The following is from CNN article, copy and paste this link to read the complete whole interesting article http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/language.training.online/index.html
The Internet offers a variety of options for people looking to learn foreign languages.
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Web sites such as LiveMocha have language exchange among site users http://www.livemocha.com/
iPhone applications allow foreign language study on the go
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-100 Best iPhone Apps for Serious Self-Learners
http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2009/100-best-iphone-apps-for-serious-self-learners/
Free online learning
With the boom in social media, it makes sense that learning a language online would take on a Facebook-like component. My general impression is that these are great ways to exchange languages with people all over the
world, but you might not always get helpful feedback.With Livemocha, you get to learn the language of your choice while helping others who want to speak your native tongue. Once you complete a structured lesson, you submit your own writing and audio recordings to other users for feedback. Reading a sentence aloud and then sending my recording off was pretty intimidating, but I got a response within 10 minutes from a girl in
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These digital resources are worthwhile tools for improving your language skills. Of course, nothing replaces the learning, and the joy, that comes with negotiating daily life in a different language in a foreign place.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/language.training.online/index.html
LearnOutLoud.com is your one-stop destination for audio and video learning.
Browse over 20,000 educational audio books, MP3 downloads, podcasts, and videos.
http://www.learnoutloud.com/
Foreign Languages
http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2009/100-best-iphone-apps-for-serious-self-learners/
Whether you are planning to travel or just love learning languages, these apps will help you learn to speak whatever language your heart desires.
Jourist Visual PhraseBook English. Use this visual aid with 20 different languages to help you show the person what you mean. It also include the written phrase in both English and your target language.
iTranslate Ultimate. Translate words between English, Spanish, German, French, and Italian, then have the words repeated back to you in the target language with this app.
Translator with Voice. Get translations in 34 different languages with voice support on most of them.
DragonDian. Use this dictionary to draw Chinese characters to quickly and easily find an English translation.
WordPower Lite – Italian. This free app gives you one Italian word a day to practice and master by listening to audio, recording and playing back your own voice, and using flashcards.
iSpeak Spanish. Translate between Spanish and English with this app that also allows you to hear words spoken in high quality English and Spanish voices.
Gengo Flashcards – French. This app uses visual cues and the voices of native French speakers with flashcards to help you learn French. Take a picture of any object, then add the French and English words to it, and you have created your own flashcard to add to the stack.
Lonely Planet Japanese Phrasebook. Whether traveling or learning Japanese, use this app to get over 600 written and spoken Japanese phrases.
Byki German. Learn German in no time with this app that includes native speakers, quizzes, and a phrasebook.
WordPower – Thai. Listen to 2000 Thai words for proper pronunciation and see the words and phrases in three versions–original Thai, Romanized, and English.
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The Internet offers a variety of options for people looking to learn foreign languages.
-
Web sites such as LiveMocha have language exchange among site users http://www.livemocha.com/
iPhone applications allow foreign language study on the go
-
-100 Best iPhone Apps for Serious Self-Learners
http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2009/100-best-iphone-apps-for-serious-self-learners/
Free online learning
With the boom in social media, it makes sense that learning a language online would take on a Facebook-like component. My general impression is that these are great ways to exchange languages with people all over the
world, but you might not always get helpful feedback.With Livemocha, you get to learn the language of your choice while helping others who want to speak your native tongue. Once you complete a structured lesson, you submit your own writing and audio recordings to other users for feedback. Reading a sentence aloud and then sending my recording off was pretty intimidating, but I got a response within 10 minutes from a girl in
-
These digital resources are worthwhile tools for improving your language skills. Of course, nothing replaces the learning, and the joy, that comes with negotiating daily life in a different language in a foreign place.http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/10/24/language.training.online/index.html
LearnOutLoud.com is your one-stop destination for audio and video learning.
Browse over 20,000 educational audio books, MP3 downloads, podcasts, and videos.
http://www.learnoutloud.com/
Foreign Languages
http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2009/100-best-iphone-apps-for-serious-self-learners/
Whether you are planning to travel or just love learning languages, these apps will help you learn to speak whatever language your heart desires.
Jourist Visual PhraseBook English. Use this visual aid with 20 different languages to help you show the person what you mean. It also include the written phrase in both English and your target language.
iTranslate Ultimate. Translate words between English, Spanish, German, French, and Italian, then have the words repeated back to you in the target language with this app.
Translator with Voice. Get translations in 34 different languages with voice support on most of them.
DragonDian. Use this dictionary to draw Chinese characters to quickly and easily find an English translation.
WordPower Lite – Italian. This free app gives you one Italian word a day to practice and master by listening to audio, recording and playing back your own voice, and using flashcards.
iSpeak Spanish. Translate between Spanish and English with this app that also allows you to hear words spoken in high quality English and Spanish voices.
Gengo Flashcards – French. This app uses visual cues and the voices of native French speakers with flashcards to help you learn French. Take a picture of any object, then add the French and English words to it, and you have created your own flashcard to add to the stack.
Lonely Planet Japanese Phrasebook. Whether traveling or learning Japanese, use this app to get over 600 written and spoken Japanese phrases.
Byki German. Learn German in no time with this app that includes native speakers, quizzes, and a phrasebook.
WordPower – Thai. Listen to 2000 Thai words for proper pronunciation and see the words and phrases in three versions–original Thai, Romanized, and English.
Tags: online foreign language learning free
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