Tips for practicing an additional language

Sing in your target language. Singing in a foreign language improves pronunciation. When we sing, we tend to mimic the sounds and the tone 

Use YouTube to practice your target language. Many YouTube channels are dedicated to language learning. Channels like Easy Languages, Learn French with Alexa, BBC and/or Oxford online English, TV5 online and SpanishPod101 provide free lessons, tutorials, and language practice videos. 

Listen to podcasts such as Coffee Break Languages, LanguagePod101, and News. You can slow down the speed and listen more than once. 

Watch movies with sound and subtitles, both in the language you aim to learn. Subtitles will help you understand the pronunciation and activate your visual memory.  

Make flashcards and post them all around you to practice vocabulary.  

Read in the target language classics that you know in your native language or children’s books, which can expand your vocabulary and improve comprehension while providing comprehensible rich language.  

Find a language exchange partner and practice speaking. Websites like ConversationExchange, Tandem, and MyLanguageExchange connect language learners from around the world, allowing you to practice your target language with native speakers through voice or video calls.

Learn, memorize and use common phrases. A list of the most common phrases can be found on this mondly.com for French and espressoenglish.net for English 

Visit sites with information in the target language and read online content. Websites like BBC Languages, FluentU, and Open Culture offer free language courses, tutorials, videos, and exercises in various languages. 

Join a conversation club at your local library or through your local community. Joining language-learning communities such as languagelearning on Reddit or language-specific groups on Facebook can provide opportunities to practice your second language with fellow learners and receive feedback from native speakers. 

Have fun and immerse yourself in the culture of the language you wish to improve. Why not make a friend who speaks the target language. Hang out with speakers of the language you want to improve. 

Use a language-learning app to practice your target language. Duolingo, Memrise, and HelloTalk are some of the popular language learning apps that offer free language courses and practice exercises.