Well its been a long time.. but i was a bit busy because of lot of things going around in life. Studies, learning German, finding an internship, attending interviews, getting rejections.... I can go on and on.. the list is not gonna end.
But by now I have completed my first 10 months in Germany and during this time i have learned a lot and made lot of mistakes. Being an international student, the major challenge for me was learning the language. and I swear its damn easy, provided you are really very serious with it. Well out of my personal experience, I came up certain steps that helped me learning German. I thought of sharing it with you guys.
1. Join a language school:
You would find a lot of people, who would say its possible to learn a language without going to a language school. Well, I completely agree to such people but you must also understand the reason why we go to a school. At school you have an opportunity to learn from a professional. the teacher has a complete structure and are experienced with the best ways of delivering their know how. If you plan to learn yourself you are going to take a lot of time. I had a different situation, for me time was limited and i was not in a position to take risk. As a personal recommendation I would suggest you to join the best language school in the town and search for a course with different nationalities.
At school you will make friends and please please please stick to German when talking to them.
2. Manage your free time:
In our complete day we waste a lot of our time, as a language learner you can use this time and make your day productive. One way is to listen to radio while on the bus. Subscribe to podcasts from www.DW.de, listen to German music. They will help you getting use to the German accent. This step is very important as it trains your ear to German tone and pitch. Its not important that you understand the words but you should be able to listen to the words and identify them as single words and not just sounds. Deutsche-Welle is a good source for learning German. Depending on your level, you can subscribe to various courses available for free.
3. Read kids story books.
I know it sounds stupid but believe me it helps and its interesting too. Most of the famous fairy tales and kids books were written in Germany and hence it becomes very easy to find these books in second hand shop or at libraries. Read these books. Through these books you familiarize yourselves with basic words and vocabulary. You don't have to read it the entire day, just read 1-2 pages before going to the bed. It is not needed to translate each and every word. Just make sure you understand the gist of it. Remember to read it loud and clear.
4. Find a Tandem Partner:
There are many German's who are looking to improve their English. Find yourself a tandem partner, with whom you can exchange your language skills and learn from his. You can talk to your partner 2 times a week either over Skype or in person. You can register in these websites to find a tandem partner. :
https://www.tandempartners.org/
https://www.conversationexchange.com/
It is always better if you could find someone within your city, so that you can also meet in person. But if you don't find one Skype is always an option.
5. German movies with subtitles
Do not worry if you don't have German movies with subtitles. I will be continuously posting links to some movies and you can directly watch them online. In my next post's you will find the links.
I know that learning a new language can be very painful and frustrating but believe me you will love once you start to understanding it. At the end, i can just tell you that learning a language is something that takes time, patience and practice. Just follow the above steps and i am sure you can make it. I hope the blog helped you. please feel free to leave your comments.
Anurag Singh
3. Read kids story books.
I know it sounds stupid but believe me it helps and its interesting too. Most of the famous fairy tales and kids books were written in Germany and hence it becomes very easy to find these books in second hand shop or at libraries. Read these books. Through these books you familiarize yourselves with basic words and vocabulary. You don't have to read it the entire day, just read 1-2 pages before going to the bed. It is not needed to translate each and every word. Just make sure you understand the gist of it. Remember to read it loud and clear.
4. Find a Tandem Partner:
There are many German's who are looking to improve their English. Find yourself a tandem partner, with whom you can exchange your language skills and learn from his. You can talk to your partner 2 times a week either over Skype or in person. You can register in these websites to find a tandem partner. :
https://www.tandempartners.org/
https://www.conversationexchange.com/
It is always better if you could find someone within your city, so that you can also meet in person. But if you don't find one Skype is always an option.
5. German movies with subtitles
Do not worry if you don't have German movies with subtitles. I will be continuously posting links to some movies and you can directly watch them online. In my next post's you will find the links.
I know that learning a new language can be very painful and frustrating but believe me you will love once you start to understanding it. At the end, i can just tell you that learning a language is something that takes time, patience and practice. Just follow the above steps and i am sure you can make it. I hope the blog helped you. please feel free to leave your comments.
Anurag Singh
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