How to learn foreign languages
I`ve said before I`m interested in foreign languages. I learn English and Italian only but I hope one day this list will get bigger. So, I wanted to share my experience in learning languages with you all.
At first. If you are not very organized (i am) it will be good for you to find a school of foreign languages or a teacher. As to me I prefer to study with a group. This way you can practice your speaking skills not only with your teacher but also with people whose knowledge is the same as yours. Better to study with people your age. So, my English group consists of three 16 year olds (I`m 16 too), Italian: 18 year old and 24 year old girls. I feel myself okay with them all.
Doesn`t matter if you have classes with teacher / group or learn language yourself you can use all of these tips to improve your skills.
To know any language well you have to be good at 4 things:
Let`s talk about all of them.
Listening. You need to listen and understand what you`re listening to. How to do this?
• Watch films, tv shows, youtube videos, cartoons in the language you learn with subtitles. For example you start with subs in your native language, watch, listen, read subs and try to ‘connect’ them. When your skills will get better watch with subs in this language, to understand written text is easier than just speech. Also you will know how some words are pronounced.
(I think everybody knows English speaking Youtubers or at least it`s not difficult to find them, what I can`t say about other languages. So I made two playlist of Italian and Russian Youtubers I like. Check it out if you learn one of them.)
• Music. When 2 years ago I became interested in English I started with this. I was listening to the song while reading its lyrics in English, then in Russian, than in English and in Russian again. Repeat it hundreds of times. Or at least just listen to music in this language.
• Audiobooks and podcasts. You can just listen to them like podcasts or listen while you are reading (the same book of course). Almost the same thing like watching films with subtitles. You can find original book or adapted for your level.
• Exercises. Buy a book or find on the internet listening exercises for your language and do it.
Speaking. It`s quiet easy. Just speak.
• With yourself, oh how many time I did it and heard that my friends had done it too. In the car, at home, etc. You can record it for the memory or to listen it later and find your own mistakes. It`s okay, if you are alone now, speak with yourself.
• If you have a friend who learns the same language offer him/her to speak this language always or just sometimes.
• If your lever is good start a channel on Youtube. You will have to speak really a lot. There`s no other way, your speaking will get really better.
• Learn lots of words. To know the language fluently you have to know many words. So, develop your vocabulary.
• Read and translate quotes, phrases and so on. It is not hard to open Tumblr/twitter/etc. and read some but it is helpful.
• Books, stories, fan fictions, blogs, etc. Just read a lot.
• To improve your spelling just rewrite texts of your level. You can find more here.
• Do lots of exercises. As I have already said you can buy a book or find them on the internet.
so, i hope some of these tips i know will help ypu to achieve the success.
(and i wanna thank my sister for being my ‘model’. follow her instagram!)
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