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Lucy Ginsburg
Of course, I'll keep learning Polish! I've been reading the Song of Ice and Fire books (ie. Game of Thrones) in Polish and practicing speaking at the end of our weekly voice chat meetings on Bibliobird.com.
Memrise uses a really strange metaphor: you "plant" new levels and then "water" them periodically. Every time you log in, it'll tell you how many items need to be "watered" and you can click a button to review them.
Each time a new item is introduced, you're given the opportunity to pick a "mem" to help you remember it. All the "mems" are created by other users and you can create you own too. Here are some examples for learning the Chinese character for "sauce":
Then it will ask (in many different ways) to translate the items to or from the language you are learning. This can be clicking one of many options or even typing the correct answer. Depending on well you do on each item, it'll decide how soon you need to "water" that item again.
Not too bad. I'd recommend taking a look at the abcsofchinese.com if you're serious about learning to read and write. It's the best site I've found as it doesn't encourage you to learn characters randomly. You learn the radicals and components and move from there to more complicated ones.
hi david
I might use this to learn a bit of Japanese,my wife and I together with a few friends are planning a holiday to japan next year so wanted to learn some basic greetings and other usefull stuff.
also when is the next polish bibliobird meeting?was a good experience for me last time even tho I coudnt really understand much of the polish being spoken.:-)
Regarding memrise and chinese, well I used almost one year memrise to learn chinese, it is quite interesting and easy to catch the new information via memrise strategy of learning foreign language.
However, after some time I found out a more practicable site that seems for me ONE of the most perfect and recommended and useful to learn chinese - www.fluentu.com/
I've been using Memrise in two different ways. I'm doing an intermediate French course to brush up my vocab - it's good for learning new words but really I'm at the stage where I need to be talking, so perhaps not the best tool for me. It's almost daunting to be faced with so many words where perhaps I could just learn them naturally in conversation or from literature. Still, when I'm reading or talking and I come across words that I've learned on Memrise, it's pretty exciting. Where else would I have learned the French for 'hurtle past' and 'turn down your collar'?
I've also done the basic Arabic course and learned to read Arabic in just a couple of weeks. I'm now beginning to learn some words and sentences from the follow on course, in conjunction with the free podcasts on arabicpod.net. I'd say this combined method has helped me gain confidence but without the Memrise lessons on pronouncing the letters, I'd still be struggling.
So it's great for learning new characters but possibly a bit slow for syntax. After nailing Arabic script, I had an urge to learn Chinese and Hindi and... well the list could go on. One step at a time. Need to develop the Arabic into something vaguely conversational first.
Thanks for sharing your experience! Arabic is also a language I'm a little interested. At one point I learned how to write the alphabet which was really interesting, but I never learned any words. ;-)
Hi again! thanks for the review and a lovely video. I had a look at that page, and must say it's quite allright. for me, the big minus is that this service is most efficient only when you're using is everyday and have a net connection at home, because then you may practice pronunciation. but even though, I'm going to use it ;)
as for your Chinese lessons - have fun, and hope to hear more of it. today one of my friends sent me sth funny connected with English-Chinese translations, so I thought I should drop you a line and the link: =android enjoy! cheers
Thanks for sharing the link. I have been using duolingo.com for spanish for a while, and it seems very good to me. Even though you don't learn a lot from such things, you learn a bit. I read about how you learned polish, it's amazing. I wish I was able to put in the same effort for learning spanish, then polish and then probably russian. I see memrise.com has basic polish, so I will try that when I got some time. Thanks!
Hi all. I am learning Polish for the long haul as my boyfriend's family is Polish and I am also learning French for an upcoming trip (2 weeks in France!!) I am much more advanced in Polish but I am motivated because my oral comprehension is still basically terrible.
Memrize has great French content, but the Polish content needs some work. Most do not have audio or it is really basic stuff. I love the memorization technique with the pictures and the make your own option. However, most of the Polish courses do not have audio, rendering them useless for my purposes. Comprehensive Polish does have audio. I am also on the Realpolish site a lot for listening..
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Recently I used www.bellsenglishonline.com,it';s an online platform to study English.It helped me a lot to improve my speech and vocabulary.I recommend it to every one,beginners and more advanced students.
I'm a little bit skeptical about this type of software. I occasionally use flashcards (old style, paper cards...) and although i feel that it helps, i can't see any great contribution to my progress.
I really enjoy the review of this service (Memrise) and i will give it a try.
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Our mission is to revitalize and reclaim the Comanche Language and to help our people speak and think in Comanche in our own unique ways. The Comanche Tribal Council approved the creation of a new language department on the budget in 2018. Dr. Kathryn Pewenofkit Briner was hired in January 29, 2019, as Director of Language Planning and Development, completing coursework for a second doctorate that focuses specifically on the Comanche language and revitalization.
Language workshops are being planned to take place. Comanche language course has launched on the Memrise website and app: www.memrise.com and continues to be updated with new levels. For updates and further information about using the Comanche language app, please see our departmental webpage at www.comanchenation.com, our language page at www.talkcomanche.org and our Facebook page for Comanche Nation Language Department (@CNLanguage).
The Comanche Nation Language Department works with the Comanche Language and Cultural Preservation Committee (CLCPC) to certify language teachers. Together, the CLCPC and the CN Language Department will work to revitalize and reclaim the Comanche language.
Losing speakers. Monolinguals often cannot participate (technological barriers, difficulty in communicating due to hearing or seeing or dementia). Another challenge is getting everybody on the same page, cooperating, logistical issues. The COVID-19 pandemic has only complicated issues: we had iPhone requests for two (2) speakers before pandemic, but due to shutdowns were furloughed without phones; FaceTime seems easiest.
We are developing a multi-tiered curriculum and hope to use it for everybody, mainly intended for immersion learning (via the Sac & Fox Model), with specific domains distributed to HS and community teachers that can be made into weekly- or monthly-lessons. We are updating our dictionary, making it public via Webonary and also on Miromaa. We have started a storytime series with stories such as Brown Brown Bear and Five Little Monkeys. The developing curriculum will also be used for a charter school, which we are hoping to open in August for pre-K through 1st grade. We have a really heavy social media presence with every day phrases, stories, sharing excerpts of an older public television show 'Wordcast', and since April 15th 2020 have been having four (4) classes a week on Zoom, two (2) beginner classes (kids and family, 1h) and one (1) advanced class (adult, 1.5h) with a speaker in Albuquerque (95 in January, her daughter has helped facilitate, and director facilitate). In fact, COVID-19 accelerated our plans from developing curriculum to launching classes and trialing curriculum as it is developed.
Our dictionary is a five year project, but also expand entries with audio and video (digitization project for central online language archive) and collect more monolingual entries while still have speakers. Possibly a Master-Apprentice program in the future.
The loss of monolingual speakers is difficult, last count by the museum in 2018 was eleven (11). At their ages, it is challenging to participate (technological barriers, difficulty in communicating due to hearing or seeing or dementia).
However, there are six (6) certified 2L speakers, with two (2) having conversational proficiencies (CP). Two other speakers also teach in public schools have improved substantially in Zoom classes towards CP. Everything we do is increasing interest. No attrition in Zoom classes is the most surprising thing.
Our rule for those interested in the online classes is only joining at the beginning of a new unit to prevent backtracking. Space is limited and valuable (with a waiting list to join pilot program), but this only seems to be driving interest. Community excited to see development, never before coordinated effort. Students in classes share experiences via word of mouth about it being fun and learning a lot. Class maximum is capped at twenty (20) so that all students have a chance to practice.
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