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ÖSD Exam Centre in Zurich

2024-03-11T19:51:27+01:00

We are the first ÖSD exam centre in the canton of Zurich! The Sprachen Akademie has some great news: since the beginning of the year, the Sprachen Akademie is officially the first ÖSD exam centre in the canton of Zurich. Read on to find out what this means and why it's important for you to know! What are ÖSD exams? ÖSD stands not only for Österreichisches Sprachdiplom Deutsch, but also for Österreich (Austria), Schweiz(Switzerland) and Deutschland (Germany). The ÖSD exams are therefore not only aimed at people in Austria, but are also internationally recognised. The exams are based on the guidelines [...]

ÖSD Exam Centre in Zurich2024-03-11T19:51:27+01:00

Learning Strategies (Part 9) – voCHabular

2024-01-04T21:21:37+01:00

Learn Swiss German (and Standard German) with voCHabular According to UNESCO, German is one of the most difficult languages in the world. At the same time, it is one of the most studied languages in the world. But anyone learning German in the German-speaking part of Switzerland faces an additional challenge: There is not only standard German, but also Swiss German, which is the language used most often in everyday communication. So you may have learnt German perfectly, but still find it hard to understand people when they speak Swiss German. This is where the question arises: Can you learn [...]

Learning Strategies (Part 9) – voCHabular2024-01-04T21:21:37+01:00

Learning Strategies (Part 8) – films and TV series

2024-01-04T21:23:06+01:00

Language learning with films and TV series In addition to attending a language course, you can also learn a foreign language on your own outside of the classroom, for example… … in a language learning tandem; … by listening to podcasts; … by reading books; … by listening to music and … by watching films and TV series. While the first four suggestions have been explained in previous blog posts, this blog post will focus on the last suggestion: learning languages through films and TV series. First, we will look at how watching films and TV series can help you [...]

Learning Strategies (Part 8) – films and TV series2024-01-04T21:23:06+01:00

Swiss German (Part 3) – Pronunciation

2023-11-18T20:34:13+01:00

The unpronounceable word "Chuchichäschtli Can you pronounce the infamous Swiss German word “Chuchichäschtli”? Surely, you have heard it before. As a matter of fact, many people who do not speak Swiss German find it quite a challenge to pronounce “Chuchichäschtli” correctly. In this blog post we will find out why, among many other things. In the introductory blog post on Swiss German, we learned that there are so-called Helvetisms in Swiss Standard German, i.e. linguistic features that are not used, for example, in Germany or Austria. While the last blog post (“Peperoni” or “Paprika”?) dealt with a Helvetism in the [...]

Swiss German (Part 3) – Pronunciation2023-11-18T20:34:13+01:00

Learning Strategies (Part 7) – Music

2023-12-16T21:07:51+01:00

Learning languages through music There are many ways to learn a foreign language outside the classroom. In this blog series, we have already covered learning in a tandem (Tandem Language Learning), learning through podcasts (The Best Free Podcasts to Learn German) and books (Improve Your German by Reading). Today we are going to focus again on a predominantly auditory method, namely music. In the first part of this blog post, we will answer the question of why songs are a valuable tool for improving your language skills. In the second part, we will provide you with over 24 German songs [...]

Learning Strategies (Part 7) – Music2023-12-16T21:07:51+01:00

Swiss German (Part 2) – Peperoni or Paprika

2023-11-18T20:34:56+01:00

Grüezi! And welcome to another blog post in our new blog series on Swiss German. In the introductory blog post on Swiss German, we learned to distinguish between Swiss German and Swiss Standard German. We also learnt that there are so-called Helvetisms in Swiss Standard German, i.e. linguistic features that are not used in Germany or Austria, for example. Today we want to look at one of these Helvetisms: “Peperoni”. At the same time, we want to clear up the confusion surrounding words like “Paprika”, “pepperoni” with a double P and “pepper”. “Peperoni” equals “paprika” “[A] vegetable that is usually [...]

Swiss German (Part 2) – Peperoni or Paprika2023-11-18T20:34:56+01:00

Learning Strategies (Part 6) – Books

2023-11-01T19:57:29+01:00

Improve Your German by Reading Today we are going to focus once again on learning German outside the classroom. We already got to know two of many methods in the blog posts Tandem Language Learning and The Best Free Podcasts to Learn German. These were mainly about speaking German and listening to German. Now we want to look at another skill: reading. As a matter of fact, there are many opportunities for you to read in German. However, this first blog post is only about reading books. More specifically, we want to give you an overview of German literature from [...]

Learning Strategies (Part 6) – Books2023-11-01T19:57:29+01:00

Reasons to Learn a Foreign Language (Part 3)

2023-06-18T09:05:51+02:00

Are you thinking about starting to learn a foreign language? Or do you need some motivation to brush up on your language skills? In either case, this blog series is for you. In the first part we looked at travel-related reasons, while in the second part we focused on the advantages of language skills in the labour market. In this third part, we focus on a skill that is increasingly in demand in our globalised world: intercultural competence. What exactly intercultural competence is and why you can acquire it through language learning, you can find out here. What is intercultural [...]

Reasons to Learn a Foreign Language (Part 3)2023-06-18T09:05:51+02:00

Swiss German (Part 1) – Introduction

2023-10-21T08:32:57+02:00

Switzerland's language situation is without doubt special. There is not just one, but four national languages (German, French, Italian and Romansh), with German being the most widely spoken language in Switzerland. In addition, there is a diglossia situation in German-speaking Switzerland. In a diglossia situation, two languages, or rather two linguistic varieties, co-exist and differ in their contexts of use. In the case of German-speaking Switzerland, these two varieties are Swiss Standard German and Swiss German. In this first introductory blog post on Swiss German, we will look at both Swiss Standard German and Swiss German, clarify differences between them [...]

Swiss German (Part 1) – Introduction2023-10-21T08:32:57+02:00

Common Challenges for German Learners (Part 3) – Upper and Lower Case

2023-01-15T14:05:27+01:00

The importance of capital letters in German The German language is almost the only language in which nouns, names and nominalisations are capitalised. This is why capitalisation is a challenge for most German learners, and even native speakers are sometimes unsure whether a word is written in upper or lower case. What is more, did you know that there are certain words that can be written both upper and lower case, but that the meaning of the sentence changes accordingly? This is exactly what this blog post is about. At the same time, this blog post will give you an [...]

Common Challenges for German Learners (Part 3) – Upper and Lower Case2023-01-15T14:05:27+01:00
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