- 16 Dec 2020
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Daily language exercises for effective language learning
Small, but regular exercises work wonders. This rule also applies to language learning. In order to learn a foreign language effectively, in addition to attending a language course at SLA Basel create small learning units as language tasks and integrate them into your daily routine. There are countless occasions for this, and with this article we would like to show you some of them.
If you manage to establish these ideas as an indispensable part of your daily routine from morning to night, you will see that you improve your language skills step by step and that language learning is actually fun too. You can even start every new day with an amusing song in the target language by setting your alarm clock to wake you up to the song you last learned or translated.
Even during breakfast, you can improve your language skills by completing various language tasks at the same time. For example, you can listen to the radio or watch YouTube videos in the target language. Above all, you can make listening to the news in the target language a daily language task.
Important language tasks on the way to work
On the way to work or school, you also have various language tasks to choose from. Whether in the car, on the bus or on foot, you can listen to the radio, a podcast or an audiobook in your desired language. If the journey is long, you can take along your favourite books or magazines, or crossword puzzles. Of course, Netflix films or series with subtitles can also help you to significantly expand your language skills.
You can also set yourself further language tasks during the lunch break. Language apps or appointments with a tandem partner can help you make significant progress in your language learning. On the other hand, it is recommended to change the operating language on all devices such as smartphones, tablets, navigation devices, e-book readers, and even robot vacuum cleaners.
Read licence plates of parked cars
On the way home, it is recommended to talk to yourself. You surely have a lot to say about the entire working or school day and you can try to express that in your target language. A really good tip for those who are learning French is to read the number plates of parked cars, as numbers in French are very complicated. Practice makes a master.
Once home, you can take the diary and try to describe the day in the target language. One of the most effective language tasks arises from your hobby activities. Whether you enjoy cooking, coin collecting or have DIY projects, you can learn and use all the words and terms related to your hobby.
There are of course many other ideas that you can take on as a language task, but the fact is that, above all, you need a good language course with competent language teachers who give you a good foundation so that you can complete such language tasks without any problems. As SLA Basel we offer you various language courses in Basel for English, German, French, Italian and many other languages. Our partners include Kulturlegi, Tutor Academy, Edoqua and temptraining.