THE FEED
What's actually moving in language learning — new tools, real research, the legends, and what the community is on about. No hype, no “fluent by Friday.” Just the stuff worth your reps.
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51 items- News10 hours agoHotGet a lifetime of linguist-created, multi-language learning with Babbel
Via Popular Science.
Popular Science
- News19 hours agoHotOpinion: Learning a language can happen outside the classroom
Via ninertimes.com.
ninertimes.com
- News19 hours agoHotCall for Applications: Language Vitality Program (Canada)
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fundsforNGOs
- News20 hours agoPadilla, Kim, Schatz, Schiff Introduce Legislation to Increase Loan Forgiveness for Teachers of English Learners
Via Van Nuys News Press.
Van Nuys News Press
- News1 day agoPreply Surpasses 150,000 Tutors: A New Era in Language Learning
Via AndroidGuys.
AndroidGuys
- News1 day agoLanguage training is a talent strategy, not a compliance exercise
Via hcamag.com.
hcamag.com
- News1 day agoThree graduate from Cherokee language program
Via cherokeephoenix.org.
cherokeephoenix.org
- News1 day agoHabla Detroit creates space for people to learn, practice and reclaim Spanish
Via WXYZ 7 News Detroit.
WXYZ 7 News Detroit
- News1 day agoNational Year of Reading: linguistic diversity should be central to reading for pleasure intiatives
Via The Conversation.
The Conversation
- News1 day agoPenn State students complete language program at partner university in Taiwan
Via The Pennsylvania State University.
The Pennsylvania State University
- News2 days agoLanguages Canada and Groupement Fle working together on French promotion, sector data
Via StudyTravel Network.
StudyTravel Network
- News2 days agoGet real linguists behind your language lessons with a lifetime of Babbel
Via Mashable.
Mashable
- News3 days agoMonticello High students stage walkout in support of principal
Via Cville Right Now.
Cville Right Now
- News3 days agoCharlottesville readers can learn a new language in 10 minutes a day with this Babbel lifetime offer
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Cville Right Now
- News3 days agoWestern North Carolina readers can learn 14 languages with this Babbel lifetime subscription deal
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828 News Now
- News3 days agoClarksville readers can learn a new language in 10 minutes a day with this Babbel lifetime deal
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Clarksville Now
- News3 days agoUsing an AI chatbot to practice new languages can be helpful, but it doesn’t replace speaking with an actual person
Via The Conversation.
The Conversation
- News5 days agoRosetta Stone wants to reinvent language learning for the smartphone era
Via Fast Company.
Fast Company
- News1 week ago8 tips and tools for language learning: from apps to real life
Via Peace Corps (.gov).
Peace Corps (.gov)
- News2 weeks agoLearning another language may be one of the best ways to keep your brain healthy as you age
Via The Conversation.
The Conversation
- News2 weeks agoUNF Spanish professor brings language learning to life through unique lessons
Via News4JAX.
News4JAX
- News2 weeks agoI tried to use Gemini as a language tutor, but one major missing feature ruined the experience
Via Android Police.
Android Police
- News3 weeks agoChoctaw Nation Launches Rosetta Stone Choctaw Language Learning App
Via Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
- News7 weeks agoWhere languages meet technology: OHIO to host Digital Approaches to Language Learning and Teaching Conference
Via Ohio University.
Ohio University
- News7 weeks agoReady to Move Beyond Duolingo? These 5 Things Can Help You Master a New Language.
Via The New York Times.
The New York Times
- News8 weeks agoUTC faculty member presents language-learning research in China | UTC News
Via University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- News8 weeks agoWhat do Americans think about language learning in U.S. schools?
Via Pew Research Center.
Pew Research Center
- News8 weeks agoConversation group connects medical students, community members for language learning
Via fortworthreport.org.
fortworthreport.org
- Community12 weeks agoA learner rated "Language Reactor" helpful
One more real vote on what actually works — the ranking moved.
Community
- News12 weeks agoNational hackathon explores AI, language learning
Via University of Hawaii System.
University of Hawaii System
- Research14 weeks agoGoethe C1
Hallo zusammen, ich hoffe, es ist in Ordnung, wenn ich hier um Rat frage. Mir ist bewusst, dass das Goethe-C1-Zertifikat sehr anspruchsvoll ist, und ich möchte die Prüfung auf keinen Fall unterschätzen. Ich weiß, dass C1 viel Zeit und Vorbereitung erfordert. Trotzdem ist es mein
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- Research14 weeks agoB2 to C1
I know c1 is hard to crack. But since i got the time im gonna give it a shot. Unfortunately since i started i realised im flying blind. Any ideas on how to learn this?
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- Research14 weeks agoWas bedeutet "einem selbst" in diesem Satz?
"An der Musikschule drang der Straßenlärm in den Übungsraum, sodass **einem selbst** an einem heißen Sommertag nichts weiter übrig blieb, als die Fenster geschlossen zu halten." Ich schätze, dass "einem" die Dativform von "man" ist, was darauf hindeuten würde, dass der Sazt unper
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- Method1 day agoDreaming Spanish made "just watch and understand" mainstream
Hundreds of hours of level-graded video where you learn Spanish by understanding it, not by drilling verb tables. The boring cheat code, finally organized.
Dreaming Spanish
- Tools2 days agoLanguage Reactor turns Netflix into dual-subtitle input
A browser add-on that puts two subtitle tracks on Netflix and YouTube, lets you hover any word, and slows things down. Watching stuff you half-understand, on purpose.
Language Reactor
- Apps3 days agoAnki is still the unglamorous king of remembering words
Free, open-source spaced repetition that schedules reviews right before you forget. Ugly interface, no streak guilt, and it quietly works for decades.
AnkiWeb
- Research4 days agoKrashen called it decades ago: comprehensible input wins
The research arguing you acquire a language by understanding messages, not by memorizing rules. Old, dull, and annoyingly hard to argue with.
sdkrashen.com
- Method5 days agoRefold maps the immersion path step by step
A free roadmap for learning through massive input — what to watch, when to add reading, when speaking starts to fall out on its own. A plan for the patient.
Refold
- Apps6 days agoLingQ counts the words you actually understand
Read and listen to real content while it tracks known vs unknown words. Less a course, more a way to rack up input hours and watch the number climb.
LingQ
- Channels1 week agoEasy Languages films real people talking on the street
A YouTube channel doing subtitled street interviews in dozens of languages — natural speech, real accents, free. Input you would actually hear in the wild.
Easy Languages (YouTube)
- Channels1 week agoNews in Slow Spanish slows the news to a learnable pace
Current events read slowly and clearly, so you can follow real content before you can follow real speed. A gentle on-ramp to native audio.
News in Slow Spanish
- Tools1 week agoTatoeba is a free pile of real example sentences
A community database of sentences translated across many languages. Great for seeing how a word actually lives in context instead of in a dictionary entry.
Tatoeba
- Tools1 week agoForvo lets native speakers pronounce the word for you
Type a word, hear real people from different regions say it. Free, and it settles the "but how does it actually sound" question fast.
Forvo
- Tools1 week agoMigaku wires your shows straight into your review deck
Mine words and sentences from the videos you are already watching and turn them into flashcards in a click. Input first, reviews built from what you saw.
Migaku
- Apps1 week agoAudio courses still earn their keep for the commute
Tools like Pimsleur drill listening and speaking in short audio sessions — handy hands-free reps. A supplement to real input, not a magic shortcut.
Pimsleur