Every person has to deal with different cultures and languages at some
point in their lives. Knowledge of language greatly facilitates the
interaction of a person with another type of culture, improves social
status, provides career growth, provides great opportunities for
self-expression and dissemination of ideas, opens up prospects for
modern education, improves financial situation, contributes to the
achievement of your goals and objectives. However, in the process of
learning many people necessarily face difficulties, which they lack
experience and necessary knowledge to overcome. This practical manual
will become a desktop assistant for a large audience: for those who want
to or are already learning a foreign language, do it alone or with a
teacher, individually, in a group or educational institution (school,
college, university, academy). The guide will help to structure and
organize your individual language learning process and will give you the
opportunity to independently determine the methodology of learning a
language that will be interesting and not burdensome. The title of the
manual reflects its content: current issues and possible solutions. The
material is presented in a concise and concrete manner. Each person can
select the method that is most appealing to him or her, as well as one
that is appropriate for his or her pace and lifestyle, so that language
learning becomes a natural and exciting process. The book addresses such
issues as: What is Language? / Why Cannot You Learn a Foreign Language?
/ How Much Time You Will Spend to Learn a Language? / The Duration of
Lessons / What is the Minimum Foreign Language Vocabulary? / What
Textbook Should You Select to Learn a Language? / How to Choose a
Teacher? / How to Prepare for the Language Exam? / A Foreign Language
for Children / Distance Learning / How to Coach and to Develop Memory /
Training / Grammar Study / Phonetics Study / Vocabulary Study /
Developing Listening Skills / Developing Speaking Skills / Developing
Reading Skills / Developing Writing Skills / Linguistic Environment /
Immersion in the Linguistic Environment / Language Interference /
Regional Geography / Culture Shock
