How can I learn a language without staring at a screen all day?

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Re: How can I learn a language without staring at a screen all day?

Postby Lawyer&Mom » Tue Jul 06, 2021 9:29 pm

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Lawyer&Mom wrote:I have had the FSI French course printed and bound. It wasn’t cheap, but it’s worth it if you prefer paper. I did still use my phone to listen to the audio, which kept screen time temptation near…

I did a similar thing, but I just printed it all and then used a hole punch to fit it into one big folder.


Spiral bound! The black plastic thingy. Not bound like a book!

I’m currently printing individual chapters of Le Français Par La Méthode Nature at home and putting them in a binder as I go.
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Re: How can I learn a language without staring at a screen all day?

Postby Le Baron » Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:24 pm

iguanamon wrote:and the price has dropped to $399 USD.


Is that 'dropped'? Blimey, who was their target market before the discount? I mean I could buy one, but perhaps a lot of younger learners would never have the money for something like that. You'd have to deliver a lot of papers. :lol:
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Re: How can I learn a language without staring at a screen all day?

Postby devilyoudont » Tue Jul 06, 2021 10:57 pm

Addressing language exchange: Hellotalk and Tandem allow you to search for speakers in your city (tho this is a paid feature on Tandem)
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Re: How can I learn a language without staring at a screen all day?

Postby DaveAgain » Wed Jul 07, 2021 7:26 am

devilyoudont wrote:Addressing language exchange: Hellotalk and Tandem allow you to search for speakers in your city (tho this is a paid feature on Tandem)
ConversationExchange.com does that too.

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An evening-class in the target language would be another non-screen activity.
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Re: How can I learn a language without staring at a screen all day?

Postby Pikaia » Wed Jul 07, 2021 2:03 pm

The struggle is real. Even paper textbooks typically require some computer time to access online audio. But I do enjoy lots of podcasts created for language learners, and I listen to Pimsleur lessons while driving.
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Re: How can I learn a language without staring at a screen all day?

Postby Nogon » Wed Jul 07, 2021 3:09 pm

Pikaia wrote:The struggle is real. Even paper textbooks typically require some computer time to access online audio.

Which is why I buy my Assimils with CD's. It's (still) possible to learn a language without using a computer/tablet/smartphone. Oldfashioned, but doable.
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Re: How can I learn a language without staring at a screen all day?

Postby Cainntear » Wed Jul 07, 2021 4:47 pm

As mentioned above: try podcasts. Go and sit under a tree, stare into the distance and use your ears.

OK, you'll probably need to look at a screen to start and stop it (who has a dedicated MP3 player these days?) but for the most part, you won't need to look at a screen much.
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Re: How can I learn a language without staring at a screen all day?

Postby Le Baron » Wed Jul 07, 2021 5:55 pm

Cainntear wrote:As mentioned above: try podcasts. Go and sit under a tree, stare into the distance and use your ears.

OK, you'll probably need to look at a screen to start and stop it (who has a dedicated MP3 player these days?) but for the most part, you won't need to look at a screen much.

I do! One of those with no display so that the battery goes for 6-7 hours on a single charge.
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Re: How can I learn a language without staring at a screen all day?

Postby chove » Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:49 pm

Le Baron wrote:
Cainntear wrote:As mentioned above: try podcasts. Go and sit under a tree, stare into the distance and use your ears.

OK, you'll probably need to look at a screen to start and stop it (who has a dedicated MP3 player these days?) but for the most part, you won't need to look at a screen much.

I do! One of those with no display so that the battery goes for 6-7 hours on a single charge.


Me too, I can listen to podcasts while I'm trying to fall asleep.
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Re: How can I learn a language without staring at a screen all day?

Postby smallwhite » Wed Jul 07, 2021 6:59 pm

Le Baron wrote:
Cainntear wrote:As mentioned above: try podcasts. Go and sit under a tree, stare into the distance and use your ears.

OK, you'll probably need to look at a screen to start and stop it (who has a dedicated MP3 player these days?) but for the most part, you won't need to look at a screen much.

I do! One of those with no display so that the battery goes for 6-7 hours on a single charge.

I had been using my Sony since 2012, until Covid when I stopped because I couldn’t disinfect it easily, and the battery died :cry: (I also stopped carrying paper books with me).
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