watch something authentic.
🎬 A man called Otto
🎬 Thelma
🎬 Find me falling
Of course, they are still not as easy as learning materials, but it’s a good start if you really want to watch something authentic.
Just read a funny post from an Irish friend of mine how she had to translate a phrase ‘for ages’ to an American while boarding a plane in Dublin.
If there are any Americans seeing this - do you understand what this phrase means? Would you ever use it yourself?
❤️ #englishes
If there are any Americans seeing this - do you understand what this phrase means? Would you ever use it yourself?
❤️ #englishes
November 30, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Just read a funny post from an Irish friend of mine how she had to translate a phrase ‘for ages’ to an American while boarding a plane in Dublin.
If there are any Americans seeing this - do you understand what this phrase means? Would you ever use it yourself?
❤️ #englishes
If there are any Americans seeing this - do you understand what this phrase means? Would you ever use it yourself?
❤️ #englishes
Trying to revive my rusty A1 in #german. It’s been years 😢
I have such a difficult relationship with this language - no idea why 🤯
Fingers crossed 🤞
I have such a difficult relationship with this language - no idea why 🤯
Fingers crossed 🤞
November 28, 2024 at 12:13 PM
Trying to revive my rusty A1 in #german. It’s been years 😢
I have such a difficult relationship with this language - no idea why 🤯
Fingers crossed 🤞
I have such a difficult relationship with this language - no idea why 🤯
Fingers crossed 🤞
We’ve been listening to a pattern … ARE THEY GONNA … in fast speech - wow, natives say it fast! 🚀
Why?
A few ‘grammar’ (non-content) words together are not usually pronounced carefully - the meaning is usually clear from the context
Chances are you do the same in your own language
Why?
A few ‘grammar’ (non-content) words together are not usually pronounced carefully - the meaning is usually clear from the context
Chances are you do the same in your own language
November 27, 2024 at 3:11 PM
We’ve been listening to a pattern … ARE THEY GONNA … in fast speech - wow, natives say it fast! 🚀
Why?
A few ‘grammar’ (non-content) words together are not usually pronounced carefully - the meaning is usually clear from the context
Chances are you do the same in your own language
Why?
A few ‘grammar’ (non-content) words together are not usually pronounced carefully - the meaning is usually clear from the context
Chances are you do the same in your own language
Agreement of nouns and adjectives in Italian is craaazy 😅 and don’t forget the verb forms 🤪
#englishlearners are so lucky adjectives in English don’t change in most cases, and most nouns just add -s for plural.
#learningitalian
#englishlearners are so lucky adjectives in English don’t change in most cases, and most nouns just add -s for plural.
#learningitalian
November 26, 2024 at 10:11 AM
Agreement of nouns and adjectives in Italian is craaazy 😅 and don’t forget the verb forms 🤪
#englishlearners are so lucky adjectives in English don’t change in most cases, and most nouns just add -s for plural.
#learningitalian
#englishlearners are so lucky adjectives in English don’t change in most cases, and most nouns just add -s for plural.
#learningitalian
I see many adults struggle with listening comprehension even though they’ve been learning #englishlanguage for years 😢
The reason is often not enough exposure.
Don’t forget to check ALL the words you want to remember in #pronunciation dictionaries like forvo.com - the more you listen the better
The reason is often not enough exposure.
Don’t forget to check ALL the words you want to remember in #pronunciation dictionaries like forvo.com - the more you listen the better
forvo.com
November 25, 2024 at 11:00 AM
I see many adults struggle with listening comprehension even though they’ve been learning #englishlanguage for years 😢
The reason is often not enough exposure.
Don’t forget to check ALL the words you want to remember in #pronunciation dictionaries like forvo.com - the more you listen the better
The reason is often not enough exposure.
Don’t forget to check ALL the words you want to remember in #pronunciation dictionaries like forvo.com - the more you listen the better
To feel more or less confident in a language I learn from scratch, I need to learn the forms of the most common verbs:
💎 to be
💎 to do / to make
💎 to want
💎 to go
💎 would like
💎 to like
💎 to have
Then, I can start forming simple sentences.
#languagelearning
💎 to be
💎 to do / to make
💎 to want
💎 to go
💎 would like
💎 to like
💎 to have
Then, I can start forming simple sentences.
#languagelearning
November 24, 2024 at 5:16 PM
To feel more or less confident in a language I learn from scratch, I need to learn the forms of the most common verbs:
💎 to be
💎 to do / to make
💎 to want
💎 to go
💎 would like
💎 to like
💎 to have
Then, I can start forming simple sentences.
#languagelearning
💎 to be
💎 to do / to make
💎 to want
💎 to go
💎 would like
💎 to like
💎 to have
Then, I can start forming simple sentences.
#languagelearning