Questions tagged [resource-request]
Requests for resources related to language learning or teaching.
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What is an example of a Periodic Table of the Elements designed for learning the elements in a second language?
I'm interested in learning chemical elements in Chinese, and perhaps it would be useful to have a Chinese periodic table on my wall. However, the ones I can buy online are designed for learning ...
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How can I find IPA charts that pairs the phonemes of Japanese with a common word feat. that phoneme in that language?
How can I find equivalents to the following chart for Japanese?
Scilicet, the chart for Modern Japanese must SCHEMATICALLY map out each of its phonemes. Each phoneme must be tailgated by a common ...
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Is there a direct-method video series for Hebrew?
I found this video series a while ago that teaches Esperanto by only speaking Esperanto. It starts with simple phrases and then builds up from there.
Does something like this exist for Hebrew? I ...
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Resources to learn Legal English or "Legalese"
I generally consider myself a fluent English reader. I can read The New York Times or the latest Harry Potter novel without difficulty, but I sometimes have trouble with so called "Legalese",...
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Keyboard/typing tutor for Hebrew> [duplicate]
The only typing tutors I can find mentioned here are for Linux.
Is there something out there that I can use on Windows?
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Do there exist resources to learn to mask autistic speech patterns?
There exist resources to help people with autism to understand, for example, prosodic elements they do not understand. However, I cannot find such resources for the sending end of these signals; I ...
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Vocabulary app for Dutch
I am looking for a mobile app or website that I can create personal vocabulary list for a Dutch. Among my searches in Google Play, I see several apps for language learning, but didn't find a good app ...
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Looking for Sinhala-English, English-Sinhala dictionary that includes IPA
I'm interested in learning Sinhala, the language most widely spoken across Sri Lanka. Mainly, I am looking for resources: a Sinhala-English, English-Sinhala dictionary that includes IPA phonetics, for ...
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Can anyone help me to find out what resources are suitable for practicing the TOEFL exam reading section?
I had the TOEFL exam a few days ago. I got 27 in writing, 25 in speaking, 26 in listening, and 17 in reading. Although I was able to read all the text, in the reading section, almost easily, the ...
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Bibliography for self-study, after having completed Поехали 2.2?
Let's assume I've solved all exercises of Поехали, Поехали 2.1 and Поехали 2.2. What books would you recommend me, in order to continue my studies of the Russian language? So, what's next?
I don't ...
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Hungarian downloadable dictionary or word list
I want to convert Hungarian words without accents into words with accents, for example arvizturotukorfurogep into árvíztűrőtükörfúrógép. I need a list of words for it in a data format (preferably JSON ...
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EFL / ESL language study books based on historical topics
I like history. Is there any EFL/ESL method which teaches English with historical subjects like WW2 or history in general?
I am looking for a book that is professionally designed for language learning ...
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Website offering simulations of the IELTS test
I'm looking for some website offering simulation IELTS tests. When I was planning to present the TOEFL I found a website called Scorte Nexus, that offers simulation TOEFL tests, and I found it very ...
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Is there a resource for finding interlinear translations of books in EPUB format, and if so, what is it?
I would like to read texts (books, articles or any other kind of reading content) in interlinear translation (where a sentence, or segment of a sentence, is spatially positioned above its translation, ...
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Sanskrit language learning resources and tools
What are some free and open-source online (or offline) Sanskrit learning resources and tools?
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A platform for writing custom text, then hear it and try to write it down without mistakes?
I am searching for a platform where I can add my custom text (1000 words for example) and the platform should hide this text from me and I should be able to hear it only (slowly) and then write the ...
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Can't find books to learn Romanian
I'm looking for books to learn Romanian. I have used searches such as "Romanian A1", "Romanian verbs", "Romanian vocabulary", but nothing. I mean, there were pages of ...
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B2 level requirements for English
I would like to find the requirement for level B2 level (CEFR) for English. I am mainly interested in the grammar requirements, but also in the other requirements.
Are there any details like that?
I ...
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What are some good Spanish board games for beginners?
I am about to start a Spanish Learners club and I am looking for fun board games.
I remember playing apples to apples in English sometime ago and I loved it. Is there a Spanish version? Are there ...
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Are there language textbooks which include an epilogue which is understandable once the textbook's contents are mastered?
In a computer RPG game, the character levels up and begins to effortlessly kill monsters that were once a major challenge. It's a satisfying feeling of progress.
I'm studying Chinese, and no textbook ...
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Reading and Listening Resources for HSK 6 (B2)?
Those who take the HSK 5 (B1-level exam) are expected to be able to read Chinese novels and news articles and be able to watch movies and TV shows in Mandarin. That being so, are there any reading or ...
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Graded watching for Spanish
I'm wondering if there are any resources for "graded watching" in Spanish. I've made a similar post for Korean, my other target language.
This is a resource that I saw someone mention ...
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Graded watching for Korean
I'm sure most people here know of graded readers for language learning, but I'm wondering if there are any resources for "graded watching" in Korean. I'll be making a similar post to ask ...
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Beginning Turkish reading/listening resources
I have been working through the lessons on TurkishClass101 and Duolingo, but I would love to find resources for learning Turkish from Turkish sources. Are there any famous kids shows or books that ...
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Where to find didactic video stories in simple German
I have troubles to find some bigger resource of German video stories for language begginers. All the resources on Youtube I found are:
without video record (just plain talking with subtitles),
or way ...
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Examples of short English presentations about computer science with advanced English
I will have English exam in few days. I am preparing for one part of exam – 12 minutes long oral presentation. Presentation should summarize some text with topic connected to computer science based on ...
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Is there a resource which describes Chinese dynasties which is suitable for HSK6 learners?
I'm working my way through a Coursera HSK6 course. In the first lesson of week 3, Professor Wang Yu offers practical advice about how to answer reading [阅读] questions, and among his advice is to gain ...
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Can you point me to any good resources for learning Sognamål Norwegian?
One of my favorite bands, Windir, are from Sogndal in Norway. For that reason, most of their songs are written in their native dialect, Sognamål. I have heard many Norwegians from other regions say ...
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Is it possible to become fluent in pre-12th century English?
I would really like to learn to speak Old English, but it seems that spelling and pronunciation weren't exactly standardized in the early medieval times. In fact, I'm not sure we know much about Old ...
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Is there a language learning log app? (Strava or MyFitnessPal, but for learning languages)
On Strava, you can log your exercise. On MyFitnessPal, you can log your diet. But I want to log my language learning efforts.
I'm learning Chinese so I'd like to be able to:
log time spent reading,...
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Modern Hebrew Morphology Reference Book
I am currently learning Modern Hebrew, but I am still a complete novice.
I reckon morphological analysis to be a beneficial exercise, yet the lack of resources where I could check my assumptions up ...
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How can I efficiently find lists of cognates and false friends?
I'm referring to cognates and false friends of two languages. Books list some of them, but usually not exhaustively.
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Is there a Modern Hebrew chatbot that I can practice with?
An article from 2017 mentions that creating a text chatbot in Hebrew is more difficult than for Indo-European languages due to the morphological complexity of Hebrew verbs. The article then proposes a ...
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Looking for a French-Japanese dictionary in text format
Does anyone know where I might be able to get hold of a French to Japanese dictionary in plain text format? I am not looking for a website or an app.
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How do you learn to read Vietnamese using Chữ Nôm?
I am able to read Chinese characters, and have been exposed to Chữ Nôm, which is derived by amalgamating Chinese characters according to their meaning and pronunciation, so as to represent a Native ...
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Is there a browser extension to pronounce the words?
I might be missing some cool tools: Are there browser extensions to pronounce the words in some/several languages?
I know I can select a word, right-click, search, get dictionary result, and click on ...
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Resources for teaching children Chinese
My nine-year-old son is bilingual English/French (British father, French mother) and absolutely devours books for his age in both languages (ie his reading age in both languages seems roughly equal), ...
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Looking for Personal Lexicon / Dictionary software
I'm trying to find a personal lexicon/dictionary/language study/flash card program - preferably one that makes allowances (ie has a place to enter) all of the forms of a word (noun declensions, verb ...
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Russian listening for A1 level
I have a proficiency level of A1 in Russian and I'm looking forward to improve it. One way I imagine could be beneficial, would be listening everyday to native speakers in the form of podcasts, for ...
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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. ...
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Any online discussion forums in a Germanic language other than English or German?
I have found that Stack Exchange, Yahoo Answers, Zhihu and other sites allow you to immerse yourself in major languages by asking and answering questions on multilingual pages. Are there any such ...
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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 ...
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Are there any online Arabic dictionaries that include diacritics for pronunciation?
Arabic is written in the Arabic alphabet and, like Hebrew and Persian, is written without vowels. This makes it hard for a learner to decipher the exact pronunciation of any Arabic word without ...
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Are there any online Persian/Farsi dictionaries that include diacritics for pronunciation?
Persian is written in the Perso-Arabic alphabet and, like Arabic and Hebrew, is written without vowels. This makes it hard for a learner to decipher the exact pronunciation of any Persian word without ...
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anki minimal pairs
I'm looking for a way to practice minimal pairs with anki in a relatively effective way. One of the problems I'm having is the minimal pair cards are not random enough. Also, the cards aren't shown ...
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Any English learning resources similar to Pimsleur, but suitable for intermediate to advanced speakers?
I like Pimsleur because it teaches you to speak in the context of full sentences and dialogs rather than isolated grammar rules and vocabulary lists. Are there any similar resources for learning more ...
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Is there a Russian language equivalent of dict.cc?
I am starting to learn Russian and I am looking for a good dictionary to use. When I learned German, dict.cc was my bible. Along with long lists of every possible meaning for given a given word in ...
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Can Speak Chinese; Need Learning Resources to Bring Reading Skill to Same Level (HSK4)
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I have an interesting conundrum - I can speak Chinese just fine (in fact I just took an HSK placement exam at the local Confucius Centre and was ranked at 4 for listening and speaking). I ...
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Websites to share transcriptions?
I often come across interesting video content on Youtube in my target language (Russian) that don't have transcriptions or at very least only have sketchy YouTube closed caption auto transcriptions. ...
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How to learn Malayalam without any resources
I've been interested in learning a language called Malayalam. The problem is though, there is a complete absence of any well-written comprehensive Malayalam textbooks or grammar guides for English-...
