First and foremost, I speak Croatian pretty well, which is a second language for me. I am working on French at the moment, and that is what I will be focused on for the next 1.5 years. After that, I will go on to learn German. But, a lot of people speak English in the European Union.

I also use nifty and unique tools like this, which helps me learn languages in my sleep (I use it for engineering coursework too!): https://github.com/Frederik-D-Weber/cosleep

I also wrote a script that creates 10,000 Anki flashcards: with the English (10,000 most commonly used words in English) and the corresponding Foreign word, IPA pronunciation (English and Foreign word), Text-to-Speech audio (for both the English and Foreign word), and a GIF image corresponding to each flashcard.

With respect to becoming conversational, this is the best tool: https://ai.glossika.com/

This is a good place to figure out good learning methods: https://forum.language-learners.org/

I should point out that you never need to go abroad to learn a foreign language. You can just find the cheapest person on italki who is a native speaker of your target language, and have a session with them, where you only speak words in the target language. That is the best way to learn.

But, this is the ultimate guide for learning a language. Basically, from there, it is a matter of finding inputs/outputs (materials to learn from) to work with in the foreign language: https://www.wgtn.ac.nz/lals/resources/paul-nations-resources...

Awesome learning resources, Thank you!

Are you learning French/German for the sake of employability?

Or you find that good English all that's required for most EU remote jobs?

Good English is all that is required for most EU remote jobs.

I am learning French and German for assimilation reasons. I may move somewhere else, eventually. To keep this short, I have complex healthcare needs, and the countries that can provide me the healthcare I need speak primarily French or German.

Ah crap - and it's exactly those French and German speaking countries that generally don't speak great (or like at all) English.

As the other commenter already said "Puno uspeha!"

Hvala :-)

Good luck in getting the Healthcare you need.

> I also use nifty and unique tools like this, which helps me learn languages in my sleep (I use it for engineering coursework too!): https://github.com/Frederik-D-Weber/cosleep

o.O Does tbis work?

Yes. Look up Targeted Memory Reactivation on PUBMED: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=targeted+memory+reacti...

This is a form of closed-loop TMR, which is far more efficient.

That's a wow. Are there similar devices which can be just bought, as opposed to fiddling with hardware (which is not for everybody, also not for me)?

I basically have it set up to where you basically just start up your Ubuntu Laptop, startup the software, and then plug in the leads for your EEG cap (which are labelled--both on the wires of the EEG cap and the 3D printed case) into the case. After that, you just connect the case (the "device") to the Ubuntu laptop and then go to sleep.

See this case: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:2085981

But to your question: no, unfortunately. The guides on it are not the friendliest, either. I have been thinking about writing a guide, as I have a unique ability for breaking down complex concepts.

The compiling of the software (not required--however it is useful and you will want to do this versus using a USB stick or the pre-compiled software [which also requires special steps for use] available on the GitHub page) and the wiring are the trickiest parts.

The wiring can take a couple of nights to learn, even with experience.

Wow, how does cosleep device work (technically)? It plays predefined audio files based on your brain wave activity during sleep?

Yep. It makes several copies of the original text-to-speech file, with background noise of different frequencies.

Basically, it plays the intended file (of a certain word and a particular frequency) to get your brain in sync to encode the information effectively and efficiently to your memory. Hence, it is closed-loop.

But, it is a huge pain to compile the repo and to get working (you can use the USB version with the Ubuntu image but it can be finicky). I probably spent 80 hours trying to get it to compile and probably reinstalled Ubuntu 30+ times to get working. Eventually I was successful.

I now have a backup of the Ubuntu image thanks to Acronis True Image and I also use an NAS server.

If you email me (check my profile) I can help you with getting this all set up. I would get it to compile first before purchasing OpenBCI equipment.

Most educated Europeans speak at least English. Many speak three languages.

Speaking the local language isn't a legal requirement.

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