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- News4 hours agoHotFranziska Oertle on Teaching Tibetan
Via Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.
Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
- News9 hours agoHotCopenhagen conference examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping language and learning
Via The Baltic Review.
The Baltic Review
- News12 hours agoHotGlenwood Elementary's Mandarin Dual Language Program Moving to Rashkis; Questions Remain Around World Language
Via Chapelboro.com.
Chapelboro.com
- News12 hours agoCCSD dual language program gives east Las Vegas students a head start on their future
Via ktnv.com.
ktnv.com
- News18 hours agoCherokee language learning expands with new school
Via cherokeephoenix.org.
cherokeephoenix.org
- News1 day agoChinese: Is it a language of opportunity or of influence?
Via University World News.
University World News
- News1 day agoJapanese-learning portal for foreign children to be upgraded
Via The Japan Times.
The Japan Times
- News2 days agoSchool district boasts best AP scores in five years, gains in English language learning
Via Waltham Times.
Waltham Times
- News3 days agoCommunity members raise concerns over CPS changes to English Language Learning positions
Via FOX19 | Cincinnati.
FOX19 | Cincinnati
- News4 days agoFinally learn a new language with this exclusive Babbel deal from StackSocial
Via Mashable.
Mashable
- News4 days agoI replaced Duolingo with Gemini, and it’s (almost) the perfect alternative
Via Android Authority.
Android Authority
- News5 days agoLanguage Learning Platform Market Growth Rate Expected To Reach 13.6% CAGR By 2030
Via The National Law Review.
The National Law Review
- News1 week agoReady to Move Beyond Duolingo? These 5 Things Can Help You Master a New Language. | Reviews by Wirecutter
Via The New York Times.
The New York Times
- News1 week agoA-level results: key takeaways for language learning
Via The Conversation.
The Conversation
- News1 week agoFrom a Passion for Spanish to Shaping the Future of Language Learning
Via Western Kentucky University.
Western Kentucky University
- News1 week agoLouisville language classes help build community across cultures
Via Spectrum News.
Spectrum News
- News1 week agoCurious Minds, Lifetime Access to Babbel’s Language Learning Is 49% Off
Via PCMag.
PCMag
- News2 weeks agoUTC faculty member presents language-learning research in China
Via University of Tennessee at Chattanooga.
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
- News2 weeks agoMeet Rosetta Stone Sapphire: The Brand's Most Ambitious Language Learning Experience Yet
Via PR Newswire.
PR Newswire
- News2 weeks agoWhat do Americans think about language learning in U.S. schools?
Via Pew Research Center.
Pew Research Center
- News6 weeks agoMulti-network Topology Underlying Individual Language Learning Success
Via Journal of Neuroscience.
Journal of Neuroscience
- Community6 weeks agoA learner rated "Language Reactor" helpful
One more real vote on what actually works — the ranking moved.
Community
- News6 weeks agoNational hackathon explores AI, language learning
Via University of Hawaii System.
University of Hawaii System
- Research7 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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- Research7 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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- Research7 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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- Research7 weeks agoMiddle Grade books that showcase Modern German? My friends have told me what I'm reading is very outdated.
Hi everyone! So I'm trying to read more books in German alongside the daily news and thought pieces, etc. However my current go to (Märchen der Brüder Grimm, Mathilda und Der Kleiner Prinz) some German friends have told me have very outdated translations and speak. My go to used
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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