Language Learning Stack Exchange
Language Learning Stack Exchange

Most Popular

more tags
1396 questions
8
votes
3 answers

How to overcome my dread of speaking in Spanish?

I hope this isn't too broad of a question and I can receive some guidance because it's something that's been troubling me for years. I have been studying Spanish for 5+ years and people tell me I have a good vocabulary. I can speak around most…
McArthey
  • 181
  • 3
8
votes
3 answers

Is it possible to learn B1-level German in 3 months?

I realize this may be a potential duplicate, but a quick look through the "Questions that may already have your question" didn't pop up anything. I am hoping to participate as part of the Fulbright Program, which allows you to conduct research in…
dddxxx
  • 183
  • 1
  • 1
  • 4
8
votes
1 answer

How can I understand the difference between the 'D' sound and 'T' sound?

I have started learning English. Currently, I can't understand the difference between the 'D' sound and the 'T' sound while listening to someone speaking or in audio. How can I learn how to distinguish between these two sounds?
PONRAJ
  • 81
  • 1
8
votes
1 answer

Teaching sign languages as other languages, by the Internet?

Are there sites that teach sign languages through gamification? Like Duolingo, Babbel, etc? Or, alternatively, are there researches that prove or deny the possibility of teaching sign languages online (or self-study), either with or without…
Quidam
  • 283
  • 1
  • 9
8
votes
2 answers

How do cloze flashcards compare to translation flashcards?

A cloze flashcard contains a sentence missing a word. For example: Mi hijo no puede ir al colegio, ______ está enfermo. Mi hijo no puede ir al colegio, porque está enfermo. Another form of flashcard simply provides the direct translation of the…
Hatchet
  • 4,975
  • 2
  • 23
  • 58
8
votes
1 answer

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 and for the last two years I've been learning…
mickkk
  • 183
  • 4
8
votes
2 answers

Is there any common approach to learning programming and foreign human language?

Is there any common in approaches to learning foreign language and programming language? Both machine and human languages have common structure: syntax, vocabulary and rules. Can we expect that a man, who knows several foreign languages would learn…
Dmitry Lovermann
  • 299
  • 1
  • 5
8
votes
1 answer

Creating summaries helps us understand a new language?

At school we were "forced" to summarize the text, but does it help in learning a new language?
Marcus Becker
  • 183
  • 3
8
votes
5 answers

Way to learn Persian (Perso-Arabic) alphabet

I'm going to learn the Persian alphabet. I found it very difficult because the letters look different depending on whether they are at the beginning, in the middle or at the end of a word. Is there any concept, resource or method that makes it…
Kacper
  • 255
  • 1
  • 7
8
votes
2 answers

Even if the pronunciation and the alphabet don't correspond to each other, is phonics effective?

Phonics, a method of correlating sounds in a language to letters or groups of letters, is often used to learn proper pronunciation of words in a language. However, in the case that a language's characters/letters and pronunciation don't correspond…
ra1ned
  • 655
  • 4
  • 17
8
votes
1 answer

How does a paid online tutor compare to a language exchange partner?

For example, italki offers online teachers that you pay for, as well as language exchange partners for free. What significant differences should I be aware of between these two options? Are they more-or-less interchangeable? Why, or why not? Note: I…
Hatchet
  • 4,975
  • 2
  • 23
  • 58
8
votes
1 answer

Are second languages processed the same way as first languages?

Everyone who is cognitively normal is capable of learning a language natively. The fact that humans seem to have an innate capacity to learn any natural language is one of the underlying principles of Chomsky's Universal Grammar. So, does a given…
Azor Ahai -him-
  • 730
  • 6
  • 13
8
votes
1 answer

What is the origin of the terms L1 and L2?

As you no doubt already know, L1 refers to your first or native language, and your L2 is a second language. Your L3 language would be your third language, and so on. Where and when did the actual terms "L1" and "L2" originate? I researched on the…
fi12
  • 9,147
  • 2
  • 25
  • 68
8
votes
2 answers

My L2 and L3 are similar, will using L2/L3 flashcards increase or reduce the possibility of mixing them up?

Here's a follow-up to this question. I'm afraid that learning L3 may interfere with my L2. I'm wondering about a good strategy for making the two languages separate if I use flashcards. How to avoid mixing them up? Is it better to make flashcards…
michau
  • 2,314
  • 14
  • 14
8
votes
2 answers

Can learning L3 interfere with my grammatical knowledge of L2?

I speak Spanish at an intermediate level, and I'm attending an intensive course with a lot of grammar (the finer points of using ser & estar, the subjunctive etc.). I'm considering starting learning Esperanto. My problem is that quite a few…
michau
  • 2,314
  • 14
  • 14
1 2 3
…
93 94