I want to learn German. I always have been interested in
learning this foreign language, but I never was ready to invest much time or
money. It was mainly rooted in curiosity, and possibly mixed in with my deep
interest in history. Well, a few weeks ago, my friend Stacey introduced me to the most amazing
website and smartphone app to learn a new language: Duo Lingo!
By signing up to this free site, you have access to an electronic language course, to be used at your convenience. Let me tell you, it does not feel like sitting in a language class! It’s like you’re playing a computer game, but it’s actually rewarding! (Unlike many time-wasting games which will remain unnamed, but that are cavity inducing…) In the week that I tried it (and I used it several times each day), I have learned many basics of the German language, and it was almost completely effortless.
The beauty behind this app is that it is designed so that
people who are users of these languages can share their knowledge with others.
For example, when playing one of the games, and you aren’t sure why an answer
is wrong, then there are discussion boards for "teachers" to explain certain
intricacies of the language. It’s really well done!
What languages can you learn? Well, the “popular” languages are available (French, Italian, German, Spanish and Portuguese), while other languages are “hatching” (meaning that they are in the process of building a community of language learners and teachers.)
I can sincerely say that one of my goals this summer is to
actually be able to read German, and possibly even speak it. No, I’m not going
to Germany anytime soon, but I feel like this is the kind of challenge that I
can enjoy while sitting on a lawn chair in the sun, with a nice cold bier in my hand ;)
Geraldine xoxo
Géraldine est une professeure d'école secondaire, elle est aussi une de mes amies les plus chères. Fan finie de médias sociaux, Instagram est de loin son préféré d'entre tous. Le mardi matin, elle nous présente ses trouvailles de la semaine et ce, toujours dans la langue de Shakespeare! C'est un rendez-vous! Suivez-la sous @geraldinea pour en découvrir davantage sur elle!
- juin 10, 2014
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