Blog 6: Six Different Ways to Practice a Language
This week's Google alert came up with a fun article about learning a language. In Jennifer Still's article "I've taught myself 5 languages for fun — here are 6 tips for getting a language to stick" she explains how she has taught herself French, German, Italian, Korean, and even Russian. She then goes onto explain what tools or techniques she uses to help her learn or keep what she has learned in her head. Here are her tips and tricks: I listen to music and watch TV and movies in the language I'm trying to learn. When I have a moderate amount of vocabulary under my belt, I read books in the language I'm learning. I keep a [Language I'm learning]-to-English dictionary handy for regular reference. I make it a point to learn idiomatic expressions. I make flashcards. I do lessons on language learning apps like Babbel and Duolingo. The advice that really stuck out to me was to listen to music and watch TV and movies in the language y