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Activities to improve your fluency in foreign languages

Interacting with people who are native speakers of a language you study is like practicing that foreign language in its real context.

Language expressions appear naturally in context as if you were immersed in the country where that language is spoken.

Imagine this situation:

A native Portuguese speaker learning English along with a native English speaker who is studying Portuguese.

These two people can teach each other. They will choose their favorite topics and create informal videos. The two people will send each other feedback. Feedback can be written or on a new video.

 

Language expressions appear naturally in context as if you were immersed in the country where that language is spoken.

 

Imagine this situation:

 

A native Portuguese speaker learning English along with a native English speaker who is studying Portuguese.

 

These two people can teach each other. They will choose their favorite topics and create informal videos. The two people will send each other feedback. Feedback can be written or on a new video.

Interacting with people who are native speakers of a language you study is like practicing that foreign language in its real context.

Using CollabLanguage, you:

Learn the language with authentic material made by people just like you. The coolest is that they want to learn your native language.

Establish a collaborative partnership naturally, following your interests and favorite topics.

Practice the language whenever and wherever you want.

Teach them your language and learn their language, all with informal videos in context.

Using CollabLanguage, you:

Learn the language with authentic material made by people just like you. The coolest is that they want to learn your native language.
Establish a collaborative partnership naturally, following your interests and favorite topics.
Practice the language whenever and wherever you want.
Teach them your language and learn their language, all with informal videos in context.

How it works:

You start by choosing an activity,

then record a video on the chosen topic

Start with your native language,

then speak in the language you study.

You will find videos of native speakers

of the language you study.

You can send them feedback,

and they will send feedback

about the videos you made.

 

Foreign language speakers

 

of the language you study

 

will learn from you

 

your native language.

 

They will learn from the part where

 

you speak your mother tongue.

 

Speak normally, informally,

 

to give a taste of your language

the way it naturally sounds.

 

The first feedback you send

 

should follow the suggested format,

 

and must be kind and encouraging.

 

If you want to respond to feedback,

 

you can record a video or 

 

send a written answer.

 

This asynchronous conversation

 

may go on as much as people want.

You start by choosing an activity,

then record a video on the chosen topic

Start with your native language,

then speak in the language you study.

You will find videos of native speakers

of the language you study.

You can send them feedback,

and they will send feedback

about the videos you made.
 
Foreign language speakers 

of the language you study
  
will learn from you
 
your native language.
 
They will learn from the part where
 
you speak your mother tongue.
 
Speak normally, informally,
 
to give a taste of your language

the way it naturally sounds.

The first feedback you send

should follow the suggested format,

and must be kind and encouraging.

If you want to respond to feedback,

you can record a video or 

send a written answer.

This asynchronous conversation

may go on as much as people want. 

Advantages of asynchronous interaction:

  • Learners can watch several times the video made by the native speaker of their target language to acquire linguistic forms and intonation;
  • The feedback can be more elaborated than it would be in a synchronous conversation; 
  • Learners can review the response several times to deepen learning; 
  • The learner’s video can be reviewed by the learner so that the feedback is understood more accurately and productively;
  • Learners can watch several times the video made by the native speaker of their language to acquire linguistic forms and intonation; 
  • The feedback can be more elaborated than it would be in a synchronous conversation; 
  • Learners can review the response several times to deepen learning;
  • The learner’s video can be reviewed by the learner so that the feedback is understood more accurately and productively; 
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