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Memrise vs Anki: Is Either Better? No, Just Different (and for a different application).

by andrew | Aug 19, 2016 | Free Tools and Resources Reviews, General Language Learning, German, Language Learning Resources and Tools

Anki vs Memrise People have bugged me about Memrise for years now and, although I’ve used it a fair bit, I’d never gotten around to writing a proper review of it, so I thought I would by comparing it with its obvious rival and answering a question many...

How to avoid wasting months learning German the wrong way (and learning the wrong type of German)–get started the right way, learn to talk like native speakers do

by andrew | Apr 21, 2015 | Product Reviews, Uncategorized

The worst thing that can happen to you, and it happens to thousands of newbie language-learners every year (I’ve met several of them), is that you just don’t know how to start off so maybe you try this, that, and the other random method or resource and, of...

Another Advantage of a Tutor: MUCH Faster Error-Correction Rate Than Anything Else I’ve Experienced (which means you LEARN faster than anywhere else)

by andrew | Feb 15, 2015 | General Language Learning, German, Product Reviews

As I’m fond of saying: You learn to speak a language by trying to speak it, poorly at first. What this means is that you learn by making mistakes which are then corrected, the corrections being where the actual learning takes place. Previously, I had...

One Advantage of Using a Tutor: They Have a Plan (based on experience with lots of students!)

by andrew | Feb 8, 2015 | General Language Learning, German, Product Reviews

I’ve tried six different tutors at this point (5 professional, 1 “community” tutor which is just someone who doesn’t teach the language as their day job and does online tutoring on the side), kept four of them (the first pro was flat out bad,...

My First iTalki Tutoring Session in German: What You Can Expect

by andrew | Jan 17, 2015 | General Language Learning, German, Product Reviews

I’m currently doing the iTalki 2015 Language Challenge which is where if you take at least 20 hours of instruction via their tutors then you can win 400 ITC (iTalki Credits, which are used to buy lessons with the tutors on there, with ten of them costing $1US)....

Best Online German Dictionary, Why It’s the Best, and 9 Other Good Ones (Runners Up)

by andrew | Jan 5, 2015 | Free Tools and Resources Reviews, German, Language Learning Resources and Tools, Reviews

First post ever! And I think I’ll start it out by sharing something useful that I’m actually qualified to comment on, which is not a whole lot right now since I’ve only been learning German for about two months at this point. One of the first things...

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Memrise vs Anki: Is Either Better? No, Just Different (and for a different application).

How to avoid wasting months learning German the wrong way (and learning the wrong type of German)–get started the right way, learn to talk like native speakers do

Another Advantage of a Tutor: MUCH Faster Error-Correction Rate Than Anything Else I’ve Experienced (which means you LEARN faster than anywhere else)

One Advantage of Using a Tutor: They Have a Plan (based on experience with lots of students!)

My First iTalki Tutoring Session in German: What You Can Expect

Best Online German Dictionary, Why It’s the Best, and 9 Other Good Ones (Runners Up)

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Would you like me to share all the useful resources, techniques, and tricks for learning German that I find as I learn German myself? Come along with me!

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Memrise vs Anki: Is Either Better? No, Just Different (and for a different application).

How to avoid wasting months learning German the wrong way (and learning the wrong type of German)–get started the right way, learn to talk like native speakers do

Another Advantage of a Tutor: MUCH Faster Error-Correction Rate Than Anything Else I’ve Experienced (which means you LEARN faster than anywhere else)

One Advantage of Using a Tutor: They Have a Plan (based on experience with lots of students!)

My First iTalki Tutoring Session in German: What You Can Expect

Best Online German Dictionary, Why It’s the Best, and 9 Other Good Ones (Runners Up)

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