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TV - A Good Way to Learn a New Language?
By Ken O'brien · 16 years ago
One of the easiest ways nowadays to get access to a foreign language is through TV. There is a multitude of satellite channels available in a large number of languages. So is it a good ...
Is watching DVDs a good way to learn a new language?
By Ken O'brien · 16 years ago
One of the easiest ways nowadays to get access to a foreign language is by watching DVDs. Many DVDs have multiple languages and can facilitate a learner in many languages. But is it really a ...
Back to School - Is It For You?
By Ken O'brien · 17 years ago
A number of years ago I took the plunge and went back to college to complete a night-time degree. While it is good to have the qualification and it was certainly beneficial to me in ...
Pronunciation: Helping Ourselves in Another Language
By Ken O'brien · 17 years ago
Pronunciation can affect how we communicate. Many people, who have had a go at learning a foreign language, have experienced that sinking feeling when they try a well-constructed sentence in another language only to be ...