Language exchange: Russian

This is a list of people offering to teach or learn Russian. You can participate posting your message or answering someone else's posting.

• Global language exchange (messenger, e-mail, voice, chat, skype, webcam, msn): Russian

Liveworda, tutoring Russian language with native speaker

Liveworda is a blog that offers a collection of video lessons for students of Russian. The owner of this website presents it this way:

Hello, My name is Alla. I live in Moscow (Russia).

If you want to learn Russian language - this blog for you. I have just started producing Russian language videos and publishing my videos and videos of another teachers in this blog. All teachers are native speakers.

I hope you start follow me. If you like my blog, please help us spread the word. I encourage feedback.

The lessons are useful to learn and practice pronunciation of basic words and sentences. You can also find music, materials to learn Russian and other tips.

Liveworda: http://liveworda.blogspot.com

Here, you can watch an example.

Learn Russian: I love you

We learn russian phrase and words on topic "I love you" in this lesson. For example: I love you. Love came to my heart. I fell in love with you from the first sight. I need you so much. I can't live without your love.

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Learning foreign languages. Tips

If you are searching tips to improve the foreign language you're studying, here's some articles about different strategies to be used.

10 Tips for Language Learning Success
Article contents:
1. Set realistic expectations
2. Break study time into smaller chunks
3. Learn vocabulary effectively
4. Practice language actively
5. Do homework conscientiously
6. Form study groups
7. Identify your learning style
8. Maximize your language exposure
9. Spend time on task
10. Communicate with your instructor

15 Language Learning Resources at Your Fingertips
Article contents:
1. Find a pen pal
2. Rent and watch a foreign film
3. Read or watch foreign news online
4. Find native speakers in your community
5. Join or start a conversation group
6. Visit an ethnic restaurant
7. Find a book or magazine in your library
8. Use a foreign language search engine to explore your interests
9. Join a foreign language discussion board
10. Visit a foreign language chat room
11. Plan a trip
12. Study abroad

Learning a Language - The Basics
Article contents:
Study Little Often
Revision
Do Not Run before You Can Walk
Targets
Look for Partners with Similar Interests
Do Not Expect to Feel Progress all the Time
Make as Many Mistakes as You Can
Enjoy yourself


And already posted in this blog

• Improving foreign languages skills - Language exchange
• Success with Foreign Languages: Seven who achieved it and what worked for them

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MongolHel. Videos to learn Mongolian

A Youtube video channel that "contains Mongolian language lessons for English speakers. These videos are designed to help those who are interested in learning Mongolian".

MongolHel: http://www.youtube.com/user/MongolHel

Here's a sample.

Greetings and Introduction in Mongolian

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Success with Foreign Languages: Seven who achieved it and what worked for them

Success with Foreign Languages: Seven who achieved it and what worked for them, by Earl W. Stevick, a book about learning foreign languages that could be worth a read.

Summary: "This book contains Earl Stevick's analysis of the strategies used by seven successful language learners and the implications for becoming a more successful language learner yourself. There are extensive excerpts from taped interviews with the seven learners, with Stevick's comments on the strategies and beliefs of the various learners. The book ends with Stevick's summary of what we can learn from the experiences of these learners. This book shows the diversity of approaches and beliefs that can be held by successful language learners and can provide suggestions for strategies that may work for you."

Complete table of contents >>

Download the book (free) >>

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Where to promote your translations and interpreting services for free

This is a list of internet sites where a freelance translator or a translations company can advertise its services for free. Although, there are much more sites, this is in only a sample:

• Babelan.net is a languages site. There you can offer for free (not registration required) translations services and languages classes in different cities (New York, London, Toronto, Madrid, Barcelona, Mexico...).
  http://www.babelan.net
  
  
• Language Translation Forum has different topics. Among other interesting ones you can advertise your services in Business - Buy, Sell or Trade > Services.
  http://www.translation-services-usa.com/forum/
  
  
• Just landed has got a worldwide classifieds service. Go to "classifieds > Services > Editorial / Translation"
  http://classifieds.justlanded.com
  
  
• Craiglist is an online community covering 50 countries worldwide. Go to your target city and then "Services > writing/editing/translation"
  http://www.craigslist.org/about/sites
  
  
• OLX is a clasifieds web page. Select your target country and visit "Services > Writing - Editing - Translating"
  http://www.olx.com
  
  
• Locanto is also a classifieds web page. Select your target country and city and visit "Services > translation"
  http://www.locanto.com
  
  
• This is a UK based classifieds web page:
  http://translation-translator.vivastreet.co.uk/translation-classified-ads
  
  
• The target of Hallo London (a classifieds web page) is London. Go to "services > translation & interpreting"
  http://www.hallolondon.co.uk
  
  
• This is a freelancers web page. Go to "Profession > Look in this skill area > Translation"
  http://www.freelancebbs.com
  
  
• Comunity with a database of translators and interpreters. Some of the features are not free.
  http://www.proz.com/

Videos to learn Portuguese

A Youtube user has collected a set of videos to learn Portuguese. There are different playlists to learn pronuntation, conversation or vocabulary. In addition, you can find more web pages to learn Portuguese in the Babelan directory.

Watch one of the videos called Learn Portuguese - Conversation 2