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| Contentid | 7379 |
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| Content Type | 1 |
| Title | News Article: Learning From a Native Speaker, Without Leaving Home |
| Body | From http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/business/17novel.html?_r=2&th=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&emc=th&adxnnlx=1203256999-K1esO/z2Wb+2tOFKP5d+AA&oref=slogin Learning From a Native Speaker, Without Leaving Home By ANNE EISENBERG February 17, 2008 THE best way to learn a foreign language may be to surround yourself with native speakers. But if you can’t manage a trip abroad the Internet and a broadband computer connection may do the job, too, bringing native speakers within electronic reach for hours of practice. Web-based services now on the market let people download a daily lesson in French or Hindi, pop on their headsets, and then use Internet telephone service and the power of social networks to try their conversational skills with tutors or language partners from around the world. To read the rest of the article, which focuses mostly on LiveMocha (http://www.livemocha.com ), ChinesePod (http://chinesepod.com ), and SpanishPod (http://spanishpod.com ), go to http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/17/business/17novel.html?_r=2&th=&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&emc=th&adxnnlx=1203256999-K1esO/z2Wb+2tOFKP5d+AA&oref=slogin . |
| Source | New York Times |
| Inputdate | 2008-02-17 11:54:01 |
| Lastmodifieddate | 2008-02-17 11:54:01 |
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| Publishdate | 2008-02-18 00:00:00 |
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