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Henrik Ibsen's iconic play, Dollhouse, is a classic of modern theater. First published in 1879, this social drama follows the lives of Nora and her family as they struggle with the conventions of society. As Nora's world unravels, she must decide between freedom and societal norms. HypLern recently released an interlinear version of Dollhouse from Norwegian to English! This allows readers around the world to appreciate this timeless work of art in its original language. It is a testament to HypLern's commitment to making literature accessible regardless of language barriers. The story itself is deeply personal and deals with themes...

Find here on Amazon! Yet another French book I'm announcing that has been around for a few months now, the world famous classic Le Grand Meaulnes, now in interlinear format. That means we added an English translation to every French word, and idiom where necessary. Read and re-read the pages to memorize the chapter vocabulary and the French language structure. No need to look up words in a dictionary so stay immersed in the book. A fast and easy way to learn French, and fun as well. If you're an absolute beginner though, I recommend you start with Learn French with...

Spaced Repetition - Fast, but Boring and out of Context To learn vocabulary there are two major methods, flash cards and extensive reading. Regular vocabulary training (learning word lists) has evolved to spaced repetition flash card systems. This comes down to learning and remembering all of the words in a relatively efficient way. However users of the flash card method often complain of boredom and becoming averse to the system. Another problem of this method which may well be the cause of this aversity is that one is trying to fill the brain in an unnatural manner. Your brain is filled with single...

Learning Grammar In natural acquisition theory, grammar is not learned but acquired by long term observation of the language patterns. That means you hear your native language only used according to certain rules, which together make up the grammar. Accordingly you use it the same way. Grammar governs the composition of words from roots, and sentences from words in a language. When learning a second language, there is often much stress on the notion to acquire it artificially. Bits of grammar will be combined with new words and a short text where both the new words and the grammar are...

Advanced Word List Cramming Language learning systems using spaced repetition help you learn words by reminding you on set intervals which words to learn. It comes down to smart vocabulary list learning. If you cram a list of words you might remember them on the next day's exam, but not the week after. Handy for a high school student, not handy for someone who wants to actually learn the language. A spaced repetition system would remind you to look at the words again the next day, then after three days for example, and finally after eight days of seeing them the...