Thanks to the Internet, linguistic anthropologists today have a forum for alerting the public and activists when a language is in danger of becoming extinct. But while the worldwide web has opened up avenues of communication and support for even the most obscure tongues, it has also served as a tool for the proliferation of…
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BIG FAT EDIT**: Like so many of the apps and programs I have reviewed in the past and loved or hated, Vocab Ninja is gone. This happens when the programmers decide it’s no longer worth it, money runs out, nobody uses it, or, as is the case of certain programs such as WeSpeke, the company is…
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One of the biggest excuses that people like to offer up when asked why they choose not to learn a foreign language is that they don’t think that they will ever have cause to use it. They indicate that they have no plans to travel or live for an extended period of time in the…
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I’ve always found fluency to be a tricky topic to come to terms with, both for myself and with other learners. When it comes to language learning, competence is a continuum; a fact that seems lost on many newer learners who have their eyes on a giant red target they might as well have placed…
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Update: Unfortunately, Lingua.ly has closed down its site and cancelled its mobile app. I’m really disappointed to have to break this news, as it was one of my favorite learning tools. I wish the lingua.ly team all the best in their future endeavors. :-/ If there is any language learning plugin you need to snag…
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Back in April 2014 I had a major hit with a post titled 5 Languages You Should Consider Studying. So following that success here are ten more wonderful languages that you probably don’t see offered at your local high school. These are all major world languages with tens of millions of speakers that really don’t see the recognition…
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