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Tanya writes and edits her way around the world, trying to pick up new languages along the way. When not exploring new places or getting tongue-tied over pronunciation drills, she spends her time dancing and reading.

Viltu læra íslensku? Mini Review: Icelandic Classes on TV

Viltu læra íslensku?

Rating 3.5
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Price:

$ 0.00

Summary

This 21-episode TV program is free to watch online and designed to teach you basic Icelandic. The 20-minute videos start off with a fictional event: a visiting guest, a trip to the dentist, or perhaps a ride on the bus… Then the show moves to the classroom, where a teacher breaks down the language and drills it with students. It’s entirely in Icelandic, meaning it’s better suited to upper beginner and intermediate students.

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Icelandic Online Mini Review: Good, But Lacks Explanations

Icelandic Online

Rating 3.8
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Price:

Free, 8-Week Course costs $360

Summary

Published by the University of Iceland, Icelandic Online has five different courses ranging from Survival through to the “high intermediate” IO4. It’s engaging, with lots of videos and exercises, and has a heavy focus on listening. However, its all-Icelandic approach sometimes backfires, especially at a beginner level. It’s easy to get 100% on a grammar quiz because you’ve worked out the right pattern, even though you don’t know how this changes the meaning of the sentence. Use a dictionary alongside the course, don’t be afraid to Google things you don’t understand, and be prepared to find alternative methods to practice speaking. Alternatively, you could try one of the 8-week Icelandic Online Plus courses, where a tutor supports you through your studies and gives you additional exercises.

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Learning Latin

How To Learn Latin On Your Own – A Self-Study Guide That Will Get You Started

Latin: it’s the language of the Roman Empire, the bedrock of many modern languages, and essential to European history and culture. Wander through any large city in Europe, and you’re likely to come across Latin on monuments and in mottos. Flick through a book or a newspaper, and you might see it: status quo, alter ego, carpe diem, quid pro quo, ad hoc, alibi, bonafide…

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LatinTutorial Mini Review: Latin Grammar Made Accessible

LatinTutorial

Rating 5.0
★★★★★
Price:

Free

Summary

Latin grammar has a reputation for being challenging, but the YouTube channel LatinTutorial sets out to make it simple. It starts off with the absolute basics – what is a noun, adjective, and verb? – and works its way up to the covering declensions, cases, and moods in detail. There are over 200 videos and the channel is regularly updated.

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Euskara Satorra Mini-Review: Not for Complete Beginners

Euskara Satorra

Rating 3.5
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Price:

$ 0.00

Summary

This Spanish-language podcast and YouTube series will support your beginner- and lower intermediate-level Basque studies, although complete beginners are probably better off looking elsewhere. After one episode of pronunciation, the self-described A1-level podcast jumps straight into verb declensions and other elements of Basque grammar. If you don’t already know some Basque, you’ll probably be overwhelmed. Some of the YouTube videos are more accessible but are better suited as supplementary materials. Despite this, Euskara Satorra seems like it could be a good resource for false beginners looking to improve their grammar and pick up some new vocabulary.

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SPQR Latin Mini-Review: An App-Based Latin Reader

SPQR Latin

Rating 4.5
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Price:

$4.49

Summary

SPQR Latin contains an extensive range of Latin texts for you to read, ranging from Medieval Latin one such as Bede to the famous Classical Latin works of Cicero and Caesar. It also has a built-in dictionary, a couple of textbooks so you can double-check your grammar, grammar quizzes, and flashcards. As well as using the app’s ready-made flashcard sets (which include options for British GCSE and A-Level syllabi), you can create your own ones.

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Early Indo-European Online Mini Review: Translation-Heavy

Early Indo-European Online

Rating 3.0
★★★★★
Price:

Free

Summary

The University of Texas at Austin Linguistics Research Center offers 10-lesson classes in Albanian, Armenian, Armenian – Romanized, Baltic, Old English, Old French, Gothic, Classic Greek, New Testament Greek, Hittite, Old Iranian, Old Irish, Latin, Old Norse, Old Russian, Sanskrit, Old Slavonic, and Tocharian. They are focused on translation and can be dull but will support you through reading short extracts from the classics.

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StartFromZero Latin Mini-Review: Use This App With Caution

StartFromZero Latin

Rating 2.8
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Price:

Free

Summary

StartFromZero introduces you to basic Latin vocabulary and then quizzes you on it. Beginner Latin students can pick up new vocabulary on the go. However, on first impressions, we would approach it with caution (and maybe a dictionary). Entries such as “carisma charisma” and “aestus estus” are confusing: while charisma is Latin for gift and “aestus” means heat, we didn’t recognize carisma and estus, and couldn’t find them in the dictionary either.

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Ok Latin Mini-Review: A Word-Builder and Dictionary App

ok Latin

Rating 3.5
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Price:

$ 0.00

Summary

ok Latin is an all-in-one vocabulary builder, dictionary, and word-of-the-day app. The vocabulary builder would benefit from harder games; I found the multiple-choice quiz was too easy to get right through guessing. However, it’s a good option for practicing on the go – even if you might benefit from combining it with a flashcard app.

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