Practice is a very important part of language learning. By practicing we review, internalize and therefore can better grasp the material.

So I’ve come up with some ways for you to practice German here at GermanHeit - voluntarily of course ;).

The following are three new post types I would like to offer on a regular basis:

1.) HOMEWORK - longer or more detailed exercises that you can do by either reblogging and filling in the blanks… or by completing it in the comment section of that post.

For those who choose to do the assignment in a reblog, I’m going to, in turn, reblog one or more student’s homework as an example to the class; explaining difficulties, mistakes etc. And we’ll continue our discussion in the comments section of that post so that I can answer any additional questions you may have. 

2.) Come to the BLACKBOARD and answer a question - these will be single questions based on the current post’s lesson or on lessons still fresh in our minds. I’ll enable “answers” so they can be answered right away. Think of it like being called to the blackboard…only here everyone can try to answer it, and we don’t have to raise our hands ;)

3.) POP QUIZ - This is similar to BLACKBOARD in that we’ll complete it using enabled “answers” in the post itself. These will be a series of questions based on our most recent lessons.

The correct answers to pop quizzes and blackboard questions will always be posted in the comment section after a couple of hours.

Is this something that you would be interested in?

Have you ever had German food before? What was it?
Or is there something German you would like to eat / cook one day?:)

For those of you who haven’t learned any #German before, here are some links to posts that deal with a couple of basic phrases to help you get started!!! (I’ll also write a post soon that will provide links to basic grammar.)

First Small Talk 1: Names

First Small Talk 2: Age

First Small Talk 3: Where Are You From?

Are there any other basic phrases for beginners that you would like me to translate or that you already know?

So I was wondering … what’s your reason for wanting to learn about the German language and/or culture - family, travel, friends, curiosity etc. or something else?