Find Out How to Learn Any Language

Susanna Zaraysky has the answer to the question how to learn any language - learning a language is simple - You should treat it as music.

One of the main challenges for expats when relocating overseas is to learn a new language. Some expats find it so difficult that they give up on learning how to speak the local language.

This is quite unfortunate as they miss out on experiencing to the fullest many of the wonderful things that their host country has to offer as well as truly understanding the culture and the native people.

But...

It doesn't have to be like this - you can learn the local language in an easy and fun way.

Susanna Zaraysky was born in the Soviet Union and grew up in California, lived in nine countries and learned English, Russian, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, and Serbo-Croatian using music, TV, films, radio and free and low-cost resources.

Susanna believes that anyone can train to become multi-lingual. She shares her experiences, her ideas and her techniques in her book Language is Music.

In her book Susanna explains creatively how to learn any language in a fun, easy and affordable way. She provides over 70 simple tips to use for things you already do, such as listening to music, watching TV, and surfing the Web. Anyone can experience the joy of learning a new language without spending money on private tutors.

Zaraysky explains the problems that exist with the methods of standard foreign language education and how her book solves many of the roadblocks to foreign language mastery.

"My parents made me read Russian language books when I was a kid in the United States. I was bored and hated learning Russian.

Traditional language lessons are better suited as remedies for insomnia rather than as effective learning strategies! People don't fail at languages because they are bad students, but rather because they are studying in a boring and ineffective way. Language instructors teach us to memorize words, rules and conjugation tables. Word lists and tables are about as useful as learning how to cook a delicious meal and then giving it to the dog.

I recall that while working as a high school ESL teacher, my students responded to their vocabulary and pronunciation lessons quite well when singing tunes from the Beatles, Frank Sinatra and other contemporary musicians. We must taste and experience a language to truly learn it."

I totally agree with Susanna's methods. I recall that watching T.V and listening to the local radio in Venezuela helped me to learn Spanish. I managed to understand the language, the culture and its people by paying a careful attention to the words of the local media. I even noticed that, at times, I still mimic the accent of the actors and T.V. hosts that I watched years ago. .

What is great about Susanna's book is realizing that the answer to how to learn any language is easy - EMBRACE IT! Open a door to the basics of a local language and let it enter into your life. Watch the local language television stations, listen to the local radio stations, and become friends with the local residents in your new country.

Susanna says that many languages came alive to her by listening to music, radio programs and by watching television and movies in foreign languages. The media component of her language learning helped her feel the natural rhythm of the languages and develop fluency and excellent accents.

She attests that she is living proof that someone can be multi-lingual using the media, "Learning foreign languages is like learning to sing a song or play music. I am sharing my tools because I want more people to be multi-lingual and to help them realize how much fun it can be to learn a new language".

You can find more information about Susanna's book Language is Music, and truly understand how to learn any language by listening to music or singing a song.