Advice for Learning German | The Communication Blog

Monday, December 12, 2011

Advice for Learning German

By Paul Mitchell


Learning German is a good goal to have, but if you've never tried learning a new language before, trying to figure out just how to do it can be difficult. There are many people who find that learning a language in private is the best way to learn. Others students learn best in a classroom. Some find that just repeating the language or immersing yourself in the culture is the best way to learn a language. You'll find that are there many ways to learn a new language. Finding the best way for you to learn sometimes takes trying new ways out until you find what fits. Use these tips to help you get started.

Find a friend or get to know someone who knows how to speak German fluently to help you learn German. If you are lucky enough to find someone who speaks German as a first language, you know you'll be learning the language correctly. Learning from a German speaker who is close to you offers you the benefit of being extremely comfortable in front of them so you won't be afraid to make any language blunders in front of them. Not only that but you will find that it's fun to work with a friend. When you learn from a friend, you know that friend will be familiar with how you learn the best and that can help them come up with the perfect German lesson plan for you.

Watch TV shows and movies that are in German. You can have the subtitles turned on when you first start watching German movies. After you become acquainted with the language you can switch off the subtitles. You will discover that you understand more than you thought you would. Watching movies and television in German is a great way to learn the language as it is currently spoken. Classroom learning normally instructs people with the formalized version of the language an not the language as it is used in daily speaking (books can't do this because spoken language is always changing). Movies and TV shows will aid you in getting to know current slang and an array of other cultural things that you would be unable to pick up in a classroom environment or from an individual course.

Practice German as you learn it. If you truly yearn to commit to memory your new German vocabulary, then it is wise to use it anywhere and everywhere. After you understand a new German word, begin using it right away to replace the words of your native language, for the item or situation or feeling. The more often you use a word the simpler it'll be for you to identify it appropriately at a later time when you hear others using it. Appropriately learning your new vocabulary is the first step to learning any language. The best way to truly learn that vocabulary is to use it as often as you possibly can.

There are tons of different techniques for learning German. It can be arduous to recognize which tactic you should opt to use for yourself. You might need to practice a few different approaches before you figure out which approach works the most wonderfully for you. ?




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