#23 - 8 Creative Ways to Practice any Language

Today I share 8 ways to make your language practice more creative, fun and enjoyable. If you would like to listen to more tips on how to learn a language, I can recommend listening to episode #17: 25 Ways to Practice a Language. 1. Imagine yourself having a conversation with someone you admire - what questions would you ask them and what would they answer? (Challenge your imagination!). You can write down the dialogue if you’d like, speak it out loud or simply imagine it. 2. Describe what you see - and what you don’t see too! Again, this can be done through writing, speaking or simply thinking about what you see in the language. 3. Follow an online creative tutorial: how to play an instrument, draw a specific image, DIY projects or cooking. There are several free, fun tutorials on YouTube, Instagram and different blogs. 4. Design a presentation: choose a subject you enjoy or would like to learn more about. Add some key words/phrases, pictures and practice presenting it if you’d like to practice your oral skills 5. Dance! Play some music and just dance freely or follow some kind of dance tutorial on YouTube. 6. Daydream - very underrated language activity! It’s great because you can do this anywhere (in the supermarket, in the park, at home) and imagine events/conversations in the language you’re learning 7. Create a blog or video in your target language 8. Host a language dinner party/pot luck! Don’t worry if not everyone speaks the language you’re learning, perhaps each guest can cook/bring a dish typical from the country in which their language is spoken. Mi Reto Español - My Spanish Challenge is a podcast dedicated to language tips and studying/living abroad. My name is Rebecca and I’m studying to be a Spanish and English teacher. I started this podcast as a personal challenge to motivate myself to talk more in Spanish, before coming to Spain for my exchange studies (which is where I am right now!). Every week I upload episodes about topics such as language learning, motivation, my experiences in Spain and more. Thank you for listening! It’s so fun to see that more and more people from different countries are following the podcast - I appreciate it! :) Contact: miretoespanol@gmail.com