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VocabuLearn Korean

I Like VocabuLearn as Accompaniment for Errands and Household Chores

Korean, Audio Lessons, Vocabulary

VocabuLearn is a pretty plain product. It consists of simple audio vocabulary lessons, where you are quizzed on your ability to translate English words and phrases into a foreign language and vice versa. You hear an English word, youâ€¦

NY Portuguese Short Film Festival

Portuguese, Radio/TV/Video/Film, Fairs/Festivals/Parades

At the first annual NY Portuguese Short Film Festival—which took place in June 2011, in both New York and Lisbon—20 short films were screened. The sponsor of this now-annual event is the Arte Institute, which supports cross-cultural dialogue among artists.

Teach Yourself Hindi (with CDs)

1 Hindi, Books, Multimedia

The book part of this Teach Yourself Hindi book-CD combo package starts out: â€œThis course is designed to enable those with no previous knowledge of Hindi to learn to read, write and converse in the language withâ€¦

Teach Yourself Arabic (with CDs)

Teach Yourself Arabic? Nope, I Couldn't Teach Myself with This

2 Arabic, Books, Multimedia

I used Teach Yourself Arabic by Jack Smart and Frances Altorfer back in 2009, and it struck me as an example of language-learning marketing trumping actual usability. This book-CD combo was a total bust for me. I confess Iâ€¦

Random House Webster’s Pocket German Dictionary (Second Edition)

Pocket German Dictionary with Pencil for Scale

3-5 German, Books, Dictionaries

This is a really, really tiny dictionary, and the font is really, really tiny, too. If you have bad vision, I can’t recommend it. But if you have bionic eyes, go for it! Random House Websterâ€â€¦

Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Italian Grammar

4 Italian, Books

I like Practice Makes Perfect: Complete Italian Grammar by Marcel Danesi. It has clear explanations. In terms of level: according to the preface, Complete Italian Grammar is for intermediate and advanced learners. Although thisâ€¦

National Council of Teachers of English

English, Websites, Organizations

I think years ago I might actually have been a member of this organization, but I can’t remember for sure. In any case, they have a lovely mission statement: “The Council promotes the development of literacy, the useâ€¦

Total Health the Chinese Way

4 Mandarin, Books, Sports/Fitness

Since I am interested in health and fitness, reading about Traditional Chinese Medicine was one of the things I did to try to get a better sense of Chinese culture. This book did not in any way enhance my languageâ€¦

VocabuLearn Russian

3-5 Russian, Audio Lessons, Vocabulary

VocabuLearn Russian, once published by Penton Overseas in CD format, is no longer offered through that company, but it may soon find a second life on the Internet, as VocabuLearn for a number of other languages has. VocabuLearn is aâ€¦

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