Online resources to learn languages

Here are the three best blogs on the internet to learn languages (many thanks the info Andreas):
http://www.listen-to-english.com/
http://www.thelinguist.blogs.com/
http://www.der-englisch-blog.de/

They all have a bit different approaches, but they are really interesting, going also into the cultures.

Another great thing is the daily english e-mail which you can register for at:
http://owad.de/index.php4
You get a daily language quiz with phrases, which you usually do not learn at school.
This is really great to really get into English.

My quiz from today was e.g.
* * * widow's peak * * *
Please choose the correct definition and click the link.
a) pointed hair at the top of the forehead
b) the end of a long and exhausting journey
c) the money left to a woman after her husband dies
Happy guessing! Paul Smith

To learn stuff, I am using memo coach as PC software. It is a great tool to learn nearly everything. It is working with the same principle as phase6 (http://www.phase-6.de/opencms/Homepage/) which is the tool that our daughter is using. I am hacking everything into it what I want to learn and I have integrated it into the autostart of my PC, so before I start my working day, I start with a bit of braining. You find the software at http://www.memo-coach.com/
Dr. Luise Maria Sommer, the author of the SW, has also a great podcast on how to train your brain. you can find it on itunes.

There are also a lot of great free of charge podcast to learn languages on itunes.
I use e.g. "Laura speeks dutch" to brush up my dutch, when I am in my car or o a run.
check it out at: http://www.lauraspeaksdutch.info/

So there are no more excuses for not learning daily ... and the great thing is that with all these new tools it makes really a lot of fun.