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contains 34 textbooks including etymology, language acquisition, morphology, phonetics/phonology, psycholinguistics, sociolinguistics, & translation studies

dropbox containing language textbooks

contains 123 language textbooks including ASL, Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, (Mandarin) Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Farsi, French, German, Greek, Hebrew (Modern & Ancient), Hindi, Hungarian, Icelandic, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Latin, Lithuanian, Nahuatl, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovene, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tamil, Thai, Turkish, Urdu, Vietnamese, Welsh

dropbox containing books about language learning

includes fluent forever by gabriel wyner, how to learn any language by barry farber, polyglot by kató lomb

if there’s a problem with any of the textbooks or if you want to request materials for a specific language feel free to message me!

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Helpful Books To Learn Languages

French

50 Ways To Improve Your French

Barron’s French Idioms

Learn French: The Fast And Fun Way (This book has tons of great worksheets and everything. It’s great for learning French!)

2,001 Most Useful French Words

Say It Right in French: The Easy Way to Pronounce Correctly

Streetwise French

Berlitz Hide This French Phrase Book

Italian

50 Ways To Improve Your Italian

Berlitz Self-Teacher Italian (Personally, I don’t really care for these types of books, mainly because I don’t the things you learn in the first few chapters. Unless you have a base in the language, I don’t think this book will work for you.)

Learn Italian: The Fast And Fun Way (This book has tons of great worksheets and everything. It’s great for learning Italian!)

Barron’s Italian Idioms

Easy Italian Phrase Book: 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use

Correct Your Italian Blunders

Spanish

50 Ways To Improve Your Spanish

Correct Your Spanish Blunders

Just Enough Spanish

Dirty Spanish - Warning: This is really vulgar.

Barron’s Complete Spanish Grammar Review

Making Out in Spanish (I think this title is great. I’ve never read this book, but if you’re looking for slang/everyday Spanish, this seems like a pretty good book.)

Ven Conmigo! Grammar and Vocabulary Workbook: Level 1 (This is the actual workbook I use in my Spanish 1 class. It is great and I love it. If you want to teach yourself Spanish, I highly recommend getting a workbook like this.)

Hide This Spanish Book (This has a lot for a small book. Mainly just some basic phrases, along with some that are more vulgar.)

Hide This Spanish Book for Lovers (The title speaks for itself…)

Mierda! The Real Spanish You Were Never Taught In School

Say It Right In Spanish

German

50 Ways To Improve Your German

Dirty German - Warning: This is really vulgar.

Say It Right In German: The Easy Way to Pronounce Correctly

Easy Way to Enlarge Your German Vocabulary

Barron’s German Idioms

The Tell-Tale Heart - If you want to read in German, this seems like a pretty good book to get.

German-English Visual Dictionary

Scheisse!: The Real German You Were Never Taught In School - I love all these books. They have them in every language (The title means “Shit”). Although it doesn’t have the pronunciations, its still pretty great for the vocabulary it has. It’s a bit vulgar though, but not too bad.

Portuguese

Just Enough Portuguese: How to Get by and Be Easily Understood

Portuguese Verb and Essentials of Grammar

Berlitz Portuguese Phrase Books & Dictionary

51 Portuguese Idioms - Speak Like a Brazilian

Arabic

Arabic-English Visual Dictionary

The Arabic Alphabet: How to Read and Write It

First 100 Words In Arabic

Learn Arabic: The Fast and Fun Way

Making Out In Arabic

Instant Arabic!

Japanese

Berlitz Concise Dictionary

Essential Kanji: 2,000 Basic Japanese Characters

Colloquial Kansai Japanese: The Dialects and Culture of the Kansai Region

Speak Japanese Today

Making Out In Japanese - I just bought this book, and it seems pretty great.

More Making Out In Japanese

Korean

Say It Right In Korean

Korean Made Easy

Instant Korean

First 100 Words In Korean

Making Out In Korean

More Making Out In Korean

Korean For Travelers - I think this might only be a Nook book, which kind of sucks.

Dirty Korean - Warning: This is really vulgar.

Basic Korean: Workbook

Intermediate Korean: Workbook - I’m not sure if this is worth getting because of the price, but it seems like a helpful book

Korean At A Glance

Teach Me Everyday Korean

Chinese

Making Out In Chinese (I think this title is great. I’ve never read this book, but if you’re looking for slang/everyday Chinese, this seems like a pretty good book.)

Mandarin Chinese - English Visual Dictionary

Survival Chinese

Get Talking Chinese - This book is so great. It’s kind of like a children’s book, but for learning basic Chinese, it’s great.

Hide This Mandarin Chinese Phrase Book

Instant Chinese!

Polish

Say It In Polish

Berlitz Polish Concise Dictionary

Berlitz Polish Phrasebook and Dictionary

Polish: An Essential Grammar

Russian

Learn Russian: The Fast and Fun Way

Say It Right In Russian

Russian Vocabulary

Dermo!: The Real Russian Tolstoy Never Used

Russian At A Glance

Just Enough Russian

General Language Books

Barron’s 501 Verbs (comes in French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Latin, Japanese, Hebrew, Arabic, English and German)

Note: I love Berlitz and Barron books for learning languages. Most are just reference books for verbs, grammar, or basic phrases instead of textbooks. But once you have a base in the language, they help you improve so much. I highly recommend buying any Berlitz or Barron language books. I love the 50 Ways To Improve Your books. They are the best grammar/vocab/correction language books ever. I use the Spanish one to help teach myself Spanish, and I absolutely love it. And it isn’t very expensive either!

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Best language learning tips & masterlists from other bloggers I’ve come across

(these posts are not my own!)

THE HOLY GRAIL of language learning (-> seriously tho, this is the BEST thing I’ve ever come across)

Tips:

Some language learning exercises and tips

20 Favorite Language Learning Tips

what should you be reading to maximize your language learning?

tips for learning a language (things i wish i knew before i started)

language learning and langblr tips

Tips on how to read in your target language for longer periods of time

Tips and inspiration from Fluent in 3 months by Benny Lewis

Tips for learning a sign language

Tips for relearning your second first language

How to:

how to self teach a new language

learning a language: how to

learning languages and how to make it fun

how to study languages

how to practice speaking in a foreign language

how to learn a language when you don’t know where to start

how to make a schedule for language learning

How to keep track of learning more than one language at the same time

Masterposts:

Language Study Master Post

Swedish Resources Masterpost

French Resouces Masterpost

Italian Resources Masterpost

Resource List for Learning German

Challenges:

Language-Sanctuary Langblr Challenge

language learning checkerboard challenge

Word lists:

2+ months of language learning prompts

list of words you need to know in your target language, in 3 levels

Other stuff:

bullet journal dedicated to language learning

over 400 language related youtube channels in 50+ languages

TED talks about language (learning)

Learning the Alien Languages of Star Trek

Feel free to reblog and add your own lists / masterlists!

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the eurovision fan urge to learn a language because of a song you like

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French Resource Folder

Hey guys!

Since I’ve had this blog for about a year and a half now, I decided to compile them all into one folder on OneDrive so that they would be easier to access :) I’ll be updating it periodically as I post more stuff on here, but feel free to check it out! There’s a bunch of posts that I made ages ago that have been buried under unrelated posts here, so maybe you’ll find something interesting!

As of now, the folder includes grammar posts, vocabulary lists, and a few documents on Quebecois French.

And if ever you want something that isn’t there, just ask :)

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I updated the grammar documents!

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As a language lover who can’t possibly afford all of the language lessons I would love to take, over the years I learned the best ways to self-learn them. This introductory phase doesn’t even require a textbook - I am sure everything here can be found online for free.

Disclaimer: this is the method that works the best for me, and I’m sharing it with the intention of helping other people who are stuck. There’s a million different ways to self-learn a language, so if this one doesn’t work out for you, don’t lose motivation!

Disclaimer 2: this method might not work with all languages. I’m sharing this knowledge keeping in mind my experience with Latin (in particular French, Spanish, etc) and East Asian (in particular Korean and Japanese) languages.

Without further ado, here are the steps:

1. If you’re learning a language that uses a different alphabet, make sure that’s the first thing you learn

Relying on romanization is fine at first, but further down the path it will only serve to confuse you. Romanized words of these types of languages can be written in many different ways, so often they don’t even provide an accurate way of pronouncing them. Furthermore, as you make progress, you won’t be able to access a lot of content in your target language since you won’t find it romanized.

2. Learn your first words

Before actually getting into all the grammar rules and whatnot, learn your first words! These include, among others:

Greetings

Answers (yes, no, maybe, etc)

Numbers

Please and thank you

Practice their pronunciation to get used to the language’s sounds, and how they’re written (especially if you have to use another alphabet - it’s a chance to practice your calligraphy!).

3. Learn essential vocabulary and grammar

I call these “essential vocabulary/grammar” because they are words you must know to build sentences (other than verbs). These include:

Articles (definite, indefinite, partitive, etc)

Basic pronouns (personal, possessive, etc)

Depending on the language, basic grammatical particles

Sentence order! In many languages, the subject/verb/noun order is totally different. Make sure to know how your target language orders that.

Make sure to also learn their rules and remember the exceptions. The latter are always annoying, but don’t worry - as you progress, you will learn these by heart, and they will eventually come to you naturally!

4. Learn the most basic verbs in the present tense

Like the vocabulary of the previous step, verbs are also essential when building sentences. Now that you’re only a beginner, you don’t need to learn difficult verbs or tenses, so stick with the most used ones:

to be

to have

to do/make

to say

to go

to know

to think

to see

to want

to give

5. More vocab!

Now that you know your verbs, complement your knowledge by adding more basic vocabulary. Here are some ideas:

Places

Food

Objects

Adjectives

Family members

Knowing these in addition to the grammar points you’ve learned will allow you to construct simple sentences, such as I am going home or This is my sister.

6. Practice for your level

Like many other people, I’m guilty of jumping straight into watching movies and shows in my target language, only to get frustrated with myself when I don’t understand anything despite everything I learned until then. Of course, I’m not saying you shouldn’t do it, since it does help you develop your listening skills (especially if you do it with subtitles!), but I have a tip for the ones who prefer an easier activity.

Look for children’s content! I know this sounds silly at first, but books, movies, shows, etc made for children usually use basic grammar and vocabulary. If you think about it, the listening exercises you find in language grammar books made for beginners often seem like they’re made for children for that reason. Therefore, if you can’t find clips and texts for your level easily, try following this tip!

A few more tips for self-learners + resources

Write a diary in your target language. Even if you don’t know that much, try describing your day the best way you can (even if that means you have to write everything in the present tense). That’s a way of understanding what sort of vocabulary is useful in your daily life and what are your weaknesses.

For you listening skills, other than Netflix, listen to music as well! Seize the opportunity to also learn the new vocabulary you find in the songs.

For speaking skills, if you don’t have anyone to practice with, read texts out loud and record yourself to check your pronunciation. If you’re up to it, finding friends online that speak your target language is also a great way of practicing dialogue!

Most used words in every language

Textbook masterpost

More helpful books!

Random tasks to practice your target language

My blog’s langblr tag for more helpful posts

Happy studying! ✨

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Io:

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Italian learners 🇮🇹

Ciao a tutt*! I’d like to recommend an Italian YouTube channel called “Canale di Venti” created by different people in their 20s for people in their 20s and aimed at sparking conversations via different formats (monologues, chats, book reviews, interviews) around topics like:

everyday life (taboos, relationships, university, etc.)

mental health

social issues

Here’s a hilarious vent about life during the pandemic a year after the outbreak:

And the latest book chat 📚:

“Avere vent'anni è difficile. Non si è più adolescenti, ma nemmeno adulti. Si impara a votare, a guidare, a lasciare le persone e a innamorarsi di nuove. Si va a convivere, si sbaglia, si fanno viaggi da soli e si studia parecchio.” (from their info page).

I want to learn a new language

I want to learn a new language for 2023. I am already learning Italian, so I don't want a latin language, also to broaden my horizons.

Do you have any recommendations?

#language learning #language #langblr #language learning 2023 #recommendation #help a girl out

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todos quieren sentirse a salvo pero nadie está dispuesto a ser el lugar seguro

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Les temps de l’indicatif

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Commennt voyagez-vous ?

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34 Languages You Can Now Learn for Free at Home

Absolute Beginner Course FREE for 3 months + Language Learning Tips & Tricks

Afrikaans Arabics Bulgarian Cantonese

Chinese Czech Danish Dutch

English Filipino Finnish French

German Greek Hebrew Hindi

Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese

Korean Norwegian Persian Polish

Portuguese Romanian Russian Spanish

Swahili Swedish Thai Turkish

Urdu Vietnamese

Keep reading

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Hello! Back at it with a new langblr challenge! This time the challenge is called Langblr News Challenge and the purpose of it is to improve your language skills by reading news in your target language! To participate in this challenge you must read news in your target language and learn all the new words you encounter. If you want, you can post about your progress and tell which news articles you read and what new words you learned. If you do, please tag your post as #langblrnewschallenge so that I and others can see what you’re working on and learn something new as well! You can choose to participate in this challenge for 7 days, 14 days, 21 days, or 30/31 days - it’s up to you! Enjoy your studies!

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LANGUAGE LEARNING MASTERPOST

For all of those who want to learn a language but don’t know where to start, need extra help as you learn it, or if you’re just bored. These are the resources I’ve gathered over the last few months (feel free to add to it!)

General sites with grammar/sounds/pronunciation for a wide variety of languages

My Languages

BBC Language

How to Learn Any Language

Effective Language Learning

Conjuguemos

The Polyglot Project

Linguanaut

More specific sites, targeted at one language

German here and here

Spanish here and here

French here here and here

Italian here and here

Japanese here

Chinese here and here

Korean here and here

Vietnamese here

For all ya’ll auditory learners

an online radio/tv

spanish site w/ web series and programs

-also, foreign language mixes on 8tracks

some german ones

a few spanish ones

some french mixes

some italian mixes

some russian mixes

some mandarin mixes

some japanese mixes

Interactive language-exchanging sites where you can make friends and meet natives wOWie

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interpals

polyglotclub

sharedtalk

couchsurfing

memrise

babbel

duolingo

Tips, advice, and motivation to give you that extra push

5 Tips to Get You Started

a blog on language-hacking tips

have some motivational videos that provide language courses (Speak from Day 1 and Pimsleur Approach)

6 ways to roll your r

another language blog

For those interested in linguistics, here are 15 interesting articles on the field

for funsies!!!

i’ve found quite a few resources for irish gaelic, a really beautiful but complex language that you can challenge yourself to learn

linguistic facts about the language and some study tips

here’s an online radio

pronunciation and a youtube channel

Irish Language Today

want to learn a language that doesn’t exist???? there are tutorials here here and here on how to write gallifreyan and a tutorial here on how to write the numbers

If i find more content, I’ll edit this and add it right away. Good luck and have fun!

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Some of this stuff and more found here in my resources post :D

Resources are da best because then you can’t use it as an excuse not to learn a language :3

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What Now? - Advanced Language Learning

So you have mastered the basics of Japanese/your language of choice (well maybe not mastered, but those lower level books and websites have certainly become less overwhelming). Now what?

There usually comes a slump where you are too advanced for beginner level learning but fluency and native-level reading are still a bit out of your grasp. How do you keep progressing when it feels like you don’t have enough textbook study material or you don’t know where to go from here?

The answer is that you have to be creative and self-motivated! This is where I’ve seen many language learners end their journey because other things get in the way and they drop off on their progress. You have to start getting creative about how you learn, but the key is not to stop learning. This is how I got past the slump and improved my Japanese even when I finished university.

Proficiency Exam Practice

Try JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) or other proficiency exam practice workbooks. These provide a good structured learning schedule and show you where you could use some more practice. They go up to N1, so you will be able to continue to use them even as you get more advanced.

Keep Learning Vocabulary

I can guarantee you don’t know all the words, so keep learning new words. If it helps to you write new words in a notebook or in a document, or to make flash cards, do that (I’m a write-it-down-in-a-notebook kinda person). You don’t have to do a giant list of vocabulary words every day. If you think of/hear/read a word you don’t know, look it up as soon as you can, and note it down. Practice using it in a sentence and try to incorporate it into your next conversation.

Write Something

Whether it’s a tumblr post, a diary entry just for yourself, or a message to someone on HelloTalk, start writing. It can be every day, every week, every month, but just write something. If you can get a native speaker to correct it that’s even better, but if not at least you have put your own thoughts in another language on the page (or screen). This helps you form sentences and think in a different language.

Read Something

Reading in another language can be daunting, but since you have mastered the basics you will be a pro. You don’t have to sit and read a novel for hours. You can read a short article, someone’s Twitter (this will be challenging because of slang and dialect), or a label on some food. You can read children’s books or brand websites or captions on Instagram photos.

Talk to Someone

This can be yourself, your stuffed animals, your pets, your roommate who doesn’t speak Japanese at all. Just speaking and forming sentences is important to improving your speaking skills. Talk about everyday things, and use words and grammar you know. Revise grammar that you don’t remember as well. It’s best if you have someone who is a native speaker or at least studying the same language, so that you have some kind of feedback. This isn’t always possible, so instead you can watch a YouTuber you like and repeat after them to practice pronunciation, sentence structure, etc.

Challenge Yourself

When you started learning Japanese you never thought you would be able to read Murakami Haruki in the original Japanese, or write a blog in Japanese, or be able to keep up with the news in Japanese? If you have always wanted to challenge yourself, now is the time. You might have to keep looking up words or ask a native speaker to check your writing, but doing something outside of your comfort zone is a good way to push yourself. If it’s a big task, break it up into smaller bits of time. Don’t burn yourself out, but set a goal for yourself. Maybe you just want to read the first chapter of a novel you’ve read in English. Maybe you want to write simple sentences that you know are grammatically correct. Whatever it is, make it a manageable goal, and pat yourself on the back when you realize that you’re actually a lot further than you thought. In order to improve, it’s important to do something that is at a higher level so that you can break out of a rut.

I wish you the best of luck in your language learning adventure!

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