Asiafeverr Diglot Senior Member Hong Kong Joined 6350 days ago 346 posts - 431 votes 1 sounds Speaks: French*, English Studies: Mandarin, Cantonese, Shanghainese, German
| Message 321 of 489 15 October 2007 at 5:10pm | IP Logged |
From what I understand, this is the method (maybe I am wrong):
Read the book in your language.
Read the book in your target language with the audio playing at the same time as you read each word.
Repeat step number 2 but read the book in your language while the audio is playing instead of reading it in your target language.
Try to translate the book from your language to your target language.
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jeff_lindqvist Diglot Moderator SwedenRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6917 days ago 4250 posts - 5711 votes Speaks: Swedish*, English Studies: German, Spanish, Russian, Dutch, Mandarin, Esperanto, Irish, French Personal Language Map
| Message 322 of 489 16 October 2007 at 4:25am | IP Logged |
Search the forum for "free audiobooks", or by all means, read this thread from the beginning. Many links are provided.
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TreoPaul Senior Member United States Joined 6338 days ago 121 posts - 118 votes Speaks: English* Studies: German
| Message 323 of 489 16 October 2007 at 9:51am | IP Logged |
russianSpanish wrote:
Anyway is their a way to get free audio books? What about a program that reads words to you, like a microsoft Sam or something like that? Oh please get a program THAT WILL SAY ALL THE WORDS CORRECTLY PLEASE! |
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Try "TextAloud" from www.nextup.com
However, the voices included with the program are not very good. You would need to purchase a high-quality voice from one of the vendors listed on the main page.
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Zhuangzi Nonaglot Language Program Publisher Senior Member Canada lingq.com Joined 7036 days ago 646 posts - 688 votes Speaks: English*, French, Japanese, Swedish, Mandarin, Cantonese, German, Italian, Spanish Studies: Russian
| Message 324 of 489 16 October 2007 at 10:14am | IP Logged |
It seems to me that the mosts important things are
1) Listen and read a lot, and to the same content, mostly in the target language, but in the beginning, or when undertaking a new or difficult level you can also listen to L2 while reading L1. In my experience you will not do this for very long, but it cn help get you going.
2) Listen to things you like, content that is not too difficult, and where you like the voice. Listen many times. That is why it is worthwhile paying for a good audio book and avoiding computer generated audio or voice over.
3) Be systematic about vocabulary accumulation and content selection.
In other words, listen and read, and develop a system that reduces uncertainty and improves recall.
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| Message 325 of 489 17 November 2007 at 9:22am | IP Logged |
This thread might also be of some interest to the readers of this thread here.
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furyou_gaijin Senior Member Japan Joined 6394 days ago 540 posts - 631 votes Speaks: Latin*
| Message 326 of 489 19 November 2007 at 6:38pm | IP Logged |
Does anyone know where to find the original (text) version of 'Samotność w Sieci' Wiśniewskiego and/or the
corresponding audiobook?
The links to samples here don't seem to work...
Yes, I know it's horrible and it's nothing like Kundera but then again - I'm shallow and intellectually lazy... Merci
d'avance.
Edited by furyou_gaijin on 19 November 2007 at 6:40pm
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? Groupie Joined 6228 days ago 43 posts - 40 votes Studies: Belarusian*
| Message 327 of 489 21 November 2007 at 7:11am | IP Logged |
The Listening-Reading threads:
Listening-Reading system
http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?T ID=6366&PN=1
Multilingual "listening-reading"
http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?T ID=6546&PN=11
List of free, legal audiobooks sites
http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?T ID=6386&PN=1
Japanese Log
http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?T ID=6241&PN=1
Listening-reading - more descriptions?
http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?T ID=6640&PN=9
Listening-Read for Nonromanticized
http://how-to-learn-any-language.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?T ID=8086&PN=1
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asad100101 Diglot Senior Member Pakistan languagel.blogspot.c Joined 6463 days ago 118 posts - 137 votes Speaks: Hindi*, English
| Message 328 of 489 23 November 2007 at 10:17am | IP Logged |
siomotteikiru, who did ban you? You are more than welcome. Your method is the most talked about. We should not take things at a personal level when they are talked about on the internet.As long as your tone is not offensive to others, you are fine. I have not seen you using any vulgar or offensive language towards others. So what's the problem? Please resume your posting once again and you are certainly welcome as long as you stick to basic rules of the forum.
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