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Re: Show HN: Learn English with movies and TV Shows

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Post by Ecio78 »

I do this process by downloading subtitles automatically with http://subdownloader.net/ or manually from http://www.opensubtitles.org/en and then play the tv series directly on the tv. It's of course less advanced than this (but more easy/enjoyable). I think this approach could be good at the beginning of the learning process (i.e. I've just begun studyin' French and it's too difficult for me to watch a movie with french subtitles only)

EDIT: it's a pity it's Windows-only (Mac in the future) I'd like a Linux version or better a XBMC plugin :)

Re: Show HN: Learn English with movies and TV Shows

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Post by Swizec »

Brilliant! This is exactly how a lot of us exposed to US and UK culture since a young age learned English.

Although I've noticed that as I age, I have far less patience to watch television in an unknown language than I used to. Tried learning German this way and it was just annoying.

Re: Show HN: Learn English with movies and TV Shows

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Post by duwip »

Ecio78 wrote: post #3

I do this process by downloading subtitles automatically with http://subdownloader.net/ or manually from http://www.opensubtitles.org/en and then play the tv series directly on the tv. It's of course less advanced than this (but more easy/enjoyable). I think this approach could be good at the beginning of the learning process (i.e. I've just begun studyin' French and it's too difficult for me to watch a movie with fr…

A Linux version isn't too far away either - there simply hasn't been much demand for it yet.
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