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New Year!
New Language!
A special
feature by www.languageadvantage.com
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Make it your New Year's Resolution to
learn a language! Whether you are an absolute beginner, going back
to a language after years or you can speak it quite well, but want
to keep it going - we'll help you to get the language advantage
this year. Browse through our top
ways to learn a new language in 2003!
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get going, don't worry too much about the grammar, just learn
the bits you need to know. We've suggested slightly different
ways to get started in case you've been put off by more 'boring'
traditional courses! |
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Take
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Take
an audio course
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There
are lots of language courses to choose from, but the most
popular are the audio-only courses. Try out Michel Thomas
and Pimsleur - these courses are so addictive, you'll find
yourself tied to the stereo or finding every opportunity to
go out in the car.
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Michel
Thomas
Pimsleur
languagestore
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Take
an instant course
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Some
instant language courses do actually work - try the Teach Yourself
Instants for 35 minutes a day for 6 weeks and you'll have a
firm footing in your new language, the discipline to go further
and the confidence to talk. |
Teach
Yourself Instants
languagestore |
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Use
a CD-ROM
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If
you're totally new to a language or need a quick refresher course
to see how much of your language you've remembered, then this
could be the way forward for you. Games help you to really remember
the language and are fun! |
Talk
Now!
Transparent
Talk to Me
languagestore
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Rosetta
Stone
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Worth
a try is the Rosetta Stone language method which helps you learn
as you did as a child with picture and word association. This
can often help where other methods have failed. It is available
both on-line and on CD-ROM. |
Rosetta
Stone
languagestore
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you can get by in some of your favourite topics and can understand
if people speak to you slowly ... but you'd really like to be
able to say more and get that grammar right! |
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Take
a look at: |
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Take
an audio course
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There
are a few audio-only courses for intermediate learners. Try
out Michel Thomas Language Builder and Pimsleur Levels II
and III. These courses are so addictive, you'll find yourself
tied to the stereo or finding every opportunity to go out
in the car.
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Michel
Thomas
Pimsleur
languagestore
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Get
a good grammar book
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You
know some bits of grammar, but you barely get it right. Don't
let it stop you giving it a go, but invest in a good grammar
or comprehensive language course and just sit down and learn
it ... and actually do the exercises. It's the hardest bit but
it'll be worth it!! |
Teach
Yourself
BBC
Linguaphone
languagestore
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Use
a CD-ROM
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There
are a few CD-ROMs designed specifically for intermediate learners
which are great fun and are good for drilling vocabulary and
grammar and giving you exposure to different 'real' materials
and speakers in your chosen language. |
World
Talk
Transparent
languagestore
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Listen
to an audiomagazine
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This is
a great way to keep in touch with the latest news and views
straight from the country of the language you are studying
... to your door! You can get a CD or cassette with an accompanying
vocabulary and study guide - and will soon be learning much
more about the real language and life of the country!
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Audiomagazines
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Take
a course abroad
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After
you've been studying on your own for a while, you sometimes
reach a block and can't seem to get any further. This could
be the time to head off abroad and immerse yourself in the
local language and culture and enrol on a language course.
You'll soon be practicing the language all day and that block
will disappear and push you up to the next level!
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Spain
France
Latin America
More countries |
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this point you really need daily contact with the language you're
trying to perfect ... here are a few ways to do that if you
don't have a friendly native speaker living nearby! |
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Take
a look at: |
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Take
a course abroad
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There
are some lovely language holidays available now, where you
can spend the morning in the classroom perfecting your language
skills or learning specialist language (for business or pleasure)
and then spending the rest of the time scuba diving, dancing
or wine tasting!
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Spain
France
Latin America
More countries |
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Listen
to an audiomagazine
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By this
point, you're probably beyond a formal language course. Subscribe
to an audiomagazine and and you'll have the opportunity to
keep up with the latest news and views straight from the country
- and it is delivered straight to your door!
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Audiomagazines
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Use
a DVD-ROM
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These
are the only language learning DVD-ROMs we've seen - and they
are just great. They are available in 5 languages and let
you take part in a movie and a game show - as well as presenting
you with the best of any language course! For advanced learners
only as you need quite a good command of the language to take
part.
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Eurotalk |
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Watch
a video or listen to music in the language you're learning
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Play local
music everyday to keep you in touch with the language - and
learn the words from inside the cover!! Watch a foreign
language movie to learn a bit of the lingo in real use!
Follow along with subtitles or just see how much you can pick
up by just watching the film. You'll learn a lot about the
culture too. Perfect for a cold winter's night!
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Language
Advantage Films
for world cinema
Language Advantage Music
for world music |
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Understand
the culture
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If
you haven't already, now is the time to get to know the culture
and customs of the country. You can get an intriguing culture
guide or choose an account of the journeys of others that have
gone before you with a book on travel writing! |
Language
Advantage Books
for books and guides on working and living with other cultures,
for travel writing and novels |
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you'd like more information about learning a language then take
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