Why do I like to learn foreign languages? I like to learn foreign languages because it delays all the borders in your mind first of all. It gives you some kind of freedom. (Now I'm learning English but someday I'd like to learn other foreign languages) The most important thing is to let yourself be free. I always worry about how accurately I speak. It was so hard for me to let myself be free, to do not be affraid of foreign language because there are a lot of rules. And when you are totally focused on these rules, when you think about it, when you think about how to not make a mistake it's sucks... You know that feeling when you know that you suck at something and you are ashamed of it but you still want it! You want it so much! And it kills you inside because you know, you feel that you can do it and you like it, but you are not good enough at something to be confident and you are affraid that somebody will laugh about it. It's so me! Once I had a grammar test and they told me that my level of English is Pre-Intermediate. I didn't correctly use some modal verbs and some other grammar rules... so it means that I need to lose myself in English-grammar books... You know I just don't want to be a nerd. I want to enjoy English. And the best way I suppose is to practice and practice and practice, to do mistakes and to practice again. In this way I'd like to ask you What Do You Think? What's more effective: to learn rules and to do a lot of grammar tests or to practice (reading, writing, speaking) with mistakes but people will correct you. SO, Rules vs Practice :) P.S. Sorry for mistakes)