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(09-24-2011, 11:15 AM)
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Ever wanted to really learn a language? Here is THE spot for the best FREE resources
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Basically if you leave this thread not beginning to get into it, then it will always be no ones fault but yours you didn't learn!
Here is the U.S. Foreign Service Institute training course for Diplomats/Spy's/Politicians that have recently been released into the public domain, and very dedicated individuals have scanned them all. Included are the audiotapes! http://fsi-language-courses.org/Content.php also, for vocabulary, i found this pretty sweet flaschard site that uses skinner box and psychological tricks to make you want to learn. It's also competitive. come at me! www.memrise.com let's not forget the de facto king of flashcard programs, Anki. It's not limited to languages, nor is it limited to words as you can do maps and audio. In fact i am learning the capitals, places and flags of the world! http://ankisrs.net/ Here are many many other useful resources;
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http://jlu.wbtrain.com/sumtotal/lang...sic%20courses/ things that DLI has that FSI doesn't; Persian, Romanian, Russian and some specific Arabic dialects like Iraqi
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(09-24-2011, 12:29 PM)
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#19
Originally Posted by Alpha-Bromega:
もう日本語が勉強してるけど、한국어 공부하고 싶어요。 I'm already learning Japanese and Korean (though I don't speak much Korean yet) but these seem like good resources. Thinking about French or German next :p Gotta even things out with a European language. I wanna see for myself if its really easier to learn. |
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(09-24-2011, 12:30 PM)
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to my Japanese hopefuls; for no reason the audio portion of the course is not in the public domain. But i'm sure you have no problem finding the audio we know you're going to listen to anyway :)
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(09-24-2011, 12:36 PM)
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These materials have been floating around for a while, and are a fine free resource to help develop the basic reading knowledge of a language. But if you are serious about actually learning another language - including being able to speak and write effectively - you cannot reach proficiency through books and tapes alone. So I would recommend finding a community online with native speakers that can answer your language questions. Several sites also allow you to speak live with someone else or upload audio of yourself speaking, which can then be critiqued.
Other free resources you folks might want to check out: links4languages - Basically, a site with a bajillion links for plenty of different languages, many of which lead to free resources. The Master List of Free Language Learning Resources - Another link-heavy site focused on free resources. Forvo - An absolutely wonderful site that has audio files of pronunciations of various words in tons of different languages, uploaded by natives and marked with a geographic tag to note differences in dialects. A totally necessary site if you want to train your ear. Lang-8 - A Japan-based site that is community focused; it is extremely useful for practicing your writing skills and having them critiqued by native speakers. 1st International Collection of Tongue Twisters - A site with tongue twisters in tons of different languages. Needless to say, a rather fun way to practice pronunciation and get a feel for the sound of a language. MIT Free Language Learning Resources - Lots of good stuff here, free texts and audio. BBC Languages - A well-designed site for learning the basics of several major languages. UniLang - Another wonderful site. Choose your target language from the drop-down menu and you will be presented with a number of useful links and resources. Also, there is an active forum to help sharpen your skills. |
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(09-24-2011, 12:45 PM)
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(09-24-2011, 12:46 PM)
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(09-24-2011, 01:03 PM)
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#33
Originally Posted by Alpha-Bromega:
I will add Rhinospike, a site where you can request native speakers of the language you are learning to record a word/phrase/text passage of your liking. |
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(09-24-2011, 01:13 PM)
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#34
Originally Posted by Jintor:
Chinesepod is a paid site, but you can trial it and download a bunch of stuff during that period and see if it suits you. 
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(09-24-2011, 02:53 PM)
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#37
Originally Posted by Kuro Madoushi:
Originally Posted by Gamejunky:
These websites seem more for getting the basics down. There comes a point when you will need to get more exposure to the language, but these are great to get you going and in the learning mood.
Last edited by shanshan310; 09-24-2011 at 03:04 PM.
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(09-24-2011, 03:59 PM)
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#38
Originally Posted by Alpha-Bromega:
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I'm glad Grandpa porked a Chinese Muslim
(09-24-2011, 04:30 PM)
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Maybe I can learn Chinese in secret so I can understand all my relatives who I know must be saying bad things about me in front of my face.
Edit: Ok.....same word, four different intonations equals four completely different meanings... D: (Although I guess that gives some context for that commercial whose subject I can't remember, but which had a guy accidentally calling his business client in China Mr. Stinky Fish Face.)
Last edited by DarthWoo; 09-24-2011 at 04:35 PM.
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(09-24-2011, 04:49 PM)
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#50
Could we make this the general thread for all kinds of ressources in learning languages?
I've got some great ressources especially for Mandarin and I'm looking for some advanced ressources in Spanish and German particularly. Here is a great site to learn Mandarin I found recently : http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,,293,00.html?id=293 This is the Mandarin part of the Deutsche Welle Website. Deutsche Welle is a german platform with TV, radio, etc... for people that are interested in german culture or people that want to learn German. The site is pretty cool to lear german but is actually even better to learn Mandarin. Everyday they have a news programme for Chinese-speaking people that are interested in Germany. It's basically targeted toward native speakers so they speak really fast using abbreviations and so forth but they speak clear, standard mandarin, and you can download the program and there are even "transcripts" (they're not really transcripts, they're just written versions of the same news pieces but you can use them to help you understand what's going on). It's pure awesome for people that are already too good for lessons but not quite good enough to start just listening to material meant for native speakers. That's usually when finding good ressources is the hardest. Maybe we could edit the op as the thread goes on with ressources for different languages.
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