Movies for September / October

Over the past month, documentaries and movies in various languages have been recorded from SBS. These programmes are available in the Self Study room (Rm 222, Brennan MacCallum building) should you wish to view them.

Survey on Language learning

Hi everyone!

We are conducting a 5-min survey on learning languages.

We want your opinion on what you’d like to see more of in this blog, as well as on Facebook!

Please Click Here to take the survey.    Please note that all results will be anonymous.

Thank you for your help!

P/S: The AV Language Library is committed to using the results of this survey to identify areas of improvement, and enable us to recognise what is working well.

Survey: Please help!

Dear USYD students & everyone else reading this blog,

We are conducting a 5-min survey on the Language Library Blog & Facebook.

Here’s your chance to comment on what you’d like to see more of in this Blog & the Language Library’s Facebook page!

Please Click Here to take the survey.   The survey will close on 30th September, 2009.   Please note that all results will be anonymous.

We appreciate your assistance!

P/S: The Language Library is committed to using the results of this survey to identify areas of improvement, and enable us to recognise what is working well.

Language resources (English, French, German, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Spanish)

• Learn to Speak Conversational Hebrew by Podcasts and Audio Lessons – Learn Hebrew Pod
  (tags: Hebrew/pod)
• Learn a language where and when it suits you | Radio Lingua Network
  Learn French, German, Italian, Spanish, English / EFL via Twitter.
  (tags: French/pod German/pod Italian/pod Spanish/pod English/pod)
• English speaking course, Online English courses, Professional English courses
  (tags: English/speaking)
• Japanese Lesson for Beginners
  (tags: Japanese/Beginner)

Facebook & Library blog: Survey

We are conducting a short 5-min survey on the Language Library Blog & Facebook, for all readers of this blog.

Here’s your chance to comment on what you’d like to see more of in this Blog & the Language Library’s Facebook page!  Please Click Here to take survey.   The survey will close on 20th September, 2009.

Please note that all results will be anonymous.

We appreciate your assistance!

Language resources (French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Spanish)

• French Tutorials Index: Basic Phrases, Vocabulary, Grammar, and Pronunciation with MP3s and Exercises
  In addition to the basic grammar and vocabulary tutorials, there are mp3s available to aid with pronunciation as well as interactive exercises and realia to provide you with a more active and authentic approach to learning French online.  Includes study resources and mp3s in German, Indonesian, Italian and Spanish)
  (tags: French/Grammar French/vocab French/pronunciation French/pod Italian/pod Italian/vocab Italian/Grammar Spanish/pod Spanish/vocab Spanish/Grammar German/vocab German/pod German/Grammar Indonesian/pod Indonesian/pronunciation Indonesian/vocab Indonesian/grammar)

Language resources (Japanese, Mandarin)

• Japanese Verbs
  (tags: Japanese/Grammar)
• Learn English Free – Zozanga ESL – Easy Grammar – Grammer
  Learn English, the free and easy web site for EFL/ESL learners, students and teachers.
  (tags: english/grammar eng)
• Learn Chinese – Clear and Easy Mandarin Lessons
  This website is aimed at providing people who want to learn Mandarin with the online resources they need. If you want to learn Chinese online, then we offer you a useful and highly customizable Chinese-English dictionary, Learn Chinese (a free Chinese course) , a Chinese writing tutorial and a set of useful mp3 Chinese lessons. Includes podcasts from chinesepod.com
  (tags: Mandarin/Beginner Mandarin/pod Mandarin/Intermediate)

Facebook & Library blog: Survey

We are conducting a short survey on the Language Library Blog & Facebook.

Here’s your chance to comment on what you’d like to see more of in this Blog & the Language Library’s Facebook page!

Please click here to access the survey. The survey will close on 20th September, 2009. Please note that all results will be anonymous.

Thank you!

New foreign-language movies available!

Over the past month, documentaries and movies in various languages have been recorded from free-to-air TV.    These programs are available in the Self Study room (Rm 222, Brennan MacCallum building) should you wish to view them.

English

Rabbit-Proof Fence

A true story about three little girls, snatched from their mother’s arms. Spirited 1500 miles away and their one hope is to find the rabbit proof fence that might just guide them home.

Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Kenneth Branagh, Ningali Lawford, David Gulpilil, Deborah Mailman, Jason Clarke
(2002)  Australia  PG  A  Adventure  90 mins  Repeat  *CC*

Language resources (English, Hebrew, Japanese)

• All Japanese All The Time Dot Com: How to learn Japanese. On your own, having fun and to fluency.
  This site is about how you can learn Japanese without taking classes, by having fun and doing things you enjoy—watching movies, playing video games, reading comic books. Includes links to dictionaries and other Japanese websites.
  (tags: Japanese/Intermediate Japanese/Beginner Japanese/dict)
• Nihongo Notes – Lessons and Advice to Help You Learn Japanese
  Whether you’re a student with unlimited free time or a full-time employee with a family, the information contained within this site should be of help to you in learning Japanese.
  (tags: Japanese/Beginner Japanese/Intermediate Japanese/pod)
• English Grammar
  (tags: english/grammar)
• Hebrew at Stanford: Multimedia
  (tags: Hebrew/Beginner Hebrew/Intermediate)