Tag Archives: Language learning

Typing in Foreign Languages

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Ben Johnston

If you have the need to type any­thing in a for­eign lan­guage which has accents and other strange-looking char­ac­ters, and you only have a US keyboard,this web­site will make your life a whole lot eas­ier! Now, through the mir­a­cles of … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Exchange Language Audio Files with Free Web Service

Posted on September 29, 2010 by Angel Brady

Rhi­noSpike is a web­site where you can type up words in the lan­guage you are learn­ing and some­body will record an audio file in that lan­guage ( the lan­guage you want to learn). You are bumped up in the queue … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Improve Writing Skills in Another Language with Free Online Site

Posted on August 2, 2010 by Angel Brady

Lang8 is a free site that pro­vides a place where you can learn how to write in a for­eign lan­guage. What nice is that it entirely on the web and native speak­ers are the peo­ple cor­rect­ing your gram­mar. You can … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Grimm German Grammar

Posted on July 17, 2010 by Ben Johnston

From the Uni­ver­sity of Texas, Grimm Gram­mar uses clas­sic Grimm Fairy Tales updated for the 21st cen­tury.  From the about page of the site: The pri­mary audi­ence for Grimm Gram­mar is the begin­ning lan­guage learner.  Each part of speech – e.g., … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Speaking out loud improves memory

Posted on June 3, 2010 by Ben Johnston

Per­haps this comes a bit too late for finals but Psy­chol­ogy today reports on a study find­ing that words spo­ken aloud are eas­ier to remem­ber than those spo­ken silently.  This con­firms what many lan­guage learn­ers have known for a long … Con­tinue read­ing →

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