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Samosapedia : The definitive guide to South Asian Lingo. Language Learning with Livemocha | Learn a Language Online - Free! How to Learn (But Not Master) Any Language in 1 Hour (Plus: A Favor) Deconstructing Arabic in 45 Minutes Conversational Russian in 60 minutes? This post is by request. How long does it take to learn Chinese or Japanese vs. Spanish or Irish Gaelic? I would argue less than an hour. Here’s the reasoning… Before you invest (or waste) hundreds and thousands of hours on a language, you should deconstruct it. So far, I’ve deconstructed Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, German, Norwegian, Irish Gaelic, Korean, and perhaps a dozen others.
How is it possible to become conversationally fluent in one of these languages in 2-12 months? Consider a new language like a new sport. There are certain physical prerequisites (height is an advantage in basketball), rules (a runner must touch the bases in baseball), and so on that determine if you can become proficient at all, and—if so—how long it will take.
Languages are no different. Six Lines of Gold Here are a few questions that I apply from the outset. 1. 2. 3. 4. The apple is red. Ranking of Foreign Language OpenCourseWare Education Sources. There are many free foreign language courses online, but not all of them are equal in content and quality. Generally, OpenCourseWare doesn't award college credit. Here is a ranking of the best foreign language education sources based on school reputation and breadth of course offerings. Schools offering English degrees can also be found in these popular choices. #1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) The Massachusetts Institute of Technology offers more than 100 free foreign language courses through the university's OpenCourseWare (OCW) site (ocw.mit.edu) . #2 University of Cambridge The Language Centre at University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom offers several language courses via its OCW site (www.langcen.cam.ac.uk)
. #3 FSI Languages FSI Language is a community site that distributes language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute, a U.S. . #4 Open University #5 Carnegie Mellon University #6 British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) #7 eLanguage School. Languages Directory - alphaDictionary * Free English Online Dictionary. MP3 Audio Language Languages. iLoveLanguages - Your Guide to Languages on the Web. Word2Word Language Resources and Translating Chat. BabelPod | Practice Your Language Podcasts via Skype.
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