It is beneficial to know how to check your language development and see how far you’ve come from time to time. It helps to decide the areas you need to work on, and it also helps to motivate you to learn more.
Month: May 2018
Learn slang to actually learn a language!
Everyday speech and literary language are very different. This is why you should learn slang to actually learn a language.
You can learn all the grammar rules, more than 5000 words and to conjugate perfectly, but might not actually speak the language.
Don’t be afraid to learn grammar by yourself
When you are learning a language on your own, probably the most difficult part is to learn grammar by yourself.
Here’s how I tackled it,
And to help you even more, you can find your free downloadable and printable grammar planner at the bottom of this post.
Language learning with movies and shows
How can you make the most out of language learning with movies and shows? A lot of people like to practice a language by watching movies. But how can you improve by watching YouTube or Netflix?
Be careful with subtitles for language learning
Do you use subtitles for language learning? A lot of language learners are under the misconception that it is easier to watch a movie in the language you want to learn if you have the subtitles in your mother-tongue.
The culture of your target language
Your target language is the reflection of its culture.
By being aware of certain social norms you can get closer to native speakers because they will feel as you are “one of them”. And I am talking from experience!Â
When you start studying the culture of the country, besides cultural knowledge, you will automatically learn words that are really important in the culture and thus, in the language as well. You will speak more native-like, and sound less “learned it from a book”-ish, if you know what I mean.
Use the questions I list below to discover the culture of your target language!Â