Simply messaging each other in a bilingual way helps you a lot, especially in your written grammar - correct and give each other constructive criticism. You don’t even have to ‘meet up’ if you don’t have time. However, I wouldn’t rely on this as the only method of learning, but rather use it as a way of measuring your progress. Try set out some ground rules or goals to keep you from falling into that comfort trap of speaking your native language. It’s a good idea to try meet up regularly, over coffee, a walk in the park, anything you want. The point of having a tandem buddy is that you learn by doing and conversing in real life situations - not sitting in the library glossing over horrific grammar tables and vocabulary that makes you want to throw books at them. I had several language buddies when I first started learning and they weren’t all students - some were working and in their middle ages, others were backpackers I encountered along my travels. Some universities provide this Tandem partner or buddy system where you can ask for someone who speaks the language you’re wanting to learn and in return you help them with your native language.Īlternatively, if you are past that uni stage, then do some stalking, ask around maybe you’ll find a friend of a friend who fits that category. This is something you can do wherever you are. I am by no means an expert, this is just me sharing some of the things I learnt with the hope that by referencing my own experiences and struggles, it’ll make you feel more comfortable about putting yourself out there and giving things a go.
#Coffee break spanish google podcast trial#
Through the last few years of trial and error, I have compiled a list of 10 tips/methods I found to be most useful in helping me learn German and more recently, Spanish.
But no teacher is magic and it’s really up to you to put yourself out there to converse with the locals and learn from your mistakes. We think that by enrolling in a B2 Language course, that means we’ll be conversationally fluent at the end. To most people, I speak fluent German, yet I still feel like I have so much to learn! In a world of instant gratification, we find ourselves impatient if we cannot succeed or get what we want from a course or a tutor. You need self discipline to learn a language and endless perseverance because you cannot put a clear mark on fluency and that’s where many people get discouraged. We all know how ridiculously expensive tutors and language courses are, and in my opinion they’re not always the most effective.
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