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 Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 5:17 pm
Hola, mis amigos. :)
I plan on teaching myself the basics of a few languages this summer (any, really, I am not picky) to prevent my brain from dilapidating into complete mush over summer vacation. Burnout is a bad thing, need to recover! Wargh! But I digress, the purpose of this post was wondering if anybody could recommend some good textbook series, or offer any general tips?
Thank you!
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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 6:46 pm
If you'd like Japanese I recommend Genki. Very good at introducing kana and kanji along with the grammar.
Italian, I recommend NTC's Italian Grammar. I haven't used it in a while, but I like it because it's very clear on many points.
Latin, either Wheelock's or Henle.
If you like to browse around I suggest going to Amazon and click on textbooks at the top. Then go reference>foreign language>language of your choice. Anything with a 4 star or higher rating I suggest you look into. 3nodding
Also, for any new language I suggest trying to find Oxford Beginner's dictionaries. They have all the basics plus how to look something up with different scripts, recognizing different parts of speech, survival guides, and culture notes. Very awesome for any language you can find.
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Posted: Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:01 am
I rented a book on Russian basics out of my local library, but they had a very small selection of language books and the one I chose is more of a classroom-based textbook than self-study and is seriously fifty years old. Can anybody point me in the right direction of a good self-study Russian book? This one is confusing the heck out of me. sweatdrop
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Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:45 pm
I've had good experiences with anything by Barron's, although I don't know how much they'll have for Russian. Also, keep in mind that if you get the big CD and book set, (Mastering -insert language here-, I think...), the reccordings are likely to be old and may be slightly scratchy sounding.
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Posted: Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:42 pm
This site has free downloads for a ton of languages. It's good for building vocabulary when you're just starting out, but doesn't do much for learning new scrips or learning grammer.
This site has tutorials for Korean, Russian, and Greek.
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Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 4:06 pm
Well, I only know that if you wnat to use german, go for berlitz books. Those books are pretty helpful. Instead of going for hard things it teaches you slowly but not to slow and it's like learnimg english they way you did in kindergarden and it gives you VERY heplful tips. ^~^
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:04 pm
Hermonie Urameshi If you'd like Japanese I recommend Genki. Very good at introducing kana and kanji along with the grammar.
Italian, I recommend NTC's Italian Grammar. I haven't used it in a while, but I like it because it's very clear on many points.
Latin, either Wheelock's or Henle.
If you like to browse around I suggest going to Amazon and click on textbooks at the top. Then go reference>foreign language>language of your choice. Anything with a 4 star or higher rating I suggest you look into. 3nodding
Also, for any new language I suggest trying to find Oxford Beginner's dictionaries. They have all the basics plus how to look something up with different scripts, recognizing different parts of speech, survival guides, and culture notes. Very awesome for any language you can find. do u know the sites
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Posted: Sun Jul 20, 2008 2:05 pm
Affy Tapple This site has free downloads for a ton of languages. It's good for building vocabulary when you're just starting out, but doesn't do much for learning new scrips or learning grammer.
This site has tutorials for Korean, Russian, and Greek.
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Posted: Sun Sep 07, 2008 10:39 am
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Posted: Fri Oct 03, 2008 9:44 am
Whatever language you are going to learn, use flash cards. I find it so much more effective than just staring at a page in a book or doing a worksheet. Also, use audio stuff whenever possible. Good for pronounciation. 3nodding
If you want to study Spanish, I HIGHLY recommend Berlitz flashcards, especially the grammar ones. I have been using Berlitz for several years now, and they help a lot. I believe they do French flash cards as well, but I'm not sure.
Also for Spanish, Spanishdict.com is a good free online dictionary.
As for Arabic, Barron's flashcards are good for vocab purposes. They even have them color coded for nouns, verbs, etc.
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