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Short Stories in German for Beginners | Olly Richards

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Some of the stories are really boring, some are weird, some are fairly interesting - funnily enough, those are usually my usual genres I read. The boring stories did drag a lot though and made me not want to read, so I'm not sure I'd completely recommend it, because at times it felt so taxing I actually avoided the book.

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thereadingpal That said, the goal of the book is to improve your German and make you understand by context (and using translation when needed). I'm happy to say that I could understand most of what was going on by the end of it, while the first stories were a bit more challenging as I used the vocabs way too much and I still wasn't using German as much as I should (still am not, but I'm using it much more). 1w

thereadingpal Recommended for its purpose, but I wish the stories were better. 1w

julesG Wish I could recommend some good stories for learners of German. What I used to recommend to my adult students of English (as a second language) was to pick a story/book they knew well in German and read the English version. Might work the other way around too. 7d

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thereadingpal @julesG perhaps! My first language is Italian but English stories would also work I think. I also bought some children's and teens books 6d

julesG 🤦🏻‍♀️I assumed. Well, guess a story you know well in Italian would work too, I suppose 6d

thereadingpal @julesG ahaha it's okay!!! 6d

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HardcoverHearts

Fluent Forever (Revised Edition): How to Learn Any Language Fast and Never Forget It | Gabriel Wyner

Even though my life is in chaos now due to having to move from a building that caught fire (everyone and all our things are ok) to a new home, I always need some stimulation. Language learning has always done that for me. I heard about this author and this revised book, so in brief snatches of time, I am diving in! So far I am curious and optimistic about his approach. Any other language learners out there and have you heard of this author?

Dilara I am curious but I‘ d bet the title promises more than can be delivered! 1mo

sarahbarnes I‘m an ongoing Spanish language learner! 1mo

mhillis Yes I‘m a language learner! 1mo

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HardcoverHearts @sarahbarnes how long have you been studying it and what level do you think you are at now? 1mo

HardcoverHearts @mhillis what language(s) do you study? 1mo

HardcoverHearts @Dilara he has some interesting ideas about memorization that are intriguing. Still early in the books so we shall see. 1mo

mhillis @HardcoverHearts French and Japanese 🙌 4w

HardcoverHearts @mhillis how impressive! 4w

sarahbarnes Good question. I‘d say off and on for years as an adult. I know more now than I ever have, but I don‘t even think I‘d call myself proficient. My goal is to live in a Spanish-speaking country at some point for a few months. I think that would improve my skills quickly now that I know enough to get around and can follow conversations. 4w

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thereadingpal

Short Stories in German for Beginners | Olly Richards

While I continue reading The Amber Spyglass by Philip Pullman (heart wrenching) I'm gonna read the third story in this book.
They're weird and somewhat underwhelming stories, but good for vocab

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RowReads1

How to Learn a Foreign Language | Graham E. Fuller

I‘m catching up on my French. I keep meaning too. Haha! I took it and passed in high school, probably just barely. Mom is going to help some. She‘s good with written French and grammar. It‘s a beautiful language!

BethM I‘ve been wanting to do the same. 2mo

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thereadingpal

Short Stories in German for Beginners: Read for pleasure at your level, expand your vocabulary and learn German the fun way! | Olly Richards, Alex Rawlings

Aktuelle Lesung: Short Stories in Germans for Beginners von O. Richards und A. Rowlings ;)

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Caterina

101 Conversations in Simple Spanish: Short Natural Dialogues to Boost Your Confidence and Improve Your Spoken Spanish | Olly Richards

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For what this is (an A2-B1 graded reader for Spanish language learners), I found it consistently at the advertised level and written well enough that I wanted to keep reading. It's a single story of a mysterious theft told through 101 short chapters consisting of a contextual blurb followed by a conversation. Available on #Hoopla. #Spanish #gradedreader #languagelearning

Sace Ooooo. I need to check that out. I teach Spanish 1 (A1-A2), but this would be good to have for the end of the year (and if I ever have Spanish 2). 4mo

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BookishRedhead

Korean Short Stories for Beginners: 20 Captivating Short Stories to Learn Korean & Grow Your Vocabulary the Fun Way! | Lingo Mastery

Had bit of a Korean learning block the last few weeks plus I've been to Disneyland Paris.
But there's nothing like a Korean book hual to get the motivation going again!
The BTS box has 4 books and an electric pen that speaks when you put it on a word.
Magic!

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AmyG

Icelandic: Grammar, Text and Glossary | Stefan Einarsson

My two favorite bands from Iceland (I am traveling there now). (Seabear and Sigur Ros)

@TieDyeDude #TuesdayTunes

vivastory I saw Sigur Ros twice now. The first time in 2002. There have been a few concerts in my life that were transcendental. That was def one. 9mo

AmyG @vivastory Consider yourself lucky! I‘d have loved to see them. 9mo

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