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Learning Languages. Learning Languages. LingQ - The future of language learning. English Listening Online. Views: Biking in Cambodia Julia talks about cycing from Cambodia to Vietnam with her friends (Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4). Mixers : Bad Hair Cut Six people talk about getting a bad haircut. Plus, be sure to check out all the re-edited mixers with new activities 1-25, 26-50, 51-75, 76-100. New Videos for Mixer Listen to over 20 new videos with new speakers from Chile, Argentina, Canada, the U.S. and more. Scenes: Erina in Vancouver Listen as the series ends with Erina starting her new job at Campus Pizza Scene #6 and Scene #7. Antimoon.com: How to learn English effectively.

75 Free Language Learning Resources Online. Whether you’re trying to learn English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Italian –you get the picture – it’s good to get free help along the way. Luckily, there are tons of free online resources out there. Here are 75 to get you started … 1. 101Languages.net – Learn basics like vowels, consonants, phrases and vocabulary for various languages like Arabic, Bambara, Cebuano, Estonian, Icelandic, Latvian and Serbian. 2. 123TeachMe.com – 123TeachMe offers free learning materials, including games, quizzes, vocabulary builders, mp3 study lists, RSS vocabulary lists and more for adults and children. 3.

About.com – About.com offers access to various free language resources for French, Spanish and English. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. eLanguage.com – While the site isn’t completely free, it does offer free resources for various languages, including grammar guides. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 31. 32. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. Language learning theory. Age Effects in Second Language Acquisition : OverviewRieko Matsuoka, Ian Smith Abstract Age has been regarded as an important factor in acquiring second languages successfully as well as in acquiring first languages. In this review article, previous studies regarding age and language acquisition are examined, and the ways in which age may affect the process of acquiring a second language are discussed. For instance, some previous research( e.g., Johnson & Newport, 1989) evidenced the strong negative correlation(r > |-.7|) between age of acquisition/arrival and accuracy or native-like proficiency, which means the younger learners are, the more native-like they become.

This correlation supports the critical period hypothesis. The focus of this study is on examining whether the critical period hypothesisin first language acquisition is valid in second language acquisition. Second language acquisition researchers differ over when the critical period/sensitive period comes to an end. All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On you. From the Mouths of Babes: A High School Girl Shares Her AJATT Success Story Hey Khatz, I just thought I’d send you an (almost done) success story.

My name is Mariah, and I’m a junior in high school; I’ve been doing the AJATT method on-and-off since the summer of 8th grade, but more on that in a bit. I was originally going to send you a success story after I had considered myself... Read more » It Worked For Me, Why Not You? The Success Story of a Frenchman In The Netherlands Who Learned English (and Now Japanese) The AJATT Way Good day to you, Mr. Read more » You Are What You Eat, You Write What You Read, You Speak What You Hear This entry is part 10 of 13 in the series Secrets of SpeakingThe attentive will recall that Jamie (an AJATTeer) came up with what I still consider to be the greatest analogy in the history of learning languages about a year ago. Read more » Success Story: Using AJATT to Pwn Japanese Classes (Which Still Suck), And Moving On In Life… Read more » Read more »