Hi, My name is Vaikundamoni and I feel proud to be part of the Lingua World forum . This forum is to be devoted to discussing the ways and means of expanding our horizon of knowledge of languages. As a first step I want to talk about some of the ways of learning a foreiguage language. I will be very happy to receive the feedback and suggestions from interested people to make the effort as meaningful as possible. Tips for learning a foreign language quickly
- Take risks and speak the language whenever you can.
- Read children’s books and comic books in the foreign language.
- Consume foreign language media.
- Immerse yourself in the local culture and language.
- Make use of foreign language podcasts and apps.
- Don’t worry about making mistakes.
- Connect with a native speaker.
- Study the language every day.
- Carry a dictionary everywhere.
- Try to Watch, listen, read and write in your chosen language.
- Visit a country where your language of study is spoken.
- Commit yourself to studying the language for a couple of hours per day.
- Language learning is based on repetition — hammering something into your brain over and over again until you remember it.
- If you have a long break between study sessions, you are prone to forget what you learned.
- Cut down on this wasted time by studying every day.
- There are no miraculous short cuts to learning any language.
- Immerse yourself in the language of your choice.
- Watch television shows or movies in the language you are trying to learn
- Try to read and write in your new language.
- Download podcasts or tune in to radio stations in your new language.
- Change your language settings on all your electronic devices to get better exposure.
- Listen to songs in that language.
- Try to learn the lyrics, and then check what they mean.