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→Resources for learning Albanian: + == Films with Albanian subtitles == * These you can find on Youtube by searching for 'filma me titra shqip'
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* '''[http://www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/colloquial/language/albanian.php Colloquial Albanian]''' (2012) is an excellent book for anglophones by Linda Mëniku and Héctor Campos. It is concise and well organized. The learning curve gets steeper towards the end. [[w:Routledge|Routledge]], the publisher has kindly made audio for all text passages downloadable for free from the book's homepage. As of 2018 the vocabulary of this excellent book have not yet been made to a memrise. A previous edition in the same Colloquial series from the early 90's does have a [https://www.memrise.com/course/129214/colloquial-albanian/ memrise of the vocabulary]. | * '''[http://www.routledgetextbooks.com/textbooks/colloquial/language/albanian.php Colloquial Albanian]''' (2012) is an excellent book for anglophones by Linda Mëniku and Héctor Campos. It is concise and well organized. The learning curve gets steeper towards the end. [[w:Routledge|Routledge]], the publisher has kindly made audio for all text passages downloadable for free from the book's homepage. As of 2018 the vocabulary of this excellent book have not yet been made to a memrise. A previous edition in the same Colloquial series from the early 90's does have a [https://www.memrise.com/course/129214/colloquial-albanian/ memrise of the vocabulary]. | ||
* '''[https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/4703.htm Discovering Albanian 1]''' (2011) is also by Linda Mëniku and Héctor Campos and it consists of a textbook and workbook. As of 2018 there is no Discovering Albanian 2. The audio for the textbook can be accessed only via 2 CD's. Who has CD-players these days? Let's hope The University of Wisconsin Press wakes up and provides streaming and download at no extra charge. | * '''[https://uwpress.wisc.edu/books/4703.htm Discovering Albanian 1]''' (2011) is also by Linda Mëniku and Héctor Campos and it consists of a textbook and workbook. As of 2018 there is no Discovering Albanian 2. The audio for the textbook can be accessed only via 2 CD's. Who has CD-players these days? Let's hope The University of Wisconsin Press wakes up and provides streaming and download at no extra charge. | ||
== Films with Albanian subtitles == | |||
* These you can find on Youtube by searching for 'filma me titra shqip'. Watching movies spoken in a language you understand while reading the subtitles in the language you want to learn is an excellent way to learn and refresh in a low-effort manner. | |||
* There are also Albanian films. These are unfortunately '''not''' subtitled and the speech is often really rapid. French do subtitle some of their own films on TV5MONDE to aid the non-natives tackle the 5 words per second pace. | |||
== Wiki literature == | == Wiki literature == | ||