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Is it possible to learn grammar through spaced repetition, and if yes, how?
Spaced repetition is mostly used for learning vocabulary, but learning vocabulary is not all there is to learning a foreign language. Grammar also needs to be acquired, one way or another. Since doing a huge amount of grammar exercises may not be…
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Is Ekapeli useful for an adult learner of Finnish?
Ekapeli is an educational game intended for children, especially those with problems with reading and writing Finnish. There are different versions for native Finnish speakers and for immigrants. The game starts by teaching the sounds that the…
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Are there any advanced proficiency tests for Standard Chinese (CEFR C1/C2)?
HSK or Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi is the PRC's official Chinese language proficiency test for non-native speakers of Standard Chinese. Hanban has published a mappping between the six HSK levels and the six levels of the CEFR. For example, they claim that…
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Is there a reference that classifies books on grammar according to the major type of grammar the authors espouse?
Is there a comprehensive reference that classifies books on English grammar according to the major type of grammar (reference, transformational, relational, head-driven case structure ... ) the authors espouse? This article by Richard Nordquist at…
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Tinycards and Anki
Duolingo has a flashcard program called Tinycards. Anki is a well-known flashcard program.
What are the major differences between these two, when it comes to learning languages? Both of them at least claim to be based on spaced repetition, and both…
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Graded readers for Dutch?
As I have already mentioned in several other questions, graded readers are a good resources for extensive reading, at least for people who are not yet sufficiently proficient to read texts written for native speakers of the target language.
Are…
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Is there a website to practice grammatical gender of nouns in German?
Recently I started learning German and I was wondering if there is an online tool where you can practice German grammatical gender, since it is something that you just have to remember.
For example, a random noun would be printed and you have to…
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Graded readers for Norwegian?
As several other questions have pointed out, graded readers are a good type of material for extensive reading. Where can I find graded readers in Norwegian? I am interested in finding them both in Bokmål and Nynorsk.
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How do language learners identify "good" language models to imitate?
The company I work for provides educational resources for teaching English in a variety of classrooms across India. Some of these classrooms are in very remote rural and tribal areas. We've seen a lot of good success in implementing our program,…
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List of Chinese "verb plus object" verbs?
In Chinese, many verbs consist of two characters. However, not all two-character verbs function in the same way.
One category of two-character verbs consists of verbs where the two characters cannot be separated. For example, 工作 (gōnḡzuò, to…
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Natural Approach text books
I have only found a single example of a Natural Approach text book, Lingua Latina. Are there any other books in this style available for purchase online?
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Mnemonics for learning Russian alphabet (Cyrillic)?
I'm looking for resources that use mnemonics for the Cyrillic script,
so I can learn the writing system in less time.
There are several Cyrillic alphabets, but I am only interested in the Russian alphabet.
Are any such resources available? Digital…
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What Duolingo-like resources are there for learning Hindi?
I'm looking for free desktop or mobile applications that have an approach to learning Hindi that is similar to Duolingo's, in that it has a primary gamification aspect. I have tried several, but very few are free. What Duolingo-like apps are there…
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How do I get an 8 (or higher scores in general) on Clozemaster?
On clozemaster I can get extra points for typing instead of answering 1, 2, 3, or 4 for the multiple choice questions, but within those multiple choice questions, sometimes I'm awarded 4 points sometimes 8.
How do I get 8 points, and are there any…
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Strategies for independent language learning
I am starting to learn a new language. My aim is to be able to read simple written news reports, follow television or radio news bulletins and hold simple conversations. In the long term, I may hope to achieve one of the lower levels of the Common…
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