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Summary

Steve Kaufmann of LinqQ fame recently released a vlog entry regarding multilingualism and polyglot culture.

It's interesting for those who enjoy learning and speaking languages as a way of life.

Be sure to check out our recent story on LingQ's new features.

Steve Kaufmann on Multilingualism

Visit LinqQ.

Yesterday I received an email from Jon at eduFire letting me know that Free Language had been chosen for their Top 20 Language Bloggers on the Web roundup. The blog entry alone is a great resource for those interested in languages in general as well as language learning.

eduFire is a new website for learning and teaching languages online via video chat. In addition to live language tutors, the website has videos, forums, flash cards and other resources. The design is light and bright, there are lots of smiling tutors waiting to teach eager students and it appears to be an overall smooth operation.

eduFire has generously offered Free Language readers a free hour video tutoring session for the first ten folks to email him at freetutoring [at] edufire [dot] com. Just mention that you saw this post on Free Language.

Cheers to eduFire all around for their roundup and offer for free lessons!

For quick and easy access to all the resources currently featured on the site, I have created The Big List. You can link to it from the top left main menu bar.

This list has all the resources for which there are proper front page articles. Blog entries are not included here!

Hope you like the fast linkage...

The Big List

Here are the latest additions for the Free Language front page:

learningmandarinpod Learning Mandarin Chinese Podcast and Video Podcasts
Learn Chinese Through Music: Mandarin Language Study through Pop Music
Effortless English Podcast Gives Automatic English for the People
Syrian Arabic Free Illustrated Textbook with Audio Download
Learn Russian Wikibook for English Speakers Learning the Russian Language
Easy Portuguese Website for Beginner and Intermediate Brazilian Portuguese Learners

There have also been some recent changes to the overall site navigation:

Menu Arrangements and Rearrangements

Just came across a unique resource for learning French through a series of humorous videos!

You have to sign up for an account to gain access to the videos, FYI.

These are "very 80's".

From the site:

A video instructional series in French for college and high school classrooms and adult learners; 52 half-hour video programs, audiocassettes, coordinated books, and Web site

This series uses active participation to increase fluency in French, while introducing French culture. Pierre Capretz’s proven language-immersion method is presented within a humorous teleplay with native speakers of all ages and backgrounds. The storyline of an American student and a young Frenchwoman's adventures in Paris and the French countryside is reinforced by Dr. Capretz’s on-camera instruction. The series is also appropriate for teacher professional development.

Visit French in Action.