Study Abroad News from College Dekho
https://www.collegedekhoabroad.com/news
An online platform where students get assistance related to higher education abroad.
https://www.collegedekhoabroad.com/news
An online platform where students get assistance related to higher education abroad.
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2019/jan/22/what-to-do-when-studying-abroad-goes-wrong
“It’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, but what happens when studying in a different country isn’t all it’s cracked up to be?”
https://www.usnews.com/topics/subjects/study_abroad
This US News web page provides links to articles and information on studying abroad, including global universities, details about how to study abroad, rankings in general and by subject of study, and more.
https://app.memrise.com/dashboard
Memrise is an interactive language learning program that’s fun and free to use. It allows you to really dig in to your language learning with short, repetitive lessons that drive home the skills you’re learning.
Do you need help memorizing vocabulary, grammar drills, and more? This open source program lets you create personalized flash cards to make your language study a little easier. As Anki describes their program, it “makes remembering things easy. Because it is a lot more efficient than traditional study methods, you can either greatly decrease your time spent studying, or greatly increase the amount you learn. … Anyone who needs to remember things in their daily life can benefit from Anki. Since it is content-agnostic and supports images, audio, videos and scientific markup (via LaTeX), the possibilities are endless.”
https://www.importanceoflanguages.com
This article discusses the various benefits language study provides in general and for individuals. It outlines what students can gain for personal communication, personal and career development, and how children benefit. It also talks about languages as they impact social contact, culture, and the spreading of ideas.
https://knowablemagazine.org/article/mind/2018/how-second-language-can-boost-brain
This article from Knowable Magazine discussed how being bilingual benefits both children and adults as they age. For children, language development is positively affected; adults also see benefits as they age.
https://www.thoughtco.com/languages-4133094
“Thousands of resources for both students and teachers of second languages, from basic vocabulary and grammar guides to advanced writing and conversation exercises.”
https://www.languagezen.com/en
Currently only offering Spanish, Language Zen has a free version of language learning that includes personalized lessons that adapt to your interests, such as practice from music and tv the program selects just for you. You can continue to study for free or choose a paid version. Other language offerings seem to be on the way.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/index.shtml
This archived site from the BBC includes guides to languages of the world, lessons and exercises for 40 languages, video tutorials and interactive courses, and more.
The LinguaLift blog provides weekly study tips, resources, weekly challenges, helpful articles, and inspiration to learn languages. The rest of the website is a full resource for language learning, including paid lessons and other paid and/or free resources.
https://www.importanceoflanguages.com
This website is an excellent resource for language learners. Focused on 10 languages, it provides specific information on why these languages are important to learn. Beginners guides for each featured language include such items as:
Each language page includes links to free online study/courses, websites, videos, audio files, language learning tips and tools, and more. The site also has a listing of languages by country.