Reviews and ratings of language learning products and sites Mon, 13 Jul 2026 03:14:12 +0000 Mon, 13 Jul 2026 03:14:12 +0000 Welcome to the Language Learning Forum at Polydog http://polydog.org/index.php?forums/product-reviews.17/ Sun, 05 Jul 2015 19:20:31 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/lingvist.440/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/lingvist.440/ Marine Marine One of my student made such compliment about it.
So I started to try it yesterday, it focus on the learning of vocabulary in the context with audio (and algorythme like anki or menrise). If you are not a beginner, the beginning seems long because you have to answer a lot of...

Lingvist]]> 3 Wed, 15 Apr 2015 06:04:46 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/learn-new-testament-greek-dobson.420/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/learn-new-testament-greek-dobson.420/ Bob Bob Learn New Testament Greek by John Dobson is our current choice for our NT Greek program (specifically 1st and 2nd ed). After sifting through many grammars we stumbled upon this one. So far we have seen that it keeps students from getting bogged down in "grammar" and instead focuses on getting them functional as soon as possible. Lesson 2 is a whole...

Learn New Testament Greek (Dobson)]]> 4 Mon, 05 Jan 2015 03:46:28 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/the-word-brain.396/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/the-word-brain.396/ Big_Dog Big_Dog The Word Brain - A Short Guide to Fast Language Learning, by Bernd Sebastian Kamps

I’ve decided to do a review of this free language learning guide, because over the years I’ve found it to be quite interesting and useful. I like his honesty and his work ethic. In a world where the most popular language guides promise easy progress and value encouragement over substance, this little guide is a breath of fresh air. Of course there...

The Word Brain]]> 9 Fri, 24 Oct 2014 17:11:17 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/transparent-language-products-review.333/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/transparent-language-products-review.333/ Peregrinus Peregrinus Here is a...

Transparent Language Products Review]]> 6 Thu, 23 Oct 2014 16:51:37 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/fokus-deutsch-for-german-review.388/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/fokus-deutsch-for-german-review.388/ Peregrinus Peregrinus Fokus Deutsch was a German learning series produced by the Goethe-Institut and WGBH and funded by Annenberg Media for English speakers, and for some years ran on various public television stations in the USA. They also produced the Destinos for Spanish (and Nuevos Destinos) and French in Action for French. Basic information can be found in the wikipedia article for same. It was designed by Prof. Robert di Donato, who acts...

Fokus Deutsch for German Review]]> Wed, 22 Oct 2014 12:12:01 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/a-comprehensive-russian-grammar.366/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/a-comprehensive-russian-grammar.366/ Big_Dog Big_Dog A Comprehensive Russian Grammar, third edition, Terence Wade
This is a 600 page book, and I've only read about 100 pages of it. I have no desire to work all the way through it systematically; I just look up things that need clarification. I believe my level is B2. So please take these things into account when you read this review.

From my personal experience, what I've read in Amazon reviews and...

A Comprehensive Russian Grammar]]> 9 Sat, 11 Oct 2014 18:56:11 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/fluent-in-3-months-by-benny-lewis.17/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/fluent-in-3-months-by-benny-lewis.17/ kikenyoy kikenyoy
What differentiates Benny's method from most others is his recommendation to start speaking right away...even from day one, and he gives some pretty convincing arguments for it.

I also want...

Fluent in 3 Months... by Benny Lewis]]> 102 Wed, 08 Oct 2014 12:47:27 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/language-master-key-ebook.344/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/language-master-key-ebook.344/ Bob Bob
I must recommend the book Language Master Key. This guy advocates a listening-heavy approach and I think he's spot on with that idea. He fills in a gap missing in most "how to learn language" books, because he has allot to say about this area, where most everyone else says to just do it. I really feel his...

Language Master Key (ebook)]]> 2 Mon, 06 Oct 2014 13:43:30 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/rosetta-stone-vs-assimil.337/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/rosetta-stone-vs-assimil.337/ Lance Manion Lance Manion 12 Tue, 24 Jun 2014 00:22:26 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/learn-in-your-car-and-vocabulearn-by-penton-overseas.206/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/learn-in-your-car-and-vocabulearn-by-penton-overseas.206/ Peregrinus Peregrinus Learn in Your Car and Vocabulearn Series

These series were put out by the apparently now defunct company Penton Overseas. As you can see from this article, apparently the company also put out a series (its last) called "Your Baby Can Read," the advertising for which the Federal Trade Commission labeled a scam and as part of a settlement imposed a judgment of $185 million, which was...

Learn in Your Car and Vocabulearn by Penton Overseas]]> 3 Sun, 08 Jun 2014 21:39:04 +0000 http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/fluenz-french-review.169/ http://polydog.org/index.php?threads/fluenz-french-review.169/ rlnv rlnv
In order to put some perspective on this review, I feel it is worthwhile to outline my experience with French courses and my current proficiency with the language. I've been studying for just over 6 months. All self study, no less than 350 hours. Of that time almost 200 hours were devoted to the Fluenz course, including its audio and podcasts, as well as online flashcards. I own all 5 levels, and...

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