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Lýdia Machová

What Lýdia Machová thinks about language learning

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Slovak conference interpreter who speaks seven languages and learned all but two of them alone, without courses, teachers or living abroad. Coined the job title language mentor for what she does instead of teaching.

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    Our readingAnyone can learn a language, and what separates those who do is method rather than talent.

    Their wordsEverybody can learn a language if they know how.

    ↗About Melanguagementoring.com 1st of 3 in this piece

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    Our readingNobody can be taught a language by anyone else; a teacher can help, but the learning is the learner's to do.

    Their wordsI'm convinced that it's not possible to teach anyone a language. A good teacher can help you on this journey – but they cannot give the language to you on a silver platter.

    ↗About Melanguagementoring.com 2nd of 3 in this piece

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    Our readingThe thing worth teaching is not a language but how to learn languages, because that skill repeats for every language after it.

    Their wordsI don't teach people languages, I teach them how they can learn languages by themselves.

    ↗About Melanguagementoring.com 3rd of 3 in this piece