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UniLang

UniLang is a online language learning community I co-founded in 2000 with Erik Zidowecki (Abavagada) and Niels van Bellingen (Silvah). This makes us one of the first language communities on the world wide web. Our efforts have been rewarded with a small appearance in a BBC World television show and we have been a finalist in the Stockholm Challenge for innovative ICT projects. We were a very active community of polyglots and language-entusiasists, especially in the mid-2000s.

I and others developed many language learning resources at the time, and talked with one another on our forum and chat. Although the chat has been decommissioned, but the forum is still alive and active to this day!

Language Learning Resources

Here are some of of the language resources I developed, mostly in the scope of UniLang:

  • Grammar Constructs (2010) -- A phrasebook of various grammar constructions, intended for translation into many different languages as a parallel learning resource.
  • Dutch for Beginners (2008) -- A 10-lesson Dutch course for absolute beginners
  • French for Beginners (2008) -- A five lesson French course for absolute beginners
  • Russian for Beginners (2008) -- A five lesson Russian course for absolute beginners
  • Spanish for Beginners (2008) -- A ten-lesson Spanish course for absolute beginners
  • Esperanto Course (2008) -- This is a translation and English adaptation of an Esperanto course that was originally in Dutch, by Wil van Ganswijk. Containing 20-lessons.
  • UniLang Basic Phrasebook (2008) -- A basic phrasebook, containing commonly used phrases, intended for translation into many different languages as a parallel learning resource. Available in many languages thanks to various UniLang members.
  • Where is James? (2008) -- Short story using basic vocabulary, intended for translation into many different languages as a parallel learning resource. Available in many languages thanks to various UniLang members.
  • Vocabulairetrainer Arabisch-Nederlands (2003) -- Deze vocabulairetrainer gaat over de vocabulaire behorend bij de cursus Taalverwerving Arabisch, les 1 t/m 29, aan de Universiteit Utrecht.
  • Woordenlijst Arabisch-Nederlands (2003) -- Deze woordenlijst somt alle vocabulaire op van de cursus Taalverwerving Arabisch, les 1 t/m 29, aan de Universiteit Utrecht.
  • Dutch Pronunciation Guide (2001) -- A ten-lesson Spanish course for absolute beginners