Christmas and language learning

I hope you are reading this in your festive pjs or sweater but at least with hot cocoa in hand.

Cause we are about to discuss some fun Christmas language activities

We are PUMPED about the holidays so why not combine it with our other passion, language!

Do every Christmas-y thing in your target language!

ok let’s jump in.

The time finally has arrived to watch Christmas movies, so why not do it in your target language? What I do is type in “Christmas special” or “Christmas movie” in my target language on Youtube and go from there. But you can try the same on Netflix an other platforms.

Take a look at the list below to get some ideas of all the fun things you could do. You can do it alone, or with a native speaker friend.

Here is the downloadable version so you can print and put it on your pinboard or save it on your phone.

Done it all and need more ideas? Hop on Pinterest for a whole arsenal of fun stuff

Also, Have you written your wish list yet? No? Here are some ideas of how Santa could help you learn languages

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Merry Christmas!

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