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Language Articles
Learn Languages For Free Regular visitors to this site know that I like to promote free sources for learning languages. I wrote this article to help expose new language learners to the abundance of free materials available for learning languages. What Makes One Language Harder or Easier to Learn Than Another? I recently wrote an article on why one language may be harder or easier than another. Factors such as the writing system, relation to languages you already know, and what your native language is all have some bearing on whether or not a new language is difficult or easy to learn. Learn Spanish : The Cart Before The Horse This is a four part series of articles by authors Doug and Cindi Bower. What I like about these articles is that they go into detail on why some language methods aren't effective for some people, but they also outline a learning plan that they used themselves using Pimsleur and other methods. Language Learning Vacations Turn your trip abroad into a language learning vacation! More and more people are getting more value and life experience out of vacations by going on 'educational' or 'adventure' vacations. There are a wide variety of courses and programs designed for the traveller. Read this article for more information to get started. ASL as a Foreign Language Requirement Since American Sign Language is considered a language, why doesn't it get treatment in Colleges and Universities as a foreign language with regards to credit requirements? I never even thought about it (like many others, I'm sure) before finding this article. Age and Language Learning Here are two articles on one page that approach the question of how age affects language learning. This is a very common question among adults of all age groups who wonder if they can still learn a language. Many people come to the wrong conclusion that they can't. These two articles approach the question from different perspectives and basicly come to the conclusion that language learning is for everybody. We just learn differently at different times in our lives. These articles are a little dry and academic (being government sponsored) but worth the read if the subject interests you. Learn Spanish: Why Americans Don't This article comes from two expatriate Americans living in Mexico. Who better than them to tell us how to learn a foreign language and travel to or live in another country? Improve Your Mind Power With Spanish One authors viewpoint on the many benefits of learning languages. He uses Spanish as an example, but these benefits apply to learning any foreign language. Using Music to Improve Listening Comprehension Skills This article by language teacher Larry M. Lynch encourages using music in the foreign language classroom to help teach the language. Of course, we can always apply this same technique in learning on our own.
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