Hacking Portuguese is a great resource made by Lauren, a self-motivated learner who shares her insight into learning Brazilian Portuguese, complete with blog posts, articles, helpful hints, tip and tricks as well as numerous resources for beginner to advanced learners.
Verbs explain what is happening around us. They also express states of being.
The kitesurfer depicted here elegantly brings to mind a cacophony of verbs that illustrate a smooth set of actions and express a complete trick.
The verb, in unison with the subject, is at the heart of almost every phrase or sentence. To paraphrase well-known modern author on language, Stever Pinker: "Verbs are the chassis onto which other parts of the sentence are bolted."
Rarely is a sentence uttered in which a verb is not both present and integral to its comprehension.
As anyone studying or teaching foreign languages knows, motivation is really the most important ingredient. If the motivation to learn does not exist, no amount of fancy materials, technology and all-star methods are going to make someone learn.
Motivation is a driving force and can be summed up as that which arouses one to act to achieve a desired goal and elicits, controls and sustains goal-directed behaviors.
Anyone with an Android gadget most likely knows about Google Play, as it's become the go-to source for Android apps. That said, I wanted to point out a pre-defined search on the Google Play website that allows users to view available apps for learning Thai.
Thai is one language for which there is no shortage of apps to discover, test and use. This is a good thing, but it can also be daunting. Apps with good reviews (and lots of them) are generally a good place to start.
Internet Polyglot offers fun and free games for learning basic Thai vocabulary online. They also offer free Thai apps for Android and iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch).
There are currently over forty lessons available in tutorial, guessing, typing, matching and mix formats. These Thai educational games are similar to learning with flashcards, with the added benefit of audio for pronunciation along with the fun of being able to mix and match the game experience.
Anyone with an Android gadget most likely knows about Google Play, as it's become the go-to source for Android apps. That said, I wanted to point out a pre-defined search on the Google Play website that allows users to view available apps for learning Cantonese.
Cantonese is one language for which there is no shortage of apps to discover, test and use. This is a good thing, but it can also be daunting. Apps with good reviews (and lots of them) are generally a good place to start.
Anyone with an Android gadget most likely knows about Google Play, as it's become the go-to source for Android apps. That said, I wanted to point out a pre-defined search on the Google Play website that allows users to view available apps for learning Vietnamese.
Vietnamese is one language for which there is no shortage of apps to discover, test and use. This is a good thing, but it can also be daunting. Apps with good reviews (and lots of them) are generally a good place to start.
Anyone with an Android gadget most likely knows about Google Play, as it's become the go-to source for Android apps. That said, I wanted to point out a pre-defined search on the Google Play website that allows users to view available apps for learning Turkish.
Turkish is one language for which there is no shortage of apps to discover, test and use. This is a good thing, but it can also be daunting. Apps with good reviews (and lots of them) are generally a good place to start.
Internet Polyglot offers fun and free games for learning basic Turkish vocabulary online. They also offer free Turkish apps for Android and iOS (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch).
There are currently over forty lessons available in tutorial, guessing, typing, matching and mix formats. These Turkish educational games are similar to learning with flashcards, with the added benefit of audio for pronunciation along with the fun of being able to mix and match the game experience.
Anyone with an Android gadget most likely knows about Google Play, as it's become the go-to source for Android apps. That said, I wanted to point out a pre-defined search on the Google Play website that allows users to view available apps for learning Russian.
Russian is one language for which there is no shortage of apps to discover, test and use. This is a good thing, but it can also be daunting. Apps with good reviews (and lots of them) are generally a good place to start.
