As adult learners we sometimes find it hard to keep up with a group of other learners because we want to learn different things or in a different way. That’s why I love the opportunities we have nowadays for teaching ourselves online with all those different resources. Although it takes time to find what suits … Read more
For today’s blog post I’m pleased to introduce you to one of my newsletter subscribers, Kirsty Major of English with Kirsty, who describes how she turned learning German into working with German. Over to you, Kirsty: How my favourite subject at school became part of my job When I started High School, German wasn’t on my … Read more
This elearning infographic founds its way into my inbox a while ago. Although I don’t necessarily agree with the statement that by following these tips and tricks you’ll be fluent in about 3 months, they are useful tips, and depending on how much time you spend learning, you could, of course, be fluent! The inforgraphic … Read more
Students sometimes ask me how they can do additional practice when learning new topics or German grammar. One way is by using pictures. For example, I visited Warwick Castle a few weeks ago and took lots of photos. Pictures like those could be used by any German learner. For example, a beginner could just label … Read more
Pinterest is wonderful for finding resources which can help you learn German. If you already know how it works, ignore this first part of the blog post and scroll down to the list of people worth following. But if you don’t know what it is, let me explain: Pinterest is like an online pin board. You … Read more
It was my birthday yesterday and I spent it on Brownsea Island. As I enjoyed my visit and took photos, I was wondering how those pictures could be used for learning German. This post is the answer 😉 So you’ve been meaning to learn German and have finally taken the plunge, booked a course, arrived … Read more
Last week I saw the following tweet on twitter, a question I see a lot in various online forums. So, what do you do if you want to learn a foreign language but don’t know which one? If you asked me, I would say ‘learn German’, but I am, of course, biased, just as any … Read more
Did you read Friday’s blog post ? It was a guest post by Gareth Evans of FlashSticks and it was so long, I turned it into two parts. If you haven’t read it yet, read it first before carrying on. So here is part 2: When things started to go wrong I have to be … Read more
The next two blog posts are guest posts, written by Gareth Evans, the Marketing guy over at FlashSticks; the fast and effective way to improve your foreign language vocabulary, instantly. And if you want to find out more about FlashSticks, they’re always up for a natter on Twitter too. Over to you, Gareth: My language learning … Read more
I get a lot of email newsletters every day, most get a quick scan and then deleted, but every so often there is a gem in one of them. One of those I spotted a few days ago: phraseum Phraseum doesn’t teach you a language. Instead it lets you collect useful phrases or just words … Read more
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