You’ve been learning German for a while and, although you do enjoy it, you’re getting a bit bored. You’ve tried different resources which helped, but you still think there’s something missing. How about a change of scenery? Take your books, pen, paper, phone with apps – whatever you use – and practise your German somewhere … Read more
Although this post is called “5 tips to help you become a more effective German learner” it does cover any language. Motivation Before you start learning German, you want to have a good reason for learning. If you’re reading this post, you most likely have a very good reason for learning German. You might want … Read more
I’ve once been asked to write a blog post about learning German (or any other language) and how it can help with chronic illness. I’ve shied away from it as it goes too much into medical advice and I’m not qualified for that. But I do know of students who told me how much concentrating … Read more
Last week we went for a lovely walk at Southwick Country Park . Those of you who know me, know that I’m always on the lookout for nice pictures that I might be able to use in blog posts. So when I walked past a stream (the Lambrok Stream) I took a picture and then another one … Read more
Are you always on the lookout for German textbooks? Do you sometimes find some in charity shops, secondhand shops or car boot sales? Do you then wonder whether it’s a good idea to buy them to learn German? The answer is yes and no! It’s a bit like reading Shakespeare when you’ve just learned how … Read more
The other day a teacher posted a beautiful poem about language learning on Facebook. It was called ‘Learning a Language’ and was by somebody called Olivia McMahon. I instantly googled her but could not find out much, except that she is a poet from Scotland, who also writes text books for English as a foreign language. … Read more
This post contains affiliate links to Amazon. It means I might get a few pence if you buy anything – at no extra cost to you. Does this sound familiar? You’ve been learning German for a while now and you’re about to read a new text. You scan over it and spot several words you … Read more
Another one of those lovely elearning infographics with 51 interesting language facts, including three facts about German which you may or may not know: The first printed book was in German.→ And many more afterwards. Wouldn’t it be nice if you could read some of them in their original language? German is the most spoken language … Read more
For months my son had been nagging me to do some yoga and each time I declined because I had tried it before and found it extremely boring. But he kept on talking about DDP Yoga. For those of you who don’t know it, DDP Yoga has been developed by Diamond Dallas Page (American semi-retired professional … Read more
Do you use Trello? Maybe for work or planning your shopping, or maybe you haven’t heard of it? Trello is a task management app. It looks like a board filled with post-it notes, sorted according to tasks. Most boards have three lists: To-Do, Doing and Done (although you can change that and rename them or add to … Read more
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