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Do Esperanto audio recordings with English translations exist?
Do you know about any Esperanto audio recordings with English translation?
By audio recordings I do not mean language lessons. I would like something more like audio versions of journal/magazine articles or books. If there is nothing with English…
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Studies regarding language reacquisition
In my experience with language learning, 'if you don't use it, you lose it'.
Are there any studies regarding re-learning a second language after [extensive] periods of disuse? In particular, I'm curious how the initial proficiency before disuse…
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How can I stop/prevent conversations from switching to English?
I've oft experienced (and heard stories about) conversation participants switching to English when noting some lack of fluidity in the target language. In a similar vein, I've heard anecdotally of speakers switching to English upon even noting an…
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What are the advantages of a paper dictionary over an online dictionary?
It has been a while now since I opened a paper dictionary to translate words from a language to another. I still have two paper dictionaries at home: one for English-French translations and one for Italian-French translations. It has been a while…
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Through which language can you learn the most other languages online?
Say I'm a native Tagalog speaker wanting to learn German. Seeing as how there's not an abundance of Tagalog --> German language courses online or in person (and that's an understatement!), I would need to learn, say English or French, to find a…
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What are the advantages of studying words by their frequency?
There are many word lists sorted by how often they appear during speech (for example, NGSL or Top 100 Spanish words) and also lots of software and online services which make them easier to memorise (Anki, Memrise, Quizlet,etc.).
It is obvious that…
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How can I teach someone how to roll their r's?
The sound I'm referring to is the alveolar trill (/r/), as found in Spanish word "carro", though that is just an example in one language.
I learned how to make this sound by making positioning my tongue in different ways and sputtering while being…
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Does learning other aspects of culture help with learning the language?
In my Latin class, we are constantly learning about the history and culture of Rome. Do studies show that this helps with language learning or is it unnecessary?
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What are the advantages of the Image Recall Technique over other traditional classroom learning methods?
I found an article on the Omniglot website that states that the Image Recall technique is a good method to learn a new language. It also states that software like Rosetta Stone use this technique.
The idea is that you look at images and hear the…
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How can I deal with previously learned languages' vocabulary confusing me when I am learning a new language?
This is a question from the Language Learning subreddit:
So I took German for one year in my third year of university and I was so into it. 4 years later and I'm still constructing sentences in my head and trying to talk to myself in German…
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What are Anki's disadvantages?
Anki makes remembering things (words) easy.
We can remember them anywhere by using Anki easily... If you have a smartphone or a personal computer. I think this is a kind of Anki's advantages.
But all learning methods have disadvantages.
So I have…
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How can I help a language student overcome the "mental block" to learn?
Many first time second language students feel that learning a new language is indescribably hard. Many have a "mental block" of sorts that prevents them from remembering new vocabulary, or even "hearing" words they have already learned.
The more…
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What do we call reading a word incorrectly as a related word?
I'm a reading tutor. My new student is exhibiting some unsettling reading behavior.
As an example, we learned the word "woman" two weeks ago. He sometimes reads that word correctly. However, at times, he will see this word and read it as…
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Learn language learning techniques in school before starting to learn foreign languages?
In countries where the main language is not a world language, students often learn foreign languages in school. However, students are not taught about how to learn a language effectively.
Has any research been done on how effective it is to have a…
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Can the McGurk effect also help develop pronunciation?
Seeing someone's mouth movements can influence what your brain processes a word to be (see McGurk effect), and hearing someone talk can also help you develop your pronunciation for that language.
However, are there any studies showing if watching…
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