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• Getting Started with Shadowing

  July 1, 2008 in All Entries, Language Learning, Learning Methods

  I read about Dr. Arguelles’ shadowing method long ago on the forums at howtolearnanylanguage.com, but I recently “rediscovered” the method when Geoff linked to Dr. Arguelles’ relatively new site.

  Here’s a description of…

• Lingro.com - Awesome Online Dictionary

  June 16, 2008 in All Entries, Dictionaries, Resources, Tools

  I recently came across lingro.com through my ‘net travels, and while it could be improved in many areas, it’s already one of my favorite tools. While the site has a regular dictionary look-up, what…

• More Exposure, Less Study?

  June 2, 2008 in All Entries, Language Journal, Language Learning

  I’m been thinking about exposure to language versus studying language, and I’m curious as to how you all balance it out. In reflecting, I realize that I’ve a tendency to use the vast majority of…

• Finally, A German Course At My University

  May 28, 2008 in All Entries, German, Language Journal, Language Learning

  I received an newsletter today from the university I attend, and they’re (finally!) offering a German course. It’s offered this fall, and I’ve gone ahead and signed up for it. It’s just an “elementary” German…

• Top Result for “Language Learning” = Rosetta Stone

  May 21, 2008 in Software

  I just put in “language learning” at Google, and discovered that the top result is Rosetta Stone. Seeing it made me curious - what do you folks think of the software? I’ve used it…