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| jasoninchina Senior Member China Joined 5236 days ago 221 posts - 306 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Mandarin, Italian | Message 1 of 3 27 August 2010 at 5:49am | IP Logged |
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A few weeks ago I watched a video on youtube from a polyglot who recommended to the viewers that we should use a childrens encyclopedia as part of our study regimen. I recently bought one and I am enjoying it thus far. I was also fortunate to find one with an audio component.I find that the childrens encyclopedia uses clear and plain language, which not only makes it easy to understand but also easy to learn from.
Has anyone else found childrens encyclopedia's to be helpful? I would definitely recommend everyone to get one if they don't already have one. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
 magister Pro Member United States Joined 6608 days ago 346 posts - 421 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Turkish, Irish Personal Language Map | Message 2 of 3 31 August 2010 at 11:02pm | IP Logged |
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I used one a couple of years ago for my nascent Turkish studies. It was helpful, certainly, but no more so than any nonfiction work aimed at a younger audience. I suspect a good number of experienced language learners in the pre-Internet days relied on children's nonfiction for reading practice -- I definitely did. Many of us were anxious to leave the artificial textbook environment as soon as possible, and children's (or young adult) nonfiction is a great way to gain reading practice. Here at my school, my Spanish- and Mandarin-teaching colleagues offer tons of this type of material in their classrooms for "free reading time."
Nowadays, of course, the Internet is like one big encyclopedia. Google a couple of strategically placed keywords in your target language and you'll uncover reams of native material directed at youngsters. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| garyb Triglot Senior Member ScotlandRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5212 days ago 1468 posts - 2413 votes Speaks: English*, Italian, French Studies: Spanish | Message 3 of 3 03 September 2010 at 1:45pm | IP Logged |
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I didn't think of this before, it's a good idea! Try going onto Google for your target language and searching for childrens' encyclopedias. I searched for "encyclopédie pour enfants" on google.fr and found a few "Wikipedia for children" sites.
On a similar note, it's worth looking for satirical encyclopedias along the lines of Uncyclopedia, Encyclopedia Dramatica, etc. to get some experience with slang and humour. I found http://desencyclopedie.wikia.com/wiki/Accueil and I'm sure there's similar ones in other languages. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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