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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 for beginners, for intermediate
and advanced learners in 2004!
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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
a look at: |
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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
more audio courses>>
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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
more
instant courses>>
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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 an
innovative CD-ROM could be
the way forward for you. Games help you to really remember the
language and are fun! |
Talk
Now!
Transparent
Talk to Me
more
cd-rom courses>>
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Rosetta
Stone
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The
Rosetta Stone language method is well worth a try as it 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
more
cd-rom courses>>
more
on-line courses>> |
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More
language courses for beginners>> |
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| Now that you can get by in your
new language with 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
more audio courses>>
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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 |
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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
more cd-rom courses>>
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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 courses abroad |
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language courses for
intermediate learners>> |
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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 really 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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More
language courses for advanced
learners>> |
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If
you'd like more information about learning a language then take
a look at our Language Advantage
Courses for more ideas.
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a language course! |
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listed your favourite language course here, then email your suggestion
to us and if we like it too, we'll add it to our list! Please contact
us here>>
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