A chapter of my life has now ended – in 6 short years I have gone from knowing absolutely no German to university ďegree level! But my love for German and language in general actually started way before I learned my first German word (which happened to be a swear word!) in early 2020, andContinue reading “23 years of loving language”
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The Death of Modern Languages
What can be done to save Modern Language education in our schools and universities? Eilidh Elizabeth Molly McGrath My language education era is about to end – I have one last German exam to do, and then I’m done! Although I am proud of what I have achieved and I’m excited about starting my newContinue reading “The Death of Modern Languages”
Zweittausendfünfundzwanzig
(2025) 2025 was my last full year of formal language studies! This might surprise you because I went to the Open University to study German and Spanish in order to become a modern language teacher… well, that dream wasn’t going to work because of the lack of opportunities for German teachers in Scotland so IContinue reading “Zweittausendfünfundzwanzig”
My Linguistic 2024
It’s Hogmanay, and as it has become a tradition, I’m recapping the linguistic adventures I have been on this year! It has been a pretty big year for me, and truth be told, I feel like I started uni in March rather than last October because my uni life only genuinely started after I attendedContinue reading “My Linguistic 2024”
Why We Shouldn’t Say “Auf Wiedersehen” To German Class
Today, I learned that my old high school is discontinuing higher German from its curriculum. This is precisely the opposite direction from where educational institutions should be going because German courses are already hard to find. I was 18 when I decided to study Higher German, which meant that even though my school did offerContinue reading “Why We Shouldn’t Say “Auf Wiedersehen” To German Class”
English vs German
One of the most confusing things about me is that I suck at English (writing this article with Grammarly), but I am excellent at German. People say it is because English is taught differently than modern foreign languages in schools. Still, I have noticed a few other discrepancies between the two languages that may explainContinue reading “English vs German”
SZENE 2WEI
At the start of the year, I was explaining to my agent that I had finished one of my uni modules and therefore had more time to do dance work when as if our conversation had been overheard, she got a notification from Creative Scotland that the German inclusive dance group Szene 2wei were holdingContinue reading “SZENE 2WEI”
My 2023 In Language
The year 2023 has been eventful in terms of my language adventures. I started the year studying French and German at Edinburgh College with no particular plan for my future, and I have ended it as an award-winning German speaker who is studying language at university! So, let’s see what my year has been like!Continue reading “My 2023 In Language”
UNI
This year, I hit quite a milestone. I became a university student in October when I started my degree in Language Studies with German and French at the Open University. This week is the last week of the first semester, so I decided to write an article about my uni experience so far. This year,Continue reading “UNI”
The Non Verbal Linguist 