Wondering how to practise the language you’re learning with The Language Guru when you’re not in class or talking to us on Skype? Here are some quick and easy tips to help you do just that.
- Why not use your mobile devices in your language of choice – as well as your social media accounts. Make sure you check what you’re saying first and work out your messages properly beforehand. Learn useful words such as ‘like, follow, share, comment and post’ so you can really take part in the experience
- Try changing the language settings on your PC, Mac or laptop too
- Set up a language lunch club at school, work or in your social group. It’s a great way of getting to know people and sharing knowledge
- Use smartphone apps to keep translating useful phrases as you come across them
- Listen to foreign language podcasts, radio stations, or audio books when you’re driving, jogging or on a train (be safe and alert to what’s going on around you too)
- Compile a board using Post-It notes or images of things to help you associate words or phrases. If you’re going on holiday, choose images of things you’ll be likely to need to use, visit or say
- Get a pen-pal so you can send letters, cards or emails in their language
- Watch foreign language films and YouTube videos – don’t forget to sing along if you’re watching Eurovision!
- Subscribe to foreign newspapers and magazines so you can read frequently and regularly, either online or in print
- Visit charity shops, book stores or Amazon and grab yourself some bargain language books
- Come along to The Language Guru social events and speak to our native tutors in an informal setting, as well as others studying languages just like you
- Check out our Words of the Day in French, German and Spanish