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Movie Talk Advanced – Spanish
Would you like to take your Spanish to a higher level? Well, you can do so now from the computers in the Self-Study room!
Watch full-screen video and play games and exercises that make you remember what you’ve seen and learnt. Star in one of your favourite videos by joining in the action by recording your voice into the movie; search for any word used in the script, or compete in a quick-fire TV Quiz.
Movie Talk – Spanish teaches you to understand the language at the speed it’s really spoken using a full-length movie with the flexibility to browse and repeat complex phrases. Watch the show, then take your learning a step further with addictive games.
Master your level of Spanish while helping Mario and Elena build a new life in the hugely popular Spanish TV series Querido Maestro.
Watch the whole video with subtitles, or sit back and enjoy it full-screen:
- Follow the movie line-by-line in the script.
- Search for any word in the script.
- Record your voice as one of the actors in the film.
- Games and activities help your vocabulary, spelling and comprehension.
- Print a certificate when your score is high enough.
- Challenge our resident champion in a quick-fire TV quiz.
Talk Now! Spanish (for Beginners)
Talk Now! Spanish is available in the Self Study room, and offers a simple-to-use method for you to start learning Spanish. There are no dull exercises; just encouraging games that award you points for progress. And it fits easily into short ten-minute sessions!
Features include:
Nine topics: first words, food, colours, phrases, parts of the body, numbers, time, shopping and countries.
A record/playback facility: enables you to practise your pronunciation and compare it to that of a native speaker.
Two quiz levels: test what you’ve learned, earn points and monitor your progress.
Memory Games: to improve your knowledge of key vocabulary.
Intelligent Software: remembers words you get wrong and targets your weak points.
Have a look at the video above for more info:
http://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x5vnne, and
Come and visit your AV Language Library to start learning!
WorldTalk French
If you’re an intermediate student of French, and would like to practice your French, you might like to try out this interactive software!
Available on all the computers in the Self study room, WorldTalk French “prepares you for real-life situations with addictive listening games. It will teach you to recognise key words in everyday situations and broaden your vocabulary.
Play interactive language games and earn points for every game you play. High scorers can go on to win bronze, silver and gold awards, which you can print out as a record of achievement.”
Sounds interesting? Then come on down to the Self Study room in Brennan MacCallum building (A18)! If you’d like any more info on this program, feel free to post a comment in here. Happy studying! 
New books in library – French!
Attention students of French (FRNC1622 – Jnr French Intermediate 4)!
The AV Language Library has recently acquired the textbook Interaction : langue et culture / Susan St. Onge & Ronald St. Onge (8th ed.) as well as the Student Activities Manual.
To use the materials, come to the AV Language Library (located on the 2nd level of Brennan MacCallum Bldg) and exchange your student card for the book(s).
Learn French on the go with this iPhone app!
If you are learning French, and own an iPhone, you might be interested in this app.
According to French Culture,
The recently-released TV5MONDE iPhone app is specially designed to supplement the 26 minute-long TV news magazine, “7 jours sur la planète” (7 Days on Earth), a popular program airing every Saturday morning on TV5MONDE from September through June. Each week’s show highlights major world current events in French and also includes French subtitles, helping the program reach larger audiences with varying levels of French.“7 jours sur la planète” is available to watch online, and viewers can also access a number of fun activities on the website to help dive deeper into the French language. The iPhone app aims to help users learn 30 new words each week relating to the most relevant and pressing issues of the week, and also features games like word searches, anagrams, and quizzes to encourage the assimilation of new words and a better understanding of each week’s broadcast.
More info can be obtained from the TV5Monde website or from the iTunes store.
Language resources (Thai)
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This is the free online Internet dictionary of the Thai language at thai-language.com. It’s a dictionary of over 51016 Thai words and phrases with English definitions—and 13739 audio clips.
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Resources to help you learn the Thai Language
New IELTS Apps from Cambridge University Press
For those of you who have a smart phone and are looking to take the IELTS test soon, this app might be of interest to you…
Learning Mandarin
If you’re learning Chinese Mandarin, there’s a blog out there you might be interested in.
According to the author, “I help my readers learn Chinese words, phrases and show them how to make syntactically correct sentences. I encourage my readers to sing Chinese songs and repeat the words and phrases in an enjoyable way. In fact, I am the author of “Learn Chinese through Songs and Rhymes”, a book that incorporates 40 songs and rhymes to support the Mandarin language instructions.”
Check out Learn Chinese Weekly to start learning!
Tips And Tricks For Learning German
Don’t listen to those who will tell you German is difficult to learn. Learning a different language is something we are all capable of. Actually learning a new language is as simple as discovering which method of learning best suits you. When it comes to learning a new language no two people will learn in the same manner. Many people can learn a new language naturally and easily while others have to work hard to achieve success.
Look for movies in German. Some find it easier to learn a new language after watching the popular movies in their language of choice.
Do note that the Self study room has German movies with English subtitles on all of its computers! Drop by to learn and practice
More information in this article: Tips And Tricks For Learning German.
