Archive for November, 2008

New Synthetic Language – Esata

I’m not quite sure what to think of this idea. I was checking out traffic logs and saw visits from a [new languages] search, so I did a google search for [new languages] and along the with sites I saw a sponsored ad for esata…. Here’s the ad text:
Esata – a new language
a personal [...]

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Choosing a Language to Study

One of the things about the internet is that it makes almost any language available to you. It’s possible to study some of the more obscure languages from any internet connected computer. But how should you choose a language to study? I think the first language you study should be one that [...]

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Exploiting foreign language web content for language learning

I don’t recall what I was searching for now… I think I was looking for information about foreign language content on joost.com. Anyway, I ran across this great PDF on using foreign language web content for language learning (Post title here is the same as the article title. It’s adapted from her Masters [...]

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Eurolanguages.com | Find Language Courses in Europe

Do you want to learn a language in countries where that language is spoken as a native language? You might want to consider browsing eurolanguages.com. They have a great listing of language courses in the countries that the languages are spoken. Currently they have listings for English, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, German [...]

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My Language Learning Routine

My daily routine varies, but here’s how and when I usually try to work language learning into my schedule.  In the mornings one of my first tasks is to check email and update on overnight news.  While doing this I work through my vocabulary list in Mnemosyne.  Currently I’m getting about 140 or so cards [...]

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