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Rosetta Stone Spanish
Spanish, Multimedia
Rosetta Stone is a sprawling multimedia language-learning product, one whose marketing has been so effective that it is the first thing most people hearing of this website ask me about. Although Rosetta Stone can be fun initially—in part…
The Oxford New Greek Dictionary
Greek, Books, Dictionaries
In general I have loved the Oxford dictionaries I have used for other languages in this series. They are small and lightweight, and they have a great layout with generous interior margins, which means you don’t have to battle…
SparkNotes German Vocabulary Study Cards
German, Flashcards, Vocabulary
Some people are partial to electronic gadgets for their vocabulary-building needs, but in my mind there is nothing like good old-fashioned flashcards. SparkNotes offers great ones in several languages. Or rather, offered. While in the process of writing this review,…
Portuguese American Journal
Portuguese, News, Websites
Portuguese American Journal is an online publication “dedicated to the Portuguese-American heritage with the purpose of informing and offering an insight into the Portuguese-American experience.” The publication is written in English, so it won’t…
Alif Baa with Multimedia: Introduction to Arabic Letters and Sounds
Arabic, Books, Multimedia, Websites
Alif Baa with Multimedia, which consists of a book and an accompanying DVD, is designed to help you learn the sounds and writing system of Arabic. Methods include print-based, audio, and video instruction. Before you read further:…
VocabuLearn Arabic
Arabic, Audio Lessons, Vocabulary
VocabuLearn Arabic comes in two different levels, for a total of six hours of vocabulary instruction. Each level of this product, originally published by Penton Overseas, used to consist of four CDs organized by parts of speech: nouns, adjectives and…
