I have mentioned Memrise in other blog posts before but feel it needs to have a post on its own, so here it is: According to Wikipedia “Memrise is an online learning tool with courses created by its community. Its courses are mainly used to teach language, but are also used for other academic and nonacademic … Read more
Always on the lookout for free resources for you I have before given you links to websites where you can practise your listening skills. But a few weeks ago I was told about hit-tuner.net, a paradise for German learners as it has such a variety of podcasts. For example, a list of podcasts aimed at … Read more
This post contains affiliate links to Yabla. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. Last week I challenged you to practise some German every day for a whole year for at least 5 minutes per day. Some people will argue that 5 minutes is not … Read more
EDIT 2020: Sadly, the game has gone from their site and it looks like it won’t return, sorry. During the last nine months I wrote blog posts about 9 different German dialects. I hope you enjoyed them, because now it’s your turn. I found this wonderful German, Austrian and Swiss dialect card on Expedia.de which I was … Read more
EDIT October 2017: Lingohut has been updated and looks even nicer than it did when I wrote this post. Go and have a look! Lingohut is a wonderful and totally free (apart from a few adverts, but they ensure the exercises are free) website for language learners. At the moment they offer 11 languages, including … Read more
Some of my students know that I love the children’s book from Janosch. I particularly like using them when we cover the imperfect tense. But they are also just great stories. So, if you, like me, like German children’s books,or want to enjoy great German children’s books with your children (or grandchildren), let me tell … Read more
So …. have you been out looking for Pokémons? Is it interfering with your life? Especially with your German learning? Do you find it’s more important to catch these little creatures than to practise your German? Shame on you ☺ Don’t you know that you can combine the two? If you are interested in Pokémon Go, … Read more
EDIT 2017: Unfortunately, Duolingo has stopped the translation option and it’s not clear whether it might come back. Duolingo for schools is still an option! EDIT 2018: Currently there are options to work with stories. It looks promising! Check out the Duolingo Lab where new ideas are being tested, including the stories. Nearly three … Read more
Two years ago I wrote a blog post about a new smartphone app that helps you learn German vocabulary. Read here how to learn 6000 German words with this app. Now they have added another app, this time with 5000 German phrases. I downloaded it and tried it out, and I like it. This app, like … Read more
When you start learning German in weekly lessons with a group or with a textbook on your own, at about chapter two or three you will come across the German alphabet. There are usually a few listening exercises and you get the chance to practise spelling your names or where you come from … and that’s … Read more
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