Duolingo

[trapyoung]

I've been using it for a while (with some other things) to learn Brazilian Portuguese. I definitely feel that my reading comprehension has improved, but my pronunciation still isn't great.

Anybody else use it? Any else learning Portuguese? Suggestions for other ways to learn?

[waauw]

Using it to rehash my french and german, and learning russian at the moment. Still only at lvl 5 there, but it does take time to get used to the sounds.
Привет!

Maybe you should check out penpal websites? They're all over and apparently some of them are quite successful. My sister has used them before to skype with a korean for language learning, learning korean and teaching dutch to the correspondent.

[Symmetry]

Getting students a penpal was always my most successful way to get to get students to pick up English as an EFL teacher. At some point, learning the basics from a textbook does very little, and you need to talk to a real person.

Textbooks teach precision, but real people are vague.

[saxitoxin]

Using it to rehash my french and german, and learning russian at the moment. Still only at lvl 5 there, but it does take time to get used to the sounds.

How long did it take you to get to Level 5, waauw?

[waauw]

Using it to rehash my french and german, and learning russian at the moment. Still only at lvl 5 there, but it does take time to get used to the sounds.

How long did it take you to get to Level 5, waauw?

I don't know, two weeks? You go up levels faster at the start, and it slows down later.

[owenshooter]

Getting students a penpal was always my most successful way to get to get students to pick up English as an EFL teacher. At some point, learning the basics from a textbook does very little, and you need to talk to a real person.

Textbooks teach precision, but real people are vague.

agree, pen pals are a great way to improve your language skills and they offer an opportunity for an extended visit if you ever travel to see them. i pulled off an exchange student scam for a free month in germany, when we moved to new mexico from germany... anyway, find a friend that speaks the language you are trying to learn...-Bj

rosetta stone works!!!

[Bernie Sanders]

Using it to rehash my french and german, and learning russian at the moment. Still only at lvl 5 there, but it does take time to get used to the sounds.
Привет!

Maybe you should check out penpal websites? They're all over and apparently some of them are quite successful. My sister has used them before to skype with a korean for language learning, learning korean and teaching dutch to the correspondent.

Oh, you are from the smart Dutch side of Belgium...you ain't that stupid after all.

[mrswdk]

Agree with the above. Find someone who speaks that language and learn by talking to them. Find a 'language partner', if you're meeting regularly to swap fluids you'll be using your new language with them all the time. Instant fluent, great success!

因为我找到了个语伴儿，英文现在说得很好哦 ^_^