Comments on: Learning English Using Hulu (and other online TV sites)

By: John Fotheringham

John Fotheringham — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:55:10 +0000

Thank you for sharing the tip, Jennifer! I wish I would have known that when I was still living abroad last year…

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By: @ielanguages

@ielanguages — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:23:38 +0000

I live in France and can use Hulu thanks to HotSpot Shield.

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By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 21 May 2010 08:27:14 +0000

I'm glad you enjoyed Dutch Burt & Ernie – they're pretty funny.

In additional to Sitcoms and Dramas, I think many children's programmes are useful simply because they're easy to follow and also they tend to have very strict formats.

Damian, I'll have a quick look at your link and probably favorite it – it might be useful for me in the near future.

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By: jf

jf — Sat, 15 May 2010 18:53:30 +0000

Thanks, Damian. Even without subtitles, I think learners can make great use of TV shows as a language tool. I think sitcoms and dramas are especially powerful since they tend to center around daily life.

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By: jf

jf — Sat, 15 May 2010 18:50:11 +0000

Thanks for the link, Chris. Burt & Ernie in Dutch! How cool.

I've never studied any dutch before, but like you, I can also remember the word for "beach towel" even after watching only a few times. Ahh, the power of repetition, context, and fun!

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By: Damian

Damian — Sat, 15 May 2010 17:27:12 +0000

More Dutch online TV can be found at: http://www.uitzendinggemist.nl/ http://ETV.nl also has a number of educational video series. Neither have subtitles, unfortunately.

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 13 May 2010 16:18:56 +0000

I've only watched the one video but this website seems useful for learning Dutch. They have both English (and I believe French, German and other European lg) and Dutch subtitles on selected programmes.

I've only watched it a couple of times and I can now reckonise the word for towel in Dutch.

Here's the site

http://www.2bdutch.nl/component/option,com_seyret...

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By: jf

jf — Fri, 07 May 2010 05:25:33 +0000

I don't know of any foreign-language sites on par with Hulu in terms of features and content, but here are a few sites that stream foreign TV online.

TV FROM MOST COUNTRIES:
http://www.tvchannelsfree.com

GERMAN:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german/tv/onlinepr...

SPANISH:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/spanish/tv/onlinep...

CHINESE:
http://www.tudou.com http://www.youku.com http://www.657.com

JAPANESE:
http://www.v2p.jp/video

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By: R.A.

R.A. — Thu, 06 May 2010 22:13:54 +0000

Is there a list somewhere of Hulu-like sites for other languages? Alternatively, do you have recommendations specifically for German, Spanish, or Mandarin?

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