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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2011 5:20 am


What is, in you guys' opinion, the best language learning program? I'm looking to learn Norwegian, but I have nowhere to start. I've tried Byki, but I'm not super fond of it.

And don't say "classes" or "immersion" - that's unfortunately not an option for me at the moment.
PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2011 7:17 am


After "immersion", I'd say textbooks, something with a CD so you can listen to it on a mp3 player or smartphone when waiting for the bus/train/next class and such. If you're looking for something online and free, there's always LiveMocha. You might want to check your library's site to see if they have a free online learning language program before you try anything else.

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PostPosted: Sat May 28, 2011 9:46 pm


Don't count out immersion so easily. check out this siteit is pretty awesome how this guy learned. he replaced everything he could with japanese. Immersion especially with a language as close to your own as "Norske" works the best. Immersion doesn't mean packing up and moving to the country. It means being exposed to the language every day.

ex. Wanna watch a movie? watch it with norwegian dubs instead. except don't watch it with english subtitles because if you use subtitles you don't start thinking in that language and it only teaches you to read english faster.

ANYWAY best software I have found is anki it takes some dedication but it is the fastest way i've found to learn a large vocabulary. also you might want to pitch in a bit of money and buy yourself a textbook. I don't know what ones are good for norwegian but make sure you get college ones that a lot of learners can back up to its quality. The last thing you want to get is a bi-lingual dictionary, and after you have a vocab of about 200-300 words get a monolingual dictionary. It helps you find words you want reletively fast.
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