Questions tagged [resource-request]
Requests for resources related to language learning or teaching.
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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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Some good sources about textbooks in secondary education (ESL) in France/Germany/Netherlands/Turkey/Spain?
I'm currently writing a paper on modern ELS in national secondary schools in Europe, Russia and Commonwealth of Independent States after 2000, and it is hard to understand where to start, when it ...
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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-...
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How can I add an audio to my SRS if it is missing on Forvo?
I like to have an audio file play automatically on my SRS. In fact I found out that most words I have trouble in memorizing lack the audio file, and thus I always add the audio file which I download ...
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Monolingual learner-friendly dictionary for Spanish
The aim of this thread is to compile a resource of suggestions for monolingual learner-friendly dictionaries for present-day Spanish. Please add your suggestions below.
Ideally:
the definitions are ...
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Monolingual dictionary for learners of French
The aim of this thread is to compile a resource of suggestions for monolingual learner's dictionaries for present-day French. Please add your suggestions below.
Ideally:
the definitions are written ...
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How to get started with Ukrainian alphabet?
I want to learn Ukrainian, but I need a tool to learn the Ukrainian alphabet before I get started with Duolingo's Ukrainian course.
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Is there a publicly accessible “Self access language learning center” in or near Washington, DC?
I was recently reading the Wikipedia article on Self access language learning centers, which describes them as
...educational facilities designed for student learning that is at least partially, if ...
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Is there search software for text that contains specific words?
To give an example. Here is a list of suggested words and phrases which students should learn. http://ncp.ge/en/inglisuri-ena/datskebiti-safekhuri-done-i-ii-iii-iv-di-dii-diii-div
I'm looking for a ...
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What free, high-quality, mobile course apps are there for learning Icelandic?
As far as websites go, I was definitely able to find some, e.g. https://icelandiconline.com/, https://www.101languages.net/icelandic/, etc. However, I am having a hard time finding a decent, free (if ...
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Seeking Egyptian Arabic dictionary with sort of most common single words top down style
I am looking for a website which has an app for the most common single Egyptian Arabic words, with the ability to sort words from most common to least common, preferably with romanization included in ...
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Tools for Romanization of Arabic
I would like a list of free and paid tools for converting Arabic script into a Romanized form, whether that is Franco-Arabic or some other form of Romanization/transliteration. Such tools are helpful ...
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Publicly available reference on Hebrew Alphabet Orthography Rules
I would like to know what a good book, paper, website, etc. would be that describes, for each letter in the Hebrew alphabet, what is and what is not acceptable for the character. I see a lot of ...
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How can I efficiently find lists of chance correspondences?
Where can I find such compilations or lists systematically?
This Japanese-English example is from
John McWhorter PhD Linguistics (Stanford)'s The Power of Babel (2003), pp. 226-227.
I'm aware of r/...
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High-qualilty videos for New Practical Chinese Reader
新实用汉语课本 or New Practical Chinese Reader is a series of textbooks for learning Standard Chinese published by Beijing Language and Culture University Press. There are six textbooks, containing 70 ...
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Graded readers using simplified Chinese characters?
Graded readers are very useful for practising extensive reading. Extensive reading has several benefits, for example, getting a lot of comprehensible input.
The majority of speakers of Standard ...
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Resources for learning the Silbo Gomero (Gomeran Whistle)
Here's a fascinating video on the Silbo Gomero, or whistled tongue of the island of Gomera in the Canary Islands of Spain. Today, it's essentially used as an encoding of Spanish that can be carried ...
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Resources for learning Medieval Latin from scratch?
Medieval Latin is somewhat different from Classical Latin because it had ceased to be a living language. If someone who never learnt Classical Latin wants to learn Medieval Latin on their own, which ...
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Italian professional word and sentence list
I found this excellent German CEFR level B1 word and sentence list from the Goethe Institut.
Is there a similar free file available for Italian? Anywhere from A2-B2 would be appreciated.
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Professional word and sentence list for Spanish
I found this excellent German CEFR level B1 word and sentence list from the Goethe Institut, which is a professional institute that promotes the German language worldwide.
Is there a similar free ...
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Resources for autonomous study of Ancient Greek, especially from the Classical period?
Unbeknownst to many, Ancient Greek, spoken roughly from 9th century BCE to the 6th century CE, can be subdivided into several periods, i.e. the Archaic period, the Classical period and the Hellenistic ...
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Professional word and sentence list for French
I found this excellent German CEFR level B1 word and sentence list from the Goethe Institut, which is a professional institute that promotes the German language worldwide.
Is there a similar free ...
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Resources for learning Greenlandic?
Greenlandic is an Eskimo-Aleut language with approximately 56.200 speakers (according to a survey dating from 2007). It has several dialects, including West Greenlandic or Kalaallisut, which is the ...
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Grammar books with exercises and answer key for autonomous study of Italian
I am looking for a grammar book or series of grammar books for Italian that match the following criteria:
the book or books must be in Italian, i.e. all grammar rules and instructions must be in ...
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Original source of Arguelles' statement about learning at least six languages
The Reddit thread Alexander Arguelles’ Six Most Important Languages, which started earlier this year ("5 months ago" from October 2018) states that the polyglot Alexander Argüelles once said that an ...
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Grammar books with exercises and answer key for autonomous study of Dutch
I am looking for a grammar book or series of grammar books for Dutch that match the following criteria:
the book or books must be in Dutch, i.e. all grammar rules and instructions must be in Spanish (...
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Spanish audio or video resources to practise shadowing
I am looking for audio and/or video resources in Spanish (as spoken in Spain, not Latin America) to practise shadowing. Shadowing is a technique that involves listening to audio and simultaneously ...
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What resources are there for learning Lingua Franca Nova (LFN)?
I find Lingua Franca Nova to be one of the more interesting constructed languages because of its extreme grammatical simplicity. It's almost like Chinese in its analytic nature but with Romance-based ...
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English grammar books with exercises and answer key for self study (A2 - B2)
I am looking for a grammar book or series of grammar books for English (as a second/foreign language) that match the following criteria:
the book or books must be in English, i.e. all grammar rules ...
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French grammar books with exercises and answer key for self study (A2 - B2)
I am looking for a grammar book or series of grammar books for French that match the following criteria:
the book or books must be in French, i.e. all grammar rules and instructions must be in French ...
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German grammar books with exercises and answer key for self study
I am looking for a grammar book or series of grammar books for German that match the following criteria:
the book or books must be in German, i.e. all grammar rules and instructions must be in German ...
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Spanish grammar books with exercises and answer key for self study
I am looking for a grammar book or series of grammar books for Spanish that match the following criteria:
the book or books must be in Spanish, i.e. all grammar rules and instructions must be in ...
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Learning Indonesian (bahasa Indonesia) on my own
I have decided to try to learn Indonesian on my own, so I have a couple of questions. For starters, what (ideally free) resources are available to one who wants to learn Indonesian to college class ...
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Learning Arabic
I'm learning literature Arabic (or what is it called?). I had no trouble finding learning materials, but I want to practice the grammar I have learned.
Where can I find exercises in Arabic grammar ...
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Rigorous Hebrew course for an independent study?
I'm a high-schooler looking to take an independent study course in Hebrew. My previous request was turned down due to not being rigorous enough (Ulpan-Or specifically). Can anyone recommend a decent, ...
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Is there a website that can help with finding the most appropriate word for a sentence?
I assume most writers and translators come across this issue every once in a while: you know what you want to write, but you cannot come up with the best word (usually an adjective or an adverb, in my ...
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Where to learn Trøndersk?
I am about to move to Trondheim, in Norway. The dialects of Norwegian seem to be quite different from each other, so, for the purpose of understanding speech, it seems relevant to get some exposure to ...
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Are there resources to ask “Check my understanding?” questions not suitable for SE?
I am learning French, and I am at a beginner level. I sometimes ask specific grammar-related questions on french.stackexchange .
However, this is not enough help to motivate me for learning French. I ...
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Resources aimed at slavic speakers
Do you know any good resources for learning Russian aimed at (native) speakers of some other slavic language? I have a few yugoslav textbooks, for instance "Ruski u 100 lekcija" (Špis, Gavela) which ...
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Graded readers for Hungarian?
As several other questions already mentioned, graded readers are a good resources for extensive reading, at least for people who are not yet sufficiently proficient to read texts written for native ...
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What types of resources can a native speaker of Dutch use to teach Dutch grammar to non-native speakers?
Most native speakers aren't linguists, so they may get stumped when non-native speakers ask them grammar questions. So what types of resources can a native speaker of Dutch use to teach Dutch grammar ...
