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I definitely think that grammar has gotten more difficult this semester. That said, I have tried a few things to learn everything.
I mostly study grammar by reading the text book's  summary and making my own notes.
I do the exercises and then try to come up with my own examples to remember the new structures.
I feel like even now it has been relatively easy to grasp the main points. Still, at this point there are quite many things to remember.
I have noticed, that reading and thinking of examples is the fastest way for me to learn grammar.
There is an upside to more advanced grammar: it is also more motivating to learn the language, because I feel like I can express myself better in German. I still have a long way to go as a learner, and I have only just started to learn German, so I have so many things to learn, but I am excited to improve!

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Duolingo was updated. There are some new featrues that I really love. Unfortunately, I also lost most of my progress as a result, which made me lose my motivation to play duolingo for a while. But, the new feature makes up for my loss.
The feature is called 'bots'. With it I can practise my conversations skills in German by "talking" with a robot.
I am either asked to type a certain phrase or react in a way that I find appropriate. It is very motivating to see that I have used a right phrase.

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Not only Duolingo, but also quizlet was updated. I enjoy quizlet's new app a lot! It used to be awkward to use and therefore, I used to learn German with quizlet on my laptop. Now that the app works so well and has new features that make it even more fun, I can actually learn German almost where ever I am.
Unlike in duolingo, in quizlet I make my own set of words or phrases I want to learn, so I have used it to learn the vocabulary of the chapters.
The best part of Quizlet is the fact that it is versatile. I can learn the words in various ways, like flashcards and taking a mock test.
This semester, the vocabulary is more advanced, but the amount of new words still is not overwhelming.

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For last semester I learnt new words with twitter. I changed things a bit and started following a German account on instagram. Even though it is not as efficient way of learning, as quizlet or duolingo, I still see new German words every time I open social media, which is a good way of making sure that I keep seeing German also in other places than only the textbook.

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Yoodel.co is a social media platform for people who want to share funny stories about their daily life. It is mostly used by students, so I realate to the stories, even though they are in German. I read the posts with my German flat mate, who helps me with the phrases I do not know.

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https://www.facebook.com/DerSchulteOfficial/?fref=ts

I started following a German comedian on facebook. He posts in both English and German. I find his videos very funny and it is an easy way of having more German things in my everyday life. Also, it is always very rewarding to watch a video and understand everything or most of the things!

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Last semseter I really liked this YouTube channel that posts listening exercises. I wanted to do some listening exercises again. I feel like I hear German fairly often because of my German flat mate and the fact that I listen to German music. Still, I wanted to practise my listening comprehension skills in another way, too. Afterall, listening to music and really focusing to understand what someone is saying are very different things.
I did quite a few including "at the restaurant" and "looking at a photograph". These videos are short enough to be even addictive.

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German Listening Practice - At a Restaurant in Germany

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http://www.GermanPod101.com/video Learn German with GermanPod101.com! Do you find yourself only understanding bits and pieces of German conversations? Do you spend hours trying to figure out what that person said to you in German? Then this German Listening Comprehension for Absolute Beginners series is for you!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlvStoOyEzE

Last semster I picked a Rammstein song and translated all the words that I did not know before. This semster, I decided to for a song by another German artist called Alligatoah.

https://docs.google.com/a/sheffield.ac.uk/document/d/1N304JwivZIeqCDnR1Aqh_aek352-OqNKMRvinfsaG5Q/edit?usp=sharing
^link to my translations