Duolingo Events retired... But mine don't!
The Duolingo events platform retired mid January, but I keep on hosting events. In this article I want to share with you, where you can find my events and how you can sign up for them - for free!
Back story
In 2019 I searched for a place to practice Dutch living in Groningen. Unfortunately, there was nothing offered for free. In my search for something suitable I came across Duolingo Events, applied, got accepted and only a couple of weeks after that I hosted my first in-person event in Groningen in a nice café where we drank Banana Doozy Lattes (at least I did… So good!).
In 2020 the big C hit the world and everything was moved to the digital world. Also Duolingo Events. First, I was nervous, whether I could offer fun events in these times. But when the first events were going and so many people from all across the world joined, I was more than happy to be a host, uniting DaF-learners around the globe in their personal learning-stories and help them to speak DaF wherever they live!
Duolingo events retired… And now?
December 2022 came and the retirement or “sunset” of Duolingo Events / Classes was announced. It was a big shock for all of us hosts and we haven’t seen it coming at all!
The first question which came to my mind, right after “Why?” was “How can I go on?” I researched and came up with my own personal solution. I hope in future there will be something else like Duolingo Events where we can create a similar community like in Duolingo Events. Until then you can find all of my events over here.
Debatte
Every other Monday I organize a debate. In this we will have a pro/contra debate about any given topic. Upfront I will send you a text (roughly one page) to read and prepare yourself for the debate. In the debate you will be randomly assigned to either the pro or contra side. This way you really can focus on your German speaking skills and not so much about your own actual opinion. 😉
Plauderabend
Every Wednesday a “Plauderabend” will happen. “plaudern” is a German verb for having a nice chat and that’s the theme for this evening. In a nice chatty environment we discuss any topic with prompts in breakout sessions. This way you always have backup material to chat about and you can really test your German speaking skills!
Beginner-Event
Every other Friday DaF beginner come together to learn some specific topic. Sometimes a bit grammar in a given setting or we will be focusing on vocabulary. I take care that there is always time to just speak a bit in German as far as you can!
How to sign up
It’s easy!
Go to: https://www.rebeccastaeter.de/events/
Select your event from the calendar.
Scroll down to:
Click on “Registrieren” and fill in the form:
At the moment you have to register for every event individually.
The event itself will take place via Zoom, which you can either download or use in your browser. The link and optional text will be sent out a day before the event.
Hoffentlich bis ganz bald!
Rebecca 👋
Über mich 👩🏫
Ich heiße Rebecca und bin seit 2016 Sprachenlehrerin aus Leidenschaft. Ich liebe es, neue Sprachen zu lernen, und anderen beim Lernen zu helfen. Als Host halte ich regelmäßig Sprach-Events für “Deutsch als Fremdsprache”, zur Zeit ausschließlich online.
Community 🌍
In meiner Facebook-Gruppe wirst du über die Events auf dem Laufenden gehalten und es ist Platz für Fragen und Antworten zur deutschen Sprache.
Newsletter 💌
Mit diesem Newsletter möchte ich allen Deutsch-Lernenden Material und Impulse zum Selber-Lernen geben. Es wird Erklärungen zu Wortschatz und Grammatik geben, aber auch Infos über Kultur und Sprichwörter der Deutschen Sprache. Bei fortgeschrittenen Themen werde ich den Newsletter auf Deutsch schreiben, damit du üben kannst, deutsche Texte zu lesen. Ich versuche, mindestens einmal die Woche etwas zu veröffentlichen.