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immersion is often hailed as the most
efficient and effective way to learn a
foreign language in many ways it’s true
with all the language learning methods
out there nothing else comes close to
having to think and interact with your
environment in the language you’re
learning unfortunately though most
language learners wrongly assumed that
the only way to experience language
immersion is to pack up and move to a
foreign country but not everyone can
afford to spend a summer abroad just to
learn a foreign language luckily there
are other ways to immerse yourself
these methods are less obvious but they
are effective in this video we’ll take a
look at five steps you can take
for the ultimate language immersion
experience at home number one transform
your digital world into your target
language technology is an indispensable
part of modern life we interact with
phones computers tablets and other
electronic devices throughout the day
why not take these interactions and use
them to practice your target language
most devices give you the option of
switching the language of the operating
system switching your phone or laptop
interface to your target language won’t
make you fluent but it will help you
engage with the language in a very
practical way multiple times every day
another way to transform your digital
life is to check which sites you use on
a daily basis and use them in your
target language also a great example of
this is switching your version of Google
using Google in your target language
will allow you to search for things in
that language and you’re more likely to
get results in that language as well so
if you’re looking for a popular band the
show or food something that’s usually
written in your target language it will
actually be easier to find information
about it if you switch your version of
Google of course you can also change
popular social networks like Facebook or
Twitter you can even go to news sites
for your fill of global news do you like
podcasts try listening to a couple
popular podcasts in your target language
number two write out a speech or
conversation in your target language
a surefire way to increase your ability
in a foreign language is to write out a
mock conversation or speech in that
language pretend you have to give a
speech on one of your favorite topics it
could be anything from sports hobbies or
even your favorite movie genre now take
some time to write out your fictitious
speech inevitably you will hit some
roadblocks but when you get stuck
research the words or grammar points you
don’t know this is a highly effective
and practical way to increase your
vocabulary and it’ll help you practice
thinking in a different language writing
a long connected train of thoughts
exposes the gaps and weaknesses in your
language studying once you know what
these are
you’re free to practice them and use
them to continue on with your speech
this is also a great way to learn new
words in the context of your entire
speech context is king when you’re
learning a language learning words in
the context of other words and sentences
helps you surmise what new words mean it
also helps you get comfortable with how
these words are practically used not to
mention context helps you to remember
and recall new information more easily
number three practice with native
speakers there are a lot of great
learning resources out there for anyone
learning a new language however nothing
quite comes close to practicing the
language with a real person if you live
in or around a large metropolitan area
there’s a chance that there are some
native speakers nearby check and see if
your area has any local language
exchanges or language speaking groups
you’re likely to find a native speaker
there if you can’t make a connection
locally you can search online just as
there are language exchanges in the real
world there are also online ones most of
which are free number four connect with
other language learners native speakers
aren’t the only people who can aid you
on your language learning journey
practicing with other learners is also
helpful don’t worry if you practice with
someone who has a higher or lower level
in the language than you if you’re the
more advanced learner you can learn a
lot by teaching someone else as you help
someone else understand difficult words
or grammatical concepts you’ll find that
you start to better understand them
yourself if your learning partner has a
higher level make
be the one to help you overcome the
hurdles you encounter as a beginner
afterall what better way to learn them
from someone who as a language learner
has been in your shoes number five
reward yourself in your target language
at the end of a busy day we all love a
little relaxation and me time one of the
most enjoyable and effective ways to
develop your language skills is to kick
back and enjoy the language while doing
leisure activities whether it’s
listening to music watching a movie or
TV show reading a book or even enjoying
a good online video binge even spending
just an extra thirty minutes a day doing
something you love in your target
language can yield some serious
long-term results if you’re a beginner
start with more basic content you might
have to start out listening to simple
songs or even watching children’s shows
after a while though you’ll be able to
dive into the meteor stuff and more
engaging stuff as your proficiency
increases learning a foreign language
doesn’t mean you have to spend your days
straining over grammar rules or
textbooks anyway that you can take your
learning off the page and make it more
enjoyable will help you learn faster
immersion is a powerful way to learn a
foreign language and now more than ever
the immersion experience isn’t limited
to just world travelers with a little
creativity and the right resources you
can experience the language without ever
having to leave your hometown many of
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carry a conversation is vital to mastery
of any language even beginners can
quickly learn conversational language
well enough to carry on real
conversations with native speakers of
course beginners won’t be able to carry
a conversation the same way
they could in their native language but
just knowing a few tips like which
questions to ask to keep a conversation
going are all you need to speak and
interact with real native speakers
before we get to specific suggestions
let’s first take a closer look at how
having real conversations in your target
language is so vital to your mastery of
the language communicating with other
people is the very point of language and
conversation comes easily in our native
tongue for beginners or anyone learning
a new language conversations aren’t easy
at all and even simple greetings can be
intimidating and awkward nothing kills a
conversation faster than long periods of
awkward silence so you need practice and
specific strategies to avoid them when
you know what to say to keep a
conversation going
communication becomes much easier and
you make a better impression on your
listener nothing will help you learn to
speak a language faster and truly master
the language than having real
conversations with native speakers
conversations quickly expose you to
slang cultural expressions and
vocabulary that force you to absorb and
assimilate information faster than any
educational setting and that’s a great
thing but how can you possibly have real
conversations with real people if you’re
just starting out here are three proven
methods that even beginners can quickly
use to learn conversational language to
make a great impression and avoid
awkward silences
first ask questions to keep a
conversation going for beginners and
even more advanced speakers the key is
to ask questions to keep a conversation
going of course they can’t be just
random questions or else you may confuse
the listener but by memorizing a few key
questions and the appropriate time to
use them you can easily carry a
conversation with minimal vocabulary or
experience and remember the more
conversations you have the quicker you
will learn and master the language
second learn core vocabulary terms as
quickly as possible you don’t need to
memorize thousands of words to learn
conversational language in fact with
just a couple hundred words you could
have a very basic conversation and by
learning maybe one thousand to two
and words you could carry a conversation
with a native speaker about current
events ordering restaurants and even get
directions to help you get started with
this check out our 2,000 common words
also known as our core list these 2,000
words are all you need to learn to speak
fluently and carry a conversation with a
native speaker third study video or
audio lessons that you can play and
replay again and again if you want to
know how to carry on a conversation then
you need exposure to native speakers and
the more the better
studying video or audio lessons is ideal
because they provide contextualized
learning in your native language and you
can play them again and again until you
achieve mastery our instructors have
created more than 2,500 video and audio
lessons that you can play over and over
and the best part is they don’t just
teach you vocabulary and grammar they
are designed to help you learn to speak
and teach you practical everyday topics
like shopping ordering and more although
it may seem intimidating for a beginner
the truth is that it’s very easy to
learn conversational language just learn
a few core vocabulary terms in which
questions to ask to keep a conversation
going our language learning program has
the world’s largest online collection of
video and audio lessons by real
instructors plus tons of advanced tools
to help you learn to speak and carry on
a conversation quickly just a little
practice and exposure to real
conversations or lessons is all it
really takes so if you’re ready to
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you next time might most people don’t
like to hear this but consistent hard
work is one of the biggest factors in
your language learning success the
course or method you choose makes a
difference too but at the end of the day
you
or die by the work you put in the
quantity of time spent studying language
doesn’t necessarily determine the
quality of your study spending three
hours a day watching movies doesn’t help
you learn much if you’re not actively
engaging with the language in this video
we’ll talk about three ways to actively
engage your mind while studying a new
language number one think of your brain
as a muscle you’re probably familiar
with the phrase feel the burn
or maybe no pain no gain if you’ve been
to your local gym recently there’s a
chance you might have heard one of these
phrases or seen them plastered on a wall
there’s an idea in the world of sports
and workouts that the discomfort you
feel when running pumping iron or doing
some other physical activity is what
brings results during a healthy workout
the muscles of the body are effective at
a microscopic level the discomfort you
feel is your muscles being pushed to
their limit it’s the limit pushing that
strengthens your muscles so that over
time your performance increases in the
context of language learning it’s
helpful to think of your brain as a
muscle just as we need to push our
physical limits when exercising we also
need to push our mental limits when
learning a foreign language
have we ever studied or practiced your
target language in a way that left you
tired or even exhausted if so you’ve
experienced what it’s like to push your
brain out of its linguistic comfort zone
number two practice active listening one
of the easiest ways to push your
language skills is to practice active
listening active listening is when you
listen to someone speaking your target
language and you do your best to
understand what you hear the best way to
accomplish this is by using audio that
you can’t completely understand on the
first listen preferably you want to use
audio that has subtitles or transcripts
for you to double-check your
understanding after you listen to it you
can use movies YouTube clips or even our
language program which has very useful
transcripts for each lesson during a
practice session you should listen to
the audio several times the first time
around it’s okay if little to no words
stick out to you simply make a mental
note of any words or sounds you
recognize
the second time you listen you’re likely
to recognize a little more than you did
the previous time expect similar results
with your third or even fourth time
listening after you’ve hit the ceiling
of words you can decipher go ahead and
look at the language subtitles or
transcripts listen to the audio again
reading along with the text odds are
that you will see words in the text you
know but didn’t hear correctly you’re
also likely to encounter words that are
new to you completely as you play back
the audio and read along try to guess
what these words mean from the context
of the words around them after you’ve
read along a couple times feel free to
look up the remaining unfamiliar words
in a dictionary or translator app this
active listening exercise routine is a
great way to increase your listening and
comprehension skills while picking up
some new vocabulary along the way it
also allows you to learn new words in
context which itself is a powerful
method to help you retain what you
studied number three practicing with
native speakers practicing with native
speakers is the epitome of pushing your
language skills using what you know to
communicate in real time is where the
rubber really meets the road try to
connect with a native speaker on a
weekly basis regularity is what makes
the difference when you’re learning a
foreign language if you live in a large
metropolitan area then there’s a
significant chance that there are some
local native speakers nearby try getting
up a local language exchange or meetup
group to make the necessary connections
if you’re unable to find a practice
partner locally then you can take your
search online there are a number of
sites out there that help you find and
connect with other language learners
from around the world
there are tons of language learners
around the world who have learned or are
learning a second language you’re likely
to find someone who knows your target
language and is looking to improve their
own language skills as well learning a
new language isn’t always easy but it’s
the discomfort that comes with pushing
your ability in the language that
produces results in your studies don’t
be afraid to step outside of your
comfort zone the further away you get
from your native language the closer
you’ll be to attaining fluency also
remember that language learning is in
every way a lot like an adventure
there will be fun times
times when it feels like you’re swimming
up the proverbial stream it’s by keeping
your head up long enough through these
ups and downs that you will experience
the priceless satisfaction that comes
from learning a foreign language just
keep moving forward for more help to
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the description let’s be honest it’s
difficult to learn a new language if
you’re new to a language it’s going to
take consistent and concentrated effort
to start using the language fluently
however this fact shouldn’t discourage
you while learning a new language is
hard it’s far from impossible in this
video will outline five tips you can use
to jumpstart your language learning
follow these pointers to learn your
target language in a way that is
efficient and effective number 1 limit
your native language use when practicing
the idea here is that when you practice
with native speakers you do your best to
refrain from using your native language
this is generally harder the less you
know but if you can manage to stick to
this rule you’ll reap some huge rewards
if you commit to a no native language
practice session it’s not going to be
easy most likely there will be some
frustrating if not painstakingly
difficult moments where you either have
trouble understanding the person you’re
talking to or you can’t say what you
want to say it’s precisely in these
moments that your language learning
muscles are built up to capacity the
process really isn’t all that different
from working out in the gym just replace
the physical burn of lifting weights for
the mental burn of thinking in a new
language in the end if there’s no pain
there’s no gain
obviously this no native language rule
doesn’t have to be written in stone
there are times when it’s more
beneficial to break out of the target
language
and have something explained to you in
your native language however this should
definitely be the exception rather than
the standard number to have set times to
practice speaking throughout the week
now that we’ve discussed a good way to
practice speaking let’s delve a bit into
when to speak one of the best
commitments you can keep while learning
a new language is to set aside specific
times to practice speaking the language
on a weekly basis ideally these speaking
sessions are on set days at specific
times and form part of your weekly
routine if you don’t make it a point to
set aside specific practice times you
run the risk of your language practice
falling through the cracks of your busy
schedule I recommend writing down your
practice times and hanging it somewhere
you can always see it you could also
input the time than to your phone and
set an alarm the point is to remind
yourself of your commitment every day so
that it doesn’t fall by the wayside
number three get picky about vocabulary
whether you practice with a podcast a
friend at a coffee shop or a teacher
you’re going to run into a flood of new
and unfamiliar vocabulary despite your
best efforts it’s unlikely that you’ll
be able to pin down every new word or
phrase you hear and study it later
thus you should pick and choose which
new words you focus on the defining
quality of each new word you learned
should be its practicality the more
useful of word or phrases to you in a
conversation the more important it is
that you learn it don’t feel like you
have to cram the entirety of your target
language into one week of study take it
one step at a time a few practical words
here some more there before you know it
you’ll see your vocabulary improved
number four write and practice short
monologues this tip can be a lot of fun
begin by selecting a topic you enjoy
discussing then simply write out a short
monologue or speech on the subject in
your target language the first thing
you’ll notice while doing this will
likely be the holes in your grammar and
vocabulary but when you try to write out
your thoughts in a foreign language you
might inevitably hit roadblocks you
might not be able to think of a word or
know how to formulate a specific
idea or opinion yet this can be great
because these holes are the exact areas
where you should focus your studies you
can bring up these problem areas in your
next lesson or browse through your
favorite language course or textbook in
order to find the answer
the constant process of finding these
language holes and filling them is what
keeps you moving along the path to
fluency once you finish your short text
it’s a great idea to practice reciting
it or even memorizing it the
memorization will help you internalize
the new grammar and vocabulary you’ve
learned reciting it will get your tongue
and mouth used to the sounds number five
keep an up-to-date list on what you want
to learn throughout your studies you
should always have a sort of language
shopping list as you practice and study
you will most likely come across things
you’d like to be able to say but don’t
know how to yet especially if you follow
our previous tip write this wish list
down it’s one thing to learn the
vocabulary you pick up via a course or
podcast both of which are great it’s a
bit different when your vocabulary gets
personal
learn the words that matter to you
either because they’re practical or
because you simply find them interesting
the more relevant the vocabulary the
more likely you are to retain it
some people might tell you it’s
impossible to learn a new language for
whatever reason but it’s important to
remember that the way you study and
engage with a language greatly affects
how quickly or effectively you learn it
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the link in the description being able
to speak freely with native speakers is
an amazing ability in itself but being
able to speak freely to a whole new
group of people opens you up to possible
new relation
most people don’t realize that spending
the time to build relationships in a
foreign language can actually help you
improve your language skills
dramatically in this video we look at
how making relationships in a foreign
language can help you learn the language
faster the benefits of having friends
and partners who speak a foreign
language first its motivational one of
the greatest struggles for anyone
learning a second language is motivation
nine times out of ten learners start out
their language learning journey with
loads of enthusiasm only to see it
gradually wane over time try as they may
it’s difficult to maintain the spark
they once shared with their new language
so why not borrow energy from a
different part of your life when you
make relationships with people in your
target language all the excitement of a
new relationship carries directly over
into your learning suddenly you have a
very rewarding reason to improve your
skills and keep practicing as your
partner or your friends get involved you
will also have the advantage of a
constant source of support and
encouragement second it makes language
learning practical studying vocabulary
and grammar is a vital part of language
learning whether you use a podcast text
book app or find yourself in a classroom
however as great as studying is a
language really only starts to come
alive once you start using it in
everyday life there’s a huge difference
between a scripted conversation and a
lesson plan and a real-life conversation
with a native speaker building
relationships with native speakers will
give you the chance to talk in your
target language often furthermore it
will be in a way that feels natural
you’ll learn the words in the context
which is hugely important third it’s fun
one of the greatest benefits is that it
allows you to practice without having it
feel like practice oftentimes you’ll
find yourself so wrapped up in the
conversation that you forget you’re
using a foreign language this takes a
lot of the pressure off and helps you
focus on communication over trying to
speak absolutely perfectly
you also get to learn about a whole new
culture from your partner or friends so
you’re not only learning language skills
but also about the cultures that
surround your target language
the risks of having friends and partners
who speak a foreign language first it’s
easy to miss communicate when it comes
to relationships humans can easily
misunderstand each other so it can be
hard when building relationships in your
target language when you or your
partner’s lack of ability in each
other’s respective native tongue can
lead to miscommunications that would
otherwise be avoidable depending on the
language you’re speaking
a simple miss translation or
mispronounced word can drastically
change the meaning of a sentence as long
as you can afford each other some extra
patience and the benefit of the doubt
then you should be able to overcome this
pitfall second your language skills
could suffer if your relationships don’t
work out if all your language practice
is wrapped up in one person and your
relationship with that person doesn’t
work out then your language learning
could take a big hit so it’s best not to
put all your hopes for language growth
on one area relationship or otherwise
you don’t want to risk losing motivation
so try to find it in many different
areas an idea for building relationships
in a foreign language make games out of
getting to know one another sometimes
opening up in any new friendship or
partnership can be hard
add in the added struggle of a new
language and it can feel impossible to
share your true feelings with others so
instead of trying to take first
interactions so seriously and talking
about the usual things like the weather
or work try to ask new interesting
questions try to figure out what the
other person’s hobbies are without
asking directly or what kind of job they
have this will give you a chance to
stretch your language skills in a new
way and you’ll probably get some funny
answers out of it too being comfortable
being silly or making language mistakes
is a great way to bond with someone even
if you’ve just met relationships in a
foreign language have a lot more
benefits to offer than drawbacks don’t
be scared to open up to people and make
mistakes and for even more help to build
relationships in your target language
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