Category Archives: Language
How to take the TOPIK test in Singapore?
Do you want to get a certificate to prove your Korean level? Then TOPIK is the examination to take. Where and how to do the TOPIK test in Singapore? Continue reading
How to take the HSK test in Singapore
If you’re learning Mandarin, the Certification to go for is the HSK test. But it’s a bit tough to find up-to-date information on where and how to take the HSK test in Singapore. Here are the relevant facts. Continue reading
For certification, don’t count on your language school
Before joining a language school, many language learners ask whether the school provides a certificate. While most schools do provide certificates of attendance and level, it is better to separate the teaching and certification. Because bear for rare exceptions, school … Continue reading
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Swiss German is like Singlish
If you are thinking of looking for a class to learn Swiss German in Singapore, don’t. You may have done some research and have found out that the Swiss speak several languages, depending on where you go, but that their … Continue reading
Overhearing and being overheard
One of the fun thing of being on a holiday is that you can talk openly with your friends / family even in public places, because others wouldn’t understand you. But that is often a false sense of security. Far … Continue reading
How intense is your desire?
I have spent as much time learning French as I did learning Spanish. Yet I feel a whole lot more comfortable when I’m on Spanish speaking territory than when I need to speak French. I took French in secondary school. … Continue reading
Imperfect English is no disaster
English is my second language and I am really comfortable using it. But there will always be words for which I wouldn’t have the English version ready. Continue reading
The fastest way to learn new things
My laptop is being repaired, so since yesterday I’m working with my wife’s Macbook. While I hear so many raving words about anything Apple, it’s been annoying for a hardcore PC user like me. But after a day, and after … Continue reading
Stuck at intermediate? Ways to keep learning
I have to admit something. While I speak many languages, I have only really mastered one besides my native Dutch: English. It’s my only foreign language in which I comfortably socialize, watch movies, negotiate, write letters, read newspapers etc. I’m … Continue reading
Have fun in your class, or else!
Whether you are learning full-time or part-time in the evening hours, I find that an essential and underrated element of the learning experience is fun. There can be no sustainable progress without fun. Why? Because you simply won’t keep at … Continue reading
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