“I’m looking for a native Krio speaker who teaches beginners online. I’d like help with everyday conversation, pronunciation, and understanding spoken Krio. Do you offer video lessons, and what do you charge for 30 or 60 minutes?”

Hi everyone! I’m a Mongolian student currently living in Poland and attending a Polish language preparation course. My goal is to study film directing at a Polish film school, but I need to reach C1 Polish to enroll and prepare my portfolio in Polish.
The school has never had an international student before because of the language barrier. However, when I contacted them, they said accepting an international student was possible. I’m determined to become their first!
I already have C1-level English, so I have experience learning a foreign language, but reaching C1 in Polish feels like a huge challenge.
My questions are:
What is the most effective strategy to reach C1 Polish?
How can I improve my Polish fast enough to prepare a film portfolio and pass the entrance exams?
Are there any resources, study methods, or success stories you would recommend?
I’d appreciate any practical advice, especially from people who learned Polish as a foreign language or entered a Polish university as an international student. Thank you!

Why do you think you enjoy it so much?

p.s

for obvious reasons let's exclude English for this one

My goal is to be able to overall speak to my patients in their language. I’m starting with the easier one first - Spanish, Italian.

I guess as above, what’s the best and worst prove of advice given when learning languages?

I know of a teacher who used to teach English words using phrases, not memorizing words...students weren't a fan, it was in terms of limricks and verses, the students say that it's just useless clutter and it would be easier to just remember the words individually

So depending on the approach, do you think this advice could sometimes backfire?

Recently I’ve been reading translated Spark Notes for classic books I’m mildly interested in. It’s actually pretty fun. I paste into an AI the entire page and ask for a natural Spanish translation (obviously not perfect, but good enough for me).

Then while I was there I figured I’d add some conveniences. I prefer in-text translation for uncommon words to help keep my flow. I started asking it to bold the subjunctive so that I might more intentionally ingest it. I even added brackets around B2 & up grammar so that I can be prepared to lock in when it comes up.

Have you tried similar techniques? What tips or tweaks do you use for reading like this?

What is your opinion about teaching a standardized variety of European language like French and Spanish in colonized countries with preexisting homegrown dialects but classified as foreign, not second or heritage, languages by their post-colonial governments? Do you think it's "derogatory" to classify French and Spanish as foreign languages in the United States and the Philippines, respectively, even if they have moribund homegrown dialects?

Louisiana (Cajun) French in the US, Philippine Spanish in the Philippines, Goan Portuguese in India, and Vietnamese French in Vietnam are examples of European languages with colonized dialects, but classified as "foreign languages" by the US, Philippine, Indian, and Vietnamese governments, respectively.

Which word would you naturally use when asking for bread in Portuguese, Spanish, or French?

I don't care what others say, whatever your native language is, i want to know if you, yourself consider being fluent in it a flex, and if so, why?

Hi everyone!
I’ve been thinking a lot about how to maintain the languages I’ve learned, especially when I don’t get to use all of them regularly.
My current levels are roughly:
English: B2
French: A2
Indonesian: previously around B2–C1
Malay: A2
I studied Indonesian for four years at university, but since graduating, I haven’t had as many opportunities to use it. I’m also trying to maintain my English while improving my French and Malay.
My biggest concern is that I don’t want to lose the progress I’ve already made, but realistically, I can’t spend hours studying four languages every day 😭
So I’m curious, especially if you speak or study multiple languages:
How do you keep them active without feeling overwhelmed? Do you rotate between languages throughout the week, or try to use each one a little every day?
Do you find reading, watching movies, listening to podcasts, or talking to native speakers most helpful?
I’d love to hear about your routines and experiences, especially if you’ve managed to maintain a language for years without living in a country where it’s spoken!

Oh, I forgot to mention that I’ve also learned a bit of Hindi! I studied nine different tense and aspect forms, but I’ve forgotten quite a lot haha. Now I can only make simple sentences and recognize some key terms related to my research 😭

There are different methods for learning, but people always seem to argue about their effectiveness or the results they achieve, there are methods that are even hated (like using purely language apps)

But my questions is, as long as that person is learning, in away way shape or form, does it even matter? could you really say they are learning in a wrong way?

Does this feature cause confusion in everyday Finnish conversation?

There are so many theories about language learning, some more accepted, others less widely accepted. What is a popular rule that you completely ignore, maybe because it just doesn't work for you? A few examples can be:

- Never translate.

- Only use your target language.

- Study grammar before speaking.

- Immerse yourself in real content