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Posts by Cornelia Büttler

Cornelia Büttler
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Being Successful Makes You Happy

Rewards, Incentives, Gamification
Motivating your students to learn and to participate can sometimes be very hard. Especially if the decision to attend a language course was not made by the student him- or herself, but by the company or another institution. Adult learners vary from child learners in how they are motivated. They have life experience from which…
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Gamification, Incentives, Rewards, Study Motivation

How to Set Goals for the New Year 2021

Goal setting
“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.” Pablo Picasso Goal setting can be overwhelming. What do you want to achieve? How can you define realistic goals? Whatever combination of goals…
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Goals, Setting Goals, Study Goals, Study Routine

Lernmotivation – ein Interview mit Dr. Marc Praxmarer

Lernmotivation
“Der Mix aus online-Unterricht und Lektionen vor Ort gibt mir volle Flexibilität, den Lernfortschritt effizient zu gestalten.” Neben seinem Job als Mitglied der Geschäftsleitung bei der Valiant Bank Schweiz lernt Dr. Marc Praxmarer Französisch und Spanisch. Wir wollten mehr über seine Motivation erfahren, in seiner Freizeit Fremdsprachen zu lernen. 1. Wann und warum haben Sie…
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Französisch, Fremdsprachen, Lernmotivation, Motivation, Spanisch, Sprachschule

Study Motivation – Q&A with José Jarrin from Ecuador

Study Motivation Languages
“Really, my motivation is to be able to understand and communicate in this language in every day of my life.” José Jarrin started learning English many years ago. In 2016 he discovered inlingua Quito and started taking lessons. We wanted to know more about his motivation to learn English as well as the biggest challenges…
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English, Study Motivation

Study Motivation – Q&A with Sofia Tsironi from Greece

Study Motivation
”A lot of seminars and scientific articles are in English. So, I am keeping up with my job’s evolution better than before.” Sofia Tsironi started learning English in March 2020. We wanted to know more about her motivation to learn English as well as the biggest challenges she faced. 1. How many hours a week…
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Study Motivation – Q&A with Bandja Sy

Bandja Sy
”If I really want something, I do my very best to achieve it” Bandja Sy is a Malian-French professional basketball player for Andorra of the Liga ACB and the EuroCup. He is learning Spanish since October 2020. We wanted to know more about his motivation to learn a foreign language and the biggest challenges he…
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Learn Spanish, Spanish, Study Goals, Study Motivation

Study Motivation – Q&A with Michael Robertson

Study Motivation Mandarin
“The biggest motivating factor to learning a foreign language is similar to acquiring any other skill in life, the satisfaction of being able to see real progress from your endeavours.” Michael Robertson started learning Mandarin in March 2019. He is enrolled in a full-time course and studies 20-40 hours a week. We wanted to know…
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Mandarin, Study Goals, Study Motivation

Increase Your Study Motivation

Study Motivation
“You can either experience the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. The choice is yours.” – Unknown Even the most committed language learners find it difficult to concentrate on revising new vocabulary or grammar rules at some point. There are a few things you can do to keep you motivated, however. Be Aware…
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Learning Languages, Motivation, Study Goals, Study Routine

Indigenous Languages – Conservation Efforts

indigenous languages
“Every two weeks a language disappears taking with it an entire cultural and intellectual heritage.” * 2019 was the International Year of Indigenous Languages with the aim to raise awareness of the danger indigenous languages are facing and the importance of preserving them. Although indigenous people make up less than 6% of the global population,…
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Indigenous Languages

The Most Spoken Languages Worldwide

Most spoken languages worldwide
Which are the most spoken languages worldwide? And how does this number differ if we look exclusively at native speakers? We will provide clarification. The following chart illustrates the top 5 most spoken languages worldwide: If we look at native speakers only, the following languages are among the top 5: Mandarin Ranks First The total…
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English, Languages, Mandarin