Language courses developed by the Foreign Service Institute and are in the public domain.

by Joe Mobley

Posted: 13 years ago 12 replies

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If this helps you out, there you go. I'm just starting the Thai course.

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MoneyMagnetMagnate 13 years ago

Geez - and here I thought 'TWI' stood for "TWI: Texting While Intoxicated"...

Funny...not much call for Farsi nowadays?
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thunderbird 13 years ago

Great resource!
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Jeff Burritt Banned 13 years ago

Sandra Bullock - Bambi Awards (german speech) -...
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- Brian John 13 years ago
  
  excellent resource, bookmarked, thnx for posting.
  
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Dennis Gaskill 13 years ago

Nice find, Joe. Thanks.
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madison_avenue 13 years ago

Thanks for posting that it looks very useful!

Alexander Argeulles who I think has invented the best foreign language learning method in the world. Alexander Argeulles reviews these FSI courses and gives some pointers on how to make best use of them. In the video he talks about these courses.

FSI (Barron's): Foreign Language Learning Series...

This is his website, where you can learn about his method of 'shadowing', which is the best way to learn a new language.

http://www.foreignlanguageexpertise....age_study.html
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Andre Filalel 13 years ago

It may be useful, will take a look at it later. Thank you for posting it.
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MoneyMagnetMagnate 13 years ago

What’s the secret to learning a second language? - Salon.com

http://www.linguastep.com/
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- thunderbird 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by MoneyMagnetMagnate
  
  What's the secret to learning a second language? - Salon.com
  
  Welcome to LinguaStep!
  
  When I lived in other countries I learned the secret to learning other languages:
  Actually learning it, and not being a lazy-ass about it as most ex-pats are.
  
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Alex Barboza 13 years ago

Thanks for the resource. If they are in the Public Domain we can use it for commercial purposes? Or edit them?
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- Joe Mobley 13 years ago
  
  Alex,
  
  I could not give you an honest answer as I am not an expert on material in the Public Domain. If you do find out more information on this, please share.
  
  Joe Mobley
  
  Originally Posted by Alex Barboza
  
  Thanks for the resource. If they are in the Public Domain we can use it for commercial purposes? Or edit them?
  
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- seasoned 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Alex Barboza
  
  Thanks for the resource. If they are in the Public Domain we can use it for commercial purposes? Or edit them?
  
  You can, and many do. MOST improve them in some way. Learning Like Crazy, for example, just a couple days ago offered their spanish product with a few bonuses and 4 levels of FSI!
  
  Steve
  
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