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Top Ten Tongue Twisters

Known as “Zungenbrecher” in German (literally “jaw breakers!), tongue twisters are a fantastic way to really test your German pronunciation skills. See …

Unterschiede innerhalb der deutschen Sprache

Es gibt regionale Unterschiede innerhalb der deutschen Sprache Die deutsche Sprache variiert in vielen Gebieten innerhalb Deutschlands.  So existieren viele Dialekte, die …

Interesting Websites

Do you know what what the words “Grexit” and “Selfie-Stab” have in common? They are in the top ten list of the …

Jugendsprache

Jannis Androutsopoulos definiert in seiner Dissertation „Jugendsprache“ als […] sekundäre Varietät […], die in der sekundären Sozialisation erworben, in der alltäglichen informellen …

Kiezdeutsch

Was wird unter Kiezdeutsch verstanden? Das Kiezdeutsch spezifischer jugendsprachlicher Stil. Es ist in urbanen Wohngebieten, die sich durch ethnische, sprachliche und kulturelle Vielfalt auszeichnen, …

German Dialects

Dialects are regionally restricted varieties and differ from each other with respect to pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. Berlinerisch “Ja, also ick muss …

Englische Redewendungen

Englische Redewendungen

Die folgenden englischen Redewendungen und AusdrĂĽcke werden Ihre Englischkenntnisse im Handumdrehen bereichern und Sie völlig authentisch klingen lassen. 1. The best of both worlds – …

German Idioms

German Idioms

Using idioms in either your written or spoken work can really add value to what you are saying. More importantly, they sound …

Speaking

Speaking We do such a huge amount of oral work here in Southampton – students get a double ration compared to most …

Writing

Writing I always find it much harder to know what to recommend, partly I think, because you will probably already be doing …

Grammar

Grammar There is only a certain amount of development that you can make in German unless your grammar is fairly sound, particularly …

Reading

Reading I always think it’s a really good idea to try and match up your German learning with your own personal interests. …

Listening

Listening You can’t really make that much improvement by doing just a few listening comprehension exercises, though it does help a bit. …