13 posts tagged with Language and foreign (View popular tags)

Does anyone have any tips or strategies to help in learning a new language when living in a foreign country but not doing a formal study program? [more inside]
posted on Aug 8, 2008 - 14 answers

English as a foreign language programs in the Northeast U.S.? [more inside]
posted on May 10, 2008 - 6 answers

Where can I buy the Japanese version and a Chinese version of Microsoft Vista Business online for use in the United States? Media and license. [more inside]
posted on May 1, 2008 - 4 answers

Foreign language "bibles" (superlative, comprehensive language resources) for language-learning lovers? [more inside]
posted on Apr 3, 2008 - 10 answers

Pay lots of money, follow instructions for a couple hundred hours, know a new language? [more inside]
posted on Feb 11, 2008 - 13 answers

I'd like some advice about preventing "regression" in the ability to speak a foreign language. If I am away from communicating in a foreign language for a few days, it feels like I might have lost it. That's because when I start speaking, I don't feel like I can get into it. [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 10 answers

Need help with foreign language spellcheck dictionaries in wordperfectx3 [more inside]
posted on Jul 4, 2007 - 0 answers

Incomprehensible birthday messages - Swahili and Russian flavours... [more inside]
posted on Sep 14, 2006 - 7 answers

Do you have any connotations, good or bad, with the word PLING! (yes, written just like that)? [more inside]
posted on Aug 12, 2006 - 49 answers

I'd like to learn a new language to help improve my skills in the IT field. I manage multiple teams in a support environment, both desktop and server. A foreign language seems to be a good way to improve my offerings to employers and help broaden my mind. [more inside]
posted on May 18, 2006 - 18 answers

I'm about halfway through my first year of college-level Modern Standard Arabic, and would love it if someone experienced in Arabic instruction/linguistics in general could make some suggestions for materials with which I can supplement my textbook. Bonus question if you live in or around Chicago! Look inside! [more inside]
posted on Feb 9, 2006 - 5 answers

So recently, I've started chatting with some old friends in Germany, and while I can speak fluent german, it's a real pain typing the umlauts and other special characters using the character map (the application is Yahoo Messenger). Is there any easy way to type foreign letters on a standard american keyboard?
posted on Apr 18, 2005 - 13 answers

Has anyone around here used Rosetta Stone software for learning foreign languages? Did it work well for you?
posted on Feb 24, 2004 - 7 answers