Master Japanese: Self-Guided Immersion for the Passionate Language Learner

How to learn Nihongo in the quickest, cheapest and most enjoyable way possible.

eBooks: A Language Learner’s Best Friend

Just as the printing press democratized access to the written word, ebooks are again revolutionizing how information is produced, distributed and consumed.

What are the best Chinese dictionaries for Android and Apple mobile devices?

A quick search in the Android Marketplace or Apple App store reveals pages and pages of Chinese dictionaries, including free, ad supported versions,...

Review of YellowBridge Online Chinese Dictionary

YellowBridge (黃橋 HuángQiáo) is one of the best online Chinese dictionaries available today. When I studying on or near my computer, it is the...

Learning English Using Hulu (and other online TV sites)

In addition to endless English listening input, Hulu.com is now a source of reading input, too. How could a TV site be used for reading input? The...

Google Chrome Finally Gets Webpage Translation Right

There have been a number of attempts over the years to create browser add-ons that automatically translate entire webpages into various languages. If...

Top 5 Apple Apps for Learning Foreign Languages

The iPod Touch, and it’s big brother the iPhone, are perhaps the best language learning tools to date.  Their portability and massive storage...

Podcasts: THE Tool for Language Learning

As mentioned elsewhere on this site and other blogs on language learning, interest and motivation are the most important factors in successful...