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New Icons for the Language Learning Apps
Our language learning courses are now spread over various media including: online, chrome apps, desktop downloads and apps: Android and iOS. In an attempt to reach some consistency over the different platforms, we've started redesigning the icons. The icons are...
Stopping over in Istanbul
I stopped over in Istanbul Airport en route to Muscat with Turkish Airlines. I had a 12 hour stopover and decided to head into the city. I landed at 4am from London. Going into Istanbul city during a stopover If you have a stopover in Istanbul, it's definitely worth...
Benefits of Language Immersion Programs
There are various ways of studying a language and, as many people have unfortunately experienced in the past, sitting in a classroom might not have been the most rewarding or efficient process. This shouldn’t, however, put you off in the future, especially in a new...
Turkish Course January Updates
Work continues on the Turkish language course and after the Christmas break, it's full steam ahead for the Neptune Team. The first visible improvement came in the form of an updated website for the English version. The site's design is now harmonised with the other...
Foreign Language Confidence: Lessons from a Clown
One of the most remarkable lessons I have had in my life came from a clown. I had just started university and I joined the theatre club. I always enjoyed the literary side of theatre but I was always a bit hesitant on stage and, in fact, off-stage too in my day-to-day...
Keeping up Motivation when Learning a Language
Learning a language should be an enjoyable experience but commitment and dedication are also required. Here are a few suggestions to help keep you motivated at each stage of learning a language. 1. Starting a new language One of the biggest challenges for most people...
Presentation at the Yunus Emre Enstitüsü, Turkey
We are very pleased to announce that we will be presenting our HandsOnTurkish project at the “Uluslararası Türkçenin Yabancı Dil Olarak Öğretimi Sempozyumu” (Symposium for the Teaching of Turkish as a Foreign Language) which is being held at the Yunus Emre Enstitüsü...
HandsOnTurkish Project meeting – Amsterdam
HandsOnTurkish is an interactive, 'hands-on' eLearning course of Turkish primarily for vocational and business learners. The project was awarded European funding based on the growing importance of Turkey on the world stage, the growing Turkish economy and thus the new...
Language Learning Strategies For The Independent Learner
Trainee teachers are often initially guided by a set of principles when trying to design compelling and useful learning materials. There is no reason why these principles can’t also be employed by students wishing to improve upon their independent study techniques....
Three Tips On Improving Pronunciation Practice
One of the most frequently ignored or overlooked aspects of learning another language is the pronunciation. The temptation is often to focus on ‘sounding like a native’, rather than objectively looking at possible problems of comprehension or misunderstanding that...
Trialling the new Business Turkish Course
The new HandsOnTurkish course has been under construction for almost a year, although the development only started in earnest at the start of the summer after the planning stage. After developing the early prototypes which were tested on a small scale, we are now...
Update to the Danish Language Notes
Whilst fixing a small bug in the LearnOasis Danish language notes, we added the function to pause and restart the notes. The language notes can be found in module 5 of every unit and discuss the key aspects of the language used within the dialogues. The notes are...