How to get your Anmeldung in Berlin
Moving to Germany comes with challenges. The cold winters. The BVG. The horror of flat castings. Changing your idea of what small talk is. But one day, you wake up to confirmation that you have successfully risen to one of these challenges: you’ve been offered…
Why Do People Learn German?
German is a useful language to know. Around 130 million people consider German their native or second language and in 2015, it was estimated that 14.5 million people were learning German worldwide. Of all EU languages, German has the most native speakers. German universities are free…
7 Ways to Prepare for Your Online Language Lesson
Speaking in a new language can be scary. Meeting someone over a webcam can be scary. Combine the two? In theory, quite scary! But in practice, it doesn’t have to be. In fact, video lessons are great way to learn a language when you can’t…
Working in Germany: What do you need?
The day has arrived. You’ve landed in Germany! You step off that plane with a pocket full of dreams (and if you’re non-EU, a bank balance full of change, as per your visa requirements). Your backpack is heavy with books on German grammar. Your heart…
Intensive German courses – do they work?
With the promise of a fast track to fluency for a low price, taking an intensive language course can sound appealing. But do they actually work?
How to overcome your foreign language anxiety
Does this sound familiar? Learning a foreign language is often exciting. With each expertly executed email, understood dubbed episode of FRIENDS without subtitles or new emoji of encouragement from your language-learning app, you can find your confidence well and truly boosted. Until… You’re on holiday…
Reasons to learn a second language now
For many of us, the memories of language classes at school are enough to make us stick with our native one for good. But learning a second language doesn’t mean you must obsessively memorise directions to the town hall (did that ever come in useful?),…