Tadoku: Wrap Up (January 2014 Edition)
Tadoku finished five days ago, so today is just my little summary post about how I did, what I read and how I think I can do even better next time!
Media Monday: Anglicisms in Harry Potter
Media Monday is a feature I post every two weeks where I discuss an interesting word or phrase (or sentence or paragraph) from what I’ve been reading or watching. So with Tadoku finishing a few days ago, I’ve still been…
任賢齊-對面的女孩看過來
6 Week Challenge – February 2014 Edition
With the end of January heralding the end of the Tadoku Challenge (which I’m going to talk at more length about on Wednesday), February brings something else our way: the 6 Week Challenge. It’s really as simple as it seems.…
马年快乐！Happy New Year!
Obviously many of us celebrate 1st January as the New Year, but today – 31st January – is in fact the Chinese New Year! 2014 (well, 31.01.2014 – 18.02.2015) is the year of the horse (马), so it’s your zodiac…
Extensive Reading and Learning Vocabulary
The goal of the Tadoku challenge (of which there are only three days left, so I need to get on that…) is to read as much as you can in your target language for an entire month. I’ve previously spoken…
Elif – Unter meiner Haut
Reading in Your Target Language: What Should You Pick?
With January being one of the months the Tadoku challenge is running, I’ve been talking an awful lot lately about reading (and haven’t been doing so much of it, myself). One of the most important questions, especially if you’re just…
Media Monday: ZDF Interview with Obama
Media Monday is a feature I post every two weeks where I discuss an interesting word or phrase (or sentence or paragraph) from what I’ve been reading or watching. So it’s still Tadoku time, even though I’ve slowed down somewhat, and…