(c) Copyright Kathy Steinemann

We all spent our earliest weeks lying flat on our backs, unable to fend for ourselves. The bright spots in our days were the strange sounds coming out of the mouths of our parents.

Soon we began to understand those strange sounds and realized what they meant. After many months of listening, we experimented with our young tongues and began to produce our first rudimentary word (more…)

Take your English lessons in a different format when you take an English class online. This idea appeals to many adults who do not want or are unable to attend regular classes. You won’t have the benefit of a live instructor, but in many ways this is a good thing. When you attend class and you don’t understand the lesson, you may be fearful of asking questions or of asking the instructor to repeat the instruction. With the (more…)

A free English course online must be comprehensive in that it includes audio lessons, lessons in grammar, opportunities for you to read passages and books in English, play word games and interact with learners from all over the world. When you have such a course that is truly comprehensive, you will learn how to speak, read and write English very quickly. This type of course gives you a chance to learn from home, but you do hav (more…)

Along with a select few other European languages, German has been, and continues to be, a language that holds a special place in the fields of literature, art, culture and business. Every language plays a crucial role in building relationships between two nations. And since Germany has become one of the most important business hubs in Europe, it is frequently a requirement to prepare documentation in that language. As well as commerce, Germany (more…)