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Learn a foreign language on the cheap
The No Thick Manuals wiki details how to learn a language efficiently using two free, open source applications. The first is jVLT (java Vocabulary Learning Tool), a completely cross platform flash card application. Read more…
Continue reading...What is the best way to study a foreign language?
5. January 2008
There are a number of different ways to study a language, each of which has advantages and disadvantages. You may find a combination of these is best for you. * Taught courses * Teaching yourself * Language exchange * Picking it up by [...]
Continue reading...5 Great Reasons to Learn a Foreign Language
5. January 2008
1. Improve your English - I know this might not make sense at first but hear me out. As a person who speaks only one language you have no basis for comparison; all you know is English. In different languages the same idea is often expressed in different ways. Knowing another language gives you a [...]
Continue reading...How to Teach Yourself a Foreign Language
5. January 2008
The first step is acquiring the materials you will use to teach yourself. The first thing you need is an audio language course. This is essential for developing your basic vocabulary and, more importantly, your pronunciation. Read more…
Continue reading...Learn Chinese, Learn Mandarin @ ZapChinese
4. January 2008
Learn Chinese Characters (with Video!), Learn Chinese Phrases (with Audio!), Learn Chinese Vocabulary (with Audio!) and more. Read more…
Continue reading...Mandarin Chinese Language Lessons
4. January 2008
Subscribe and listen to language lessons from around the world. Click on a language lesson in order to listen to the lesson in your default media player. Or you can subscribe to the lessons as podcasts. Learn more about podcasts. Currently, we offer: * Mandarin Chinese * Jordanian Arabic [...]
Continue reading...Mandarin (linguistics) from Wikipedia
4. January 2008
Mandarin (traditional Chinese: 官話; simplified Chinese: 官话; pinyin: Guānhuà; literally “speech of mandarins”), or Beifanghua (simplified Chinese: 北方话; traditional Chinese: 北方話; pinyin: Běifānghuà; literally “Northern Dialect(s)”), is a category of related Chinese dialects spoken across most of northern and south-western China. When taken as a separate language, as is often done in academic literature, the [...]
Continue reading...Real Chinese
4. January 2008
A lively introduction to Mandarin Chinese in 10 short parts. Click on the topics in order to see the slideshow and hear the language. You’ll also find useful phrases with tips on pronunciation and grammar, cultural notes and a short challenge to check what you’ve learnt. At the end of each slideshow there’s a chance to watch a short (approx. [...]
Continue reading...The Mandarin Offensive
4. January 2008
A light snow is falling outside the windows of Cyrus H. McCormick School in southwest Chicago, but the second graders in Room 203 are not distracted from their lesson. May Cheung, an energetic teacher from Hong Kong, holds a cup to her lips and asks, “Wo he shemma?” (What am I drinking?) A forest of [...]
Continue reading...Learn Mandarin Chinese conversation
4. January 2008
Whether you want a quick refresher before a trip or you are a complete beginner, the teach-yourself Mandarin Chinese conversation course teaches you how to talk with confidence and, most importantly, how to understand what is said to you. Revolving around 10 entertaining and realistic conversational scenarios for holiday or business - including shopping, dining [...]
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7. January 2008
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