I help people communicate successfully
in their own language, a foreign language, and across cultures.
Resources
Useful links for ESL students
“Easy” news
http://www.newsinlevels.com
Daily news
http://www.bbc.com/news
http://www.cnn.com
“Advanced English news”
(National Public Radio)
http://www.npr.org
Pronounciation Practice
http://www.forvo.com/languages/en
http://www.englishaccentcoach.com
http://www.soundspronapp.com/features
ESL tests
http://www.ets.org/toefl (TOEFL)
https://www.ielts.org/en-us (IELTS, US)
https://www.ieltscanada.ca/ (IELTS, Canada)
https://www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams-and-tests/ (Cambridge tests)
English grammar, exercises and activities
http://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en
http://www.englishpage.com
http://www.esl-lab.com
http://a4esl.org
http://www.5minuteenglish.com
https://www.grammarbook.com/punctuation_rules.asp (punctuation rules)
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/GRAMMAR/quiz_list.htm
http://www.lyricsgaps.com/exercises/filter/language/en/English
(Music Listening Practice)
http://verbs-online.com/english-verbs/english-verbs.htm (verb trainer)
http://www.eslpod.com/website/index_new.html (ESL podcast)
http://engvid.com (video lessons)
Useful links for German students
Websites with good beginners content (A1) for German
https://deutschlernerblog.de/deutsch-lernen-a1-nach-themen
https://easy-deutsch.de/arbeiten-berufe-auf-deutsch
https://www.german-grammar.de/grammar/content/english_german_table_of_content.htm
https://mein-deutschbuch.de/niveau-a1.html
News in German (advanced levels)
https://www.n-tv.de
https://www.focus.de
https://www.spiegel.de
https://www.sueddeutsche.de
German online
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/german (BBC German language learning)
https://www.learning-german-online.org/ (free German online resources)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbxb2fqe9oNgglAoYqsYOtQ (“Easy German” YouTube channel in German with English subtitles)
www.antenne.de (Antenne Bayern; Bavarian online radio)
https://www.dw.com (Deutsche Welle; German news in English)
https://www.dw.com/en/learn-german/s-2469 (Deutsche Welle; learn German online)
https://www.dw.com/de/themen/meet-the-germans/s-32643 (Deutsche Welle; Meet the Germans; cultural insights about Germany and Germans)
German tests
https://www.goethe.de/de/index.html (Goethe Institute & information about tests)
https://www.goethe.de/en/spr/kup/prf/prf.html (all Goethe Institute German tests)
https://www.goethe.de/en/spr/kup/prf/prf/testdaf.html (Test DaF; Goethe Institute)
https://www.testdaf.de (Test DaF, Test DaF Institut)
https://www.europaeischer-referenzrahmen.de/deutsch-sprachzertifikate.php (page in German about Zertifikat Deutsch and other German language tests)
German online radio show
https://www.germanradioshow.com/
Dictionaries
Intercultural Information
What does a language teacher, intercultural coach, and communication skills trainer do?
I often get that question and was able to answer it on the Brian Rusk ESPN Radio Show ‘The Rusk Report’.
Listen in here:
https://www.radio.com/espn1520/hosts/the-rusk-report-with-brian-rusk
As a partner of the World Trade Center Palm Beach (WTCPB) and a contributor, I am publishing articles on the WCTPB website on a regular basis starting January 2021. All articles are about international business, cross-cultural communication, and related topics. The articles will be accessible from my WTCPB profile page:
https://www.wtcpalmbeach.com/renata
Read my articles here:
https://www.wtcpalmbeach.com/post/protocol-vs-cultural-competence
https://www.wtcpalmbeach.com/post/the-1001-tales-of-normal-in-international-business
Read my article on “Why Intercultural Training in 2020” on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-intercultural-training-2020-renata-urban/
Watch my video on “Intercultural Training and How to Build Intercultural Competence” on YouTube:
http://geert-hofstede.com (Hofstede’s personal website)
https://www.hofstede-insights.com/country-comparison
(Hofstede’s country comparison tool; free)
https://hi.hofstede-insights.com/the-culture-compass (Hofstede Culture Compass; fee)
www.edwardthall.com (Website about Edward T. Hall and his publications)
www2.thtconsulting.com (Frans Trompenaars & Charles Hampden-Turner website)
www.crossculture.com/about-us/richard-d-lewis (Lewis Model)
www.ICQ.global (ICQ Global DISC)
http://www.communicationstudies.com/communication-theories/proxemics (Proxemics)
https://culturalatlas.sbs.com.au/countries (country profiles)
http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/resources/country-profiles.html (Country profiles)
https://www.culturaldetective.com (cultural resources)
http://www.iorworld.com/cultural-insights-pages-472.php (cultural insights for 39 countries)
https://usahello.org/life-in-usa/culture (USA)
https://www.dw.com/de/themen/meet-the-germans/s-32643 (Germany)
https://italiahello.it/en/other-countries/information-about-germany (Germany)
https://italiahello.it/en/life-in-italy/italian-culture/understand-italian-culture (Italy)
https://understandrussia.com (Russia)
https://italiahello.it/en/other-countries/information-about-france (France)
https://italiahello.it/en/other-countries/information-about-united-kingdom (UK)
Other Links
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