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minimalist-language-learning · 1 year

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My language learning journey

Hi! I'm Anja, a language learner and manga artist from Germany. This is my first post here, so I think I should start with some information about myself:

I speak: German (native), English

I'm currently learning: Japanese

Paused languages: French, Russian

Other hobbies and interests:

creating manga (you can find my artist accounts here)

reading manga (mainly shonen)

nature

video games (e.g. Assassin‘s Creed Origins / Valhalla, Ghost of Tsushima, Cyberpunk 2077, Control)

reading different kinds of books

history & archaeology (especially ancient egypt)

For those who are interested, here is a summary of my ups and downs as a language learner:

How I improved my English unintentionally

English is not my native language (I'm sure I make mistakes ^^;). I learned the basics at school which means: vocab lists, grammar rules and exercises, listen to English spoken by non-native speakers (teacher and classmates) and only sometimes by native speakers (audio CD). I had no access to novels, websites or other interesting things in English. And I was fine with that. At that time, English was only a subject in school.

After graduating, I became interested in Japanese. I found some german online forums where other learners of Japanese shared their experiences. Unfortunately, most of the users were very narrow-minded. They persisted, that their way of learning is the only "right" way. I never liked black-or-white-thinking and so I left these forums.

I've found a more open-minded forum and some blogs. These were in English, but I came across many different ideas and methods. It was a bit difficult at first because I never read "real" English before. But I concentrated so much on the content, that everything else became secondary.

At this time, the new episodes of my favorite TV show weren't available in German. So I watched them in English even though I had nearly no experience with listening to native speakers. There were things I couldn't understand, but I didn't care. I was able to watch this show quite comfortably which was all I wanted — reaching a high level in English was not my goal, after all.

Watching my favourite show, reading articles about interesting topics or reading novels in English were never learning activities to me. The purpose was to learn something other than English or to simply enjoy the content. The language was only a tool, not a study object.

While doing this, I never thought "So many unknown words… I should use Anki to learn them". After learning the basics at school, I just started reading and listening and ignored most of the unknown and unimportant parts. Only when I felt that I really need to know a certain word I looked it up. These texts or videos weren’t study objects. After reading/watching them I moved on. Without realizing it, English became part of my life.

Today, reading and listening to content in English feels natural to me. There are words I don’t know and I make mistakes, of course, but I'm fine with that.

The learning mindset is actually a learning barrier

In the case of Japanese, I always tried to understand as much as possible, looked up many words, put sentences into Anki and things like that, because many methods recommended that. I thought that otherwise my Japanese won't improve.

Ironically, even after so much hard work and after trying out so many methods and techniques my Japanese was by no means as good as my English.

I was stuck in a "learning mindset" which made it difficult to just enjoy the content as I did with English. I wasn't able to focus on the content. All I saw were unknown words and phrases. It was like a curse.

Don't get me wrong: Good advice is useful, of course! When I come across an interesting approach or tip I try it out to see if it works for me. But my mistake was to believe that I only had to follow someone else's way of learning from A to Z and I would get the same results in the end. It never worked this way.

That's why I encourage everyone not to follow blindly other methods and their creators. There is no right or wrong. Combine whatever works best for you and trust your own intuition. The most important thing is that you enjoy what you are doing.

Combining minimalism with language learning

After worrying so much about language learning, methods and my Japanese, I discovered minimalism and was completely fascinated.

Generally, minimalists don't keep things that make them feel unhappy, that are no longer useful or causing distraction. It depends on the person, how their minimalist lifestyle looks like. And this is also true for language learning.

This mindset was a great inspiration for my current way of language learning. I only use Anki to review kanji, for example, because this works best for me. But whenever I use it for vocabulary/sentences, it feels so meaningless to me compared to reading a good book. I can't use Anki for vocabulary longer than a few weeks, but I feel always relaxed when I read a book in Japanese.

That's why I decided to just look up certain words, write them down and move on. Maybe other methods are more efficient, but I prefer learning words in their natural context. This is what I enjoy the most.

How my Japanese improved (finally)

For a long time, I felt like I hit a wall. My Japanese didn’t seem to improve. Then I focused on extensive reading and read several books in Japanese that were not too difficult at my current level (e.g. volume 1 - 4 of 『ハリー・ポッター』 and 『天気の子』 and other manga and light novels).

This helped me a lot to improve not only my reading speed but also my vocabulary. I had so much fun reading these books that I read between 20 and 40 pages a day (sometimes even a bit more on the weekend). My listening comprehension stagnated for a long time but thanks to reading it now improves slowly but steady.

The more I understand the more I enjoy listening. Lots of reading helped me to increase my vocabulary and to get to the point at where I can process spoken Japanese much faster than before.

It feels strange sometimes. For a long time, it was normal to me that I understand not more than single words or very common phrases. Listening felt like a waste of time. Now I can roughly follow the story of some audio books, for example. Even small improvements like this give me a big motivation boost!

Switching to extensive reading had also a positive effect on my self-confidence as a language learner. I’m more aware about what kind of content I need at my current level and choose my reading and listening material accordingly. I will read more and more difficult books to increase my vocabulary and to get used to more complex writing styles. It should be a bit challenging but not overwhelming.

Up to this point, I've read 78 books in Japanese so far. 27 of these were novels, light novels or non-fiction books; the rest were manga. According to 読書メーター, I've read around 18.242 pages in total.

Now

It took me a long time but today I don't care so much about efficiency and speed anymore. I just want to enjoy what I'm doing. I have still a long way to go, of course. But even though I don't understand everything I enjoy reading in Japanese so much! And I hope to further improve my listening comprehension so that I can comfortably understand audio books and podcasts.

My main activity is still reading books and other content but I also do light grammar study now. In my experience, you don't need to memorize grammar rules but a good foundation is important to understand more complex content and to build correct sentences yourself. That's why I think that grammar is not your enemy but a useful tool.

Lots of text, sorry. ^^; I hope it was interesting to some of you.

Please note that I write about what works for me and share advice based on my own experiences. If you have a different opinion or if you use other methods, that's absolutely fine. Do whatever works for you.

From time to time, I'll write posts about my recent language learning activities and thoughts.

#langblr #languagelearning #self study #japanese learning #learning japanese

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syrupsyche · 9 months

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Because I'm crazy I'm gonna do a quick director's commentary on the latest chapter of my enjsette siblings canon era fic. If you'd like to read more of this, or even my director's commentary of my other fics, lmk because I'd absolutely do it even if one (1) person asked.

Enjolras had initially been adamant that they got through the dinners as fast as possible; [...] Cosette, however, was not as easily convinced.

From the start, we already see Enjolras wanting to get this Over and Done With but unfortunately for him, Cosette comes up with valid arguments to retaliate his plan. Reason for his eagerness are spoiler-ish, but it is kinda explained in a previous chapter!

On top of his law studies— the bar was only in a few months, much to his and Courfeyrac’s horror—, Marius found his days swamped with other work, having to jot down dates for dinners, rehearse conversation topics, and finish his translation jobs to save up for possible courting gifts

I'll admit it here first: I am going absolutely HAYWIRE with the timeline of the book. Canonically, Marius would have been done with the bar by now but I needed him to have another connection with Enjolras outside of purely Les Amis so I'm just cobbling together different events from the brick atp.

Soon, these meetings quickly became less of a task to be fulfilled and more of a sanctuary for Marius. Here, Marius chatted, laughed, and listened to the men as they dreamt and worked towards a better future for France, one that he was now an intimate part of.

Slight thematic spoilers but I think it would have been obvious by now: the point of the fic isn't really the development of Marius and Cosette's romantic relationship but rather, the development of the multiple genuine friendships he makes. I wanted AU!Marius to have a deeper connection with Les Amis– even if he hadn't quite match their level of political thought– and especially with Enjolras, both within and outside of the group. We'll see this again later on in the chapt, from Enj's perspective!

He then placed himself much higher on her personal list of friends by gifting her carnation seeds and a collection of Aeschylus’ plays, much to her family’s confusion.

“There is a florist that makes beautifully dark bouquets.” Marius did not know how he found it in himself to speak, but decided it was good to continue.

I hc this to be the florist that he buys flowers from for his father's grave. It would be before he started to learn German but hey, how hard is it to buy mourning flowers in a different language? /lh

Before anyone else could respond, a miracle happened. Cosette’s father spoke.

“Do you know other languages?” [...]

“Have you been to England then?”

Why oh why would Valjean be interested in learning languages to be used in different countries surrounding France? 🤔

Cosette, ever so bright, took to English swiftly, cobbling together surprisingly fluent sentences.

“You are amazing,” she once quickly said in English when her father was distracted by a German dictionary.

“As are you,” Marius responded in kind, feeling braver than he had ever felt in his life.

Again, main point of the story isn't just Marisette development: it's Marisette development with Marius learning to gain confidence in himself first and as a result, build better connections with Cosette and his friends.

“I might have it with me,” Combeferre said from beside Marius. The man had appeared once he learned about the lessons, as though the presence of foreign languages summoned him like a spirit. Lately, he had been sitting in on many of the lessons with an interest for learning more about German and English as well, much to Marius’ bewilderment.

I unfortunately couldn't squeeze in much Ferre in this fic despite him being my #2 favourite Ami, but what little I mention of him, I hope it's clear that he is an absolute NERD. Of course he wants to learn German and English for absolutely no reason.

If Marius had asked this not as the co-conspirator to the elaborate plan they were hosting, or as the man who was steadily becoming one of Enjolras’ closest friends, Enjolras would have politely declined. [...] He was not only a trusted member of the ABC, but a friend that was steadily growing to be the potential new member of his extremely close-knit family. Polite, agreeable, and kind to all, Marius had wormed his way into Enjolras’ affections.

This fic's focus is on Marius but the entire series will chronicle Enjolras and Cosette's evolving relationship with each other and the people in their lives. This is the start of Enjolras' realisation that he has gained a new friend primarily through his sister's workings. And not to give anything away just yet, but this friendship will ultimately have it's consequences, both on him and Cosette.

There was a foreign look on his face, one that Marius was not familiar with yet— he had catalogued Enjolras' anger, happiness, frustration, and confusion over the past few months— but it quickly shuttered close.

“No matter. I just wish to see my sister happy.”

The line was delivered as though rehearsed.

Marius cataloging expressions to identify them 🤝 Enjolras rehearsing lines to sound normal

I definitely write them as neurodivergent, and though technically all of them are nd because I am incapable of writing anyone that is neurotypical, but this two are especially nd.

A mere week after their conversation in Enjolras’ room, Marius found himself passing the bar exam, thus legally declaring him a lawyer. Bahorel, who had not turned up for the exam at all, delivered a funeral oration at the next meeting in Marius’ honour.

I can't resist inserting and re-inserting Bahorel and his law school shenanigans into the story. He's so funny and creates such a great contrast against both Marius (an actual lawyer) and Enjolras (an actual functioning law student).

Marius refused to allow panic to set in, and determinedly looped his arm around Courfeyrac’s to tug him towards the familiar route to the Fauchelevent’.

A parallel to their first ever dinner! Courfeyrac was pulling Marius along then, now the tables have turned :)

“Thank you,” Marius replied, before smiling dreamily. “I daresay it might have been part of your sister’s plan to do just that.”

“Of course it was. I do not expect anything less from her.”

A quick shoutout to Cosette for being the main mastermind behind all this. From pitching the idea of the very first dinner to subtly revealing Marius' trilingualism to impress her father, she is making sure she gets her man! Right now, she is still a bit of an enigma (the entire Fauchelevent family is, really) but she will get to share her thoughts soon!

Courfeyrac and Cosette led as usual, but interjections from Marius and her father occurred much more frequently as well. [...] Only Enjolras seemed to remain as stoic as he was in the first dinner. [...]

“Eugène,” his father said suddenly, his face expressing a similar look of worry. “You have been quiet. Are you feeling well?”

“Yes Father, I am merely tired. Perhaps I will retire early.”

“The coffee should be ready in the parlour by now,” Cosette pointed out. “Let us head there and you can sit by the fire. The warmth should help you feel better.”

This entire part is one big parallel to the first dinner, except now there are major changes. Marius and Valjean actually talk now, and Enjolras is now the one being weird (for spoiler-y reasons) and the group move to the parlour once again. I wanted to replicate this as closely as possible to see just how much certain characters have changed (Marius and Valjean), and how much some haven't (Cosette and Courf being social as ever, while Enj is still silent).

“Just those books,” the old man said quietly, and Marius knew instantly that the fated conversation was about to commence. Still smiling politely, he entered the room fully as the door softly clicked shut behind him.

They were now alone.

Valjean (as we would know) is not stupid and Marius knows this as well. He is definitely in for the proposal talk and he's terrified BUT he goes in anyways. Next chapter will definitely include Valjean's perspective on the situation: how much does he know? And what exactly does he want with Marius?

Hope yall enjoyed the breakdown! Lemme know if you want a commentary on any other chapter/fics in the future :)

#les mis fanfic #syrup ramble #syrup writing #enjolras #cosette #marius pontmercy #only tagging the 3 main characters of the fic bc idw to flood the tags 🥲#enjolsette #OFEA

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agermanadventurer · 3 years

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A start

Let’s start somewhere shall we?

The German language is generally considered quite hard because of it’s grammar - which is understandable. If you are a monoligual English speaker you have never encountered the different complexities that are going to show up. But have no fear-! All of these things have been learned before and can be learned by you if you aspire to. I am not going to make this blog a step-by-step blog to learn German - I simply don’t have neither the time nor the patience to do that. But I will guide you to some free sources to get started to be able to follow along with other things I’ll be talking about in the future, and these are both things I’ve come across in my studying and also things I wish I had found earlier.

BOOKS (pdfs)

german language course - Simply named German Language Course is a pdf book that is written by several collaborating authors in an effort to create a beginner’s guide to the German language. It’s constantly being improved but the newer version here is lacking a bit and the original release from 2006 linked above is a bit more put together but choose from your own accord.

basic german - Basic German, a text/work book for grammar! Really- there’s a lot of grammar in there but it’s quite easy to navigate and can be useful for anyone learning the language or the grammar.

mein-deutschbuch.de - Mein Deutschbuch is technically a website but nevermind that. It offers lists of different grammar rules and gives you excercises to practice your grammar. The only downside is that everything is in german. It’s great for more advanced learners though.

pdfdrive.com/german-language-books - And here’s a link to many other free books that can be downloaded.

YOUTUBE CHANNELS (for language learning)

Get Germanized - A youtube channel dedicated to teaching it’s viewers German and also about the German culture. There are full course German videos only focusing on exposing and teaching as well as shorter videos with cultural comparisons and entertainment.

Easy German - Easy German publish videos for both advanced learners and beginners. They focus much on teaching spoken German but also talks about grammar, and they offer new vocabulary.

Learn German - A channel that uses a simple artstyle to explain different parts of the German language. The channel also sorts their videos after language level so even for someone in level C1 might find something useful in there.

Learn German with Herr Antrim - Herr Antrim wants to teach you German for free. His videos brings up grammar, pronounciation, and tak about the German culture.

Besides these channels you also have plenty of videos repeating german phrases and vocabulary for when you sleep (can’t really recommend to sleep while you listen to them) and you can sit down and take a few notes from those too if you want to become familiar with the sounds and some of the phrases.

YOUTUBE CHANNELS (for entertainment and exposure)

Hi From Hamburg - Lila is an american who moved to Hamburg and is making videos talking about her experience with it and she makes a lot of videos for simple entertainment. Her channel is one of the few English ones I’m going to include in this list.

Dinge Erklärt - Kurzgesagt - Kurzgesagt is a channel with pretty animation explaining different concepts, ideas, and myths in our modern society today. They talk about philosophy, science, religious ideas, psychology, and more.

maiLab - MaiLab is a scientific channel in German. In their videos they talk about various topics within biology, chemistry, psychology, or of different concepts and myths in society today.

Related to maiLab are also channels like Quarks and MrWissen2go.

100SekundenPhysik - For those who are into physics, this one can be intresting for you. 100SekundenPhysik brings up and explains physics, but in German and in short comprehensible videos.

Dagi Bee - For those not as interested in science, here’s an entertainment channel (and a few more after this). Dagi Bee is a channel created for entertainment, she features music videos, make up and hair turtorials, reaction videos, vlogs and more.

Marvyn Macnificent - Marvyn makes entertainment and vlog videos; challenges, make up tutorials and reviews, collaborations (and videos with friends), and also different types of discussions of other social media figures.

Alycia Marie - This channel is for any make up and cosplay fan. Alycia’s channel is made up of make up tutorials, make up reviews and comparisons, as well as cosplay displays. She also have a second channel for her music.

Other channels like Dagi Bee and Alycia Marie is for example Luisa Crashion and Jasmin Azizam

DoctorBenx - A look into the gaming part of youtube and we have DoctorBenx as a prominent figure on the list. His videos consist of him playin games such as Minecraft and Roblox but also GTA5 and simulator/indie games. He works closely with the youtuber AwesomeElina.

Vlesk - If anyone’s still into Among Us you’ll want to check out Vlesk who almost exclusively makes videos of said game at the moment. His channel is rather young still but the older videos are him playing TTT in Garry’s Mod.

Zombey - For those more intrested in playthroughs, Zombey is more appropriate. His channel features many different games such as Demon’s Soul and Fall Guys.

APPS

Duolingo - Duolingo is always mentioned when it comes to these things, but it’s a good app. It provides a simple, almost game-like, format that helps you practice different concepts in your target language.

Memrise - Can’t forget Memrise on this list. Memrise uses video clips of real life people using the language to get you to associate the phrases with the situation and to get you to immerse yourself with the language.

Drops - Drops focuses on visual learning, getting your brain to associate the vocabulary you’re exposed to with the pictures and symbols on the screen. The app is great for learning new vocabulary and you can choose yourself which topic to start with.

Wordbit German - WordBit German is useful for vocabulary exposure. You download it and every time you open your phone a German word is shown on the screen and you can mark different word by familiarity.

HelloTalk - This app helps you to reach out to native speakers of your target language and you can also help others seeking to learn your language. You can send voice messages, make corrections and translate the messages directly. The app can be used for free, but there are many functions that are limited without paying. Other similar apps are also available (often with lower quality but they are free).

PODCASTS (language learning)

Slow German - The journalist Annik Rubens talks about everyday topics and phenomenons in the german culture and society in short recordings. Perfect to practice your listening comprehension as a beginner and get used to the new parts of the phonology - and it’s available on Spotify.

Easy German - They also have a podcast! They also talk about the german culture but also topics relevant to the rest of the world, though in a bit more natural speed and with a bit more relaxed manner. (Available on Spotify)

Radio D - Unfortunately not available on Spotify but it is easily found with just a google search (and by the attached link). The podcast is made for complete beginners, guiding you throughout different scenarios and settings and building up your understanding and basic knowledge of the language. Transscripts are also available for download.

Coffee Break German - A series of lessons where the listener, together with the English speaking host Mark, gets to learn German phrases and vocabulary from scratch with the help of Thomas. Each episode is between 20 to 30 minutes so get your pen and paper out to take effective notes. (Available on Spotify)

You will come across many other podcasts, these are just a good place to start.

PODCASTS (for entertainment)

Eine Stunde History - With new episodes every Friday this podcast takes events throughout history and compare their relevance to today and the future. Perfect for those who have an interest in history. (Available on Spotify)

ZEIT WISSEN - Woher weißt Du dass? - The central theme being science, this podcast gives you a scientific perspective on a new question that is being explored every week. You want to know if humans can hybernate or what the consequenses of having sex with the neanderthals were? Not necessarily! But now you can! (Available on Spotify)

Verbrechen - This podcast features true crime, being led by Andreas Sentker and Sabine Rückert. Sabine is the one talking about the cases she’s been met with throughout her career in law enforcement. (Available on Spotify)

Biologie Passion Podcast - If you have a biology test coming up, if you want to repeat some long lost knowledge from school, or maybe you just have a passion for biology - then this is a good podcast for you. Christian Schweda is happy to teach (or reteach) you some biology. (Available on Spotify)

Eli’s Abitur Crashkurs - For those of you who are study freaks in general, you can visit Eli on Spotify! She has made a podcast on everything she has to study for during her Abitur. And the best thing is - they only come in 10-20 min episodes. But be aware for speedy speech. (Available on Spotify)

Die Copycats - Both on Youtube and on Spotify these guys talk about all sorts of nerdy things from video games to bad music and give their opinions on many other things. They’re quite small so go and give them a bit of love. (Available on Spotify)

#QueerAsBerlin - Not available on Spotify unfortunately. But as the title suggests is this podcast a commentary, interviews and a view on different aspects of social problems through the lens of the LGBTQ+ community in Berlin.

Bin ich Süßsauer? - For my fellow asian LGBTQ+ people out there; this underrated podcast features an asian host in Germany, talking about different parts of LGBTQ (from what I understand the host themselves are trans and therefore the general theme) with different guests. Of course this can be enjoyed by anyone, just a small shout out for diversity. (Available on Spotify)

Schnapsidee - der Podcast über Liebe, Love & sexy sein - From the name alone you are most likely able to deduse the theme of this podcast. Anna and Paula talks about their love life, relationships, and sex! Their content is lighthearted and enjoyable to listen to. (Available on Spotify)

Dick und Doof - Without any real theme to their podcast, the two friends Sandra and Luca is having a great time, and we get to listen to their conversations about anything and everything. The both of them focus mostly on humour, sprinkled with an insight in their private lives. (Available on Spotify)

Alliteration am Arsch - Or AAA in foreshortening, features Bastian Bielendorfer and Reinhard Remfort who found themselves as friends after realizing the things they had in common and now we get to listen as the both of them discuss anything and everything through the lens of comedy. (Available on Spotify)

#deutsch #deutsch lernen #vokabeln #german #learning german #german vocabulary #german sources

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obligatorylangblrblog · 5 years

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What Intentional Language Study Actually Looks Like

I have the great privilege of being partnered with/living with a pretty fantastic German teacher who is endlessly patient with me. In an effort to be more organized with my language learning, I stumbled onto the graphic below in a reddit post and she helped me turn it into concrete actions I can take when I want to put in the time. I wanted to share it with Langblr because I’m grateful with the inspiration it provides me and I hope if people have concrete steps they can take then more people will post in this tag to keep me inspired! Selfish I know. :P

(Click on it to enlarge it, it’s easier to read that way)

Language Course/Language Grammar Study

For people looking to learn using completely free materials, this is the section that will be the hardest from what I can tell.

Her recommendations for me were to use a book we have on German Grammar Drills she found for cheap at Half Price Books. Each section opens with a little bit about the grammar rule in question and then is followed by several exercises. She recommended I take notes on the grammar section as if I was trying to explain it to someone else. Then perform the grammar drills on a separate page or make a copy so that I can redo the drills later if I need.

We also have other books on Verb, Pronoun, and Proposition Drills that she’s picked up over the years and she recommended a similar course with them.

After doing the exercise, she recommended using a German graded reader (mine is Cafe in Berlin), a song, or a German book and looking for examples of the grammar rule in action. I can copy the sentence, underline the relevant part and label it.

After that she recommended producing sentences with the grammar rule itself either with vocabulary I’m learning or as a part of language journaling - where you journal about your day in another language (maybe using a site like lang-8 or by hand). Language Core Vocabulary

Here again I’m very lucky because my partner found a frequency dictionary at Half Price a while back and it is unendingly helpful. But frequency word lists can also be found for free online.

Here I’m slowly working through making flash cards both digital and physical for the first 1,000 most common German words.

I am also collecting words from my reading/listening practice and turning them into flashcards too.

She will occasionally give me vocabulary lists for related topics when I ask her to. They’re usually related to conversations we have the most frequently. And I turn those into flashcards too.

Basically, make flashcards and review them.

Making labels for things in your house in the target language helps too.

Reading Practice

I have a graded reader I’m using called Cafe in Berlin. It’s an ebook and it’s fantastic. I highly recommend looking for something similar in your target language if possible.

We also have some German children’s books that I’ll be using eventually. She got me The Little Prince in German for Christmas since it was a text I’d read in English and French.

My goal is to someday be able to read through Siddhartha in the original German as it’s one of my favorite books.

I also use German news sites to get used to reading that style of writing in the language. I’ve got a few German comic books on my wishlist.

Basically find texts in your target language that aren’t super outside of your level. Note grammar rules used. Write down vocab you don’t understand well and add it to your vocab system. Review it when you do your vocab time.

Listening Practice

If you’re studying a fairly well used languages, a lot of times the government of the country most associated with the language will put out learning materials for free online. Germany is amazing with this and is honestly the best out of any language I’ve studied.

One series I’m using for listening practice is called Nico’s Weg that follows a guy who speaks next to no German (with an inexplicably perfect accent) who lost his bag and his passport when he came to Germany and his trials and tribulations to get the bag back and reunite with his aunt who he came to visit. It’s kind of bizarre but it covers a lot of good ground. It’s got German subtitles and people speak slow so it’s perfect beginner’s practice.

Try to find a graded video series in your target language. It might take some googling but many have them.

I also will use News in Slow German when I’m slightly further along since being able to listen to that kind of information is important in a language.

For my french, I found Le Petit Prince on youtube as an audiobook and I’ll be using that to review. Look for children’s audiobooks, especially classics, on YouTube.

My partner is also a big fan of song dissection where you listen to a song through and try to write down as many of the lines as you hear them. Then look the song up and try to sing along with it as you’re able.

With all of these, translate the words you don’t know and add to vocab.

Speaking Practice

Here I’m very lucky, I usually just strike up a conversation with my partner and see how long I can last.

But for reviewing French where I don’t have a conversation partner anymore because of my mom’s stroke, she recommended reading aloud.

For people who are further along, she recommended finding questionnaires (her suggestion was specifically for RPG characters and the like) and answering them out loud as if someone has just asked you it as a question.

Another option is to read a text and have an imaginary conversation with someone about it out loud. You could ask a character questions, perhaps make up their answers.

The point is to practice spontaneously producing the language out loud.

Conclusion

I hope this helps other people like it’s helped me. So often language learning just felt so vague and I had no idea what to even do. Having concrete actions like this along with how much time to spend on it and what to focus on has made a big difference.

#langblr #langspo #studyspo #how to study a language #studyblr

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pornnutchajivasakapimaspreaw · 4 years

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Credit-By-Examination Tests Can Help You Finish College Faster

Written by Porrnutcha Jivasakapimas Published Jul 7, 2020 10:02 pm

Many people may be concerned about how I can finish my bachelor’s degree faster for many reasons — “I’m a reapplying student.”, I’d like to lighten my family’s load earlier.”, “I’d like to share my family’s work sooner.”, etc.—. But only taking the exceeding maximum of credits per semester/trimester might not be the right solution since you’ll have to work double hard and have decent time management to stuff many subjects in your class schedule. Here is another alternative that will help you gain credits for certain college subjects without needing to study such subjects for the whole semester/trimester. We Will Explore College Equivalency Exam ~ ~ ~

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Advanced Placement examinations (AP exams)

(Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District, 2019)

Advanced Placement examinations (AP exams) are exams created by College Board, the same organization that produces SAT which is international university entrance exam. Betting all MUIC students who did not take direct exam must have taken SAT, so you guys might know about College Board. However, not many people know about AP exams since they do not arrange the tests frequently as SAT (7 times for U.S. and 4 times for international). AP exams only available annually which is around May. It can substitute many subjects we’re studying in college and is acceptable broadly (Even our university, MUIC, has accepted AP exam as well). AP exams often comes the format of multiple choices mostly with some short/long answers, depending on subjects. I recommend you take AP were you an MUIC student since MUIC receives AP and IB exams as a credit transfer, which can help accelerating your graduation.

Here is the full list of AP tests available. Take a look and if see if any subjects here match with subjects in you major, and considering taking it. You can register for AP as same as when you register for SAT. There are 38 exams in total:

AP Research

AP Seminar

Art History

Biology

Calculus AB

Calculus BC

Chemistry

Chinese Language and Culture

Computer Science A

Computer Science Principles

English Language and Composition

English Literature and Composition

Environmental Science

European History

French Language and Culture

German Language and Culture

Government and Politics (Comparative)

Government and Politics (US)

Human Geography

Italian Language and Culture

Japanese Language and Culture

Latin

Macroeconomics

Microeconomics

Music Theory

Physics 1: Algebra-Based

Physics 2: Algebra-Based

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

Physics C: Mechanics

Psychology

Spanish Language and Culture

Spanish Literature and Culture

Statistics

Studio Art Drawing

Studio Art 2-D Design

Studio Art 3-D Design

US History

World History (Modern)

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College Level Examination Program (CLEP)

(Action Economics, 2014)

CLEP stands for College Level Examination Program. It’s more like GED tests, the testes where you take only 4 subjects, if passed, then you’d get a high school diplomat without having to go to the school for 3 year, doing any projects, or take midterms&finals. Sound convenient right? But CLEP isn’t exactly the same with GED. You cannot escape four years in a college even though you took CLEP. However, you can take some subjects that you hate (to go to the college to study it), and if you passed the CLEP exam of that subject you hate, that’s all. You don’t need to register to study such subject for the whole trimester. You can just transfer you score result and get the credits for that subject. No need to register for the course or enter any classes. This type of exams has both merit and pitfall when compared to its alternative, AP exams.

CLEP is better than AP that it is available year round. Just like GED, the exam is computer-based. So, you can appoint the test date in advanced and walk in to take the exams any day, anytime within the office hour that you’ve appointed. Since it’s internet-based exam, the score is calculated and reported immediately right after you finished. Nonetheless, CLEP isn’t as popular and broadly accepted as AP exams, and it’s testing centers are available only in foreign countries. Were you to take it, the nearest test center is at Dalat International School, Malasia. Apart from Webster University Thailand - Bangkok, I’ve never seen any other university in Thailand receives CLEP before, but talking about abroad universities, 2,900 colleges already granted/received CLEP.

Here are the sets of CLEP exams available via computer-based platform. It is arranged by 5 subject branches which are further divided into sub-subjects

Composition and Literature

These exams cover topics related to American and British literature and composition.

American Literature

Analyzing and Interpreting Literature

College Composition

College Composition Modular

English Literature

Humanities

World Languages

These exams assess comprehension of French, German, and Spanish.

Read more about Business

Financial Accounting

Information Systems

Introductory Business Law

Principles of Management

Principles of Marketing

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DANTES Subject Standardized Tests (DSST)

(DSST Credit by Exam Program, 2014)

DSST (formerly DANTES Subject Standardized Tests) are credit-by-examination tests originated by the United States Department of Defense's Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) program. The program is an extensive series of 33 examinations in college subject areas that are comparable to the final or end-of-course examinations in undergraduate college courses. These tests are frequently used in conjunction with CLEP (College Level Examination Program) tests by students pursuing college degrees in non-traditional formats. Whereas CLEP tests are almost exclusively used for lower level credit at regionally accredited institutions, DSST's are available for both upper and lower level credit.

Prometric administers Internet-based versions of DSSTs under contract with the Defense Department (for military personnel) or on a fee basis (for civilians).

Business

Business Ethics and Society Business Mathematics Human Resource Management Introduction to Business Management Information Systems Organizational Behavior Money and Banking Personal Finance Principles of Finance Principles of Supervision

Humanities

Ethics in America Introduction to World Religions Principles of Public Speaking Principles of Advanced English Composition Math

Fundamentals of College Algebra Principles of Statistics Math for Liberal Arts Physical Science

Astronomy Environmental Science Health and Development Principles of Physical Science I Introduction to Geology Social Sciences

A History of the Vietnam War Art of the Western World Criminal Justice Foundations of Education Fundamentals of Counseling General Anthropology Introduction to Geography (formerly Human/Cultural Geography) Introduction to Law Enforcement Lifespan Developmental Psychology History of the Soviet Union (formerly Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union) Substance Abuse The Civil War and Reconstruction

Technology

Fundamentals of Cybersecurity Technical Writing Ethics in Technology

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Excelsior College Examinations (ECE)

(UExcel, 2013)

Excelsior College Examinations (or ECE) are a series of eight, three-credit nursing theory tests offered by Excelsior College in Albany, New York. The exams are supported by corresponding online courses. Excelsior also offers the Clinical Performance in Nursing Exam, a two-day practical skills exam, as a capstone to the associate degree in nursing.

Excelsior also offers over 50 UExcel exams in liberal arts, business, education, and science. Many colleges and universities will grant college credit for each test, although UExcel credit is not as widely accepted as CLEP and DSST.

The exam administration period is typically 3 hours and the tests currently cost between $110 and $335. Each exam usually corresponds to a one or two semester introductory or secondary course on the topic, and many exams provide upper-division credit. Most ECE exams are considered equivalent to 3 credits in the semester system.

ECE exams are offered through Excelsior College and are administered at Pearson VUE test centers.

International Students: UExcel exams are administered at select international Pearson VUE Test Centers.

Abnormal Psychology

Adult Nursing

Anatomy & Physiology

Anatomy and Physiology I

Anatomy and Physiology II

Basic Genetics

Bioethics: Philosophical Issues

Business Ethics

Business Information Systems

Business Law

Calculus

College Writing

Contemporary Mathematics

Cultural Diversity

Earth Science

English Composition

Ethics: Theory & Practice

Financial Accounting

Foundations of Gerontology

Fundamentals of Nursing

General Chemistry I

Human Resource Management

Interpersonal Communication

Introduction to Computer Programming Using Java

Introduction to Macroeconomics

Introduction to Microeconomics

Introduction to Music

Introduction to Philosophy

Introduction to Psychology

Introduction to Sociology

Juvenile Delinquency

Labor Relations

Life Span Developmental Psychology

Literacy Instruction in the Elementary School

Managerial Accounting

Maternal and Child Nursing (Baccalaureate) *

Microbiology

Operations Management

Organizational Behavior

Pathophysiology

Physics

Political Science

Precalculus Algebra

Principles of Finance

Principles of Management

Principles of Marketing

Psychiatric / Mental Health Nursing *

Psychology of Adulthood & Aging

Quantitative Analysis

Research Methods in Psychology

Science of Nutrition

Social Psychology

Spanish Language

Statistics

Weather and Climate

Workplace Communication With Computers

World Conflicts Since 1900

World Population

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Best Resources for Learning German

German is the most widely used mother tongue in Europe. Although it is often deemed to be one of the most difficult languages to master, learning German surely has its perks. Here’s a video link explaining top reasons to learn German. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0Delsxdc-c&feature=youtu.be

In the current information age, learning a new language isn’t just restricted to studying textbooks. This article will introduce you to several online resources which can make learning German much more fun. It is recommended to use them alongside a regular German language course.

There are no specific rules when it comes to learning a new language. Everyone have their own way of learning. Listed Below is a collection of all the available online resources. Pick a handful of resources which suit best to your personality. Stick with them and use them regularly. You will be fluent in no time!

German Vocabulary

Struggling with memorizing German words? Flashcards and vocabulary games and quizzes will make it more fun. Try these websites.

Memrise: Free vocabulary and language learning tool. You can create memes for words to help you remembering. It also has an achievement system to increase motivation. Besides most courses, feature pronunciations are also free to use.

Nthuleen: German vocabulary worksheets categorized by topics

Babadum: A real fun and cool vocabulary game-quiz

Learnwitholiver: Learn german vocabulary with flashcards

Cram: Learn german vocabulary with flashcards

Languageguide: German words arranged by different topics

Ielanguages:German words arranged by different topics

Syvum: German to English vocabulary quizzes

Lingolia: German words arranged by different topics and many exercises

Quizlet : Flashcards creation and learning

Cerego: A variety of courses and learning with flashcards

Ankiweb: Create your own flashcards and learn using spaced repetition system

German Dictionaries

If you ever need to look up a German word? you will find these dictionaries helpful with word meanings, pronunciation, and grammar.

Dict.cc: Free, English-German online dictionary. You can also download offline version here.

DUDEN: A German-German dictionary. Contains links to audio snippets of the “Aussprachedatenbank der ARD” for correct pronunciations.

Bildwörterbuch: Learn dictionary words with images.

Canoo : Free German-German dictionary. A good resource for learning grammar which includes conjugation tables as well.

DWDS: Free German-German dictionary. A number of usage examples.

Hurraki : A dictionary for plain language.

Wörterbuchnetz: A network of cross-referenced German dictionaries.

Wiktionary: A collaborative project to produce a free-content multilingual dictionary.

Pons: A free online dictionary by a major publisher of dictionaries, includes verb patterns.

LEO dictionary: An excellent online, free multilingual dictionary. includes a great discussion forum and links to audio files for pronunciation.

German Grammar

Learning the correct grammar rules are the most important part of learning a new language. It is still more important when it comes to the German language. These are the best places to systematically learn the German grammar.

Deutschegrammatik20: Grammar exercises

Schubert Grammar: A ton of grammar and vocabulary exercises

Levrai: A ton of grammar exercises

Lingolia: Grammar explanations and exercises

German-grammar: Grammar explanations and exercises

Mein-deutschbuch: Grammar explanations and exercises

Nthuleen Grammar: Grammar worksheets

Grammatiktraining: Grammar exercises

German Listening

Listening to German podcasts or watching German TV shows in your downtime is the best way to keep up with learning German language. Here’s the collection of best audio/video resources.

Slowgerman: Audio recordings with a text to follow

Mypass: TV shows in German

Kinotx: Hundreds of films and tv series in German

Tivi: Cartoons and shows for children in German

Germanpod101: A youtube channel with listening tasks

Deutschaussprache -Listen to correct pronunciation

Zdf: News in German

Deutsch Lernen mit Nachrichten: A live news read in slow speed and having the text to follow

Deutsche Welle: Lots of videos for different levels

Cartoon with subtitles: German Stories in HD for children to read along

Vorleser: mp3 downloads, short stories in German

Ticket nach Berlin: Free online video series from the Goethe-Institut and Deutsche Welle

Podcasts

Deutsch-perfekt

SlowGerman

DaZPod

Duden | Podcast

Deutsche Welle Podcasts

German Reading

As with the listening, you can improve your reading skills in German significantly, if you spend time on below websites.

Wievmanga: German comic books

Zeit: News in German

vk.com: Free literature readings in German

Wikibooks

German Newspapers

Zeit: A weekly newspaper best quality news which covers all the topics. However, this may not be suitable for beginners since it is known for its sophisticated language.

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ): A daily newspaper well known throughout Germany.

Der Spiegel: A well-known weekly newspaper.

Heise Online: This is the publisher of many well-known monthly journals on computing with the best quality journalism.

Handelsblatt: A daily newspaper about business and economy.

Nachrichtenwerk: German news in simple language.

Süddeutsche Zeitung (SZ): A famous daily newspapers in Germany.

Bild: Easy to understand but uses an intense language at times. This is a popular yellow press daily newspaper.

Nachrichtenleicht: German news in simple language.

German Blogs

Few of the informative blogs you can spend time on.

German is easy!

Fragen Sie Dr. Bopp!

Marathon sprechen

korrekturen.de: Weblog

Sprachlupe

German History

Interested in learning about German history? Check out these websites. You can read it both in English as well as German.

GermanHistoryDocs

Historyworld

Test your German knowledge

Check your German language proficiency with these free online tests.

Transparent Test

Heidelberg-languages Test

testedich.de: online tests

Prolog-berlin Test

Goethe Test

IIK exercises

Deutsch-perfekt Test

Aufgaben vom Schubert-Verlag

Grammatiktraining Test

Online Language Exchange

Learn the language with real life tutors. You can have video conversations and get live feedback and improve your speaking skills.

Italki

SharedTalk (Rosetta Stone)

Verbling

GoSpeaky

Active Facebook communities for learning German

Join these facebook communities and groups to get up to date information and connect with new people. Take advantage of the best resources are shared for learning German on these communities.

German Language Learners

German Friendship & Language Learning

Learn German Language

German Language Learners Group

Additional Tips

It is a lot easier if you are already a fluent English speaker. Since both English and German are West Germanic Languages, they have a lot in common.

One of the most effective and fun ways to learn is to watch a German TV series with subtitles. You will not only learn about German language but their lifestyle too.

People are by far the best resource, engage conversations in German whenever possible. Perhaps join WhatsApp, facebook groups (or create one) and connect to people who are also learning German. This will make your task much easier.

Just like any other language, learning German takes a lot of discipline and perseverance. But once you master the language, the benefits far outweigh the efforts you put into learning.

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Language Profiles: student agency & multilingualism

This post is relevant either to language A/B teachers or to educators looking at whole school literacy implementation ideas.

Thank you, Yi Shen (Sandy) for showing me the power of a language profile in our workshop in Hong Kong (Sha Tin College, September 2017)! This is something any of you can try with your teaching staff or your classrooms to make language a truly dynamic part of the learning process at your school and help people become aware of the power and challenges that come with personal language knowledge.

Some schools will already have a language profile for each student. Often, this only lists the home language(s) and level of English (or language of instruction) of the student. We can do more! Also, sometimes the level of English listed is from an application filled out by parents trying to impress the school. Find out where the information comes from to really understand what it means. Essentially, there are many ways to get more information that can help gain knowledge for the student’s personalised learning strategies, but likely the best person to create this portfolio is the student, at least in secondary schools.

In order to understand how this works for students, try to do it yourself:

Think back to your infant development and schooling: what is your language story? Where and when did you learn language(s)? What dialects do you speak? What slang do you know? Especially if you live away from where you grew up, this dynamic has probably changed over the years. Even if you only speak English, you have probably had exposure to different kinds of English and use a certain type with friends, family, and students. You probably also at one point learned a second language in school. What was this experience of language learning like for you? What excites you about (other) languages? What scares you? How does language give you power? How does it make you powerless?

There will probably be a wide range of responses to these questions from colleagues and students alike. Sharing your language story with a colleague or two can help you to express what language is for you and to have empathy for others who may find difficulty with language.

Try drawing a map of the language(s) you use today. With whom and for what purposes do you speak different languages, dialects, or slang? Maybe your register simply shifts; that is ok as well. Maybe you speak some languages for fun and others out of a need.

I was raised an anglophone. Hailing from Boston, I avoided the accent and local dialect due to the nature of the transplant and immigrant town of Lexington that I grew up in. My parents came from Minnesota and Texas, and each had lived in Boston since just after their university years. We had a blended American English at home.

My mom also studied French extensively at school, so when I started lessons at age 7 in our school system, the fit felt natural. Half of my mom’s family is French and with Québec not that far away, schools in the area at that time all taught French to students as a ‘second’ language. I took French all through grade school until the AP exam when I feel out of love with the language. Suddenly, I had teachers who just cared about correctness and memorisation rather than taking us to see the Impressionist exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts or teaching us how to make crepes. The joy was killed.

So at university, I took Spanish for a year. It was fun, but I wasn’t quite in love with it the same way. And then there were all those other courses on the syllabus and I wanted to double major…so…no language B study for a couple of years. But then, Latin the last year. I had wanted to take Latin as a first-year but my advisor said it was a dead language. What was the point? I found the grammatical structures a fun puzzle and our tiny class of five a fun classical oasis.

After college, I went straight into my MAT to earn a teaching degree. I hadn’t studied abroad like so many US students mostly because of sport with the plan to somehow do it later. My MAT programme allowed you to do your student teaching abroad, but you had to find the school. It was much of the reason I had chosen the program.

I had decided I wanted to give French a go again. After writing to many schools in Switzerland and France, I finally got a positive response from the Lycée International American Section director, just outside of Paris. Paris! What a dream. They wouldn’t pay me, of course, but I could work with several of their teachers and live with one of the school’s families in exchange for some babysitting and tutoring.

That year was bliss. But I could digress for ages about my love affair with Paris…back to the language! I had to take intensive French courses again as part of my visa. It was also a great way to meet people from other places. I had very good, slow, correct French, I was told time and again. But it was slow. Part of culture is how you speak, and the French, at least the Parisians, don’t like to speak slowly. I was given the advice to just spit it out and not worry about my mistakes. So I did that, time and again, until I felt comfortable in French. I felt like a different part of my personality came out in French.

Fast forward three years: I had moved back to the states and then to Italy. My French proved very useful in learning Italian and the locals were even more encouraging about just trying the language out. Within a few months, I was comfortably having conversations. Sadly, a lot of that is lost now after more than a decade without much exposure, but I think I could reclaim it in a month or so if given the opportunity.

Similarly, when I moved to Hong Kong, I took Mandarin Chinese lessons. But though I loved it, I found it difficult to practice the language in a place that is mostly Cantonese and English. Cantonese was trickier to learn and ‘not as useful’ once you move away. I never knew how long I would stay…if I had known it would be eight years, I probably would have learned right away. In any case, learning some Chinese helped me to at least understand what it’s about and is something I would go back to as well with a longer stay in the mainland or again in Hong Kong.

I kept up the French, though, with long, frequent stays in France, lots of films, and a long-term French beau along the way. Now, I have friends with whom I speak French in Vienna, I read in French when I can, and I have that dream of living there….

But most of my life is still lived in English. I’ve learned some German living in Vienna. I took a class and did some self study. But there’s always that time factor, and I decided to have a baby and do some writing instead. Maybe I’ll go back to it. Let’s see how things shape up in a year or two. The little I’ve learned is certainly helpful and shows a sort of respect in trying, I think. When I travel I also like to learn a few phrases for this reason. We who speak English are privileged to have the ‘international language’ at our fingertips. But we are only denying ourselves if we limit the other languages we can learn.

Now I also have a baby boy who is learning language every day. We speak American and British English at home. We try not to swear around him. I sometimes speak with him in French. He will attend a mostly German speaking nursery school soon. It makes more me aware of how and why we learn these languages.

That’s my language story in brief. I’m sure you can find links with geography, emotions, work, and more to understand even more where it all comes from. I have students with much more dynamic backgrounds. Some speak three languages at home with their parents, a different one at school (English), take a foreign language, and speak in some kind of multilingual slang with their friends. When students go through their language journeys, their stories, they find ways to use language for learning. They acquire agency. In asking teachers to also go through the process, they can connect with the student’s learning as they make reflections on their own journeys, connected also to emotion, place, people…the list goes on. These associations help us understand the way we use languages as well as our motivations or fears connected to language.

One of my students studying three language A at school (English, German, Italian) for a trilingual diploma (wow!) conducted her Extended Essay research on the topic of multilingualism and cognition. She narrowed it to bilingualism since little research has been done beyond this, even though, as she noted, many people speak more than two languages. She always felt her languages were a hindrance, which really shocked me. Most of the recent research I had read showed the cognitive power of having more than one language. This is why so many people try to get their kids in immersion programs if there is only one language at home. She was aware of this, but sometimes felt like words escaped her or she couldn’t understand something she read. She realised that even though she reads a lot, the time is divided among these three languages. Her vocabulary development could be limited in that way. Research supported this, but this was the only area she found to be a hindrance. The way she uses language can be more creative and the development of her brain allows for code switching that goes beyond language and into experiences.

Are any of you doing research in this area? I would be interested to hear about any current work with multilingual speakers and happy to post a link to your published work on my blog.

#multilingualism #languageprofile #translanguaging #studentagency #codesign #ibdp #ibmyp #ibpyp #language #literacy

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A list of workshops and guest instructors for Hematolia 2019 in Istanbul

1. George Zacharopoulos is studying and training in Historical European Martial Arts for more than 15 years a fondness for the German longsword and the Italian & Spanish rapier.

He is currently teaching HEMA at S.C. Academy of Hoplomachia , Marxbrüder Guild Hellas and Coriolanos HEMA Team. Provost of the HISTORICAL FENCING AFFILIATES and founder of the Athens Bartitsu Club 1900. Previous experience include Ninjutsu, Combined Chinese and Filipino Boxing (by Angelos Fasois), Sport Fencing, Sport Archery. Also certified Knife Instructor of the Reality Based Personal Protection system by Jim Wagner.

He has participated in HEMA events and taught workshops in Greece and abroad. Co-author (with Chrysovalantis Tampakakis) of the first book for HEMA in Greek, entitled “The Knightly art of the Sword” by Batsioulas Publications in 2011. His latest book, a translation in English of Philipp Müller’s “Theoretical and Applied introduction to Swordmanship” (ΘΕΩΡΗΤΙΚΗ ΚΑΙ ΠΡΑΚΤΙΚΗ ΕΙΣΗΓΗΣΙΣ ΤΗΣ ΣΠΑΘΑΣΚΙΑΣ) 1847 military sabre treatise is out by Fallen Rook Publishing. Member of HEMAC and secretary of the Hellenic Federation of Historical European Martial Arts.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/george.zacharopoulos.79 Academy of Hoplomacia: http://hoplomachia.gr/

LONGSWORD: Cover, Zwerch, Wrestle We will start with the counter-warding from the Zuefechten. How do we approach our opponent by covering the line and then we will proceed to apply the same principle in Anbinden by moving and aligning our body and blade properly. We will follow up with the Zwerchau , one of the most characteristic meisterhau of the Liechtenauer tradition and we will explore some tricks and tips beyond it’s standard use… zwerch with a twist… Time permitted we will practice a few techniques of Ringen am Schwert mainly from the Hengen. Level: Beginner, Intermediate Equipment: Sword, mask, gloves

ITALIAN RAPIER – Nicoletto Giganti In this workshop we will work a little bit on the basics – body mechanics, footwork, guards- of the Italian rapier fighting using as a guide the teachings of the Venetian maestro Nicoletto Giganti as laid out in his treatise “Scola, overo, teatro…” (1606) but we will focus more on various suggestions – diverse (artful) parries and counters, defense against cuts, close distance techniques (coming to grips) etc- from his “lost second book” published in 1608. Level: Beginner, Intermediate Equipment: Sword, mask, gloves, chest protector

2. Jerzy Miklaszewski started his 24 years of martial art experience with the first Polish branch of ITF (International Tae Kwon Do Federation), studying under Marek Lech, one of the precursors of the Polish Tae Kwon Do.

Jerzy has created an initiative called the Silkfencing team, which is developing even more, through scientific and practical research. His cooperation with many worldwide specialists has made his research and his knowledge develop, he is cooperating with many important organization, such as HEMA Alliance (he is the only member in Poland), National Museum in Kraków, Jagiellonian University Museum, Stowarzyszenie Miłośników Broni i Barwy, Jiu Jiutsu Union, Polish Sport Fencing Federation and many other institutions. His school is one of the only seven Polish schools that are in official cooperation with Polish Fencing Association. He is as well a member of Polish Knight Fighting Cadre, with which he achieved World Vice Championship in Armoured Group Fighting on IMCF. He has won many tournaments in countries like England, Poland, Scotland, Italy or even Australia. His unique research of the Polish Szabla has been brought by him to many places in the world, as he already conducted seminars in over 20 countries including Japan, England, Scotland, USA, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Italy, Greece, Spain, Sweden, Netherlands, Denmark, Australia, Russia, Germany, Switzerland, Romania, Thailand, Ireland and of course Poland.

Since 2014 Silkfencing Team became a study group of the Meyer Freifechter Guild and a Pammachon organization and HEMA Alliance. In 2017 Silkfencing Team started a cooperation with ARMA-PL Kraków, creating Krakowska Szkoła Fechtunku (KSF), the biggest professional HEMA center in southern Poland and operated. In 2018 his research was published with a museum exhibition he co-authored „To Arms!” which presented not only HEMA to common people but also gave fencing practitioners insight into a very complex topics of saber history in Eastern Europe. With lots of analyzed treatises, manuals and with the experience verified by many different schools throughout the entire world, KSF team always learns, analyses and adapts, representing a young and ever evolving attitude towards life and understanding of changing environment.Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Jurek.jurcys

Karl Timlich’s System from 1796 “Abhandlung der Fechtkunst auf den Hieb zu Fuss und zu Pferde” Born Czech, (Bohemia 1744) Karl Timlich was an Austrian cavalry officer, and later teacher of Kaiser Leibguard. Being one of the first modern sabre fencing treatises I have studied. This one is very interesting, as TImlich is a little bit like Meyer, he presents a very diverse set of possible, for hm fencing is like a science, should be studied broadly. This approach allows a very diverse view presented in his research. This will be an introductory class, so people with no or full equipment and with or without HEMA experience are welcome. Level: Beginner Equipment: None

“The tricks of the trade” on Sabre “The tricks of the trade” seminar would be a more advanced seminar, consisting of lots of curiosities you can see in many regional sabre fencing of eastern Europe. We will learn many interesting actions that are ascribed to Caucasian, Tartars, Ottomans, Hungarians, Russians and Poles that have been described or just even mentioned in many memoirs, treatises of the 16th to 18th century. This class will be a more advanced one – therefore I would require at least a fencing mask and cup. Level: Intermediate Equipment: Mask, cup (groin protector)

3. From an early age Miroslav Lesichkov trained various martial arts and combat sports – unarmed and with weapons. He served in the Bulgarian Army, achieving the rank of junior lieutenant.

After several years of historical study and research, Ms. Lesichkov created School of Historical Swordsmanship “Motus” in 2003. It’s core curriculum is based on the Liechtenauer tradition and the arming sword, sword and buckler and longsword.

Since than he has presented numerous lectures, workshops and demonstrations in various national museums, educational institutions and other events. Mr. Lesichkov has also been a consultant and instructor for a historical film production – the Bulgarian film “Voevoda”. In 2015 he was invited as an instructor and taught two classes at the 10th edition of the Western Martial Arts Workshop (WMAW) in Racine, USA.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/miroslavlesichkov.freifechter MOTUS School of Historical Swordsmanship: https://www.facebook.com/MotusSwordsmanship/

I. Guard your Borders! Wide distance cutting exercises with sword in one hand for developing correct body mechanics, natural body-weapon structure, flow and rhythm. During the workshop, we will learn a series of basic drills, applicable to a wide variety of one-handed cut-and-thrust weapons Level: Beginner, Intermediate Еquipment: Preferably arming sword, but any one-handed sword will do

II. Your priorities in the Bind: “Fuhlen” and the Word “Indes” “Fuhlen”,“Soft”, “Hard” and “Indes” with sword in one hand. We will work over several simple examples of application of the paramount principles concerning the actions after the bind. The examples are applicable for a wide variety of one-handed cut-and-thrust weapons. Level: Intermediate, Advanced Equipment: Preferably arming sword, but any one-handed sword will do

4. Tom Outwin began fencing in 1967 at the age of 12 in Houston, Texas. Later he attended the Allen Military Academy and joined their team as a foilist. He continued fencing through his collegiate years and ultimately joined Salle Sebastiani where over time he was certified by Maitre Sebastiani as a Prevot d’Armes. Maitre Sebastiani sent him to Europe in 1979 where he studied under several Masters in France, Italy, and Austria. Tom remained in Austria for some time and worked with the Erste Fecht Union as he competed in both Sabre and Epee’ across Europe.

Tom continued to instruct over the years and ultimately opened his own Salle in New Jersey in 2010 at which time he commenced his studies in the Historical and Classical Arts. Tom’s Salle, “Salle Marquis de Lafayette” is closely affiliated with Academie Duello and Tom is certified to teach their Rapier and Longsword curriculum.

Tom is married to Zeynep whom he met whilst studying in Austria and through his Turkish family is now closely tied to Istanbul Tarihi Savaş Sanatları Birliği and is assisting in their development as an internationally recognized club.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tom.outwin.1 Salle Marquis de Lafayette: http://sallemarquisdelafayette.com/

5. Ton PueyHaving practised karate shotokan during his childhood and teenage years, he gets into olympic fencing in 1995, and from 2002 onwards he begins his path within historical fencing.

Eventually, his interest in the Rapier sword leads him into learning about the school of La Verdadera Destreza from spanish and portughese treatises of the Spanish Golden Age, and he specializes in such discipline – although he also works with the Longsword (XV century italian tradition) and the Smallsword (XVIII century french tradition). As of today, besides working with several weapons and typical combinations of La Verdadera Destreza during the XVII century, he’s interpreting Montante rules of the XVI and XVII centuries. He’s a founding member of AGEA (Asociación Galega de Esgrima Antiga), honorary member of FEEH (Federación Española de Esgrima Histórica), member of the editorial staff of AGEA Editora and member of HEMAC. In 2015 he’s acknowledged as Mestre de Armas by HEMA Portugal. Nowadays, he’s general manager and Mestre de Armas of his latest project, Academia da Espada, focused in the study of La Verdadera Destreza through the characteristic weapons of the discipline’s heyday. As a teacher, besides his day-to-day work as instructor in A Coruña, Galicia, he’s imparted seminars and workshops in France, Austria, Italy, the Netherlands, Ireland, the USA, the UK, Poland, Russia, Sweden, Portugal and Spain.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ton.puey Academia de Espada: http://www.academiaespada.com/?lang=en

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20 Useful Free Apps For High School (+Junior High & College)(Part 1)

I have tried every single app listed here, for at least a short time. Some of which I use on a regular basis, while others I just tried because I wanted to have twenty different apps on this list, or because there are five choices that do the exact same thing so I only use my favorite. Anyways here we go towards the list of 20, and if any of you are interested in singular reviews on any of these apps, just ask, because I have nothing but time and would be happy to help. Also tell me what you want next. I mean it could be the part two (as one would be easy to make with the amount of apps there are, I've not even really touched the tip of the iceburg), or another certain type of post, whether it be studying tips, a website version of this, or a recommended list of classics to read.

Homework/Studying Apps:

1. Quizlet - A studying app/website with flashcards, games, quizzes, and tests. Useful for learning languages, vocab, and terms, but also has other features such as diagrams. It's one of the mobile studying apps of it's type, though it doesn't have all the features the actual website provide.

2. Cram.com Flashcards - Another studying app like Quizlet, though unlike the mobile version of quizlet it has more games than just match, and just different features and set up.

3. Kahoot - A quiz app focused on the younger audience, as it's played like a game more than studying. You have options between playing live games with a host, a challenge between multiple players, or a single player practice.

4. Khan Academy - A learning app that lets you learn anything it offers for free of charge, there are math courses that range from early math to AP Calculus to Linear Algebra, along with Science, Economics, Arts and Humanities, Test Prep, and more.

5. Photomath - A "camera calculator" that brags to be the smartest one on the market, you can take photos of your math equations or type them in and you will receive the answer and step-by-step instructions on how to get that answer.

6. Duolingo - Probably the best app for learning a language die there being so many choices including English, French, German, Italian, Romanian, Greek, Polish, Swahili, and more. You can learn as many of these languages as you want at once, and there are multiple choices for native languages, so you can learn French even if you're just say fluent in Spanish. There are also groups that you can join in-app.

Planner/Checklist Apps:

7. School Planner - There are multiple on the market, though the one being mentioned is by Andrea Dal Cin. It has tabs for a calendar, an agenda, a timetable, grades, subjects, teachers, attendance, and recordings. That and a complete overview for the day and week.

8. School - This exact application is by Flaring App, and it offers tabs for schedules, homework, handbook (It's actually formulas for math, physics, chemistry, and information about countries), time to end (which is a time table), books, people (sorted into teachers and friends contacts), trigonometry, and notes.

9. Egenda - Another planner/organization type app that has two main tabs, what's due and completed, and then customizable class tabs where you're assignments can be sorted by class.

10. Study Planner - As the name suggests this app is a planner and organization app. It includes side tabs for a dashboard, agenda, calendar, class schedule, study time, subjects, and teachers.

Communication Apps:

11. Remind - A school communication platform that allows you to talk to the class, a group, or an individual. Allows you to be in multiple class's and/or club's groups, it translates messages, and you are also able to share photos and flyers.

Learning/Courses Apps:

12. Coursera - An app filled with online courses in programming, math, music, languages, business, and more from some of the top universities. It seems to be the one with the most courses or at least out of the ones I've found. Ever course I've found so far has been free, though certification usually isn't.

13. Stepik - Another online course app, with free courses, though the amount of courses on this app are very limited with less than a dozen available mostly focusing on coding and English.

14. Edex - Another online course app, with courses offered by top universities, and like Coursera it mostly has free courses with paid certification. It has a good amount of high level STEM classes, business classes, law classes, and architect type classes. It also has high school courses such as introduction to algebra and introduction to geometry, which are both actually currently going on.

15. TubeStudy - Just another course app, although this one you learn through videos, most of which seem to be free. Videos cover a large variety of topics all the way from Chess to Geometry to Python to German.

Etc. Apps:

16. Libby - An app I recommend if you have a library card, as it links to your local libraries ebooks and audiobooks, letting you check them out and then leaving automatically when you time runs out.

17. All Formulas - An app that offers a list of math, Physics, and Chemistry formulas though the list is limited and certain formulas are missing such as the equation of a circle.

18. Math Formulas Pack - Another app that offers a list of math formulas, the set up is a little simpler than the appearance of all formulas, but unlike like it, it only has math formulas. It seems to have more math formulas than the other, though I haven't checked. Also like most realistic apps, it is missing formulas.

19. Career Guide - While not exactly a school app, it has it's relations definetely for those who are trying to see just how many jobs are out there. It's probably one of the best apps I've found out there when it comes to selection and information, though I've found, and had to use, websites that offer a lot more information. (Though I have to say certain aspects of the site are based around the careers in India, including the monetary aspect.)

20. Free books and audiobooks - An app that offers free books and audio books, most of the books that they offer are older but many great and well-known classics are there, including works by Jane Austin, Lewis Carroll, and Mark Twain.

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Where To Find Free eBooks?

In case you don’t know the Barnes & Noble Nook uses the relatively common ePub format, while the Amazon Kindle uses a renamed version of the Mobipocket MOBI format. You can convert the Kindle AZW and Nook ePub formats to make them compatible using a free online eBook conversion service. This site will tell you how...[x]

Even though, AZW is an Amazon format used exclusively on the Amazon Kindle it can also be opened on smartphones such as iPhone, Android phones, and BlackBerry, computers (Mac and PCs), and tablets (iPad, Android tablets, and Windows 8 tablets). While the ePub format can be opened with the iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Sony Readers, Kobo Reader, and of course the Nook from Barnes & Noble.

There are also some other types of eBooks formats available too. Such as the format PDF (Portable Document Format) by Adobe that can be viewed with the Adobe Acrobat Reader. The reason for mentioning these formats is that it’s good to know which will work for the device that you want to read on. It’ll be less work for you, but if it’s not compatible there are plenty of online sites that offer to convert them into the format that you do want, for free.

Anyway, there are thousands of free eBooks available on the web to download legally – either because their copyright has expired, or because their authors have chosen to release them without charge. Down below is several websites that have plenty of free eBooks available and many formats to choose from. Some sites even offer free audiobooks.

Amazon Best Sellers: Best Kindle eBooks (Top 100 Free)

FREE eBooks on Nook | Barnes & Noble

Google Play: Books - Top Free eBook

Rakuten Kobo - Free eBooks

Project Gutenberg - is the top archive to download free classics in ePub, AZW, plain text, and HTML format. It’s the primary repository of free public domain eBooks. When the title enters public domain, it means the rights to this work have expired and the book is publicly available. The site itself is available in English, German, French, Italian, and Portuguese, and the catalog includes books in all languages.

Smashwords - is a top place with titles from independent authors. There are around 200,000 titles in the catalog. You can download the books in either ePub, PDF format, or read them online in your browser. Secondly, all books on Smashwords are DRM-free. That means if you download an ePub file, you’ll be able to read it on the Nook and any other device which supports that format.

Internet Archive - is a non-profit digital library with the mission of “universal access to all knowledge.” The website is a huge digital library of text, audio and video files. It offers over 3.8 million eBooks and texts.

Open Library - is an initiative of the above mentioned Internet Archive. The site positions itself as “the world’s classic literature at your fingertips”. There are over 1,000,000 free eBook titles available.

BookRix - is a German-based self-publishing platform that has currently over 20 thousand publications to offer. You can find here novels, short stories, children’s books, or poetry, all of which are mostly from European authors. Books are available in over 30 languages, including German, French, Spanish, but also Swedish, Czech, or Serbian.

ManyBooks - the site offers 29,000 free eBooks. The book detail page displays not only the usual fields like the author or publish date, but also word count and the reading ease. The number of available formats is impressive, such as ePub.

OverDrive (Rakuten OverDrive) - is a proprietary, freeware application developed by OverDrive, Inc. for use with its digital distribution services for libraries, schools, and retailers. If you have a public library card (which you should because it's free and easy to sign up for), OverDrive is invaluable. All you have to do is find your local library, sign in with your library card number, then browse all the eBook and audiobooks your library has to offer by subject, language, and keywords. You can also place holds on titles and add books to a wish list. After you click "Borrow," you'll be directed to your Amazon account to download the title to your Kindle device. Once the loan period expires, the book will automatically be deleted from your account.

Free-eBooks.net - is a platform for independent authors who want to avoid the traditional publishing route. There’s a huge array of new fiction, non-fiction, and even audiobooks at your fingertips, in every genre you could wish for. Ebooks are available as PDF, ePub, Kindle and plain text files, though not all titles are available in all formats.

NoiseTrade - is a global online audio and book direct-to-fan distribution platform based in Nashville, TN, that enables its users to upload, their originally-created music and books and give away for free without digital rights management to anyone who provides at least an e-mail address and zip code. It’s free and offers any format PDF, ePub, MOBI, or audiobook files, and from desktop to mobile too.

OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks) - The OAPEN Library is a not-for-profit organization based in the Netherlands, with its registered office at the National Library in The Hague. It contains freely accessible academic books, mainly in the area of Humanities and Social Sciences. The only format available for download is PDF.

Wikibooks - is a collection of open-content textbooks, which anyone with expertise can edit – including you. Unlike Wikipedia articles, which are essentially lists of facts, Wikibooks is made up of linked chapters that aim to teach the reader about a certain subject. You can download any page as a PDF using a link provided in the left-hand menu, but unfortunately there’s no support for other formats.

LibriVox - is a non-commercial, non-profit and ad-free project that is powered by volunteers. Their goal is to make all books in the public domain available, for free, in audio format on the internet.

Comic Book Plus - is a massive public domain comic book archive. It has also sprung up a new site Digital Comic Museum which is available for everyone that’s interested in and/or wants to download free public domain Golden Age Comics.

Internet Sacred Text Archive - is a freely available archive of electronic texts about religion, mythology, legends and folklore, and occult and esoteric topics.

La Bibliothèque électronique du Québec [The Electronic Library of Quebec] - All texts on this site is public domain and is available in PDF, EPUB format, MOBI and WORD format.

Ebooks libres et gratuits [Free and Free eBooks] - The eBooks on the site are available in several formats: MOBI, eReader, BBeB Book Sony Reader, ePub, and PDF. You can find all the details and download links on the Software page.

Bonus: There are also hundreds of stories self-published online for free on a variety of websites. Some are even non-professional for the more geek-inclined like fanfiction. Fanfiction, for those who don’t know, are stories that utilize the characters and setting of already existing television shows, movies, comics, or books. They’re all free and available for everyone to read online (even join and write their own), but keep in mind that you may encounter sub-par writing since there are various skill levels found on these types of sites. Some writers on it may even lose inspiration and abandon stories halfway through, so be sure to check off the box for completed works in the search options.

FanFiction.Net - (often abbreviated as FF.net or FFN) is considered to be world’s largest fanfiction archive and the most popular too. It has currently well over 10 million users and hosts stories in over 30 languages. You can find stories on almost every fandom -- books, anime and manga, TV shows, movies, musicals, comics or games. You can read it online or download their official free app on mobile. It’s available on iOS and Android devices.

FictionPress - is a sister site of FanFiction and it contains over 1 million original stories, poems, and plays. The site has a similar format and rules to FanFiction.net, except that no fanfiction is allowed.

Archive of Our Own - (also referred as AO3) is a non-profit, non-commercial open source repository for fanfiction and other fanworks. It contains four million works in over 29,000 fandoms and it has a pretty well optimized search function. AO3 even offers the option to download works into four formats, such as in HTML, PDF, MOBI and EPUB. These formats can be accessed on your computer and on a range of portable devices, including but not limited to phones (e.g. Apple iPhones, Samsung Galaxy), e-readers (e.g. Amazon Kindle), and tablets (e.g. Apple iPads, Amazon Fire).

Wattpad - is a community for readers and writers to publish new user-generated stories in different genres, including classics, general fiction, historical fiction, non-fiction, poetry, fanfiction, spiritual, humor, and teen fiction. You can also access Wattpad from mobile devices, which is available for iOS and Android.

These are just some of the most popular ones, but a quick search online can list them all.

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Where can I find Tutors/Mentors for home tuition in India?

What a tutor can teach sitting at home; nobody else can perform that job well, let’s check out the list of home tuition!

Benefits of Home Tuitions

With home tuitions, students get completely personalized and one-to-one attention. They can customize their study plan to address the weaker subject areas.

The private tutor can easily gauge the student’s learning abilities and identify the subjects in which he is facing difficulty.

Students can clarify all their doubts and difficulties in any subject or topic.

Through home tuitions, the tutor can watch, analyze, and make assessments about the knowledge level of the students. Accordingly, he can devise a methodical study plan for the students, which can help them perform well.

Advantages of Home Tutor:

Time Flexibility

No Geographical Boundaries

No need for travelling

Cost-effective

More effective Learning

Best Home Tutor in India

Vedantu: It has become a very renowned tutoring site, particularly among students. The best thing about them is that they provide coaching on a lot of subjects such as Physics, German, French, maths, computers, Science and many more subjects. Plus they also provide separate coaching on IIT-JEE, CAT, NEET, etc.

2. TutorVista: It is tutoring company that has become one of the most famous tuition services for in India and even abroad. They provide worldwide services and that too at affordable prices. This portal started in the year 2005, and was acquired for more than 800 crores by Pearson in the year 2013 after that it became the whole owned subsidiary. Here, there are tutors from different parts of the world and they are required to go through training and pass it before they become eligible to teach students.

3. Tutor.com: It is another amazing website for teachers as their main aim is to make a great connection between the students and teachers, plus they also ensure that the teachers earn a good income. The best thing about them is that the tuition sessions are available round the clock which means that you can create your schedule accordingly.

4. Chegg: There are a lot of people who are aware of this website as it is one of the most reliable and popular websites among teachers and students. For subjects like science, accounts, management and finance and also subject like English, Math’s, Chemistry, etc.

5. TutorME: It is a great website for selecting tutor but usually, as they have teachers who have some prior teaching experience, masters in the subject you want to take sessions on. They offer you four plans which you can choose as per your availability and flexibility. The subjects that you can select from are history, foreign languages, humanities, computer science, social science, science, engineering, math, and test prep.

6. KK Home Tuitions: KK Home Tuition is the India’s most reliable and trustworthy platform. There are 7500+ best and experienced teachers available. Every teacher is experienced and qualified with the recognized institutions. We are providing home tuitions at your doorstep as well as online classes also available for each and every class, course, subject and also for competitive exams.

7. All india home tuitions: We are providing online and offline tutors all over India from nursery to Pg level for all subjects based on requirement. Syllabuses like STATE, CBSE, ICSE, IGCSE, IB, Cambridge, etc. And also computer coursers like C, C++, MS OFFICE, JAVA, ORACLE, SAP, etc. And competitive exams like NEET, EMCET, RRB, banking exams, etc. Based on student requirement we provide skilled male and female tutors and well experienced (min 3yrs to 15yrs). We provide home tuitions for males and females with in their areas up to 5kms of radius. Based on student requirement duration will be between only 1hour to 2hours. Free demos will provide to student if student is ok with teacher they can finalize things like timings, fees, working days, working hours and duration Period.

8. Gargi Coaching Classes: Provides home tuitions and tuitions at coaching institute for pcb/maths/bio-tech for 10th, 11th, 12th , bsc, b.com, b.a. Gargi Institute provides complete solution to all problems regarding all subjects from XI, XII to BSc., B.Com, B.A. PMT, IAS and other Preparation. The Place is all-in-one Study Center for New-Gen Students. Those who are in search of IGNOU BSc. Classes or Previous Years’ Solved Papers can join Gargi Coaching Classes. These notes will be free for GCC students however, those who are graduating from IGNOU and need notes related to Chemistry (CHE), Life Sciences (LSE) and other subjects can contact the institute and clear the exams without wasting time or making large efforts. Home Tuitions are also available for IGNOU BSc. students as well as for students of class XI, XII. Free Trial Classes will be given to pupil interested in scoring high. Contact at 9811943923, Siddhartha Bhardwaj.

9. SS Home Tutions: SS HOME TUITIONS is established in 2009, A platform which was designed to address the immediate need to increase the visibility of qualified affordable tutors to parents. Various screening parameters were installed in place to achieve quality tutoring at a home ambience. “One of the best home tuitions in Visakhapatnam”. We are assigned faculty throughout the city and having 3000+ experienced and dedicated faculty. At SS HOME TUITIONS, you can choose your home tutor from our wide database of talented tutors. You can also perform location, qualification, fees, and specialization based searches to get the best suitable home tutor as per your need SS HOME TUITIONS a premier has about 10 years experience helping students achieve their potential.Leading private tuition agency with a personal touch, SS HOME TUITIONS brings learning to your doorstep, which is tailored to your needs and busy schedule.

10. Alchemy Home Tutors:They are group of tutors. we are teaching our student since 2008. They started providing our services in Delhi and UP initially. Now they are moving one step more in Ahemdabad,Gujrat also. Who are trying to help you at every condition. They are also providing special educators for students who are not able to get succeed in exams even after hard work. May be they are not working and practicing in a specific direction.

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12th Grade Apps, Tools, and Resources That We Love

Are you looking for apps, tools, and resources that you can use with your 12th-grade students? If so, we have you covered. Check out our list below. Let us know if there are any that we missed.

Albert– Albert is an online tool to help students prepare for AP (Advanced Placement) and standardized tests. Albert includes over 20,000 questions, all with in-depth explanations and answers so that a student can master every question. In alignment with College Board, Albert is one of only a few fully updated resources for test prep. Thousands of students have used Albert and have increased their test scores, proving its effectiveness.

Math Ref– To help students learn math and related subjects, this app combines 1,400 equations and formulas. It can be used in physics, chemistry, science, math, and more. There really is no reason to memorize equations nowadays; instead of writing them down or searching for them every time you need them, Math Ref will keep the formulas you need at your fingertips. The app also includes essential tools such as unit converting, triangle solver, and basic calculators to aid you in doing homework problems.

3D Molecules Edit & Test Interactive Simulations– Helps high school or college chemistry students learn by building 3-D models of organic and inorganic compounds for simple practice or for 3-D printing. Molecules can be viewed in 3-D using the stick, ball, and stick and space-filling (CPK) models.

Code Avengers– This platform teaches advanced levels of students to program using real code. It includes immersive courses that teach web and app development as well as languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Teachers get real-time feedback, alerting them to areas where students might require assistance. It is most useful for students at the high school and higher levels who want to learn to program.

QuizletFlashcards– This is a mode of the Quizlet app that allows students to use customized digital flashcards or choose from the 150 million flashcards created by other students. Students can choose from several modes to study with flashcards, including multiple-choice tests and study games. The possibilities are endless; the student can customize their flashcards using images and audio, or they can use this app to study on dozens of other quizlet apps. Quizlet flashcards are available for high school students, college students, grad students, and more.

Grammarly– Grammarly is your personal grammar coach and an automated proofreader that helps students get better in the proper use of grammar and gain confidence in their writing ability. Grammarly helps correct about 10 times more mistakes than common word processors, and it corrects more than 150 types of grammatical errors and does a plagiarism check.

Study.com – With over 25,000 video lessons and other resources, Study.com allows students to extend their knowledge of course content from home, or it can be incorporated into classroom lessons to meet student differentiation needs. There are options to take coursework for college credit, to receive homework help or complete study prep, and engage in professional development work. With videos ranging from the history of Sparta to working with fractions, Study.com can be used with students from K-12 and beyond. Any college credit earned is easily transferrable to over 1,500 U.S. colleges and universities. Teachers can enroll their classroom, assign videos and lessons, and even access printable resources such as worksheets designed to pair with video content.

StudySync – StudySync offers a comprehensive, technology-driven English Language Arts curriculum for grades 6-12. The curriculum integrates reading and writing with embedded skill lessons to build foundational knowledge and improve critical thinking, comprehension, and inquiry skills. Teachers have the option to use StudySync as a completely digital curriculum or turn to the printable options. With the belief that all students deserve equal access to education, StudySync offers tons of differentiation options for various student needs, including English Language Learner segments, extensive use of video and audio components, and repeated readings. Extended writing projects use explicit instruction along with self, peer, and teacher assessment to encourage deep understanding and future skill application.

Virtual Writing Tutor – This website is a free grammar and essay checker that also proofreads your work. Simply copy and paste your writing into the text box and click a button. Virtual Writing Tutor can also provide word counts, calculate average sentence length, and assess word choice. The website does not automatically correct errors. Instead, students must review a list of suggested errors and make the corrections themselves. This forces students to think about the errors they are making, and over time, can improve their writing. The Virtual Writing Tutor also offers an error correction game for students to practice finding and correcting common English language errors and has a portal for teachers to set up pen pal exchanges.

CK-12– Helps students and teachers to improve elementary learning worldwide by making personal education tools available. Learn more than 5,000 math and science topics at a speed that suits you. Math topics include arithmetic, measurement, algebra, geometry, probability, statistics, trigonometry, analysis, and calculus. Science subjects include geography, life science, physical science, biology, chemistry, and physics. Other subjects include SAT exam prep, engineering, technology, astronomy, English, and history.

3D Brain– Apps and AXS Biomedical Animation Studiodeveloped 3D Brain for the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory DNA Learning Center. The app provides 29 interactive structures and detailed information about the anatomy and physiology of the brain. It also explains how the brain is affected by mental disorders and brain injury; each detailed structure also includes information on functions, case studies, and links to modern research.

A.D.A.M. Interactive Anatomy– An in-depth digital database of anatomical pictures, featuring over 20,000 anatomical images in different planes of view. Structures can be searched in different languages, including English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish, and many others. Images of different body parts, organs, and systems are available in detailed, colored forms. Images also have relevant and appropriate labeling for easy identification.

Bio Digital Human– Explore the human body in 3-D using the BioDigital Human platform. Choose from thousands of immersive images to build your personal library. Responsive tools, along with detailed medical explanations, provide a fresh visual perspective for understanding the human body. This platform makes the knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, and management of medical conditions accessible and available.

Bloom by Megalearn– Has your child ever asked why trees produce sweet fruits or how plants give birth? Bloom teaches your child the various methods that plants use to propagate their seed. The game teaches three methods of propagation and the plants that use them. Children also learn plant anatomy, physiology, and the names of common plants. There are no ads or in-app purchases.

InMind– InMind is a short adventurous app with arcade elements developed for Google Cardboard. This app is great for learning about anatomy as brain tissue and neurons looked so real than you can imagine. It enables players to have a lovely adventure into the human brain to look for the neurons that give rise to mental problems. It is free and can be played with any special viewer.

Mr. Body for MERGE Cube– Mr. Body for MERGE Cube will help young children learn about their bodies. With this app, you can observe the heart, brain, lungs, and more as you learn about anatomy. The app includes many facts about each body part, and you can learn their functions. Learn about your body and have fun at the same time with this hologram-esque application.

Sim Cell– Sim Cell is an engaging puzzle game that has you lead a miniature nanobot on an operation to avert a virus incursion. It lets you explore the world of a living cell, and it collects data about the cell’s anatomy and physiology. The accumulated data is then used to suggest solutions to the puzzle and rescue the cell from virus incursion.

The Human Body by Tinybop – The Human Body by Tinybop allows students to explore anatomy and biology through the lens of the human body. With a fully functioning circulatory, respiratory, and digestive system, students can explore the sounds of the heart, the gurgle of the guts, and more. In all, The Human Body by Tinybop covers eight bodily systems: muscular, skeletal, nervous, digestive, circulatory, respiratory, immune, and skin. Students can study interactive organ models, feed the body, watch sound vibrations travel through the ear canal, and learn new vocabulary with in-app text labels. The app also comes with a free handbook for teachers and parents full of discussion questions and additional

The Miracle of Life – Focused on the human life cycle, The Miracle of Life covers fertilization, gestation, and human growth. The app is designed in a narrative format so students can follow the lifecycle as if it was a story. Interactive illustrations, games, and animation clips bring the human life cycle alive and allow students to explore and engage on a deeper level with some of the anatomy aspects such as gestation. The Miracle of Life begins at fertilization and continues through middle age. This app is available in both English and Spanish.

ZygoteBody – ZygoteBody allows for the in-depth study of anatomy in a completely virtual environment. Students can add notes, dissect parts, pin, sketch, and customize scenes to study any part of the body or bodily system. ZygoteBody has advanced navigation and a 3-D library so students can locate and zoom in on any body part quickly and easily. With a premium account, dissections, notes, and pins can be saved for later reference.

IXL Learning– IXL Learning has been proven to be effective in providing comprehensive, curriculum-based math and English language arts content for kindergarten to grade 12. It also provides an immersive learning experience in science, math, language arts, and social studies for K-12. It produces real results, which is why it is trusted by top teachers and presently used by The Elite 100.

Algebrator– Algebrator is one of the leading math tutoring apps available. Using Algebrator’s step-by-step explanations of the answers to even the most difficult math problems, students can learn to solve homework problems in a way that is easy to understand. Algebrator can be used by parents, adult learners, and homeschoolers to improving their math skills.

First In Math– The First In Math (FIM) online program offers comprehensive content in an engaging format, ranging from single-step addition to complex algebra. The game-style activities ensure that students engage in active practice needed for skill retention; they are motivated using electronic award stickers when they solve questions correctly.

DigitWhiz– This app helps kids from ages eight upward learn basic math and pre-algebra skills. It uses games to teach kids multiplication, division, and integer operation. Kids earn points as they play the game. It also has a multiplayer option where kids can play with other kids from all over the world.

GeoGebra– GeoGebra comes with an easy-to-use interface and many features that help you create, modify, and share math simulations and models. It comes with multiple platforms and dynamic math software that brings together tables, graphing, geometry, algebra, calculus, and statistics in a free easy-to-use package. The app also comes with free and open-source software; it has received many educational software awards in the US and Europe.

PhET Interactive Simulations: Math– This is a math learning tool created by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman in 2002. It helps students learn advanced math concepts using free, interactive math, and science simulations. PhET Interactive Simulations is a project developed at the University of Colorado Boulder; it interacts with students through responsive, simulated environments in which they learn by exploring.

Khan Academy– Khan Academy has more than 40,000 interactive Common Core-aligned practice questions and above 10,000 videos and explanations in economics, history, math, and more. This is the best study app and tutoring app for students of all ages who are struggling in science and other subjects. You can easily bookmark your best content to “Your List,” which can be used offline when you’re not connected to the Internet.

DigitalEd– Helps online educators in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics to make learning better for students. With Maple

, the world-leading math software from Maplesoft

, providing mathematical back-up, DigitalEd creates an efficient platform for online math-based education.

FlinnSTEM Powered by IMSA Fusion– IMSA Fusion is a complete STEM program that provides additional enrichment to students interested in science and mathematics. The name IMSA Fusion comes from the blending of inquiry-based student content and in-depth teacher content. Instructors who implement this program receive much more than teacher instructions with student pages and a box of supplies; they also receive hours of video-based, on-demand online training that truly sets IMSA Fusion apart from any other solution available.

Morphi– Morphi is an app that allows you to create 3-D models that can – be printed into real tangible objects. Using visualization, innovation, creativity, prototypes, and education, create your best models today. Morphi can also be used as a starting place to learn any STEAM subject, stop motion animation, product or graphic design, or for Maker education. One version of Morphi is free, and volume purchases are available.

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Study abroad experience can have a deep effect on the individual: by transforming one's career route and social circles to enhancing global engagement.

Students from Africa, for several decades, have been at the pursuit of high-quality education provided all over the world. Motivated by strong aspirations and livelihood opportunities, the African students are looking past what their home country can provide.

Study abroad experience can have a deep effect on the individual: from changing one's career route and social circles to improving international engagement. A recent study conducted at the University of Minnesota has demonstrated that international students become civically involved and, regardless of the expectations, are somewhat likely to return to their home states.

Why Does African American Students Seek Education Abroad?

Based upon the character of a person and their career objectives, international students from Africa can study in prestigious African universities or venture to proceed further and travel to the USA, Canada, UK, Germany, Ireland, Turkey, Dubai or a number of different destinations in Europe or Asia.

In the last decade, South Africa has witnessed that the second biggest number of pupils from Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Libya, and other African countries.

Below is a brief summary of the admission statistics published in 2018.

What motivates African American Study abroad students?

As the following chart reflects, pupils from the area are strongly motivated by career ambitions and the possibility of improved livelihood opportunities. The responses reflected in the chart are for potential undergraduate students, but the same patterns hold for master's and PhD students too.

Almost three in four respondents imply that progressing to a higher degree qualification is a significant factor in their interest in pursuing an undergraduate degree abroad. Nearly half see a overseas undergraduate degree as a method of advancing into their current career path, and a comparable proportion see a foreign diploma as a requirement to enter their intended career. At length, nearly a third (29 percent ) see study abroad as a way of enhancing their career prospects.

The chart illustrates clearly how weighted the poll answer is to those factors, relative to personal or cultural motivators for example chances for exchange or personal interest.

Where to study abroad?

According to the latest QS Applicant Survey, the US and Canada are the top destinations for African American students to proceed with their studies. Approximately 36% of pupils refer going to colleges at both the US and Canada for undergraduate and master courses.

China is yet another popular destination that has witnessed a stride at the circulation of African students to their top universities. The number of students from Africa took a whopping spike of 95,000 in 2014, and the nation has since pledged 30,000 more scholarships to promote more mobility from Africa. France has also been attracting students from French-speaking countries like Algeria and Cameroon.

The reasons for pupils from Africa to choose these countries is highly influenced by the standard of education and over all of the Financial Aid. Many universities in Europe also need very less or no tuition prices.

Study in USA

The investment at a diploma from a US institution was viewed positively by international employers for decades. The breadth of the program encourages students to explore topics far beyond their major. This gives a broader understanding of the world and a much more open view.

Such skills and approaches are much valued by employers and have also developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit among US graduates. The rapid development of Silicon Valley in California is just one particularly shining example of the benefits of a US Higher Education. Study in the USA and follow your own American dream.

Canada offers a unique opportunity to study completely in English, entirely in French or onto a bilingual program. Having a population of approximately 10 percent of its southern neighbor, the USA, Canada has plenty of space. Because of this, there are clear pathways to immigration post-study.

These points have made Canada an increasingly popular destination for research among international students in general. Approximately 20 percent of the Canadian people speak French as their native language. English, in 56%, is undoubtedly the predominant language across the nation. It is important to remember if you are from a French-speaking country.

Study Abroad agencies mainly operate with institutions in the English-speaking part of Canada. This is because we consider proficiency in English is an essential skill for the globally mobile workforce. If your plan is to work in Canada after graduation a strong knowledge of English will be essential. But for those who do like to research from French, Seed can provide extremely affordable options also.

At all levels that the British schooling system has an excellent global reputation for academic achievement. The UK is home to some of the most famous schools, universities and colleges on the planet.

It is the achievements of pupils of the UK higher education system that generated the country's academic standing.

Germany is the economic powerhouse of Europe with the continent's biggest economy. The earliest research universities on the planet have been in Germany and several are still open now.

The United Nations Development Programme puts Germany as 6th about the Human Development Index. This is forward of popular study abroad destinations that the USA, United Kingdom, and Canada.

The German Government reports that there are approximately 375,000 international students registered at college there. That's over 12% of the total amount of college students in the country. Around 18,000 African pupils, each year choose Germany for university abroad.

The German education system is especially strong in the STEM Topics -- Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. No surprise as the country is home to famous engineering and manufacturing brands. STEM subjects are popular class choices with African American study abroad students.

Study in Turkey

Turkey is not only a beautiful destination for travellers but also attractive to a lot of international students. Research in Turkey can be relatively cheap in comparison with many other nations abroad. There has been enormous investment in universities there in recent years. As a result, Turkish colleges offer high quality education and top-of-the-range centers, but in a really reasonable rate, to equip their students with the necessary knowledge and skills needed to excel in the professional world.

Public universities mostly offer applications delivered entirely in Turkish, even though it is also likely to locate some bilingual (Turkish and English ) applications as well as some applications delivered in French at select institutions. There are not any programs taught completely in English in public colleges and so any African American student seeking to study in public universities will need to study the Turkish language first and successfully pass the Tomer Exam (the Turkish equivalent to the TOEFL Assessment ).

We will mainly focus our attention on private universities in this manual as we can strongly believe in the worldwide work opportunities which will be offered to you if you study in English.

Dubai is located in one of the seven United Arab Emirates and is currently home to specialists from all around the world. Dubai has a famously fast-growing market and is known for innovation. Obviously, the luxury shopping experiences make it a dream destination for many foreign students.

Ireland is a European country famous for its civilization the world over. It's admittedly a known study destination for African American pupils than its close neighbour, the United Kingdom. However, as we hope to show in this guide, there are tons of good reasons to think about Ireland to your studies.

The Irish people are proud of their culture and thus work hard to maintain it. Ireland is an Anglophone country that makes it appealing for both African American students who already speak English and those who wish to enhance theirs. Ireland is home to students from other parts of the planet too. The Majority of the students that study in Ireland come from the European Union, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and North America.

Ireland has a younger population than most Western European nations and also a highly educated people. The country is often known as the Celtic Tiger because of its strong financial performance during the previous 30 decades.

Ireland includes a pioneering and can-do spirit. Irish experience in agriculture has helped turn arid lands in Africa into abundant farming. As well as an upstart Irish airline business, Ryanair, revolutionised air travel within Europe, becoming the largest European airline concerning passenger numbers pre-COVID.

Unlike the UK, Ireland is a part of the European Union (even though it is not a part of the Schengen visa zone). In the past several years, thanks to its highly trained workforce, Ireland has attracted multinationals, such as Amazon and Microsoft, to set up European HQs here. Since 1st February 2020 it's the largest Anglophone state within the European Union, which will be likely to make it an attractive foundation for additional foreign companies seeking to install hubs within the European Union's Single Market.

Ireland is a very safe and beautiful country with fantastic areas to go to.

African Students in the U.S.

Nownot all of those students listed above are visiting the U.S., of course, next week we'll discuss more about where else these students may be studying and how to contend with another destinations African students are considering and picking.

Source Country

Students Studying in the Usa

Nigeria

12,693

Egypt

3,701

Kenya

3,322

Ghana

3,213

Ethiopia

2,118

South Africa

2,040

Morocco

1,563

Nigeria leading the bunch is no surprise, as it has the highest GDP of all African economies, and consequently has more students that can afford a U.S. education. The remainder of the list all have savings in the Top 8 across the continent, except for Ghana, which isn't far behind at 11th.

While the other 47 nations in Africa are not listed above, almost all of them are sending pupils to the U.S. and other nations for tertiary schooling.

It may seem, by looking at the above list, that Nigeria is the crystal clear place to invest your recruiting efforts. But keep in mind, with higher student numbers comes more competition from other universities abroad.

Do not ignore the remaining nations with fewer students already traveling into the U.S., as those may be untapped markets which would give you more bang to your recruitment dollar. As we said in a prior blog article about Africa, the less traveled path represents the competitive path. Consider how nice it would be to be among the top-ranked universities in a college fair.

According to the 2018 report by IIE only 4% of overseas students in the U.S. were from sub-Saharan African countries. (The statistics for those from northern African nations is united with those from the Middle East, which account for two percent.)

African students bring an invaluable perspective and drive to campus, says WENR in this slightly older article.

Tourism and healthcare are also on the rise.

If your institution has a strong program in these areas, there are some frequent flyer miles to be got and pupils to be recruited.

Can they afford it, however?

Now, while the language barrier may not be a substantial challenge, a monetary one definitely is. The price for one year at an American school greatly surpasses the average yearly household income for many African American nations.

What incentive is there for universities to supply larger financial aid packages to those international students? Word of mouth for you personally. Bear in mind that college-aged population thrive? That is a lot of mouths and the following generations will probably be learning about schooling choices from people who went before them.

WES predicts that,"Given the price of successful recruitment efforts and the need to set up both recruiters and dollars , such networks of alumni can provide an abundance of rewards with comparatively few dangers."

Requirements to Study Abroad

The needs to study abroad for many international students would depend on the country, the college, and also the program. But, there's a typical set of files required to apply to all universities.

Transcripts from Schools

Recommendation Letters

Statement of Purpose

For Undergraduate applications, students would have to pass the standard global entrance exams like SAT depending on the country you are applying to. The African American matric qualification alone might not qualify one to the required level.

For postgraduate programs, you would need completion of diploma certification and would be required to compose the country and course-specific entrance exams.

The minimum standard requirements for Faculties will vary across the countries. Also depending upon the medium of instruction, students might need to take speech tests to demonstrate the level of proficiency.

Aside from this, to get a student loan, you would also need to reveal Confirmation of registration, proof of sufficient funds and meet the health insurance requirements.

Writing a comprehensive admission essay or personal statement puzzles many foreign applicants. The vast majority of non-native English applicants do not feel certain about their program papers. That's why many of them utilize this platform to order informative article online:

Each of the countries mentioned above are focusing on widening their educational prospects by enticing more international students. As a part of this, many scholarships are provided by the many organizations to encourage pupils. Here are a few notables ones for pupils from Africa.

Mastercard Foundation Scholarship: Canadian and American Universities have partnered up the Mastercard to northeastern university registrar offer you a $500 million initiative to provide scholarships for 15,000 pupils, especially from Africa. The University of Toronto, McGill University, the University of British Columbia are one of the top colleges offering the scholarship programs.

Australian Development Scholarships (ADS) for African American Students: An initiative by the Australian Government to provide fellowships and financial help for 1,000 postgraduate students from Africa.

The Beijing Government Scholarship (BGS): Offered from the Beijing Municipal Government that supplies a partial or full tuition fee for international students studying in Beijing.

French Government (Eiffel Excellence) Masters and Ph.D.. Scholarships: Scholarships of Masters and Ph.D. students from developing nations majoring in engineering, science, economics, law, and science.

VLIR-UOS Training Scholarships in Belgium: Offered for students from African countries with preference given to girls who take available master and training programs in English.

English Language Proficiency

Students will have to give proof they've achieved a particular level of English language proficiency.

These will be the commonly accepted evaluations.

IELTS Academic Module

TOEFL

University of Cambridge Advanced

VU English EAP

These tests must be obtained no less than two years prior to commencing the course.

The majority of African pupils prefer to choose a degree in technology or business studies. In European nations especially languages, art, and human sciences are also popular topics followed by law enforcement and political science.

Students from African nations are wanting to move overseas to countries that offer them better standards of living. The ability to stay in the country after completing the course is also becoming a significant deciding factor. But it is also common for pupils to be back their experience to their home states and contribute to strengthening their economy.

Every country has something to offer, and it is ideal to pick the course based on individual and academic tastes.

Information sources and financing for Study Abroad

Nearly six in ten potential students look to schooling agents for help in identifying and exploring alternatives for study abroad. But the QS survey clearly indicates that most students make heavy use of online channels too, especially organic research, institutional sites, school selection sites, and social media. Between 80% and 100 percent of survey respondents stated they make extensive use of all these online tools.

The other striking aspect of pupil mobility from the area is that the prominent role played by third party funders, particularly in the form of government or corporate scholarships. As the following picture reflects, private or family financing plays a lesser role for many students from the area.

The standing of financing sources exemplified here reflects the prominent part of third party funders (and also the importance of affordability factors) that we have observed elsewhere to key markets in the area, notably Nigeria, Kenya, and Ghana.

The broker recruitment station is still developing in Africa. They're determined and keen to sign up new contracts -- unlike many of the colleagues in China and India who've become exceptionally discerning about which universities they will support. We've fulfilled a number of agents from African nations in the ICEF Miami workshop and highly suggest this opportunity to meet and evaluate the options.

Contrary to the recruiting agent systems in China and India that are highly developed and have matured into a challenging network of super bureaus with many unstructured (and often uncontrollable) sub-agents, there are opportunities to create valuable relationships with lots of the agencies which are growing in Africa. This recruitment station is a site topic all of its own and we will share it at a future blog post this season.

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Top 6 Language Exchange Meetup Groups in London

Let's face it… learning to speak a new language isn’t the most exciting of tasks. It can be complicated, frustrating and downright difficult at times but this makes the skill all the more valuable.

Language exchange is two people who know different languages practising each other’s language through talking.

This simple technique can flip the difficulties of learning a new language over the head.

One of the best ways to participate in language exchange is by joining a group.

A group is made up of people who want to learn the same languages as you.

Eg - A English-Spanish language exchange group would have Spanish and English speaking people.

We have created a list of the best language exchange groups for you to join to improve your skills.

For those in a hurry -

Ohanasi Kagawa (Japanese-English)

China Unbound (Chinese - English)

Mammoth (Several languages)

London-French (French - English)

Spanglish (Spanish- English)

UK Korean Language Exchange (Korean - English)

Ohanasi Kagawa - Japanese and English

Ohanasi Kagawa is a group run by Aki (the guy on the right). It’s hands down the best group for Japanese and English language exchange.

The community is accepting and non-judgemental. They use a really great system for people participating in sessions.

When in sessions, people switch between English and Japanese every 10 minutes to ensure that both partners get to learn something.

You get to meet different people every new session (if you choose to do so).

This group is for people interested in Japanese culture like anime and manga, Japanese food, ceremonies and rituals etc.

It has branches all over the world including London but because of Covid-19, the events are currently held online.

The group is available on many platforms but we recommend Bylde because it’s easy to use. Here is the link!

China Unbound - Mandarin/Cantonese and English

China Unbound provides a relaxed learning environment for Mandarin/Cantonese and English learners alike.

The group is run by Esther. The great thing about China Unbound is that it offers courses for all levels of learners. Whether you’re a beginner, intermediate or advanced, they have a course for you.

China unbound more or less follows the same strategy as Ohanasi Kagawa where they have speed sessions of 15 minutes switching between English and the Chinese languages

No matter if you’re just beginning to learn Cantonese and Mandarin or want to gain more confidence while speaking, China Unbound has a place for you.

It’s only available on Meetup. Here is the link!

Mammoth - Several languages

The biggest language exchange group in London, Mammoth provides language exchange for MANY languages. French, German, Italian, Vietnamese, Dutch, Danish you name it, they have it. They provide a really fun environment as they also organize social events like bowling, club nights, dinners, pub crawls and more.

This is a great place for people who might be nervous about their language exchange session.

They’re only available on meetup. Here is the link!

London French - English Language Exchange

The best group for people interested in French - English Language exchange. It’s run by a group of people.

The group is more “professional” than others on this list so people who are only interested in language exchange without the cultural aspects should choose this group.

One thing to keep in mind that you need to have an intermediate or advanced knowledge of the French language. The aim of this group is to improve upon the languages that you already know rather than teaching from scratch.

The group is available on meet up. Here is the link!

Spanglish - Spanish and English

Spanglish is a language and culture exchange group run by Cristian. They hold their events in mainly bars and pubs in the heart of London.

The group provides a warm environment where people come to practice a new language and make new friends.

They hold sessions for all ages, from kids to adults. They hold long 2 hour sessions switching between both languages every 12 minutes.

They also hold themed sessions including Mexican nights and Latino parties. They also have a film club where they provide a series of films in Spanish.

The group can be found on meet up. Here is the link!

UK Korean Language Exchange.

This group is the best for people interested in the Korean language and culture. Its co-run by a group of people.

They meet up every 2 weeks and long 2 hour sessions where all the members talk about Korean culture and Language. They discuss topics like K-pop, Korean food, Korean traditions etc.

The group is available on meet up. Here is the link!

Conclusion

There are language exchange groups available for practically every language out there. Because of Covid-19 most of these groups hold their events online. Some of them have stopped hosting events for now. If you didn’t find a group for your language on this list you can find such groups on sites like Bylde, Meetup, Eventbrite etc. If you want to find out the best aspects of language exchange and how to make it work for you check out this guide.

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- Haley Britzky, Army reporter

The Body in Pain: The Making and Unmaking of the World by Elaine Scarry

Why do we even fight wars? Wouldn’t a massive tennis tournament be a nicer way for nations to settle their differences? This is one of the many questions Harvard professor Elaine Scarry attempts to answer, along with why nuclear war is akin to torture, why the language surrounding war is sterilized in public discourse, and why both war and torture unmake human worlds by destroying access to language. It’s a big lift of a read, but even if you just read chapter two (like I did), you’ll come away thinking about war in new and refreshing ways. [Buy]

- David Roza, Air Force reporter

Stalingrad: The Fateful Siege: 1942-1943 by Antony Beevor

Stalingrad takes readers all the way from the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union to the collapse of the 6th Army at Stalingrad in February 1943. It gives you the perspective of German and Soviet soldiers during the most apocalyptic battle of the 20th century. [Buy]

- Jeff Schogol, Pentagon correspondent

America's War for the Greater Middle East by Andrew J. Bacevich

I picked up America's War for the Greater Middle East earlier this year and couldn’t put it down. Published in 2016 by Andrew Bacevich, a historian and retired Army officer who served in Vietnam, the book unravels the long and winding history of how America got so entangled in the Middle East and shows that we’ve been fighting one long war since the 1980s — with errors in judgment from political leaders on both sides of the aisle to blame. “From the end of World War II until 1980, virtually no American soldiers were killed in action while serving in the Greater Middle East. Since 1990, virtually no American soldiers have been killed in action anywhere else. What caused this shift?” the book jacket asks. As Bacevich details in this definitive history, the mission creep of our Vietnam experience has been played out again and again over the past 30 years, with disastrous results. [Buy]

- Paul Szoldra, editor-in-chief

Burn In: A Novel of the Real Robotic Revolution by P.W. Singer and August Cole

In Burn In, Singer and Cole take readers on a journey at an unknown date in the future, in which an FBI agent searches for a high-tech terrorist in Washington, D.C. Set after what the authors called the "real robotic revolution," Agent Lara Keegan is teamed up with a robot that is less Terminator and far more of a useful, and highly intelligent, law enforcement tool. Perhaps the most interesting part: Just about everything that happens in the story can be traced back to technologies that are being researched today. You can read Task & Purpose's interview with the authors here. [Buy]

- James Clark, senior reporter

SAS: Rogue Heroes by Ben MacIntyre

Like WWII? Like a band of eccentric daredevils wreaking havoc on fascists? Then you'll love SAS: Rogue Heroes, which re-tells some truly insane heists performed by one of the first modern special forces units. Best of all, Ben MacIntyre grounds his history in a compassionate, balanced tone that displays both the best and worst of the SAS men, who are, like anyone else, only human after all. [Buy]

- David Roza, Air Force reporter

The Alice Network by Kate Quinn

The Alice Network is a gripping novel which follows two courageous women through different time periods — one living in the aftermath of World War II, determined to find out what has happened to someone she loves, and the other working in a secret network of spies behind enemy lines during World War I. This gripping historical fiction is based on the true story of a network that infiltrated German lines in France during The Great War and weaves a tale so packed full of drama, suspense, and tragedy that you won’t be able to put it down. [Buy]

Katherine Rondina, Anchor Books

“Because I published a new book this year, I've been answering questions about my inspirations. This means I've been thinking about and so thankful for The Girl in the Flammable Skirt by Aimee Bender. I can't credit it with making me want to be a writer — that desire was already there — but it inspired me to write stories where the fantastical complicates the ordinary, and the impossible becomes possible. A girl in a nice dress with no one to appreciate it. An unremarkable boy with a remarkable knack for finding things. The stories in this book taught me that the everydayness of my world could become magical and strange, and in that strangeness I could find a new kind of truth.”

Diane Cook is the author of the novel The New Wilderness, which was long-listed for the 2020 Booker Prize, and the story collection Man V. Nature, which was a finalist for the Guardian First Book Award, the Believer Book Award, the PEN/Hemingway Award, and the Los Angeles Times Award for First Fiction. Read an excerpt from The New Wilderness.

Bill Johnston, University of California Press

“I’ve revisited a lot of old favorites in this grim year of fear and isolation, and have been most thankful of all for The Collected Poems of Frank O’Hara. Witty, reflexive, intimate, queer, disarmingly occasional and monumentally serious all at once, they’ve been a constant balm and inspiration. ‘The only thing to do is simply continue,’ he wrote, in 'Adieu to Norman, Bon Jour to Joan and Jean-Paul'; ‘is that simple/yes, it is simple because it is the only thing to do/can you do it/yes, you can because it is the only thing to do.’”

Helen Macdonald is a nature essayist with a semiregular column in the New York Times Magazine. Her latest novel, Vesper Flights, is a collection of her best-loved essays, and her debut book, H Is for Hawk, won the Samuel Johnson Prize for Nonfiction and the Costa Book Award, and was a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction.

Andrea Scher, Scholastic Press

“This year, I’m so grateful for You Should See Me in a Crown by Leah Johnson. Reading — like everything else — has been a struggle for me in 2020. It’s been tough to let go of all of my anxieties about the state of the world and our country and get swept away by a story. But You Should See Me in a Crown pulled me in right away; for the blissful time that I was reading it, it made me think about a world outside of 2020 and it made me smile from ear to ear. Joy has been hard to come by this year, and I’m so thankful for this book for the joy it brought me.”

Jasmine Guillory is the New York Times bestselling author of five romance novels, including this year’s Party of Two. Her work has appeared in O, The Oprah Magazine, Cosmopolitan, Real Simple, and Time.

Nelson Fitch, Random House

“Last year, stuck in a prolonged reading rut that left me wondering if I even liked books anymore, I stumbled across Tenth of December by George Saunders, a collection of stories Saunders wrote between 1995 and 2012 that are at turns funny, moving, startling, weird, profound, and often all of those things at the same time. As a writer, what I crave most from books is to find one so excellent it makes me feel like I'd be better off quitting — and so wonderful that it reminds me what it is to be purely a reader again, encountering new worlds and revelations every time I turn a page. Tenth of December is that, and I'm so grateful that it fell off a high shelf and into my life.”

Veronica Roth is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Divergent series and the Carve the Mark duology. Her latest novel, Chosen Ones, is her first novel for adults. Read an excerpt from Chosen Ones.

Ian Byers-Gamber, Blazevox Books

“Waking up today to the prospect of some hours spent reading away part of another day of this disastrous, delirious pandemic year, I’m most grateful for the book in my hands, one itself full of gratitude for a life spent reading: Gloria Frym’s How Proust Ruined My Life. Frym’s essays — on Marcel Proust, yes, and Walt Whitman, and Lucia Berlin, but also peppermint-stick candy and Allen Ginsburg’s knees, among other Proustian memory-prompts — restore me to my sense of my eerie luck at a life spent rushing to the next book, the next page, the next word.”

Jonathan Lethem is the author of a number of critically acclaimed novels, including The Fortress of Solitude and the National Book Critics Circle Award winner Motherless Brooklyn. His latest novel, The Arrest, is a postapocalyptic tale about two siblings, the man that came between them, and a nuclear-powered super car.

David Heska Wanbli Weiden, Riverhead

“I’m incredibly grateful for the magnificent The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee by David Treuer. This book — a mélange of history, memoir, and reportage — is the reconceptualization of Native life that’s been urgently needed since the last great indigenous history, Dee Brown’s Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. It’s at once a counternarrative and a replacement for Brown’s book, and it rejects the standard tale of Native victimization, conquest, and defeat. Even though I teach Native American studies to college students, I found new insights and revelations in almost every chapter. Not only a great read, the book is a tremendous contribution to Native American — and American — intellectual and cultural history.”

David Heska Wanbli Weiden, an enrolled member of the Sicangu Lakota Nation, is author of the novel Winter Counts, which is BuzzFeed Book Club’s November pick. He is also the author of the children’s book Spotted Tail, which won the 2020 Spur Award from the Western Writers of America. Read an excerpt from Winter Counts.

Valerie Mosley, Tordotcom

“In 2020, I've been lucky to finish a single book within 30 days, but I burned through this 507-page brick in the span of a weekend. Harrow the Ninth reminded me that even when absolutely everything is terrible, it's still possible to feel deep, gratifying, brain-buzzing admiration for brilliant art. Thank you, Harrow, for being one of the brightest spots in a dark year and for keeping the home fires burning.”

Casey McQuiston is the New York Times bestselling author of Red, White & Royal Blue, and her next book, One Last Stop, comes out in 2021.

"I'm grateful for V.S. Naipaul's troubling masterpiece, A Bend in the River — which not only made me see the world anew, but made me see what literature could do. It's a book that's lucid enough to reveal the brutality of the forces shaping our world and its politics; yet soulful enough to penetrate the most recondite secrets of human interiority. A book of great beauty without a moment of mercy. A marriage of opposites that continues to shape my own deeper sense of just how much a writer can actually accomplish."

Ayad Akhtar is a novelist and playwright, and his latest novel, Homeland Elegies, is about an American son and his immigrant father searching for belonging in a post-9/11 country. He is the winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama and an Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters.

Vanessa German, Feminist Press

“I'm most thankful for Daddy Was a Number Runner by Louise Meriwether. It's a YA book set in 1930s Harlem, and it was the first Black-girl-coming-of-age book I ever read, the first time I ever saw myself in a book. I appreciate how it expanded my world and my understanding that books can speak to you right where you are and take you on a journey, at the same time.”

Deesha Philyaw’s debut short story collection, The Secret Lives of Church Ladies, was a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction. She is also the co-author of Co-Parenting 101: Helping Your Kids Thrive in Two Households After Divorce, written in collaboration with her ex-husband. Philyaw’s writing on race, parenting, gender, and culture has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, McSweeney’s, the Rumpus, and elsewhere. Read a story from The Secret Lives of Church Ladies.

Philippa Gedge, W. W. Norton & Company

“As both a writer and a reader I am hugely grateful for Patricia Highsmith’s plotting and writing suspense fiction. As a writer I’m thankful for Highsmith’s generosity with her wisdom and experience: She talks us through how to tease out the narrative strands and develop character, how to know when things are going awry, even how to decide to give things up as a bad job. She’s unabashed about sharing her own ‘failures,’ and in my experience, there’s nothing more encouraging for a writer than learning that our literary gods are mortal! As a reader, it provides a fascinating insight into the genesis of one of my favorite novels of all time — The Talented Mr. Ripley, as well as the rest of her brilliant oeuvre. And because it’s Highsmith, it’s so much more than just a how-to guide: It’s hugely engaging and, while accessible, also provides a glimpse into the mind of a genius. I’ve read it twice — while working on each of my thrillers, The Hunting Party and The Guest List — and I know I’ll be returning to the well-thumbed copy on my shelf again soon!”

Lucy Foley is the New York Times bestselling author of the thrillers The Guest List and The Hunting Party. She has also written two historical fiction novels and previously worked in the publishing industry as a fiction editor.

“The books I'm most thankful for this year are a three-book series titled Tales from the Gas Station by Jack Townsend. Walking a fine line between comedy and horror (which is much harder than people think), the books follow Jack, an employee at a gas station in a nameless town where all manner of horrifyingly fantastical things happen. And while the monsters are scary and more than a little ridiculous, it's Jack's bone-dry narration, along with his best friend/emotional support human, Jerry, that elevates the books into something that are as lovely as they are absurd.”

T.J. Klune is a Lambda Literary Award–winning author and an ex-claims examiner for an insurance company. His novels include The House in the Cerulean Sea and The Extraordinaries.

Sylvernus Darku (Team Black Image Studio), Ayebia Clarke Publishing

"Nervous Conditions is a book that I have read several times over the years, including this year. The novel covers the themes of gender and race and has at its heart Tambu, a young girl in 1960s Rhodesia determined to get an education and to create a better life for herself. Dangarembga’s prose is evocative and witty, and the story is thought-provoking. I’ve been inspired anew by Tambu each time I’ve read this book."

Peace Adzo Medie is Senior Lecturer in Gender and International Politics at the University of Bristol. She is the author of Global Norms and Local Action: The Campaigns to End Violence against Women in Africa (Oxford University Press, 2020). His Only Wife is her debut novel.

Jenna Maurice, HarperCollins

“The book I'm most thankful for? Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein. My mother and father would read me poems from it before bed — I'm convinced it infused me not only with a sense of poetic cadence, but also a wry sense of humor.”

Victoria “V.E.” Schwab is the bestselling author of more than a dozen books, including Vicious, the Shades of Magic series, and This Savage Song. Her latest novel, The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, is BuzzFeed Book Club’s December pick. Read an excerpt from The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue.

Meg Vázquez, Square Fish

“My childhood best friend gave me Troubling a Star by Madeleine L'Engle for Hanukkah when I was 11 years old, and it's still my favorite book of all time. I love the way it defies genre (it's a political thriller/YA romance that includes a lot of scientific research and also poetry??), and the way it values smartness, gutsiness, vulnerability, kindness, and a sense of adventure. The book follows 16-year-old Vicky Austin's life-altering trip to Antarctica; her trip changed my life, too. In a year when safe travel is almost impossible, I'm so grateful to be able to return to her story again and again.”

Kate Stayman-London's debut novel, One to Watch, is about a plus-size blogger who’s been asked to star on a Bachelorette-like reality show. Stayman-London served as lead digital writer for Hillary Rodham Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign and has written for notable figures, from former president Obama and Malala Yousafzai to Anna Wintour and Cher.

Katharine McGee is grateful for the Redwall series by Brian Jacques. Chris Bailey Photography, Firebird

“I’m thankful for the Redwall books by Brian Jacques. I discovered the series in elementary school, and it sparked a love of big, epic stories that has never left me. (If you read my books, you know I can’t resist a broad cast of characters!) I used to read the books aloud to my younger sister, using funny voices for all the narrators. Now that I have a little boy of my own, I can’t wait to someday share Redwall with him.”

Katharine McGee is the New York Times bestselling author of American Royals and its sequel, Majesty. She is also the author of the Thousandth Floor trilogy.

Beth Gwinn, Time-Life Books

"I am thankful most for books that carry me out of the world and back again, and while I find it painful to choose among them, here's one early and one late: Zen Cho's Black Water Sister, which comes out in 2021 but I devoured just two days ago, and the long out-of-print Wizards and Witches volume of the Time-Life Enchanted World series, which is where I first read about the legend of the Scholomance."

Naomi Novik is the New York Times bestselling author of the Nebula Award–winning novel Uprooted, Spinning Silver, and the nine-volume Temeraire series. Her latest novel, A Deadly Education, is the first of the Scholomance trilogy.

Christina Lauren are grateful for the Twilight series by Stephenie Meyer. Christina Lauren, Little, Brown and Company

"We are thankful for the Twilight series for about a million reasons, not the least of which it's what brought the two of us together. Writing fanfic in a space where we could be silly and messy together taught us that we don't have to be perfect, but there's no harm in trying to get better with every attempt. It also cemented for us that the best relationships are the ones in which you can be your real, authentic self, even when you're struggling to do things you never thought you'd be brave enough to attempt. Twilight brought millions of readers back into the fold and inspired hundreds of romance authors. We really do thank Stephenie Meyer every day for the gift of Twilight and the fandom it created."

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