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Why learning by roots works

Iranian students who read the backstory of each new English word remembered far more of the list two months later than those who studied it the usual way. Here's what...

Why learning by roots works

Iranian students who read the backstory of each new English word remembered far more of the list two months later than those who studied it the usual way. Here's what...

Why a Root System Sticks When a Word List Doesn't

Memorizing Slavic root-words is more effective than memorizing individual words one by one.

Why a Root System Sticks When a Word List Doesn't

Memorizing Slavic root-words is more effective than memorizing individual words one by one.

An Anecdote From Personal Life- The Usefulness of the Learn By the Roots Approach

An Anecdote From Personal Life- The Usefulness ...

Reading one page of an authentic Ukrainian text, I found about 20% of the words were borrowed academic terms that most learners can learn for free, and 80% relied on...

An Anecdote From Personal Life- The Usefulness ...

Reading one page of an authentic Ukrainian text, I found about 20% of the words were borrowed academic terms that most learners can learn for free, and 80% relied on...

Why 200 Roots Beats 8,000 Words

Most language books promise thousands of words. This one aims for something smaller: several hundred roots and a dozen prefixes, learned well enough that new words start explaining themselves. If...

Why 200 Roots Beats 8,000 Words

Most language books promise thousands of words. This one aims for something smaller: several hundred roots and a dozen prefixes, learned well enough that new words start explaining themselves. If...

Take a quick glance (or погляд) at a sample cha...

Ever wonder how the English word glance connects to the Ukrainian verb гляді́ти? Take a page-by-page tour through Chapter #40 (гляд-) of our upcoming handbook. See how etymological hooks, 80/20...

Take a quick glance (or погляд) at a sample cha...

Ever wonder how the English word glance connects to the Ukrainian verb гляді́ти? Take a page-by-page tour through Chapter #40 (гляд-) of our upcoming handbook. See how etymological hooks, 80/20...

Stop Collecting Stray Words One by One: Build the Framework First

Stop Collecting Stray Words One by One: Build t...

Stop collecting stray words one by one. Gamified apps teach isolated outputs; native speakers rely on the root engines that craft them. Whether you're tackling Ukrainian or Polish, having the...

Stop Collecting Stray Words One by One: Build t...

Stop collecting stray words one by one. Gamified apps teach isolated outputs; native speakers rely on the root engines that craft them. Whether you're tackling Ukrainian or Polish, having the...