Entries from January 2008

Afrikaans Language Resource Links

January 28th, 2008 · No Comments

The list of Afrikaans language resources is brief due in part to the relatively limited reach of Afrikaans, though a variety of émigré communities exist now.

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Tags: Afrikaans · African Languages

Amharic & Ge’ez Alphabet Resource Links

January 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The Amharic language has been a language of interest for me for a variety of reasons. I was first introduced to the existence of Ethiopian Jews known by others as Falashas. This led me to review the history of Ethiopia which in turn led to my discovery of the historic Ethiopian Church as well.

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Tags: Amharic · African Languages

Albanian Translation Dictionary

January 27th, 2008 · No Comments

The following is a link for a free English - Albanian, Albanian - English Online Dictionary.

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Tags: Albanian · European Languages

Learning the Ge’ez Alphabet

January 27th, 2008 · No Comments

I came across the following 5 minute video introducing the Ge’ez alphabet for the Amharic language.

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Tags: Amharic · African Languages

Learn to Speak Catalan from the Catalan Language Experts

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

Each topic in the Talk Now Catalan course contains listening practice, an easy game, a hard game, a printable dictionary as well as the opportunity to record your voice and hear how you sound in comparison to the two native speakers who tutor the user throughout the Talk Now Catalan course.

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Tags: Catalan · European Languages

Pimsleur Japanese: Learn to Speak Japanese with Pimsleur Japanese Language Programs

January 24th, 2008 · No Comments

If you’re looking to learn the Japanese language but don’t have a lot of time, then the best way to pick up a foreign language is by using Pimsleur Audio courses as long as you keep in mind that the Pimsleur method focuses on achieving conversational proficiency and not reading capability.

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Tags: Japanese · Asian Languages

Ultimate Japanese Resource List from the Japanese Language Experts

January 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

Ultimate list of free Japanese learning resources gathered from across the internet.

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Tags: Japanese · Asian Languages · Main

Levantine Arabic: Introduction to Pronunciation with the Levantine Arabic Experts

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

Since most of the sounds of Levantine Arabic also occur in other Arabic dialects, the course can also be used in the study of those dialects including those for other dialects spoken for example in Iraq or in the Gulf region.

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Tags: Arabic · Middle Eastern Languages

Finnish Graded Reader from the Finnish Learning Experts

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

For the student that has already achieved basic Finnish conversational skills, a follow up course to consider is the Finnish Graded Reader course developed by the Foreign Service Institute.

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Tags: Finnish · European Languages

Good Enough for the CIA: Survival Spanish

January 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

The Survival Spanish course was originally designed by the Central Intelligence Agency. It is designed to introduce adults with no previous knowledge of the Spanish language to practical scenarios involving Spanish conversations.

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Tags: Spanish · European Languages