A few months ago I found a certain online Spanish tutoring site I wanted to try out, but now I'm unable to locate it after much Googling. The site (which may have offered languages other than Spanish) had private tutors who conduct sessions via Skype. The main page showed photos and bios of the many available tutors, with star ratings and links to reviews written by students. As I recall, each tutor could set his/her own price. What site might this have been?
posted by iamisaid
on Apr 25, 2013 -
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Can you give me specific instances of US political candidates or elected officials publically speaking in a language other than English?
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posted by threeants
on Mar 27, 2013 -
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What are your tips and techniques for learning advanced vocabulary and grammar in a foreign language?
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posted by kristi
on Feb 26, 2013 -
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I've been looking for this song for years now, and I have no idea where to even start because I don't even know what language it is in. So, I'm hoping the HiveMind will be able to point me in the right direction.
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posted by rozaine
on Jan 20, 2013 -
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Can you give me some resources and tips for improving fluency in a language I can speak, but not speak well?
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posted by peachfuzz
on Aug 27, 2012 -
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I'm going to quit my job and spend 6 months living in another country learning a language. I'm looking for your personal experience with excellent schools. Where should I go?
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posted by boghead
on Aug 12, 2012 -
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Does this website exist? I would like to be able to blog about my life in my target language and have native speakers make corrections, ask questions, etc. and do the same for people learning ESL. Livemocha seems like it should allow this but I can't figure out a way to do it. Does a site like this exist or do I need to utilize existing sites?
posted by chaiminda
on May 27, 2012 -
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I came across a very neat online language learning tool a few weeks ago, but I didn't bookmark it and now I can't find it again. Basically it worked like this: you choose a preset text or story (I think they were mostly fables and fairy tales), your native language, and the foreign language you're trying to practice. Then it shows the text of the story with a few of your native words replaced with their foreign equivalents, letting you learn them in context.
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posted by pont
on May 25, 2012 -
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Help me find the name of a unique language acquisition method that I've heard about but can't quite identify.
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posted by RapcityinBlue
on May 7, 2012 -
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I'm looking for obscure but beautiful or amazing sayings or phrases or words in languages or dialects other than American English.
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posted by jitterbug perfume
on Feb 7, 2012 -
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This should be simple enough: where can a US resident find a good selection of books in Ukrainian?
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posted by Nomyte
on Jan 15, 2012 -
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Conventional wisdom says that watching a lot of TV/Movies in another language helps with comprehension. What are some good movies/shows to help me with Mandarin? My current level is quite basic (2 semesters of college classes).
posted by joshwa
on May 18, 2011 -
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Can anyone recommend a Spanish/Spanish dictionary for an intermediate Spanish learner?
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posted by dkh
on Mar 20, 2011 -
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Can anyone recommend a good, inexpensive English-Spanish lexicon of TV/Cable/Broadcast technology terms? My sister does Spanish-language technical support for a large TV cable and Internet provider. She's first-language fluent in Spanish, but like many Spanish-speaking U.S. natives, leans heavily on Spanglish for many of the neologisms ("el remote") of the electronic age.
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posted by toodleydoodley
on Dec 25, 2010 -
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If you wanted to learn 100 words in a foreign (i.e. non-english) language, which words would you choose?
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posted by mnemonic
on Dec 13, 2010 -
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Recommendations on streaming media or movies in Cantonese to improve my comprehension?
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posted by mlo
on Nov 18, 2010 -
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I spent most of my childhood in Ukraine. I am what you might call a
heritage speaker of Russian (and, to a lesser extent, Ukrainian). What can I do with them?
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posted by Nomyte
on Nov 5, 2010 -
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Do you know of any programs to help an elderly Chinese and Vietnamese speaker learn English?
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posted by rybreadmed
on Oct 3, 2010 -
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I would like to find recordings of French phrases and their translations. I've gone through the other AskMe questions but I want something a bit different.
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posted by ninazer0
on May 12, 2010 -
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European Music Nerds!
I'm putting together a show for a local community radio station and am looking for (preferably foreign-language)
not very mainstream music from Europe.
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posted by dunkadunc
on Mar 19, 2010 -
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Tell me about your own experiences and tips on surviving and working through a master's degree in a second language that you are NOT fluent in.
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posted by so much modern time
on Sep 22, 2009 -
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How do I become an amazing, inspiring, organized, respected, and effective teacher? What did your favorite teacher do that set him/her apart? Your tips, anecdotes, and resources (particularly online) are appreciated.
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posted by acidic
on Sep 13, 2009 -
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I'm a student who is in the process of teaching herself French. As much as I would love to take the French I course through my university, the course conflicts with a class I am taking Fall semester for my major. What I need? Practice.
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posted by thatbrunette
on Jul 8, 2009 -
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Looking for favorites among the MeFi regulars in the category of: Foreign Language radio streams, suitable for language immersion and/or passive practice.
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posted by RavinDave
on May 29, 2009 -
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I'm in a humanities field and I will likely need to learn multiple languages. As a Master's student, I'm scheduled to take around 3-4 courses each semester, with much of my second year devoted to research and writing a master's dissertation. My question concerns foreign language prep....when is the optimal time to do that? Do I travel abroad this summer and shore up on what I know? Or do I take care of the problem during my first few semesters? What are the pros and cons of traveling abroad vis a vis taking care of the problem domestically (e.g., either at my school or some other program in the states, unaffiliated with my school)?
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posted by Genco_Olive_Oil
on Apr 8, 2009 -
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Are references not in English (but translated) as good as ones in English?
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posted by snwod
on Apr 5, 2009 -
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Where should I study Japanese in the Bay Area? I work at EA and one of my co-workers is visiting from Japan. I'm conversationally fluent but still feel my grammar and vocabulary is really rough (plus, I'm as illiterate as a peasant).
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posted by ebness86
on Nov 24, 2008 -
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To what degree should I moderate my children's use of language at home? I am raising six children aged 10 and below outside the US with my wife who is an non-native English speaker.
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posted by BinGregory
on Nov 11, 2008 -
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I am trying to make a preliminary (or maybe final) decision on what foreign language I should study with respect to a computer science major after transferring to the University of Michigan. Any pointers???
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posted by JoeXIII007
on Oct 24, 2008 -
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Does anyone know of a website (or heck, even a brick and mortar store in the SF Bay Area) where I (in the US) can purchase wall maps of either the world or other countries with place names and labels in their native language and not English?
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posted by Stryke11
on Aug 23, 2008 -
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Horrible breakup. Looking for fun pop music / musik / musique in other languages to stimulate my ears without having to know what's being
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posted by Admiral Haddock
on Jun 7, 2008 -
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In simplest possible terms, how do I pronounce the Khmer term 'Tonle Sap'
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posted by Fuka
on Apr 29, 2008 -
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Help me remember this linguistic term. It refers to the phenomena of people hearing a foreign language as gibberish; something to do with their literally not registering the specific sounds made, just a "blur" of general sounds. Furthermore, does that word apply to this specific context?
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posted by Nattie
on Apr 9, 2008 -
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How do I re-learn how to pronounce words in English and minimize my accent?
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posted by Memo
on Feb 17, 2008 -
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