For many languages such as Croatian, it is challenging to find enough free quality materials online to compromise a complete course. Even if you can bring together the materials, you have to craft a course on your own to cover all the bases.
Memrise Afrikaans is a fun, community-oriented (i.e. 'social') and - gasp! - scientific way to learn Afrikaans online.
The idea behind the interface is a merging of science, technology, methodology and community that helps increase your ability to effectively memorize and retain new information.
Oh, and it's totally free! At least for the time being. Hopefully this will still be true when you read this article. They do offer a $10/month upgrade which gives you more in-depth reporting and customization of your learning experience (see more on this below).
Memrise Tibetan is a fun, community-oriented (i.e. 'social') and - gasp! - scientific way to learn Tibetan online.
The idea behind the interface is a merging of science, technology, methodology and community that helps increase your ability to effectively memorize and retain new information.
Oh, and it's totally free! At least for the time being. Hopefully this will still be true when you read this article. They do offer a $10/month upgrade which gives you more in-depth reporting and customization of your learning experience (see more on this below).
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 Tibetan.
Tibetan 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.
Omniglot.com has an informative page about Tibetan which gives an overview of the language, the alphabet and writing system in general.
Sample texts and sound recordings of the Tibetan language are provided in this resource. Other materials include a sample translation from Tibetan to English.
Although there is currently not a specific Tibetan phrasebooks, Wikivoyage users have collectively created a free Tibetan phrasebook with the goal of making it possible for travelers to "get by" while traveling in areas where Tibetan is spoken.
If you're learning Tibetan you may very well want to get an overview of the language, some of its unique features, geographical information about native speakers as well as loads of information on grammar, linguistics, history, diaspora and general language structure.
All of this and more is available in Wikipedia's Tibetan entry. There are also some interesting links at the bottom which take you to further resources to explore and learn about Tibetan.
Memrise Burmese is a fun, community-oriented (i.e. 'social') and - gasp! - scientific way to learn Burmese online.
The idea behind the interface is a merging of science, technology, methodology and community that helps increase your ability to effectively memorize and retain new information.
Oh, and it's totally free! At least for the time being. Hopefully this will still be true when you read this article. They do offer a $10/month upgrade which gives you more in-depth reporting and customization of your learning experience (see more on this below).
Memrise Mongolian is a fun, community-oriented (i.e. 'social') and - gasp! - scientific way to learn Mongolian online.
The idea behind the interface is a merging of science, technology, methodology and community that helps increase your ability to effectively memorize and retain new information.
Oh, and it's totally free! At least for the time being. Hopefully this will still be true when you read this article. They do offer a $10/month upgrade which gives you more in-depth reporting and customization of your learning experience (see more on this below).
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 Mongolian.
Mongolian 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.
