The following stories are case studies of foreign-language learners who achieved near-native proficiency in a foreign language. They are told by the language learners themselves who include many details of what helped them at each step along the way, as well as describe their motivations.

English
German (Germany) to English: Sabine Atwell
copyright 2001 Sabine Atwell

Russian
English (US) to Russian: Charles Cole
copyright 2001 Charles Cole