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🎒FSI Language Courses (Beginner-Intermediate) PDF and audio courses in 12+ languages. The only downside is the materials are mostly outdated. You don’t need the latest to learn a foundational level though, so it’s worth checking out if you can’t purchase any recent textbooks. 📕 Readlang (Int
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I hate language learning plateaus 😡😭
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learning a language through music
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Netflix Chef’s Table to practice a language!
Not only is this docuseries super informative and yummy, but the fact that there are foreign episodes is great for anyone who is learning those languages. I also use these episodes to brush up on languages that I don’t speak frequently. I’ll keep the subtitles in the target language and read along.
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✨ Standard Test Books to Practice a Language
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