The Flashcard

[...]   Part One: "An industry insider's opinion on language-learning software fallacies and realities."   I’m a language-learning software believer. [...]

[...] , TV and print advertisements about language-learning software being the one and only fastest way to become fluent in a new language, either you haven’ [...]

[...] accurately.   Following Rote Commands ≠ Two-way Communication Today’s language-learning software tells the hardware to provide set audio-visual prompts for the user to respond to. [...]

[...] —or an almost daily basis—for a number of years. There’s no magic language-learning software bullet to escape the time requirement for mastering a foreign language. You get what [...]

[...] ) The learner is recorded trying to mimic the native speaker The original native speaker is played again, followed by the recording made by the learner. (comparison) Learner [...]

[...] native language. Spending a lot of time speaking in your target language one-on-one with a native speaker is a great way to learn to speak a new language. Add the desire to improve the relationship [...]

What is the best method for learning a new language? Is it immersion? Grammar translation? Some other method? A 2012 Georgetown University Medical Sc [...]

[...] of frequent and dedicated effort, you will be holding a basic conversation with a native speaker without a lot of thought. After the fact, when you realize an actual conversation took [...]

[...] ;s ins and outs, and not-so-hidden secrets. My preferred title for this blog post is: Foreign Language Software is Not a Panacea for Mastering a New Language, but Can Be a Very Useful Tool for [...]

  Part Three: “I’m completely operational, and all my circuits are functioning perfectly.”   Do you like science fictio [...]

Part Four: " ’Scuse Me While I Kiss This Guy." Have you ever thought you knew the lyrics to a popular song only to find out later that you were wro [...]

[...] great ways to build spoken fluency without having to leave home. Next on the Flashcard Foreign Language Software Doesn't Work - Part Six: Putting It All Together Return to Part 4 click here [...]

[...] . But that’s not very catchy. The messages created by foreign language software marketers toward retail users versus institutional users of language-learning software are [...]

[...] speaking skills. Software and teachers can only do so much to help you speak a new language. Language Software’s Dirty Little Secret All language software publishers know that learners cannot become [...]

[...] zone and engage in real conversations with live human beings. As part of blended learning, language software can provide a foundation—but is not a substitute for real-world conversations in a new [...]

[...] might sound like overkill, but combining them creates a synergy that benefits most language-learning students by covering nearly all of their individual learning styles. Have you found this to be [...]

[...] learning software can be motivating—but being committed to reaching your language-learning goals is what is really needed in the long run. Language-learning software is a tool. It& [...]

[...] doubts about the English one, though, so we decided to help each other to meet our language-learning goals. We met two times a week for a language exchange at a McDonalds, KFC or at a café. [...]

[...] with good intentions, but then it will go the way of the New Year Resolution. Buying retail language-learning software to fulfill a personal aspiration is similar to the purchase of home exercise [...]

[...] ;s Resolution to learn a new language seemed more possible with the advent of interactive language-learning software in the late 1980’s and early ’90s. But we all know what usually [...]

[...] , however, to cover all of the unique learning styles in a classroom. Interactive, multimedia language-learning software that includes a variety of activities incorporates, or gets very close to [...]