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Best Apps to Download: Tandem
If you have ever tired learning a language, oftentimes the most difficult thing to do is to practice speaking consistently. Unless you have people around you who speak the language and are willing to practice, it is difficult to find ways to improve your speaking skills. One app that I have found helpful for learning…
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Best Websites to Use: Jisho and MDBG
When trying to learn a language, one of the most important things to try and find when starting out is a good online dictionary. Although I am not fluent in Chinese nor Japanese, I have tried or am trying to learn them, and two of the most helpful websites I have found are MDBG and…
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The Most Awesome Word List You Have Ever Seen (Fluent Forever)
Fluent Forever is a language learning website/app. While I do not use the website/app regularly, there is one article that I found that I consider very helpful. The title of the article is “The Most Awesome Word List You Have Ever Seen”. You can check out the full article here. Basically, the article contains a…
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How Long Does It Take to Learn a Language?
While I normally write about things I recommend, I want to have more variation. I will continue to do recommendations of things I come across, but I also want to post my findings of questions that I have (on any topic). These are not questions unique to myself; however, I have taken the time to…
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Best Websites to Use: JapanesePod101.Com
Although I have started to use Duolingo a lot to practice my Japanese, it is only a supplement to JapanesePod101.com. JapanesePod101 is a website that is made to help people of any level practice their Japanese. Before I decided I was going to learn Japanese, I did a lot of research to see what the…
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Best Podcasts to Listen to: NHK Japan
As I mentioned before in a previous post about Duolingo, I am using different methods to try and learn Japanese. Although it is a slow process, I am trying to take it step-by-step and gradually improve. While I think that Duolingo is a very effective tool to learn a language, I have also been using…
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Best Apps to Download: Duolingo
I am sure many people have already heard of the language learning app, Duolingo. However, for those who have never heard of it, or for those who have never tried it before, I would definitely recommend using it if you are interested in learning a language. While it is not the most comprehensive language learning…