Russian Visual Poetry

I thought this was interesting - art made of words. Sort of like poetry on a wall I guess:

http://platform.netslova.ru/show.php?a=Kulemin&p=jun04&l=en

Marina Tsvetaeva - English Translations

It seems to be really hard to find Marina Tsvetaeva's poems in English for some reason. But I was persistent because I like Elena Frolova's album singing some of Tsvetaeva's poems. So voila here's the link for you Silver Age Poetry enthusiasts:

http://lib.ru/POEZIQ/CWETAEWA/sbornik_engl.txt

Russian - Cognitive Linguistic Approach

I've started to have a peek at cognitive linguistics. Not sure I can grasp it but I'm totally fascinated by it at the moment. I ran across this site which is unlike anything I have ever seen before for teaching Russian Grammar. It is still largely under construction but this is really interesting:

http://hum.uit.no/lajanda/aspect/ainr/

It relates imperfective and perfective verbs to fluid and solid objects, their shapes, and transformative properties. Basically viewing grammar through the properties of matter. Really neat concept - check it out.

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Russian Children's Stories

For some reason Russian children's stories seem to be a hard item to find. I got lucky this weekend and finally ran across a free site that has some simply tales:

http://hyaenidae.narod.ru/story1/index.html

You can get the audio for most of them for free here:

http://www.kpnemo.ws/ebook/2008/09/13/skazki_dlya_samyih_malenkih_/#full

Just click on :КАЧАЕМ below each set and you're in business.

Japanese Kana

Here's a great FREE program to help you learn the basic Japanese Hiragana and Katakana letters:

http://LLJap.co.nr

Resources for Learning Norwegian

I must be getting old and nostalgic because I've suddenly had a burning desire to learn Norwegian. My father's side of the family are Norwegians from Tingvoll. My father is the 2nd generation in the US. Anyway I digress - here are some cool links I've found:

http://www.languageonthe.net/norsk/index.htm - A super site for beginners. Gives you all the basics to get you going.

http://www.klartale.no/ - An online weekly newspaper all in Norwegian. It is supposed to be good for learners although you have to have a bit of vocab under your belt before tackling this one.

http://norskklassen.ce-service.biz/ - This is a great gathering place that is like a message board of sorts for people helping each other learn Norwegian.

http://pavei.cappelen.no/ - Great for grammar exercises although again you can't be a total beginner to tackle it.

http://langmedia.fivecolleges.edu/laser/norwegian/nlmain.html - This is a great set of videos and exercises where you can see real Norwegians speaking Norwegian which is obviously - helpful. Again not for an absolute beginner.