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How do I become 'intermediate' Thai level?
I am looking for someone to help me with suggestions to confidently / safely get into the intermediate Thai level and push into the expert level (which I am one year away from).
I studied Thai for 9 months, and on and off as a hobby for some years,…
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Resources for learning Zürich German
I have recently become interested in learning the German language as spoken in Zürich. As far as I am aware, there are genuine differences in how the cases are used, the standard word order, etc. between Zürich German and the standard German. One…
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How can I find the correct word order for Marshallese sentences?
I am trying to make a set of cards (for the card game "Kloo") in the Marshallese language. It's basically color-coded for noun, verbs, etc... to be placed in a certain order. How do I discover the proper word-order in Marshallese? I am finding very…
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What strategies there are for learning a Romance language when I already know a Germanic language?
In a comment on another question, What is the difference between Germanic and Romance languages?, Robert Columbia wrote:
There are actually known strategies for learning a language from one of those families if you know one in the other family…
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How can one learn to be a professional translator on their own time?
Is it possible, with a high-level study of grammar and a deep knowledge of the terminology used in whatever area you intend to translate in (obviously not in medicine or law, where such things are thankfully controlled by legal bodies), to…
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Is the use of mother-tongue in the English class a boon or a bane?
I teach English in a government school where the medium of instruction is both English and the regional medium Telugu. The slow learners opt for Telugu medium and they are not able to follow my English unless I resort to the regional medium while…
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Is it difficult for the low proficiency learner to learn a second language like English?
As a teacher of English I have observed that any child acquires the first language naturally. But learning a second language like English seems to be very difficult for the low proficiency learners. I have observed that the students who are good…
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Proficiency or competency scale for the learner
There are a lot of ways of assessing verbal proficiency in a language. Unsurprisingly, most of the research and teaching material are for language teachers and researchers.
However, I was wondering whether anyone knows of good scales or…
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Which books use etymology and derivational morphology to teach English for L1 Cantonese and Mandarin speakers?
My friend's native languages are Cantonese and Mandarin. She rates herself at B1. Peer-reviewed research substantiates that etymology can assist in learning vocabulary. See Google Scholar. English SE has an obvious example.
What books teach English…
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How to learn the building of sentences?
Understanding a large number of words, either spoken or written, is one thing, but producing a sentence in a target language is another.
I am not referring to understanding how to read/hear a sentence in a language being learnt, but producing a…
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What's the difference between Duolingo and Duolingo Kids?
I've recently come across "Duolingo Kids", an app designed for kids learning foreign languages. I tried finding information online about the difference between Duolingo and Duolingo Kids, but couldn't find anything.
What's the difference between…
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How can you understand the pronunciation differences if you don't understand them even on minimal pairs training?
The minimal pair training seems to be the best way for adults to distinguish the sound difference on a foreign language that doesn't exist in his/her native language. According to Fluent:
But it’s not all bad news. Linguists have been studying this…
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Dutch language exams, CNaVT certificates versus NT2 certificates
I am interested in comparing the CNaVT's "Maatschappelijk Formeel (FORM) – B1" certificate to the Nt2's "Programme I" certificate in terms of their difficulty. Moreover, I am interested in comparing the CNaVT's "Zakelijk Professioneel (PROF) – B2"…
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What resources are there for learning Romanian verb conjugation?
I'm currently learning Romanian language, and I have a question about the right conjugation of the verb 'to work', which is 'a lucra'. On this site, on the first tense, it's 'eu lucru'. But on another one, it's written 'eu lucrez'.
On…
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Transcribing / translating snippet of Burmese (to English)
So I have this picture of Burmese text which I think might be interesting to know the meaning of. I know translation is off-topic here, but I gather that asking which tools are recommended is allowed here.
I have extracted the relevant part of the…
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