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The city’s startup scene keeps growingYoung people move to Germany by waves. The country’s economy is booming thanks to its exports and a declining euro.

Typical mistakes of German learners Someone recently asked, what are common typical mistakes German learners make. Here is my analysis of the last 20 years of dealing with all kinds of language learning and learners: Setting realistic goals: Many German learners simply don’t set SMART  goals, nor do they plan their learning properly or at all. Underestimating the necessary […]

One of the biggest problem for many German learners is to find someone to speak to. And as soon as you have an opportunity and show the slightest weakness in your pronunciation, they usually instantly switch to talking English with you. So it is very important to work on your speech.

Duolingo, Rosetta Stone, Busuu -just to name three big players in the field of computer assisted language learning- are promising to make German learning flexible and efficient according to an individual learner's needs. They don't live up to their claims. Read more...

Yesterday I have spoken about what to look for in an excellent private German tutor. For 99% of German learners there is no way around having a professional guide. But a guide is just a guide, the actual work still has to be done by you. But there is an incredible way to reduce your […]

Learning German is mainly a handicraft like many other things. Of course there are many influences like talent, age, intelligence, experience just to name a few. But in general after more than ten years I can say that one can come very far with mere discipline and structure. After all the majority of us have […]