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Is it possible to learn a language without translation?
Let's assume I have no knowledge in a language I want to learn. I know only some basic alphabet, but don't know any words. Is it possible to learn a language just by watching videos and reading books ...
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How do native English speakers know the archaic or domain/time specific words in English literature like The Tale of Two Cities?
I have been reading The Tale of Two Cities for multiple months. The progress is pretty slow because I would like to know most of the details in a way that I can learn some literature techniques in ...
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Is it more advantageous to learn the writing system or the spoken form of a language first?
There are several primary aspects of a language, including both the writing system and the spoken form of a language. What does scientific research say about the order to learn these two factors when ...
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How reliable is the EFSET test?
I recently took the EFSET and got a CEFR C2.
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My question is, how reliable is that test? If not, is there a (hopefully not that expensive) way to get an accurate knowledge of my English ...
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How effective are mobile/desktop apps for learning a language?
I'm not sure this is the right spot for this question but I think it is appropriate and on topic.
I speak fluently one foreign language (from here on referred as L2) aside from my own native language ...
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Path for German A1 to B2 certificate in one year
I am looking to take the Goethe Institut B2 test roughly one year from now. I have studied some German in the past, so I'd say I'm at an A1 level and could probably get to A2 quickly. I have never ...
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British colonial era English reader's primer
I wonder whether someone knows this material. I have tried to find even pictures on the internet, but to no avail.
They were small, thin books called Reader's Primers or something like that. I'm ...
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How can I learn the pharyngeal ע pronunciation?
The Hebrew letter Ayin (ע) was traditionally a voiced pharyngeal fricative, but has mutated to a glottal stop in Modern Hebrew, merging it with the letter Aleph (א).
How can I learn the pharyngeal ...
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How to remember words I never use
How can I put words I don't often use into my long term memory? I have trouble doing this, as I think I know them, and a few weeks later I can't remember them.
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Best way to improve listening and speaking
I'm a learner from South Korea.
I think I'm skilled at listening and reading quite a bit, with TOEIC 965 and TOEIC Speaking AL level. Even got 98 points on Korean university entrance test, top 1% ...
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Is there any research available on brain parts getting involved while speaking tonal languages like Chinese and Korean as the second language?
I want to know whether anyone has assessed the activity of different brain parts that get active while speaking a tonal language as the second language and do not get involved while speaking non-tonal ...
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Best way to learn Czech noun declensions
This post is about a technique I thought up for learning Czech (čeština) Declensions
In an attempt to learn Czech declensions, I wonder whether a web page on the internet or standard Android ...
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Learning Persian with Latin alphabet
Is there any free online resource for learning basic Persian without learning arabic script? I tried several online courses but they all begin with teaching script first. This is very demotivating to ...
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How l could learn middle persian
How I could learn Middle Persian (i.e. from the time of the Sasanian Empire)? Are there any sources which you would recommend to help me learn it?
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Can a non-native phoneme acquire a new mental category through exposure?
As an example, for me the contrast between [e] and [ɛ], such as Portugese sé and sê, is a non-native contrast. If I pay attention I can identify differences between them that allow me to distinguish ...
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