Re:Polyglot extension for Chrome - Learn a new language
by sounddust on Tuesday September 07, 2010 @01:49PM
(#1669519)
Good point, but I'd recommend watching out for mistranslations, otherwise when speaking/writing German, the wrong word is going to come up, and you're going to have to be corrected several times before you are able to naturally find the correct word. In my experience, it's much harder to unlearn a mistake than to learn correctly the first time.
For learning without having to do something else, I'd recommend:
* Turning on subtitles in the target language for all films you watch.
* Listening to web radio when you're walking/commuting (if you have a smartphone/dataplan). Depending on the language, there are even programs in which the reporters speak slowly and provide a transcript (example: RFI français facile for French, Klartext for Swedish).
* Buying bilingual books (where the English is on the left and the other language is on the right).
Re:Polyglot extension for Chrome - Learn a new language
by levesque on Tuesday September 07, 2010 @01:55PM
(#1669534)
Can't stress enough number 2. Developing oral skills is extremely important, also it takes a lot of time and you will never accomplish it if you only focus on the written form.
For learning without having to do something else, I'd recommend:
* Turning on subtitles in the target language for all films you watch.
* Listening to web radio when you're walking/commuting (if you have a smartphone/dataplan). Depending on the language, there are even programs in which the reporters speak slowly and provide a transcript (example: RFI français facile for French, Klartext for Swedish).
* Buying bilingual books (where the English is on the left and the other language is on the right).