VIDEOS ABOUT FOREIGN LANGUAGES AND FOREIGN LANGUAGE LEARNING
Last updated: 8 September 2011
Languages of the World: Introductory Overviews
I. Indo-European Languages
A. Germanic Language Family
II. The Languages of Southeast Asia
Textual Readings
Persian Textual Readings
Reviews and recommendations for self-instructional material
Foreign Language Series video reviews
Summary and conclusions on choosing materials according to learning styles
Other methodological videos
Lectures on Language Learning
Languages of the World: Introductory Overviews
I have embarked upon a series of videos to provide introductory overviews of the languages of the world. I have completed the Germanic Language family series by working diachronically through various members of the family in turn, demonstrating how to identify each language, translating a text sample to show how it works, and discusing its genetic affiliation and cultural context. I plan to continue with other European language families in the same fashion, but in the meantime I have branched into an exploration of the languages of Southeast Asia, where I now find myself.
In order to explain the texts, I have to read them aloud, thus offering my own imperfect accent as a rough sample of what the languages sound like. I want to stress most emphatically that I am not offering the series as any kind of claim to have mastered any of these languages in any way. I have not. I have studied them for many years,
nothing more. Now, for the benefit of those who have never seen or heard them before, and in the general hope of stimulating interest in Polyglottery, I am simply seeking to share information about them and their interconnections.
I. Indo-European Languages
A. Germanic (Teutonic) Languages
1. West Germanic Languages
a. High West Germanic Languages
German
b. Low West Germanic Languages
Dutch
Afrikaans
Frisian
2. North Germanic (Scandinavian) Languages
a. Western North Germanic (Scandinavian) Languages
i. Insular Western North Germanic (Scandinavian) Languages
Icelandic
Faroese
ii. Continental Western North Germanic (Scandinavian) Languages
Norwegian Nynorsk
b. Eastern North Germanic (Scandinavian) Languages
Norwegian Bokmål
Danish
Swedish
3. Historical Old- and Middle- Germanic Languages
a. East Germanic Languages (c.300-c.750)
Gothic
b. West Germanic Languages (c.600-c.1100)
Old English
Old High German
c. Western North Germanic (Scandinavian) Language (c.750-c.1500)
Old Norse
d. West Germanic Languages (c.1100-c.1500)
Middle English
Middle High German
Middle Dutch
e. Eastern North Germanic (Scandinavian) Language (c.1200-c.1500)
Old Swedish
4. Germanic (Teutonic) Language Family Tree
Germanic Family 1/5
Germanic Family 2/5
Germanic Family 3/5
Germanic Family 4/5
Germanic Family 5/5
II. The Languages of Southeast Asia
Vietnamese
Thai
Lao & Thai Mutual Intelligibility
Lao
Khmer
Indonesian & Javanese
Japanese: Preliminary Considerations
Malay
Tagalog & Cebuano
Burmese
Textual Readings
Persian Textual Readings
It is my hope that these offerings by an advanced student of the language, in demonstrating good practice of the
technique of reading and translating aloud, will be beneficial to more elementary students of the language,
stimulating to would-be students of the language, and interesting to students of languages in general who do not
have time to devote to this particular and particularly rich and beautiful tongue.
Thus far I have made and posted:
A general introductory preface
The Establishment of Democracy 1/4
The Establishment of Democracy 2/4
The Establishment of Democracy 3/4
The Establishment of Democracy 4/4
Reviews and Recommendations for Self-Instructional Material -
Foreign Language Learning Series Video Reviews:
Assimil
Linguaphone
Teach Yourself Books (TYS)
Colloquial
Hugo
Foreign Service Institute (FSI)
Spoken Language Services (SLS)
Living Language
Berlitz
Dunwoody
Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL)
Cortina
Buske
Passport
Made Simple
Langenscheidt
Kauderwelsch, usw.
Berlitz2
L'Harmattan et L'Asiathèque
Summary and conclusions on choosing materials according to learning styles:
Paradigms of Language Learning
Classroom Foreign Language Teaching
Foreign Language Learning with Tutors
Foreign Language Learning without a Method
Audio-Only Foreign Language Methods
Computerized Foreign Language Learning
Typologies of Foreign Language Manuals and Student Learning Styles
Selecting Self-Study Foreign Language Materials
Spanish French Italian German
Other Methodological Videos:
Shadowing a Foreign Language: Demonstration of Technique
Shadowing Discussed
Shadowing Step by Step
Scriptorium Foreign Language Practice: Demonstration of Technique
Accent Formation in Foreign Languages: Part 1 of 4: Phonetics
Accent Formation in Foreign Languages: Part 2 of 4: Technique
Accent Formation in Foreign Languages: Part 3 of 4: Analysis
Accent Formation in Foreign Languages: Part 4 of 4: Perspective
The Parable of the Razor
A Polyglot's Daily Linguistic Workout
Language Museum Resources
Lectures on Language Learning:
Success in Foreign Language Learning
Motivation & Self Discipline in Foreign Language Study
Time Management
Alexander Arguelles Rainforest Interview
Extensive Reading and Vocabulary Range
Selecting Appropriate Texts for Expanding Vocabulary Range Through Extensive Reading
Moving from Intermediate Toward Advanced Foreign Language Knowledge
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