There are numerous FREE Podcasts for learning languages available for
downloading.
Go to i iTunes , click on iTunes Store, click on Podcasts, and then click on
Education.
As a Spanish student, I like Notes in Spanish and Insta Spanish. Send us your
favorites!
If you don't have an iPod or MP3 player, you can listen to Podcasts on your
computer.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/
BBC Spanish Website - learning resources and advice for all abilities
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/spanish/
Spanish Steps - A short course to kick-start your Spanish - for work, holidays or
just for fun (Realplayer needed)
www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/lj/
News in Spanish:
www.bbcmundo.com
http://espanol.yahoo.co
Davida recommends these Italian exercises from the University of Victoria
Department of Hispanic and Italian Studies:
http://web.uvic.ca/hispanital/italian/italian100
We recommend Pimsleur CDs. This all-audio program is a great way to practice while
driving in the car.
Practice your Mandarin at the internet site developed by University of Maine,
Farmington psychology professor Marilyn Shea: Ting
common expressions for many different languages. www.wordreference.com
master of this extensive collection of Internet resources is Jim Becker, a
professor at the University of Northern Iowa. Super Language Web Site
Mary and John Benziger do what most of
us strive to do, but often don’t -- they speak
Spanish every day. Lots of practice has helped
this South China couple communicate
effectively in Spanish . . . quite a feat
considering they spoke very little Spanish four
years ago.
Their motivation started when they began
to volunteer with Partners in Health of Maine,
a group of doctors, nurses and others who
provide medical services to people in rural
Nicaragua. Two years ago John and Partners
in Health were awarded a grant to build a
pathology laboratory at the Puerto Cabezas
Hospital. The project required John, a
pathologist at MaineGeneral, to speak regularly
with his Nicaraguan colleagues. Mary, an
accomplished artist, organized a team to paint
beautiful murals on the hospital walls.
“We continually have to work on our
Spanish,” said John. They listen to Pimsleur
CDs, read Spanish books and newspapers,
watch videos, and complete grammar
exercises on a daily basis. “And classes are so
important -- they give us some structure,” said
Mary. “Through the classes we’ve been
introduced to Latin American literature. The
weekly cenas foster conversation . . . it’s fun
to be around other students.”
• Practice and study DAILY.
• Be satisfied with slow improvements
and don’t set your expectations too high.
• Use different techniques, including
listening, reading, speaking and reading
aloud.
• Take a class -- it brings you together
with other people working to learn the
same language.
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