| Most people think of the internet as a place to | | | | Tip #2 - Find a friend in the same forum and |
| learn. You can find language learning materials for | | | | begin an email exchange. - Once you're in the |
| every conceivable level. | | | | group and you're comfortable adding comments, |
| Free ways to conjugate verbs, new vocabulary | | | | ask if anyone in the group is learning English. (Don't |
| lists and explanations of all grammar points are | | | | be surprised by the large number of responses). |
| just some of the things you can do right now. | | | | Once you find someone that seems responsible |
| But, as with many things, there are more | | | | and motivated, ask them if they'd like to practice |
| interesting and creative ways to use the internet | | | | with you via email. You could begin using Instant |
| to learn a foreign language. | | | | Messenger to communicate back and forth. And |
| And the more creative the better because | | | | since you have a common interest, you'd have a |
| boredom is guaranteed to kill your desire. There is | | | | lot to talk about. |
| nothing worse than repeating the same exercises | | | | The best way to handle this relationship is to |
| over and over. Keeping things fresh is the surest | | | | have a set time to communicate in the language |
| way to maintain interest and motivation. | | | | you want to learn, and then have the same |
| It doesn't matter if you're learning Spanish, | | | | amount of time in English so that your partner |
| Chinese or Swahili. Once you begin changing your | | | | can practice. |
| routine and thinking "outside-the-lines" you'll be on | | | | Tip #3 - Find websites that you like in the target |
| your way to fluency. | | | | language and sign up for their newsletters. - First, |
| Here are three creative ways to learn a foreign | | | | you need to access pages in the target language. |
| language that you can start to use right now. | | | | You do this by going to Google and looking for a |
| Tip #1 - Enter a forum where the language is | | | | link called preferences. It's right next to the |
| used. - Forums are places where you can get | | | | search box. |
| information on any topic imaginable. If you love | | | | Find the language you want to learn and save it. |
| finger-painting, decorating garbage cans or the | | | | Then enter a topic you like and go to some web |
| study of fingernails, there is a forum that has | | | | pages. Find one you like and sign up for their |
| other people who share the same interest. | | | | newsletter. This way, you'll have emails sent to |
| All you have to do is decide on a topic you | | | | your address in the target language that can be |
| already like, perhaps gardening, and look for a | | | | used to study. |
| forum in the target language. If you're learning | | | | Make sure you find a site that you like. And while |
| Spanish, you can begin to learn Spanish | | | | you're at it, take a close look at the web site |
| vocabulary terms and expressions about | | | | itself. What words do they use to attract their |
| gardening. | | | | readers? What expressions can you pick up that |
| Your job, depending on your level, is to read the | | | | spice up your own conversations? |
| comments of others and get a feel for the group. | | | | All right now. With one of these ideas you can |
| Then, get busy adding comments of your own. | | | | re-charge your language learning batteries and |
| This way, you can learn new words and enter | | | | begin learning faster and easier than ever. So it's |
| discussions of topics that interest you. | | | | time to get to it. |