The Common European Languages Framework does not provide a clear vocabulary size for any of its levels, so we do not know how many knows words are expected at each level. Milton and Alexiou have attempted to do that in 2009. Here’s their table for English and French, with the addition of Greek from them… Continue reading Common European Languages Framework (CEFR) and Vocabulary Size
Category: Specific Advice
Specific advice about language learning.
How To Learn Russian through Interlinear translations
Learning Russian? We have helped develop a novel method for that – Interlinear translations. They help you read Tolstoy in Russian! Find out more.
Example of the Russian Interlinear Translation by InterlinearBooks
InterLinear Translations now available at InterlinearBooks.com!
I would like to let all of you know of the newly launched site InterlinearBooks.com that serves Interlinear book translations for language learners. Interlinear translation is a great and yet undiscovered method to learn languages, and I wish you all to find out about it. So what exactly is Interlinear translation? Interlinear is a translation method… Continue reading InterLinear Translations now available at InterlinearBooks.com!
How I (Partially) Learned Greek in Six Months (Or Less)
How much Greek could I learn in six months, with three months of rather intensive learning? My adventures in learning Greek, both in Greece and not, and some tips on how you can do it.
Here’re The Resources To Learn Modern Greek!
While learning Greek, I have discovered a number of resources along the way. I will list all the free resources here so that you can use them if you are learning Modern Greek. They will help you achieve the task. Here they are.
Which Dialect of Arabic Should You Learn?
There are quite a few dialects of Arabic. The question is: which dialect of Arabic should you learn if you want to communicate with as many Arabic speakers as you can? I attempt to give a summary of this question.
How To Learn The Greek Alphabet
The Greek alphabet has only 24 letters many of which are very easy to recognize and we happen to have borrowed an awful lot of letters from the Greek alphabet for our needs. Whether you want to learn how to read the alphabet to read some Greek signs or remember the names of the letters to impress your friends, it’s easy and worth doing. Here’s how you do it.
How I Learned Portuguese in 5 Months
TThis is a great moment because I have been waiting to write this for the last 3 months or so. Probably more. Also because I did not know whether I would make it. I believe I know enough Portuguese now to say that I have made it so that’s why I’m writing this now. I have managed to learn Portuguese in 5 months and I am going to tell you how I did it here.
How To Learn Russian
Russian is still a bit hard to find good resources to learn. Here I suggest some.
How To Learn Japanese
In this post, I share with you some ideas on learning the Japanese language. This is not a comprehensive list, but hopefully enough to get you started.