14 quirky ideas to learn German in April

This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. Are you always on the lookout for some quirky German learning ideas? How about 14 ideas for April? According to Kleiner Kalender (English version: Cute Calendar) each day of the month … Read more

15 quirky ideas to learn German in March

This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. Are you always on the lookout for some quirky German learning ideas? How about 15 ideas for March? According to Kleiner Kalender (English version: Cute Calendar) each day of the month … Read more

12 quirky ideas to learn German in February

This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. Are you always on the lookout for some quirky German learning ideas? How about 12 ideas for February? According to Kleiner Kalender (English version: Cute Calendar) each day of the month … Read more

18 quirky ideas to learn German in January

This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I’ll get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. Are you always on the lookout for some quirky German learning ideas? How about 18 ideas? According to Kleiner Kalender (English version: Cute Calendar) each day of the month is also … Read more

Let’s play some games – in German of course

If you are a regular reader of my blog you know that I often write about free online resources. Today’s post is slightly different, although the resources might still be free. The idea for this post came in preparation for my video show Ask Angelika episode 23, because we are having our annual board game … Read more

German dialects – a game

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

German dialects – Bayerisch

Today’s post is the third and last one about Upper German and we will learn how to speak Bavarian ☺ No, that would be an impossible task, but if you have never heard people speak Bavarian or would like to know more about Bayerisch, or Bayrisch, as it’s also often spelled, then stay here and watch … Read more

Practise your German with help from your local library

Have you ever had the feeling that somebody gave you a secret tip which actually wasn’t a secret? That’s how I felt the other day when I received an email which started with “You probably already know this, but in case you don’t …”. Well, I didn’t! And it isn’t a secret anyway, but in … Read more

Have fun learning German with stories from Janosch

  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

Catch Pokémons or learn German? Why not do both!

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

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