Learning a new language at SPEAK At SPEAK you can learn a new language in a way that’s entertaining and engaging. Depending on where you are, … Read More ›
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To not forget a language, consistency is key Similar to what happens when we learn other skills, if we don’t practice the language that we’ve … Read More ›
Our SPEAK buddies A major feature of the language groups at SPEAK is the relationship that easily develops between the buddies and participants. Whether the … Read More ›
Integrate into a new country with SPEAK So far present in 8 countries, SPEAK offers a variety of foreign language groups. But many people come … Read More ›
Learn a language can be fun Learning new languages is one of my passions! Mainly because it helps me to get to know other people … Read More ›
Learning a foreign language can be a fun-bumpy road When you’re learning a foreign language, you sometimes make mistakes. Not just small mistakes in grammar … Read More ›
It’s raining in Berlin and someone stole my bed at 3am this evening (crazy, right?). I arrived at 2am to an hostel and chose a 4 bed dorm for my first night. Two beds were free, I picked one randomly. At 3am someone comes in and says: “hey, that’s my bed”. I did that wtf-face but moved to the other option with no resistance. The guy gets my first option preferring a used bed to a new one – sometimes the world is a funny place. Anyway, Berlin is beautiful….
Just 30 kilometers on the west from the marvelous capital of Portugal – Lisbon there is a small town called Cascais. It used to be a fishermen village and also a place where Kings and Queens chose to spend their summers. Full of restaurants, bars, nice walks by the sea and of course – the best view of Atlantic ocean’s sunset. As almost all the other cities in Portugal, Cascais
There are many different and nice ways of language learning and some of my favourites are watching movies and TV series since the actors have to speak clearly and you can learn some idioms and words out of the context while following the plot. First, you can go with subtitles, but the more advanced you get, the less you need them.
Whenever I tell someone that I’ve never been to Portugal, I’m told that I have to go, especially to Lisbon, to see its small atmospheric lanes, trams, old buildings, generally to feel its ambience. So far I’ve been admiring Lisbon only on movies but I’m going to change it this autumn. Two films, though, have caught my attention and have a distinctive place in my heart.