Fluent Forever Audiobook Resources and Guide
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Audiobook Resources & Guide
Below are resources and links mentioned throughout the audiobook, organized for you chapter by chapter.
We’ve compiled all of the links and charts referenced in the audiobook for you in a handy, downloadable PDF:
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Chapter 1 – Introduction: Stab, Stab, Stab
page 11 – Fluent-Forever.com
The Fluent Forever website where you will find information about the Fluent Forever method, language resources, and materials to help you with your language learning
page 14 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/language-resources/
A list of my favorite internet resources for language learning
page 15 – Lang-8.com
An exchange site where native speakers will correct your writing in exchange for you correcting theirs. Note: As of 10/1/19, it appears they no longer allow the creation of new accounts.
page 15 – iTalki.com
A website full of extremely affordable online private tutors to help speed up your learning
Chapter 2 – Upload: Five Principles to End Forgetting
page 26 – images.google.com
Find images that represent the new words you are learning via Google
Chapter 3 – Sound Play
page 62 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/chapter3/
Here you can find an ever-growing list of minimal pair tests for many languages
page 68 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/chapter3/
Here you can find a series of YouTube videos to help you get the pronunciation information you need to understand how your mouth does what it does
page 79 – Fluent-Forever.com
The Fluent Forever website, where you will find information about the Fluent Forever method, language resources, and materials to help you with your language learning
page 79 – Forvo.com
Free native-speaker recordings of more than 1.5 million words in 300 languages
page 79 – RhinoSpike.com
A website for native-speaker recordings where you submit a text and someone will record it for you, usually within 24-48 hours. A great resource for minimal pairs and full sentences with intonation.
page 80 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/chapter3/
Here you can find a series of YouTube videos to help you get the pronunciation information you need to understand how your mouth does what it does
page 80 – Wiktionary.org
Free resource with online dictionaries for many languages, with pronunciation entries in IPA for many words
page 80 – FSI-Language-Courses.org
Free public-domain textbooks online for many languages (N.B. Access is via a slightly different link, as linked to above.)
page 81 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/chapter3/
My pronunciation trainers provide you with with minimal pair tests, spelling rules, example words, and enough vocabulary to ingrain the sounds and spelling patterns of your new language in your head. They run on Anki, and over the course of using them, you’ll get a sense of how Anki works (and you’ll be ready to make your own flashcards).
page 81 – Speakada.com
A website resource with ready-made Anki deck flashcards for various languages to get you started with Anki and language learning fast
page 81 and 82 – iTalki.com
A website full of extremely affordable online private tutors to help speed up your learning
Chapter 4 – Word Play and the Symphony of a Word
page 90 – Forvo.com
Free native-speaker recordings of more than 1.5 million words in 300 languages
page 91 – images.google.com
Find images that represent the new words you are learning via Google
page 91 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/googleimages/
Google occasionally shuts down some of their services. Should this happen to Google Images’ Basic Version, you can find alternative options here.
page 95 – Tinyurl.com/wikigender
Not sure if your new language uses gender? You can find out here.
page 101 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/appendix5/
Professional translation of the 625 words plus some additional associated resources
page 101 – Forvo.com
Free native-speaker recordings of more than 1.5 million words in 300 languages
page 101 – Wiktionary.org
Free resource with online dictionaries for many languages, with pronunciation entries in IPA for many words
page 101 – AnkiLanguageLearning.com
A big list of Anki for language learning resources for free
page 102 – images.google.com
Find images that represent the new words you are learning via Google
page 102 – Tinyurl.com/basicimage
An alternative way to find Basic Mode when searching for images via Google
page 103 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/chapter4/
A guide to setting up your search so that the photo captions are translated
page 105 – List of languages by type of grammatical genders
Wikipedia page for checking if your language uses gender
Chapter 5 – Sentence Play
page 130 – Lang-8.com
An exchange site where native speakers will correct your writing in exchange for you correcting theirs
page 131 – iTalki.com
A website full of extremely affordable online private tutors to help speed up your learning
page 131 – translate.google.com
Translate phrases, sentences, and paragraphs from one language to another via Google
page 140 – Lang-8.com
An exchange site where native speakers will correct your writing in exchange for you correcting theirs
page 140 – iTalki.com
A website full of extremely affordable online private tutors to help speed up your learning
page 140 – AnkiLanguageLearning.com
A big list of Anki for language learning resources for free
page 141 – translate.google.com
Translate phrases, sentences, and paragraphs from one language to another via Google
Chapter 6 – The Language Game
page 152 – TestYourVocab.com
Via 5-10 minute tests, you can accurately measure your English vocabulary via this website
page 160 – Skype.com
Free video chat service
page 160 and 161 – LiveMocha.com, Busuu.com, MyLanguageExchange.com, and Language-Exchanges.org
A number of language exchange websites. Please note that LiveMocha.com is now closed; however. you can use iTalki.com in its place.
page 161 – Either.io
A website full of “either or” questions to help get your conversation going
page 161 and 165 – iTalki.com
A website full of extremely affordable online private tutors to help speed up your learning
page 166 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/language-resources/
An ever-growing list of frequency list recommendations for languages outside of the top 11 foreign languages
page 166 – en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists
Frequency lists for most languages
page 166 – translate.google.com
Translate phrases, sentences, and paragraphs from one language to another via Google
page 167 – Craigslist.com
Online marketplace/newsboard that can be good for finding local classes and tutors in your target language
page 167 – LiveMocha.com, Busuu.com, MyLanguageExchange.com, and Language-Exchanges.org
A number of language exchange websites. Please note that LiveMocha.com is now closed; however, you can use iTalki.com in its place.
page 167 – iTalki.com
A website full of extremely affordable online private tutors to help speed up your learning
page 167 –https://blog.fluent-forever.com/conversation-questions/
A handy list of conversation topics
page 168 – ConversationStarters.com
A website full of conversation starters to get you talking
page 168 – Either.io
A website full of “either or” questions to help get your conversation going
page 168 – Middlebury.edu
Intensive immersive language courses
page 168 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/immersion-programs/
A list of intensive language programs in the US
page 169 – Lang-8.com
An exchange site where native speakers will correct your writing in exchange for you correcting theirs
page 169 – iTalki.com
A website full of extremely affordable online private tutors to help speed up your learning
Chapter 7 – Epilogue: The Benefits and Pleasures of Learning a Language
There are no links mentioned in chapter seven.
The Gallery: A Guide to the Flash Cards That Will Teach You Your Language
page 182 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/logograms/
A handful of supplementary flashcard designs and strategies to make learning logograms (characters that correspond to words or chunks of words rather than sounds) easier
page 184 – Forvo.com
Free native-speaker recordings of more than 1.5 million words in 300 languages
page 187 –https://blog.fluent-forever.com/gallery/
My (free) demo deck for Anki. It’s all set up to generate every card in this book automatically – you just need to add the spelling, recordings, personal connection, etc.
page 188 – https://www.reddit.com/r/AnkiLanguageLearning/
A Reddit community about Anki for language learning
page 191 and 192 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/chapter3/
My pronunciation trainers provide you with with minimal pair tests, spelling rules, example words, and enough vocabulary to ingrain the sounds and spelling patterns of your new language in your head. They run on Anki, and over the course of using them, you’ll get a sense of how Anki works (and you’ll be ready to make your own flashcards).
page 192, 193, 195, and 200 – Forvo.com
Free native-speaker recordings of more than 1.5 million words in 300 languages
page 200 – Wiktionary.org
Free resource with online dictionaries for many languages, with pronunciation entries in IPA for many words
page 200 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/chapter4/
Information on using Google Images when learning languages
page 200 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/multi-search/
A guide to setting up a more automated process for searching multiple sites (e.g. dictionary, Google Translate, Forvo) at once
page 205 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/gallery/
Example flashcards for letter names
page 216 and 217 – Forvo.com
Free native-speaker recordings of more than 1.5 million words in 300 languages
page 217 – images.google.com
Find images that represent the new words you are learning via Google
page 217 – Tinyurl.com/basicimage
An alternative way to find Basic Mode when searching for images via Google
page 235 – Lang-8.com
An exchange site where native speakers will correct your writing in exchange for you correcting theirs
page 235 – iTalki.com
A website full of extremely affordable online private tutors to help speed up your learning
A Glossary of Terms and Tools
page 244 – Amazon.com
Online web shop where you can find many language learning resources, including audiobooks in French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
page 244 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/chapter2/
A collection of video tutorials on using Anki
page 244 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/language-resources/
An ever-growing list of audiobook sources
page 244 – Speakada.com
Website where you can find information about Anki language learning and get Anki language flashcards ready-made for you
page 247 – Fluent-Forever.com
The Fluent Forever website, where you will find information about the Fluent Forever method, language resources, and materials to help you with your language learning
page 247 – FSI-Language-Courses.org
Free public-domain textbooks online for many languages (N.B. Access is via a slightly different link, as linked to above.)
page 247 – Forvo.com
Free native-speaker recordings of more than 1.5 million words in 300 languages
page 247 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/language-resources/
An ever-growing list of audiobook sources
page 247 – en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Frequency_lists
Frequency lists for most languages
page 248 – images.google.com
Find images that represent the new words you are learning via Google
page 248 – Tinyurl.com/basicimage
An alternative way to find Basic Mode when searching for images via Google
page 248 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/chapter4/
Information on using Google Images when learning languages
page 249 – translate.google.com
Translate phrases, sentences, and paragraphs from one language to another via Google
page 250 – iTalki.com
A website full of extremely affordable online private tutors to help speed up your learning
page 250 – Lang-8.com
An exchange site where native speakers will correct your writing in exchange for you correcting theirs
page 250 and 251 – LiveMocha.com, Busuu.com, MyLanguageExchange.com, and Language-Exchanges.org
A number of language exchange websites. Please note that LiveMocha.com is now closed; however, you can use iTalki.com in its place.
page 251 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/chapter3/
My pronunciation trainers provide you with with minimal pair tests, spelling rules, example words, and enough vocabulary to ingrain the sounds and spelling patterns of your new language in your head. They run on Anki, and over the course of using them, you’ll get a sense of how Anki works (and you’ll be ready to make your own flashcards).
page 252 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/language-resources/
An ever-growing list of monolingual dictionary recommendations
page 253 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/chapter3/
My pronunciation trainers provide you with with minimal pair tests, spelling rules, example words, and enough vocabulary to ingrain the sounds and spelling patterns of your new language in your head. They run on Anki, and over the course of using them, you’ll get a sense of how Anki works (and you’ll be ready to make your own flashcards).
page 254 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/videos/
Here you can find a series of YouTube videos to help you get the pronunciation information you need to understand how your mouth does what it does
page 254 – RhinoSpike.com
A website for native-speaker recordings where you submit a text and someone will record it for you, usually within 24-48 hours. A great resource for minimal pairs and full sentences with intonation.
page 254 – Skype.com
Free video chat service
page 255 – Wikipedia.org
Free online resource where you can find target language summaries of your favorite TV shows and films
page 257 – Wiktionary.org
Free resource with online dictionaries for many languages, with pronunciation entries in IPA for many words
page 258 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/videos/
Here you can find a series of YouTube videos to help you get the pronunciation information you need to understand how your mouth does what it does
page 258 – YouTube.com
A source for pronunciation advice and information via user-made videos
Appendix 1: Specific Language Resources
page 262 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/language-resources/
Language book reviews, websites, and anything else I can collect for your language needs, as well as general tools
page 262 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/learn-arabic/
Arabic language learning resources
page 262 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/learn-chinese/
Chinese (Mandarin) language learning resources
page 263 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/learn-french/
French language learning resources
page 263 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/learn-german/
German language learning resources
page 263 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/learn-modern-hebrew/
Hebrew (Modern) language learning resources
page 264 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/learn-italian/
Italian language learning resources
page 264 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/learn-japanese/
Japanese language learning resources
page 264 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/learn-korean/
Korean language learning resources
page 265 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/learn-portuguese/
Portuguese language learning resources
page 265 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/learn-russian/
Russian language learning resources
page 265 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/learn-spanish/
Spanish language learning resources
Appendix 2: Language Difficulty Estimates
There are no links mentioned in appendix two.
Appendix 3: Spaced Repetition System Resources
page 271 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/chapter2/
A series of video tutorials and demonstration decks for Anki
page 271 – https://www.reddit.com/r/AnkiLanguageLearning/
A Reddit community about Anki for language learning.
page 274 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/appendix3/
A copy of the Leitner Game Schedule
Appendix 4: The International Phonetic Alphabet
page 277, 284, 287, and 291 – Forvo.com
Free native-speaker recordings of more than 1.5 million words in 300 languages
page 278 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/videos/
Here you can find a series of YouTube videos to help you get the pronunciation information you need to understand how your mouth does what it does
Appendix 5: Your First 625 Words
page 295, 296, 297, and 298 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/appendix5/
Printable 625 lists, images for directions and prepositions, images for the days of the week, and images for pronouns
Appendix 6: How to Use This Book with Your Classroom Language Course
There are no links mentioned in appendix six.
One Last Note (About Technology)
page 311 – https://blog.fluent-forever.com/changes/
A list of any drastic changes and alternatives, where relevant
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