In this blog I explore the many fascinating facets of Czech life, from Krtek to Knedlíky (with some occasional linguistic offerings too I should think.)

Wednesday, 21 October 2015

The Perils and Challenges of Learning a Language Whilst Living Abroad


"The best way to learn a language is to just go live there. You know, really immerse yourself". 

This is something every language learner hears along that difficult road to speaking another tongue. Living abroad, these people claim, is the easiest and most sure fire way to learn a language.


Is it really that simple? From personal experience, I would say definitely not.