LEARNING A LANGUAGE
EASILY AND INTUITIVELY

the brain-friendly approach by Vera F. Birkenbihl
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Birkenbihl Approach

Learning a language like your mother tongue: intuitively and with lots of fun. Vera F. Birkenbihl was the initiator.
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Learning & Fun

Immerse yourself in a TV series and learn a foreign language at the same time with our brain-friendly MOVIE courses.
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Success & Motivation

Depending on motivation, time and language proficiency you develop your own schedule and you specify your goals completely individually.
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Anywhere & Anytime

Learn a foreign language wherever and whenever you want: whether at home, on the train or even when exercising.
Immerse yourself in a TV series
The brain-friendly MOVIE language courses are based on the Birkenbihl Approach and combine language learning with entertainment. The MOVIE contains two decoding lines that are comparable to subtitles: above you’ll see the text in the foreign language, below the word-for-word translation into your mother tongue. While you’re listening to a native speaker, you’re following the respective word pair and you're learning the words' meanings intuitively. But what’s the best part of the brain-friendly language courses? You’ll never have to cram grammar or vocabulary ever again!
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Motivation is one of the most important factors when learning a new language. The brain-friendly language courses enable you to learn a foreign language anywhere and anytime. You can watch the MOVIE on multiple devices: on Windows or Mac devices, mobile devices or TV sets by streaming them online. So whether you’re at home in front of your notebook, on a train to a meeting or at the gym: our brain-friendly language course is the perfect method to learn a foreign language intuitively and brain-friendly – whenever and wherever you want!
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Learn a language anywhere and anytime

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Increase motivation by monitoring progress

You don’t know the level of your language proficiency right now? Evaluate your level of language ability easily by doing our quick and easy assessment test. According to your result and depending on your available time, motivation and your language proficiency, you can develop your personal schedule. You can monitor your progress and observe your improvements at any point. Each episode informs you of the total amount of vocabulary and the number of unique words. Why don’t you start now?
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The Birkenbihl
Approach

Language learning made easy!
The Birkenbihl Approach named after the German management coach Vera F. Birkenbihl is based on observations and findings of the fields of neuroscience and social sciences. The idea behind this method is to learn a foreign language like we learned our mother tongue – without cramming grammar or vocabulary!
  • Learn like natives
  • Speak accent-free
  • Understand before speaking
  • Passive listening works

Step 1: Understand Before You Speak

Language learning starts with comprehension, not memorization. Instead of cramming grammar or vocabulary, focus on understanding the foreign language first. When your brain recognises meaning, it naturally learns correct pronunciation without effort or frustration.
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Step 2: Train Your Speech Through Listening

Actively listen to the language until you grasp it intuitively. Our MOVIE courses use dual decoding lines—foreign text above, word‑for‑word translation below—to make learning transparent and brain‑friendly. Once you understand, continue by listening passively: your subconscious absorbs sounds and patterns even while you’re doing other things.
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Additional Brain Boost: Practice

Practice aloud to turn passive knowledge into fluent speech. Regular repetition strengthens neural connections, helping you sound natural and speak accent‑free in a short time. Enrich your vocabulary with our course materials and experience the joy of speaking like a native—effortlessly.
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