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Are there any surveys or studies on what motivates people to learn minority languages and/or rare languages?

asked Sep 23, 2016 at 10:31

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Graded readers for Japanese?

asked Nov 11, 2017 at 19:53

14 votes

3 answers

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Explaining the difference between 'very' and 'too' to native Chinese speakers

asked Aug 3, 2016 at 17:23

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How did Cardinal Mezzofanti learn foreign languages?

asked Oct 5, 2016 at 21:01

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Mastering both the French r and the German r

asked Jul 12, 2017 at 11:34

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Mnemonics for learning Hangul?

asked Sep 25, 2017 at 13:20

11 votes

1 answer

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Are there any studies on what motivates people to learn artistic languages such as Klingon, Dothraki and the Middle-earth languages?

asked Sep 30, 2016 at 9:48

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359 views

Evidence that learning radicals speeds up character learning in Chinese?

asked Dec 22, 2016 at 16:13

11 votes

2 answers

176 views

How to motivate a tandem partner to do exercises that are not part of a compulsory language test?

asked Dec 27, 2016 at 2:38

10 votes

2 answers

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Are there any studies on what motivates people to learn international auxiliary languages such as Esperanto, Interlingua and Afrihili?

asked Sep 30, 2016 at 9:35

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Research on effectiveness of language teaching in ulpans / ulpanim?

asked Sep 22, 2016 at 10:32

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Are there any accurate online resources for learning to write Devanagari?

asked Aug 12, 2017 at 16:55

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251 views

How to teach someone to correctly pronounce tones in tonal languages such as Standard Chinese?

asked Oct 12, 2017 at 15:19

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Where can I find graded readers for Russian?

asked Jan 1, 2018 at 21:00

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2 answers

735 views

Graded readers for Hindi?

asked Mar 9, 2018 at 8:07

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Online course or resources on speed reading in Chinese

asked Dec 29, 2017 at 13:15

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Research on benefits of writing by hand when learning foreign languages

asked Aug 23, 2017 at 11:09

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144 views

Learning the grammatical gender of nouns in languages that have no articles, using non-visual techniques [duplicate]

asked Aug 29, 2016 at 18:10

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Evidence that the European Day of Languages motivates EU citizens to learn foreign languages?

asked Sep 26, 2016 at 19:29

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Should literacy in the L1 be taught before teaching reading & writing in an L2?

asked Mar 24, 2017 at 11:33

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What are the main benefits and drawbacks of learning vocabulary only through conversation?

asked Dec 9, 2016 at 21:51

9 votes

1 answer

225 views

According to research, should related words be taught together?

asked Oct 12, 2018 at 14:34

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326 views

Are there any advanced proficiency tests for Standard Chinese (CEFR C1/C2)?

asked Feb 15, 2018 at 11:06

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2 answers

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Is it possible to learn grammar through spaced repetition, and if yes, how?

asked Feb 21, 2018 at 16:30

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158 views

What are the main causes of foreign language anxiety in learners of Chinese?

asked May 8, 2019 at 14:29

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3 answers

2k views

Mnemonics for learning Russian alphabet (Cyrillic)?

asked Sep 26, 2017 at 14:16

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3k views

List of Chinese "verb plus object" verbs?

asked Oct 10, 2017 at 18:20

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3 answers

2k views

Graded readers for Dutch?

asked Jan 8, 2018 at 21:50

8 votes

1 answer

1k views

How can one learn English stress-timed rhythm?

asked Dec 28, 2017 at 14:41

7 votes

1 answer

4k views

Where can I find graded readers for French?

asked Nov 8, 2017 at 14:54

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107 Questions

Are there any surveys or studies on what motivates people to learn minority languages and/or rare languages?

Graded readers for Japanese?

Explaining the difference between 'very' and 'too' to native Chinese speakers

How did Cardinal Mezzofanti learn foreign languages?

Mastering both the French r and the German r

Mnemonics for learning Hangul?

Are there any studies on what motivates people to learn artistic languages such as Klingon, Dothraki and the Middle-earth languages?

Evidence that learning radicals speeds up character learning in Chinese?

How to motivate a tandem partner to do exercises that are not part of a compulsory language test?

Are there any studies on what motivates people to learn international auxiliary languages such as Esperanto, Interlingua and Afrihili?

Research on effectiveness of language teaching in ulpans / ulpanim?

Are there any accurate online resources for learning to write Devanagari?

How to teach someone to correctly pronounce tones in tonal languages such as Standard Chinese?

Where can I find graded readers for Russian?

Graded readers for Hindi?

Online course or resources on speed reading in Chinese

Research on benefits of writing by hand when learning foreign languages

Learning the grammatical gender of nouns in languages that have no articles, using non-visual techniques [duplicate]

Evidence that the European Day of Languages motivates EU citizens to learn foreign languages?

Should literacy in the L1 be taught before teaching reading & writing in an L2?

What are the main benefits and drawbacks of learning vocabulary only through conversation?

According to research, should related words be taught together?

Are there any advanced proficiency tests for Standard Chinese (CEFR C1/C2)?

Is it possible to learn grammar through spaced repetition, and if yes, how?

What are the main causes of foreign language anxiety in learners of Chinese?

Mnemonics for learning Russian alphabet (Cyrillic)?

List of Chinese "verb plus object" verbs?

Graded readers for Dutch?

How can one learn English stress-timed rhythm?

Where can I find graded readers for French?