Comments on: How to improve my English?

By: slopjong

slopjong — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:40:12 +0000

@Günther: Please post your feedback in the right place next time. This post is about improving English. The plugin homepage is here. The cache works fine. On the weekend there's no new word. @Markus: Tell me what sentences are built badly.

By: Markus

Markus — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 14:54:56 +0000

Just a short hint. I recognised that you often write your sentences in a German way (regarding the order of the words in the sentence). Just try to read English books (no technical literature) and try to get the idea of an English sentence. It is usually totally different.

Of course, it is hard work to improve your English but it gets better by and by.

By: Günther

Günther — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:40:29 +0000

It seems to me that your caching strategy for the one-word-a-day service makes your page still use yesterday’s word.

By: slopjong

slopjong — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 07:21:57 +0000

but it’s only of use if you have a good general knowledge of the language

I don't think so. What's wrong about learning English by using Paul's service? It's just an additional option. In my opinion I learn basic words in spending time with friends. Prepare a handmade pizza together or do something else. If you can't remember a special word just ask your friend how an object is named or how to describe it.

if you have no clue how other things at an university are called?

I'm referring to Dict.leo.org and Dict.cc to look up these words. I need a starting point to learn such words.

I hope Paul permits you to use his content.

I was allowed to use his content. Developping a new service based on his content has to come to a new agreement with him. He's already offering this service as "hardware" with his Insider´s-Wordpower-Cards. I've just got a new idea related to the quiz system that I have Paul to let know ...

By: Archimedes

Archimedes — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 00:00:09 +0000

Yeah, I have to admit that I don’t know much about Int Club and ISGS. I really should try to find more about them, as well as the rest of our students council, as their services are not only good for our foreign students, but improving other languages is also a good thing for our german students.

There are also English courses at our university, and as far as I know the applied computer sience might be able to have those included in their bachelor.

But you have to remember that we are students at an university, not everyone has those options.

Neat was not meant negative (I’m sorry for that), it is not bad, but it’s only of use if you have a good general knowledge of the language. Of what use is the word freshman if you have no clue how other things at an university are called?
Think about “Fachschaft”, “Fachschaftsrat” or “Fachbereich Informatik”.

I’m looking forward to your quiz system. Practicing ones vocabulary is always a good idea
I hope Paul permits you to use his content.