Latest additions:
Download Free FSI French Language Courses
Rosetta Stone Learn US American English Language Software Level 1 (Commercial)
Download Free FSI Spanish Language Courses
Rosetta Stone Learn Latin American Spanish Language Software Level 1 (Commercial)
Rojas Spanish Language Podcast for Intermediate and Advanced Learners
Received an article via email:
YouTube to Be Available in 7 Additional Languages
The new sites — in French, Spanish, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Polish and Dutch — will feature local language home pages, videos, rankings, searches and comments, as well as partners like Rai, the Italian broadcaster, the French magazine Glamour, V2 Music in the Netherlands and Real Madrid, the Spanish soccer team.
Local sites also started on Tuesday in English for Britain and Ireland, with partners like the BBC. Other countries, including Germany, are to follow. “This is just the beginning,” Mr. Chen said.
YouTube, which Google bought last year, already has a global audience, with more than half of its viewers outside of the United States, Mr. Chen said.
Just ran across Guardian Unlimited's education.guardian.co.uk language-learning resource website.
That is a mouthful.
For Windows user only (plugin needed), this is a great resource for TV in Chinese on a variety of topics that you choose individually.
Keeping up with the updates... four new resources have been added.
Started to add commercial resources to earn some cash for improving the site. More on this soon.
Here are the latest four additions:
Download Free FSI Mandarin Chinese Language Courses
Rosetta Stone Learn Mandarin Chinese Language Software Level 1
Download Free FSI Arabic Language Courses
Rosetta Stone Learn Arabic Language Software Level 1
We'll keep on working to make it happen here.
I was sent a link to Hello Mandarin Practice Chinese through Connecting China.
There are resources there for learning basic phrases for different situations such as business, survival, youth, etc.
You can also find Chinese volunteer teachers through this website, which is pretty cool.
I was just sent a link to a resource with a variety of different things for learning Mandarin Chinese.
Have a look and check it out.
Just came across a list of 9 tips for language learners.
Just came across a great list of 11 mistakes that intermediate Spanish learners make.
I just ran across another a free podcast for learning Spanish.
I was sent a link to a review of four podcasts with free Spanish lessons.
Just ran across info about the Devanagari alphabet on Omniglot.com.
The Nāgarī or Devanāgarī alphabet descended from the Brahmi script sometime around the 11th century AD. It was originally developed to write Sanksrit but was later adapted to write many other languages.
I was just sent a link to a free guide for learning spanish online for free.
Actually, this is part of where my specific work is leading the Free Language Project: a free and open, interactive interface with dynamic real-time tools that enhance and accelerate the language-learning process.
Just came across a free podcast for learning Tagalog.
Learn to speak Tagalog now (for free!) to give you the advantage when you travel to the Philippines.
Subscribe to Pinoy Podcast.
Subscribe to Pinoy Podcast via iTunes.
Eu vi isto numa ilha privada na Bahia, Brasil, e gostei muito:
"Sonhos!!! Acredite neles."
"Dreams!!! Believe in them."
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".
Just came across a unique resource for learning Spanish through a series of video soap operas!
You have to sign up for an account to gain access to the videos, FYI.
Just came across a unique resource for learning German through a series of video soap operas!
You have to sign up for an account to gain access to the videos, FYI.
It's been a while since I have announced the latest resources to the blog subscribers. Here they are:
Another good Wikipedia article just popped up in my daily web surfing. This one is an article on language acquisition.
Just came across a Wikipedia article on computer-assisted language learning on Wikipedia and wanted to share it here.
Just got an email about a new podcast for learning the Russian language.
Welcome to our Russian podcasts 'Taste of Russian'. If you wish to improve your listening and speaking skills in Russian, we are glad to help you.
Get your Language Learning Journal for FREE!
* Contains articles on the teaching and learning of languages
* Applied linguistics, language policy, current and topical issues
* Ideas on and experiences of practical classroom teaching
Just came across a really cool image list of writing systems from around the world on the Omniglot website.
There are a number of different ways to describe writing and writing systems.
I was just sent a link to a new podcast for keeping up on Spanish.
Hola y bienvenidos a Español Podcast, el podcast en lengua española para todos aquellos que quieran revisar en profundidad todo lo relacionado con el español que han aprendido, que saben y hablan, pero que está pendiente de algunas actualizaciones.
I just came across SharedTalk.com by Rosetta Stone.
I am not exactly what it is all about, but it seems cool. I haven't created an account yet, but I will.
Just came across the iBiblio.org Language Collection which features free and open source music, language-learning resources and other such goodies for many languages.
