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Malika Shamshiden is a native Kazakh and Russian speaker
that also speaks Japanese, Korean, English and Turkish. She is also a language teacher on Italki and currently resides in Istanbul, Türkiye.
After completing her secondary education, Malika pursued a
bachelor in Interpretation with an emphasis on English. Later, she earned a bachelor's degree in Oriental Studies from Eurasian National University, specializing in Japan. During her junior year, her interest turned to Korea, prompting her to embark on a journey to learn the Korean language. Subsequently, she studied in Seoul for one term, immersing herself in Korean society.
In our today's podcast you will hear a lot about Malika and
her experience both as a language learner and a language student. You will learn about Kazakhstan, Turkey Korea, Japan, Kazakh-Russian relationships, Farsi and Arabic languages, and much more.
Study with Malika on Italki:
https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/3258392
Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
01:52 - Malika's first steps in language learning
03:50 - Is English difficult to learn?
07:25 - How different are Kazakh and Russian?
09:23 - High and Low Contextual Languages
12:55 - Who are the Kazakhs and how are they related to the
Turks?
17:35 - Can knowing Kazakh help to learn Turkish?
21:08 - The ups and down of living in Turkey
23:40 - Smoking and fake female liberation campaigns in the USSR
28:20 - Did Kazakhstan join the USSR willingly?
34:06 - Why do more people speak Russian than Kazakh in
contemporary Kazakhstan?
43:38 - The culture of the pre-USSR Kazakhs
47:17 - Minerals, natural gas and oil
49:24 - Is Kazakhstan changing its script from Cyrillic to
Latin?
55:26 - How difficult is Japanese?
1:01:12 - Does knowing Japanese help to understand Korean?
1:04:45 - Why has Mailka chosen Spanish as her next
language?
1:06:08 - Persian and the Arabic alphabet
1:09:14 - The 3 types of polyglots
1:11:30 - Malika's tips for language learners
1:15:18 - Language apps: Duolingo vs LingQ
1:17:59 - How I and Malika met
1:19:31 - Is it wise to learn 2 languages at once?
1:22:59 - What is the minimum that you should do daily to
get a better at a foreign language?
1:25:45 - Write to learn better
1:27:24 - Disciplined vs sporadic learning
1:29:57 - Korean, Japanese and Chinese people
1:34:32 - Future language goals
If you liked the episode, be sure to rate, review and follow the podcast for future episodes.
Want to get in touch? Contact me via a letter or my socials:
https://linktr.ee/pauliusjuodis
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By Paulius JuodisMalika Shamshiden is a native Kazakh and Russian speaker
that also speaks Japanese, Korean, English and Turkish. She is also a language teacher on Italki and currently resides in Istanbul, Türkiye.
After completing her secondary education, Malika pursued a
bachelor in Interpretation with an emphasis on English. Later, she earned a bachelor's degree in Oriental Studies from Eurasian National University, specializing in Japan. During her junior year, her interest turned to Korea, prompting her to embark on a journey to learn the Korean language. Subsequently, she studied in Seoul for one term, immersing herself in Korean society.
In our today's podcast you will hear a lot about Malika and
her experience both as a language learner and a language student. You will learn about Kazakhstan, Turkey Korea, Japan, Kazakh-Russian relationships, Farsi and Arabic languages, and much more.
Study with Malika on Italki:
https://www.italki.com/en/teacher/3258392
Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
01:52 - Malika's first steps in language learning
03:50 - Is English difficult to learn?
07:25 - How different are Kazakh and Russian?
09:23 - High and Low Contextual Languages
12:55 - Who are the Kazakhs and how are they related to the
Turks?
17:35 - Can knowing Kazakh help to learn Turkish?
21:08 - The ups and down of living in Turkey
23:40 - Smoking and fake female liberation campaigns in the USSR
28:20 - Did Kazakhstan join the USSR willingly?
34:06 - Why do more people speak Russian than Kazakh in
contemporary Kazakhstan?
43:38 - The culture of the pre-USSR Kazakhs
47:17 - Minerals, natural gas and oil
49:24 - Is Kazakhstan changing its script from Cyrillic to
Latin?
55:26 - How difficult is Japanese?
1:01:12 - Does knowing Japanese help to understand Korean?
1:04:45 - Why has Mailka chosen Spanish as her next
language?
1:06:08 - Persian and the Arabic alphabet
1:09:14 - The 3 types of polyglots
1:11:30 - Malika's tips for language learners
1:15:18 - Language apps: Duolingo vs LingQ
1:17:59 - How I and Malika met
1:19:31 - Is it wise to learn 2 languages at once?
1:22:59 - What is the minimum that you should do daily to
get a better at a foreign language?
1:25:45 - Write to learn better
1:27:24 - Disciplined vs sporadic learning
1:29:57 - Korean, Japanese and Chinese people
1:34:32 - Future language goals
If you liked the episode, be sure to rate, review and follow the podcast for future episodes.
Want to get in touch? Contact me via a letter or my socials:
https://linktr.ee/pauliusjuodis