If you actively learn a language, the anticipation of media in this language can be a great help. It will make more sensitive increase your interest in the language and best of all, better to learn to debate, have something to talk about, when comes the next opportunity to speak with a native speaker.
Here are some of the media where you can listen to.
TV, movies and SOAP
Depending on where you are SOAP series movies and other tv footage in their original language with accompanying subtitles in a different language can be broadcast. This is the case in Singapore where news on the English channel with a Chinese speaker rather use subtitles as a voice over.
This means that, even if you only 20% of what is understand in from the Chinese said, you can still follow a Chinese drama and even pick up some more vocabulary through the combination of spoken Chinese with English subtitles.
It is also common to find have subtitles in any language DVDs. If you learn English, most English DVDs have to highlight strong subtitles for the deaf, and you, if you are not 100%-Muttersprachler,
Podcasts, radio
If some specific interest or level tune in to search for podcasts or audio courses. Click you during a vacation in Germany I exercised strongly by the listen my listening to Bayern 3 and I heard while in Italy, radio Dimensione SUONO. You are pop channels to mix the international and domestic music, combining comments with DJ so constantly listen to chat, but to hear get some language every few minutes. Both channels are available online for the streaming and podcasts.
Make sure you keep tuned in to the different accents and never blind copy. I've heard reports of German that exaggerated listen to BBC World Service and began to sound like a BBC reporter — not exactly as in English to sound if you want to be taken seriously!
Karaoke
Karaoke is a more active way to use your new language. You will be doing a lot of things at the same time: memorizing the melody and having fun with friends stay on melody which read lyrics. This will help you to keep your mind off is grammatically correct and get you focus that on the words with high speed!
If you Chinese or Japanese, or your reading learn it is not good enough, still, always nor the lyrics by heart with can learn some preparation.
A great bonus karaoke is it really expected speakers if you can sing a few songs in their own language.
Conclusion
Various media offer great opportunities to immerse you learn language are. Try tuning in to TV shows or streaming radio in the language you are learning. Other great exercise is karaoke but more intense.
Links to the German radio station Bayern 3 and Italian radio Dimensione SUONO visit please my blog about language learning.
Guus Goorts is the founder of Singapore, a company, bringing together language curriculum of various Singapore schools on a site.
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