I starten af december skrev jeg denne artikel, hvor jeg kastede mig ud i en diskussion af, hvordan et sprog kan og ikke kan defineres. Jeg endte med at konkludere, at det er sværere end som så at opstille klare kriterier for, hvad der er et ”rigtigt” sprog og hvad der ikke er, fordi sprog [...]

It is hard to determine what is and isn’t a language, since they are inseparably linked to culture and politics of countries and individuals. Today I’ll tell you about three European minority languages that may or may not be considered dialects or languages!

There are some simple questions that you need to ask yourself in order to take the most out of any international experience. If you want to travel around and have a new experience in your life, you might want to take a look at this article!

“Oh my God I can’t believe it; I’ve never been this far away from home!” Tive a oportunidade de ir a um show do Kaiser Chiefs aqui em Hamburg – que por sinal estava muito bom – e ouvir a música acima ao vivo, porém esta não é a questão principal. Gostaria de chamar atenção [...]

Nouvelle année, nouveau programme ! Comme tout le reste, vos aptitudes linguistiques ont besoin de soin, sans quoi elles rouillent avec le temps. Après tant d’efforts investis dans cet apprentissage, ce serait vraiment dommage de laisser l’oubli s’installer. Voici donc mes 5 résolutions pour cette année afin de raviver et améliorer vos connaissances linguistiques. 5. [...]

New Year, new programme! Your language skills need some care or they will rust sooner than you think. Take a look at these 5 resolutions to brush up and enhance your skills! What are you undertaking this year?

Qualche mese fa sono stati pubblicati su questo blog due articoli nei quali si davano suggerimenti su come imparare le lingue. Per quanto mi riguarda, nonostante abbia tentato di studiare un numero a dir poco infinito di lingue riuscendo però ad impararne solo tre, almeno in questo campo, mi considero comunque una studentessa niente male; [...]

I have attempted to study many languages but only succeeded in speaking fluently three of them, but I consider myself a quite good language learner; in fact, I can say I am quite an expert in this field! That is why I would like to share my learning secret with you.

Do you know SpongeBob SquarePants? The main character from that children’s TV-show about the sea sponge that lives beneath the ocean surface with his best friend Patrick the starfish. Did you know that the English name is used even in the Italian version?

Idag kom det fram att en arbetskollega till mig är ett stort fan av Svampbob Fyrkant. Ni vet huvudpersonen i barnprogrammet om svampen som bor under havsytan med sin bästa kompis sjöstjärnan Patrik. Då min arbetskollega är italienska kom det även fram att det engelska namnet ”Spongebob Squarepants” används även i den italienska versionen. Detta [...]