Taking courses in German as a Foreign Language (GFL) or German as a Second Language (GSL) is popular, not just in Germany, but all over the world. What makes young people decide to do a German course ...

Add a comment German grammar tips When it comes to talking about time, German can be a lot more straightforward than English. Here’s how you can talk about the past, present and future with just two ...

SCIENCE students who have not been taught German in schools will find this volume very useful in enabling them to read scientific papers published in that language. The essential parts of German ...

These three tiny words can change the meaning of a sentence completely. The trick is to think of a timeline and an ...

A refereed publication, The Modern Language Journal is dedicated to promoting scholarly exchange among teachers and researchers of all modern foreign languages and English as a second language. This ...

Our new columnist Sharon Dodua Otoo will devote her contributions to grammar – as an ode to language. In her first contribution, she looks at verbs and their emancipatory effect. I typically don't ...

Vloggers Tina and Malik are off to Frankfurt, Germany to visit their friend Heidi. It’s their first time in the country, so they’re eager to document their journey and showcase it to their many ...

Butchered words and incorrect grammar on WhatsApp and Twitter, and Anglicisms everywhere: For years, critics have been complaining that the German language is deteriorating. But are they right?

Large language models such as GPT-5 and Llama systematically rate speakers of German dialects less favorably than those using ...