Massive dictionaries, portable reference guides, mini phrase books... online learning?! There are so many helpful resources out there, but it's hard to know which size/style/brand to go for - or even which is most appropriate for your stage of study. This section is filled with language learning tools and links to the best products on the market to help you fast-track your fluency.
And not only that: Collins is offering TYA students 30% off language essentials!
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Collins Language products – tried and tested by a linguist
Written by Claire Grant Thursday, 26 April 2012At high school, I studied French and Italian to Scottish Advanced Higher level and Spanish and German to Scottish Higher level. While studying these languages, I used mostly print format dictionaries, starting with titles from the Collins Easy Learning range and later moving onto larger print dictionaries such as the Collins Robert Complete and Unabridged French Dictionary and the Collins Complete and Unabridged Spanish Dictionary.Published in Language Learning ResourcesTags -
Charlotte is studying French and Hispanic studies at uni and is spending the second six months of her year abroad as an Erasmus student at the Universidad de Córdoba in Spain. She bought a Spanish idioms book for a different way to boost her language skills, as learning typical idiomatic expressions is a very useful way to help you understand the language better, to help you feel more like a local (and never get caught out!) and, of course, to help you ace language oral exams! Find out her verdict on learning idioms on a Kindle.Published in Language Learning Resources -
Bex studies French and Spanish at Lancaster University and is spending her year abroad in Brussels and Granada. She tweets from @bexnobes and also regularly writes a blog about her year abroad adventures. Here she reviews eBooks against real books for language learning on your year abroad.Published in Language Learning ResourcesTags -
Review your Collins eBook for £10!
Thursday, 23 February 2012If you buy Collins' eBooks, then Collins would like you to tell the world what you think of them, and in return they will give you a £10 eBook voucher to spend at the retail store of your choice!Published in Language Learning ResourcesTags -
True to its pioneering spirit Collins is launching 40 eBooks this summer for a range of eBook readers including Kindle and iPad. Collins is also famous for innovating the first illustrated dictionaries (1840s), the Gem dictionary (1902), and the world’s first language database, the Collins Corpus (1987).Published in Language Learning Resources
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The new online Collins dictionary was launched this year, and is the online home of the Collins English dictionary and thesaurus, plus French, Spanish and German dictionaries.Published in Language Learning ResourcesTags -
The free online dictionary: good for language students?
Written by Erin McIntyre Friday, 16 March 2012Erin is studying French and Spanish with Catalan at Lancaster University and is currently on her year abroad working as a Language Assistant in Barcelona.. Here she reviews the newly-launched free online language resource collinsdictionary.com, to find out how it can benefit a year abroad student.Published in Language Learning Resources -
Which dictionary should you take on your year abroad?
Friday, 10 February 2012It's so tricky to decide on the language resources you need on your year abroad. You obviously want a small dictionary on you at all times, right? But might it be better to keep a vocab book in your bag, jot down new words and look them up in a much bigger dictionary when you get home? A big dictionary contains the more obscure words which you're likely to come across on your year abroad. But then again, what will it do to your 15kg luggage allowance? Are eBooks or apps the answer?!Published in Language Learning ResourcesTags -
Digital dictionaries and apps from Collins
Thursday, 01 December 2011As a year abroad student, you need language reference tools that are reliable enough to get you through living, studying and working abroad, and portable enough for travel (without affecting your weight restrictions at the airport!). To make sure you have (and can afford!) what you need, we have wangled an exclusive promotional code with Collins and their software partner Ultralingua just for TYA members!
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Massive dictionaries, portable reference guides, mini phrase books... online learning?!
There are so many helpful resources out there, but it's hard to know which size/style/brand to go for - or even which is most appropriate for your stage of study. This section is filled with language learning tools and links to the best products on the market to help you fast-track your fluency.
And not only that: Collins, in partnership with ThirdYearAbroad.com, is dedicated to offering TYA students over 30% off language essentials!Published in Language Learning ResourcesTags
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