Using Technology To Learn Languages
I’ve been learning Spanish recently, and naturally, I have been making the most of the technology available to me.
The BBC has a decent section with a number of tools for different levels & uses:
And here are some of the Spanish Podcasts I’ve been listening to on the way to work:
- Notes in Spanish
- Edufone
- Voices en Español
- Medical Spanish & Spanish Grammar Review
- Spanish Pod
- Spanish Pod 101
I’ve been listening to Podcasts and reading bilingual Spanish/English books for about 3 months now, and have just started a college course.
I’ve found that the real life interaction, practicing speaking and receiving feedback has accelerated my learning greatly, even after just a couple of sessions. It just shows that although these technologies can help you, there’s no substitute for real people!
Edited: September 18th, 2008