Language Immersion Extension

I came across this little extension and thought it was a brilliant idea! It uses Google translate to change words on the internet into a different language, including Arabic! You can adjust the level of fluency, thus changing how much of a webpage is translated, as well as clicking on the words to see the original word. It even supports the "speech" feature of Google Translate to speak the pronunciation of the word!


I know language translation isn't 1:1 like this, you can't just change a word into another language and have it fit properly. Still, if you're like me, you probably spend a LOT of time online, and this extension WILL help you practice reading Arabic, and you may just start picking up some vocabulary!

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bedbecnakfcpmkpddjfnfihogkaggkhl

The Most Effective Method for Learning a Language

I read an excellent website called Lifehacker fairly regularly, and I came across an article on learning another language. You can find the article here:

http://lifehacker.com/5839401/the-most-effective-method-for-learning-a-language-alone

Basically what it says to do, is get a hold of a book and audio that goes with it. Like an audiobook, but get the text version too. Sit down with a pen and notebook, and play the audiobook (the recommend using an application called Audacity to do this because it has the ability to repeat sections of audio). After each section you listen to, write down as best you can what you heard. Then, use the book to check yourself and repeat as necessary. They explain the benefits of this technique in the article so take a look if you're interested.

I'm a little embarrassed to say that for a split second I thought to myself "Where can I find an arabic audio book with the text to match?" Where indeed. :P