Hier eine Spycynode map zum Thema “Lesestrategien”. Eine Sache, die ich aber gelernt habe, ist, keine Nodes miteinander zu verbinden, sonst kommt man in einen Teufelskreis.
Here is a Spycynode map about reading strategies. There is one thing, I’ve learned though: Never link nodes, as this generates a “vicious circle”. (more…)
Writing is a skill that needs to be learned, the more you practice the better you’ll become. And that applies to your mother tongue as well as to your foreign language. Blogs also offer the opportunity to reflect about complex issues, resulting in better understanding and the emergence of new ideas. So, blogging is good for your critical thinking abilities.
I like the concept of visual note taking, Sunni Brown gave a talk at TED encouraging to “doodle”. These 5 minutes are well-spend, in my opinion.
A quick google search gives you plenty of guides, telling you how to compose good blog posts (1, 2, 3 examples). So, why this one? Well, everyone has her/his own ideas about this.
Paul Foreman for mindmapinspiration.com
Here is mine. (more…)
It’s the same thing every semester – although I’m preaching to learn regularly, the students panic before the test and try to memorize as much as possible. Though memorizing is also part of language learning, it shouldn’t be the sole one. Language is tricky to learn, because it’s both – knowledge and skill.
In this post, I want to give some advices on learning vocab and practicing language in a foreign language environment. (more…)
Writing is a good way to practice your language skills, as it gives you time to reflect and to plan your text. And time is crucial, especially at the beginning. This applies to both – your first and your foreign language(s). So, write regularly, e.g. keep a log, not only about your feelings, but also about what you learned that day, what you understood, and what should be clarified (see earlier post). (more…)
As the vocab tests are quite close, here some hints how to learn (vocab).
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Learning a new language can be fuzzy. Especially during the first lessons, you might think that you don’t get a grip. Where do words start, where do they end?
As recent research (cf. Cognitive Daily: Does music help us learn language?) and some years of experience have shown, music is a good “gateway” to language.
There are two reasons for this:
So, listen and sing German songs. Where to get some? O.k., just click these links, they consist search queries for videos at youtube of some German bands/artists you might like.
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Lecturer for German at the Centre for Language Studies of the National University of Singapore.
Interested in neurocognition, CALL (with emphasis on Web 2.0) and science.
