One of the things that I've noticed about Tokio Hotel fans is that a love for the band has inspired people to learn the German language, which as a former language major I find gratifying. So as many of you know, I've started doing German language lessons on my Examiner.com page in response to requests from my readers to do so. On these pages, you'll find other language helpers like books I recommend, reviews of some of my favorite language acquistion software and other helpful info.
The first item that I would recommend that helped me a lot as I was learning the German language--I'm just like you--not a native German speaker who wanted to learn the language--was playing German related language games. My favorite to this day is the "Instant Immersion German" CD software set. It comes with quite a few games and a simple dictionary. There are plenty of pictures of the items in question to help you form some of those visual mental ties involved with language.
My favorite game in the package is the "Who is Oscar Lake?" game. It's a detective game that centers around stolen diamonds and a man named Oscar Lake. What's really cool is the game is actually practical. It teaches you--without being boring--what vocabulary to use when you're traveling by train, how to use the phone, how to buy a ticket, checking in a hotel and much more. I played this game many times when I should have been doing my actual German homework in school. But I rationalized by saying that I was still learning the language. And you know what, in large part, I did.
Cheers,
Buffy
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Recap of Tokio Hotel News for Dec. 6 - 12
It's been a really busy week for the guys of Tokio Hotel. They put the finishing touches on their video for "World Behind my Wall", Tom dealt with Perrine D. and the fans of the band are still raising money like crazy to support the DAA fundraiser.
Tokio Hotel update: Tom Kaulitz reaches a financial settlement with fan
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Over the space of many months, the German band Tokio Hotel has had its share of trouble with a girl gang who calls themselves “The Afghans on...
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Poll of German mothers finds both Angela Merkel and Tokio Hotel poor role models for kids
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Who would have thought that the likes of German Chancellor, Angela Merkel and the German band, Tokio Hotel would wind up on the same poll list? But...
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The saga continues between Tom Kaulitz and Perrine D.: Video pic released
Friday, December 11th, 2009
The Bild has uploaded a picture taken from a video camera at the gas station in Hamburg where Tokio Hotel guitarist, Tom Kaulitz had a scuffle with a...
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Tokio Hotel: Tom Kaulitz's trouble because of an obsessed fan grows
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 · 4 comments
The Bild Online reported earlier this week, that Tokio Hotel band member, Tom Kaulitz allegedly hit a woman at a gas station in Hamburg in April of...
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Elvis and Tokio Hotel: Good cultural exports or of monsters and machines?
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Rock music from its early beginnings symbolized rebellion and something other than mainstream society. You need only to think of Elvis the Pelvis. And...
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Tokio Hotel nominated for Best International Newbies at C4’s Select Live Awards in New Zealand
Monday, December 7th, 2009 · 4 comments
Awards serve as validation for musicians of all calibers. For bands like Tokio Hotel, who are well-known in their own country and getting better known...
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Commentary: Germany and the Lesson of Pearl Harbor
Monday, December 7th, 2009
The world has come a long way since the events of December 7, 1941—Pear Harbor day, and the entry of America into World War II. Back then, no...
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Tokio Hotel update: Tom Kaulitz reaches a financial settlement with fan
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Over the space of many months, the German band Tokio Hotel has had its share of trouble with a girl gang who calls themselves “The Afghans on...
Keep Reading »
Poll of German mothers finds both Angela Merkel and Tokio Hotel poor role models for kids
Saturday, December 12th, 2009
Who would have thought that the likes of German Chancellor, Angela Merkel and the German band, Tokio Hotel would wind up on the same poll list? But...
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The saga continues between Tom Kaulitz and Perrine D.: Video pic released
Friday, December 11th, 2009
The Bild has uploaded a picture taken from a video camera at the gas station in Hamburg where Tokio Hotel guitarist, Tom Kaulitz had a scuffle with a...
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Tokio Hotel: Tom Kaulitz's trouble because of an obsessed fan grows
Thursday, December 10th, 2009 · 4 comments
The Bild Online reported earlier this week, that Tokio Hotel band member, Tom Kaulitz allegedly hit a woman at a gas station in Hamburg in April of...
Keep Reading »
Elvis and Tokio Hotel: Good cultural exports or of monsters and machines?
Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
Rock music from its early beginnings symbolized rebellion and something other than mainstream society. You need only to think of Elvis the Pelvis. And...
Keep Reading »
Tokio Hotel nominated for Best International Newbies at C4’s Select Live Awards in New Zealand
Monday, December 7th, 2009 · 4 comments
Awards serve as validation for musicians of all calibers. For bands like Tokio Hotel, who are well-known in their own country and getting better known...
Keep Reading »
Commentary: Germany and the Lesson of Pearl Harbor
Monday, December 7th, 2009
The world has come a long way since the events of December 7, 1941—Pear Harbor day, and the entry of America into World War II. Back then, no...
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Monday, December 7, 2009
Tokio Hotel News: Sunday Nov. 29 to Sat. Dec. 4
Here's a recap of news about the band for the week of Sunday, November 29th to Saturday, December 4th
Buffy 
Cheers,
Buffy
“A Year in Review”. The name, regardless of whether it’s for a German or an English-speaking audience means something. And certainly...
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Ninette Murk, Founder and Director Designers against AIDS (DAA) has reported that Tokio Hotel fans have responded to the band’s call on December...
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Imagine being 20, really cute according to some people—okay many people’s standards—and really famous. So much so that leaving the...
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**This is part 2 of this article. The power ballad. Some singers have made a career of it—think Sinead O’Connor and Nothing Compares 2 U....
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Front cover of TH's lates album, "Humanoid", Cherrytree Records. The band's song "An Deiner Seite" has been nominated for the...
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Tokio Hotel sat down yesterday with German talk show host, Johannes B. Kerner for his 2009 year in review show, according to the Hamburger Abendblatt....
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Photo by Cupcake_kltz, Flickr Commons Designers Against AIDS has announced that Tokio Hotel is organizing a global fundraiser for AIDS awareness. The...
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Germany’s biggest band, Tokio Hotel has aspirations for the road next year. With tour dates scheduled all over Europe and possible plans to...
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Germany's Most Unlikely Musical Heroes Tokio Hotel has been flying high of late. In early November the band—Bill Kaulitz, guitarist Tom Kaulitz,...
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The band Tokio Hotel is one of the biggest exports to come out of Germany in recent years. As Cyber Monday approaches, a frenzy of shopping will...
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