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I would like to learn a couple of languages (polish and Japanese - I already learned Spanish to a decent degree) but it seems like every solution is closed source.

I would use books but listening (and speaking) are very important and books won't help with those.

What would you guys recommend?

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[–] [email protected] 89 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The US Foreign Services Institute releases their learning materials, so if you're okay with a lack of structure I hear they can be very useful, including both reading and listening.

It can be accessed on several different sites. Here's one that came up, but you can find a few more with some searching: https://www.livelingua.com/fsi/

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Holy shit this is an excellent resource. Thanks a lot

Edit never mind just looked at the pdf for my native language and it's full of errors for the most basic shit.

[–] Dougas 2 points 1 year ago

I just checked my native language and they are using an older version of the language that ceased to be used around 1975 or so.

[–] original2 4 points 1 year ago

This looks awesome