Entries from May 2008

Learning Igbo Resources

May 27th, 2008 · No Comments

A video reviewing various Igbo language resources that focus on basic conversational skills and vocabulary.

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Tags: Igbo · African Languages

Learning Polish Resources: Polish Lessons, Courses, Newspapers, and More

May 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I put together a number of various resources to learn Polish. I have also included a number of Polish online newspapers, an Polish electronic dictionaries, as well as recommended Polish courses for those looking to purchase a course.

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Tags: Polish · European Languages

FSI Serbo-Croatian Level 2: New Serbian Croatian Text Download Available

May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments

The breakup of the former Yugoslavia caused some turmoil in more than the political and military arenas. The language often referred to as Serbo-Croatian was another casualty of the dramatic resurgence of national aspirations amidst the fall of a country composed of various ethnic and religious groups.

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Tags: Serbian · Croatian · European Languages

Conversational Hebrew Skills: Talk More Hebrew

May 21st, 2008 · No Comments

As someone who has personally studied Hebrew, I can testify to the difficulty that exists in transitioning from the ability to read a text and understand a good deal of Hebrew words to the ability speak in a “real time” manner. That difficulty for me by the simple fact that the availability of Hebrew speakers in my neck of the woods is limited.

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Tags: Hebrew · Middle Eastern Languages

Pimsleur Spanish Review: The Content of Pimsleur Spanish Level 1

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

This video is provides a general explanation of the Pimsleur Method, but focuses on Pimsleur Spanish Level 1. It provides a description of the goals/content covered by each major lesson block (i.e. lessons 1-5, 6-10, etc.)

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Tags: Language Podcasts · Spanish · European Languages

Foreign Language & Culture Resources: Speak Easy

May 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Its been a few days since I’ve posted, but that’s only because we’re working on getting our Free Spanish Course download setup. I did however come across a very good site called Speak Easy.org

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Tags: Italian · German · Spanish · European Languages

FSI Programmatic Spanish Text: Free Spanish Course Download

May 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Perhaps one of the most famous Spanish courses still available is the original Programmatic Spanish course produced by the Foreign Service Institute.

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Tags: Spanish · European Languages

Free Tagalog Language Text Course

May 9th, 2008 · No Comments

The Language Chronicle is now offering the first of several free language texts for a variety of languages. The first of these is for Tagalog or more appropriately, the standardized language of the Philippines with considerable Tagalog influence.

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Tags: Tagalog · Asian Languages

Learning Irish with Irish Vocabulary Builder

May 7th, 2008 · No Comments

A demo and review of the Irish Vocabulary Builder for children which teaches more than 100 basic words and phrases. Though primarily designed for children from 4-12, the program has gained popularity among adults wanting a basic introduction without investing too much time or money.

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Tags: Irish · European Languages

Learning Amharic: A Review of Talk Now Amharic

May 4th, 2008 · No Comments

This video reviews Talk Now Amharic; a vocabulary based approach to learning Amharic.The course includes 9 categories with approximately 50 words per category. The course includes two games/quizzes per section and also provides printable dictionaries for the terms introduced.

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Tags: Amharic · African Languages