Japanese animation for learning any language
If you always wanted to read books in a foreign language and you never had the motivation because with all the struggling with the language you are trying to learn you go bored, try watching Japanese animation with subtitles in your target language. Usually these films are bright and […]
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Subtitles to learn a language
Watch films with the sound off and Subtitles in your target foreign language. This way it is like reading a book in a foreign language, however, you have a lot more images to keep you interested. I stop the movie at every new subtitle line. Translate it […]
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Most popular languages on the Internet
1. English - 380
2. Chinese - 185
3. Spanish - 113
4. Japanese - 88
5. French - 64
6. German - 62
7. Portuguese - 51
8. Arabic - 46
9. Korean - 34
10. Italian - 33
This was based on Internet world statistics (millions of users) for the most popular languages on the Internet and accounts for 83% of […]
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Language Podcasts
My interest in language podcasts
I do not think language podcasts are of much value to learn a language. Why? When I started to create language learning materials, I thought of everything from podcasts to java games. Colorful cartons to video and speech technology. I did not choose to put podcasts in my programs because […]
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Mind mapping software or by hand to learn a language
How can mind mapping help you learn a language? Read on. There are a number of free mind mapping software programs on the market. I like one by ‘eDraw’. However, at the end of the day would you rather be sitting in front the computer to […]
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Knowing Polish and understanding a Russian film
I am an American that learned Polish, to some level. I was watching the Russian film last night titled “Seventh Cradle”. It is like a Russian ”Indiana Jones”. There were no subtitles nor lektor. I did not realises this when I started the film. Now the good news is, even though […]
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Techies that learn languages
One thing that I noticed when I have been teaching languages is IT or tech guys have unusual language learning abilities. Unusual in a strange, but good sense. Let me explain. Since I have been teaching English in Poland, I noticed that the IT guys have a very rich vocabulary. They […]
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Language software speech comparison technology
Many language learning software programs have something that a user can compare their speech to a native speakers speech. This is based on tone, pitch, pronunciation etc. In theory this sounds great. However, in my experience I have never got one of these devices to work properly. And I write software […]
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Why I like radio over TV for learning a foreign language learning
Many people claim, TV is a great way to learn a foreign language. I agree, as my theory is any way to learn a language is a good way, as long as you are into it. But for me, I prefer to listen […]
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How big is your language learning library
When I ask most of my friends how many language resources, that is, books, CDs, programs etc they own most have a small library. I think when you are learning a language having many resources is helpful. Most people buy a few dictionaries, both pocket and complete, […]
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