My mother tongue is German and for nearly 40 years I have been talking and writing mainly German. You would expect it to be the natural thing, that I am going on to write in German. But when I got more proficient in English I started writing my poetry and everything else firstly in English…… Continue reading bilingual/zweisprachig
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My adopted Language and I
My mother tongue is German, and for nearly 40 years, I have been talking and writing mainly German. You would expect it to be the natural thing that I am going on to write in German. But when I got more proficient in English, I started writing my poetry and everything else firstly in English…… Continue reading My adopted Language and I
Why I am fascinated by Languages
Hello, out there all you lovely people. What’s occurring? Nothing much here besides six new and ginger family members. We are definitely the majority now. https://www.instagram.com/p/CCTTQAfBAzr/ Becoming a TEFL teacher rekindled my love for languages Two years ago, I did an online course to become an “English as a Foreign Language” teacher. It was great…… Continue reading Why I am fascinated by Languages
Let’s Save Languages on Good News Tuesday
Hello out there dear readers. How is your week going? I hope you are well and if not that someone is around to support you. My good vibes come your way anyway!!! It is Tuesday and that, of course, means “Good News Tuesday”. I am very grateful that I was able to learn English and…… Continue reading Let’s Save Languages on Good News Tuesday
Learning a language on the go…
August 2019 I have worked with Duolingo for over four years now and I still love it. However, I don’t believe anymore you learn a language fully with this app. It is brilliant to get you started with a language and teaches you the basics well but if you want to go further and learn…… Continue reading Learning a language on the go…
I believe I spider… a little German lesson ;-)
(unfortunately, I lost the image I refer to in this post) This is a little piece of wood on the beach. When I first spotted it it looked a little like a spider. So I thought I take a picture from a different angle. My headline might not make you laugh unless you are German…… Continue reading I believe I spider… a little German lesson 😉
Confused Mother Tongue/Verwirrte Muttersprache
Yesterday, when I walked the dog I met an elderly gentleman with his dog. We met on a tiny path so we could not easily go around each other and he started to chat with me after he asked me where I came from. Turned out he spent some time in Germany in the 1960’s…… Continue reading Confused Mother Tongue/Verwirrte Muttersprache
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