Greg’s vlog post about a crowdsourcing translation web-tool, Duolingo, gave me an idea
for my Knowledge Sharing project (thanks Greg!).
I attempted to create a collection of web-based learning resources for the people who, like me, are interested in languages. Below, you will find the list of the open-access websites I find to be helpful in learning German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Russian, and Japanese.
I attempted to create a collection of web-based learning resources for the people who, like me, are interested in languages. Below, you will find the list of the open-access websites I find to be helpful in learning German, French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Russian, and Japanese.
Languages Online
German,
French, Italian, Spanish, Latin
This
website offers lessons for language learners at all levels of proficiency. The utilized
teaching methodology is quite simple. You will be asked to match pictures and
English phrases with the ones in the language you study.
Mein Weg nach Deutschland
German
This
web-portal was developed by Goethe-Institut - Germany's worldwide cultural institute. It contains a lot of engaging
activities for practicing your German. For example, you can play a hidden
objects game or watch an educative TV show about a Turkish girl immigrated to
Germany.
One World Italiano
Italian
This
website includes a variety of classic language activities, such as video
courses, grammar explanations, and dictations. In addition, there is a set of entertaining
exercises enabling you to explore Italian via movie trailers or
interactive mini-games.
Digital Dialects
Spanish
This
is an example of how game-based approach can be used in language learning. The
website represents an assortment of games of varying levels of language
difficulty.
Master Russian
Russian
If
you wish to make yourself familiar with the Cyrillic alphabet or are interested
in understanding the Russian culture, this website would be of great help. It
has different learning materials, including the dual-language translations of
Russian greatest novels and folk music videos.
Melnyks Chinese
Chinese
This
is a collection of podcasts for the learners of Chinese aiming to master their
speaking skills. You can get access to 267 audio lessons with word-for-word PDF
transcripts and worksheets for self-assessment.
Kids Web Japan
Japanese
This
website declares being a portal for kids, but any adult interested in
learning Japanese can find it to be useful. There is a course of animated
lessons to introduce you to the language, and the Quick Japanese section
enables you to increase your colloquial vocabulary.
I would be happy to hear from language learning fans. What languages do you speak? Which language would you like to learn next?
That's awesome! Thanks for the posting, Varby, I have been also thinking about doing my knowing tracking project in language learning. The resources you collected look fantastic! :) I haven't used any of them, but I am going to check them all. :-)
ReplyDeleteGreat! Glad to know you found the post to be useful :)
DeleteIt is really useful information, thanks for doing that great job!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is really useful information, thanks for doing that great job!!!
ReplyDeleteMy pleasure :)
DeleteGreat collection of resources! Thanks for sharing, Varby! Which language you plan to master next?
ReplyDeleteI am thinking about learning the German and Chinese languages (not sure which of them will be first). What about you?
DeleteCool! Glad I could provide some inspiration.
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