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What is the best way to study a foreign language?
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...The Internet Picture Dictionary
1. January 2008
The Internet Picture Dictionary is a completely free, online multilingual picture dictionary designed especially for ESL students and beginning English, French, German, Spanish and Italian language learners of all ages. More here…
Continue reading...How to Resurrect Your High School Spanish… or Any Language (Plus: Be on the CBS Early Show!)
1. January 2008
How can you possibly maintain fluency in two foreign languages — let alone five or six — if the opportunities to use them are months or years apart? In 20 minutes, I leave from JFK for Iceland, then Scotland, and then a circle in Europe that will include Oktoberfest in Munich. Germany is strategic, as I [...]
Continue reading...How to Learn (But Not Master) Any Language in 1 Hour (Plus: A Favor)
1. January 2008
So far, I’ve deconstructed Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Norwegian, Irish Gaelic, Korean, and perhaps a dozen others. I’m far from perfect in these languages, and I’m terrible at some, but I can converse in quite a few with no problems whatsoever—just ask the MIT students who came up to me last [...]
Continue reading...Spanish Textbook on Wikibooks
31. December 2007
Here’s a good introduction to the Spanish languages from Wikibooks (similar to Wikipedia if you’re familiar with that). Enjoy! Spanish Textbook on Wikibooks
Continue reading...Study Tips
29. December 2007
How much time do you spend studying Spanish? When learning a foreign language, it is important to spend at least a few minutes studying every day. Language isn’t just a matter of memorization; it has to do with the way you think. You may have heard people talk about the concept of “thinking” in a language [...]
Continue reading...McGraw Hill’s Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Verb Tenses by Dorothy Devney Richmond
28. December 2007
Verbs are the backbone of any sentence, in any language. Without them the meaning is lost. Thus, a language resource with a focus on verbs is invaluable to any serious student at every level of learning. McGraw Hill publishes one such resource: Practice Makes Perfect Spanish Verb Tenses. It’s a book worth buying for anyone [...]
Continue reading...Review: Coffee Break Spanish
21. December 2007
I am just starting to learn Spanish and have been casting around for some nice tools to supplement my class work and help me get up to speed. Coffee Break Spanish is a nice series of podcasts available for free download. The teacher, Mark, has a Scots accent, but he takes his student, Kara, [...]
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