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Learning a new language can be a challenging and rewarding experience. Whether you're a beginner or an intermediate learner, one thing that can greatly enhance your language acquisition is the power of repetition. Repetition is a key component in solidifying your understanding of vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation. In this blog post, we will explore the importance of repetition in language learning and provide you with some tips on how to incorporate it into your language learning routine.
One of the main benefits of repetition is that it helps to reinforce what you have learned. When you encounter new vocabulary or grammar rules, repeating them multiple times helps to imprint them in your memory. By practicing and reviewing these concepts regularly, you are more likely to retain the information and recall it when needed. This is especially important for beginners who are just starting to build their language foundation.
Repetition also plays a crucial role in improving pronunciation. By repeating words and phrases out loud, you train your mouth and tongue to produce the correct sounds. This is particularly important in languages like German, where pronunciation can be quite different from English. Regular practice allows you to become more comfortable with the sounds of the language and helps you develop a more authentic accent.
In addition to solidifying vocabulary and pronunciation, repetition also builds fluency and confidence in speaking. The more you practice speaking, the more natural and effortless it becomes. Repetition helps to automate the language learning process, allowing you to respond quickly and accurately in conversations. This is especially beneficial for those who wish to pursue studies or find employment in Germany or Austria, where fluency in German is highly valued.
Now that we understand the importance of repetition, let's explore some tips on how to incorporate it into your language learning routine:
1. Create a study schedule: Set aside dedicated time each day or week for language practice. Consistency is key when it comes to repetition.
2. Use flashcards: Flashcards are a great tool for reviewing vocabulary. Write down new words on one side and their translations on the other. Review them regularly to reinforce your memory. Alternatively you can use mobile apps that are much of flashcard games.
(i) Drops
With fast-paced flashcard learning, this app gives you the opportunity to learn any language to your liking for 5-min per day on free version. But seriously 5-min is much rich to learn couple of words on a specific topic, YES you can select the topic you wanna cover to learn new words too 😎
(ii) WordUp
WordUp is like having a personal language coach in your pocket—fun, smart, and slower pace compared to Drops but still it levels up your vocabulary game! Learn words through real-life examples, cool trivia, and memorable associations.
3. Practice speaking out loud: Find a language partner or use language learning apps that provide speaking exercises. Repeat words and phrases out loud to improve your pronunciation and fluency.
(i) iTalki,
This platform offers a wide variety of teachers and pricings. They do their best to create an environment for both the students and the teachers with their lesson confirmations and lesson packages. This site helps in developing various language, including German. My recommendations on this app if you are only focused on developing conversation skills.
(ii) Preply
Similarly to iTalki, offers a wide variety of teachers and pricings as well. Tho in comparison to iTalki, Preply is the site for teachers to focus on all range of teaching scope, from 0preparing for exam to developing German in conversing and comprehending German texts. The online classroom offers useful kits to teachers to help educate and enhance learner's efforts life. Along with flexibility to decide on teaching hours, Preply also offers webinars and practical sessions where tutors are given useful insights on perfecting their skills and impact their learners' langauge development effectively.
(iii) MeetUp
In contrast to Preply and iTalki, Meet-Up is a wunderbar app meet new people and brush up on your language skills. Meet-Up has many type of groups and events, under which you can meet people of various ethnicity and cultural background and chat with them in German (or other languages) and have a splendid time. It’s a perfect mix of fun, friends, and fluency🎉🎉😁
(iv) Internations
Similar to Meet-Up it's a social meetup app, whereby you are able to participate in various groups and attend various events under that group and eventually meet incredible people around the world. And if you are able to find a group that's focusing on German language, you'll be able to build close relationships and always have a warm, cozy ambiance.☺️
4. Listen to audio materials: Listening to podcasts, audiobooks, or language learning materials can help you familiarize yourself with the sounds and rhythms of the language. Repeat after the speakers to practice your listening and speaking skills.
(i) EasyGerman
EasyGerman is your go-to for learning German the fun and authentic way! No joke on this one, their podcasts and videos mix real-life conversations with easy explanations, so you learn like a local. It's a perfect combo of language tips, culture, and number of itsy bitsy humors. Don't worry tho, the German humor here is still comical to listen to😄
(ii) DW Learning German for Beginners
DW Learning German for Beginners makes starting your German journey simple and fun. Their podcasts and videos break down the basics into easy, bite-sized lessons, which makes it the perfect way to build confidence and keep learning stress-free! Unlike most of the native level fast-paced podcast, this podcast is not too slow but slow enough to enable you grasp the words quiet well and clearly 👂👂!
(iii) GermanPod101.com
GermanPod101 is a fairly comprehensive resource similarly to EasyGerman and DW, with lots of audio and video ranging from absolute beginner level right through to advanced, and it’s one of the best online tools available for German. They have maintained a good level of consistency with their lesson quality, and the ‘Learning Paths’ feature is an enormous improvement to lesson navigation. Overall, a great option for anyone learning Deutsch, Deutsch, Deutsch.
(iv) Lingopie
Lingopie is a program that provides access to thousands of hours of native content in eight different languages. You can stream shows from Spain, Mexico, Russia, Germany, and more. This means nearly limitless listening practice. Not only that, but this program also has interactive subtitles, so no matter what your current fluency level is, you won’t miss a single detail.
5. Review previous lessons: Before moving on to new material, take the time to review what you have learned in previous lessons. This will help reinforce your understanding and prevent forgetting all of the grammars and vocabs that you have learned😮🤩
(i) Lingolia
An extensive collections of grammars available for the German language (as well as for French, Spanish & English) here in Lingolia. Any topics that you have covered so far during your lesson period or if there are specific grammar which just bogging you, giving you a really hard time, you can just quickly check for that particular grammar in this website! And the explanations of each grammar are available in crystal clear English!
(ii) FluentU
Similarly to Lingolia, FluentU has comprehensive lists of German grammers that you can check out as well. Although it's not as extensive as Lingolia in terms of the explanation for grammers, the quizzes and exercises in FluentU works fantastically. Language is always in context-- it appears in example sentences and snippets of video that allow you to hear different accents and speeds. Humorous stock images make words more fun and memorable too. It's a more organic and authentic way to learn languages, similar to how natives learn since as a child👶👶
In conclusion, repetition is a powerful tool in language learning. By incorporating regular practice and review into your language learning routine, you can solidify your understanding, improve your pronunciation, and build fluency and confidence in speaking. So, embrace the power of repetition and watch your language skills soar!
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