Ik had al eerder wat video’s van haar gepost, maar ze blijft doorgaan, en ze blijft grappig: de mysterieuze, naamloze docent Engels die grappige clips maakt over hoe onlogisch het Engels vaak is.
En in de eerste van dit rijtje heeft Nederlands zelfs een rol gekregen! Jeej, Nederlands!
Over het woordje ‘set’ (en waarom Nederlands zo lui is)
Over het getal nul
Solliciteren naar de positie van ‘world language’
Heddwen Newton is an English teacher and a translator from Dutch into English. She thinks about languages way too much, for example about how strange it is that these little blurb things are written in the third person.
Heddwen has two passports, two children, two smartphones, two arms, two legs, and two email newsletters.
Reader feedback for the newsletter English and the Dutch, which examines all the ways Dutch speakers interact with the English language.
“It’s funny, it’s informative, I truly love it! Keep it up :)”
“It is amusing and funny but also educational. Bonus: it’s about real life situations.”
“Weer wat leuke dingen geleerd en erg gelachen om het filmpje!”
Reader feedback about the other newsletter, English in Progress, which is about how the English language is evolving and how it is spoken around the world:
“Wonderful work! I thoroughly enjoy these newsletters, and use some of the info while teaching English to my students.”
“Love the variety, and the friendly informal tone!”
Also, academic Lynne Murphy, author of The Prodigal Tongue, about the differences between American and British English, recommended my newsletter in her newsletter. I was chuffed (BrE) and stoked (AmE)!
Meer lezen? GA NAAR EEN WILLEKEURIG ARTIKEL