How do I re-learn how to pronounce words in English and minimize my accent? [more inside]
posted on Feb 17, 2008 - 13 answers

Suggestions for Spanish and Italian language tapes/CDs for business people? [more inside]
posted on Oct 31, 2007 - 4 answers

I only know English but I've decided I'd like to be fluent in other languages (reading, writing, and speaking). I've decided to start with Spanish. I'm looking for success stories of people who have learned a language (and Spanish in particular) from scratch, at home, and have become as fluent as possible without being immersed in a Spanish-speaking country. [more inside]
posted on Sep 7, 2007 - 20 answers

Foreign-language music, for fun and learning [more inside]
posted on Mar 1, 2007 - 25 answers

How to teach my child a foreign language (English)? [more inside]
posted on Jan 29, 2006 - 21 answers

What are the best Japanese language schools in Tokyo? [more inside]
posted on Jan 18, 2006 - 1 answers

For those of you fluent in Japanese, I'd like to hear your best advice on the subject. I've studied for about 4 years, and have been living in Japan for nearly a year, but despite this, achieving true "fluency" still seems like an insurmountable task. Although I am conversationally fluent, at times I become incredibly frustrated. How long do you think it takes to become fluent? And now for the oh-so-impossible question: what should I do to speed up the process? Advice, experiences, suggestions would be welcome from any students of foreign language.
posted on Feb 13, 2005 - 9 answers

Any free or cheap Spanish language lessons in New York? [reasons for miserliness inside]
posted on Aug 9, 2004 - 6 answers

ForeignLanguageFilter: What tools (if any?) are available on the Internet for translating materials that are not prose into English? Specfically, I need an English translation for a song lyric I have only in French. Neither my pathetic high school slacker French nor the usual suspects are producing anything useful... Any suggestions?
posted on Apr 26, 2004 - 9 answers

Have any native English speakers here had to learn a foreign language (especially Spanish) for work, etc. in a relatively short amount of time? How did you do it? Any recommendations for books/classes/training programs? [more inside]
posted on Dec 20, 2003 - 28 answers