More Information Coffee Break with Radio LinguaĬoffee Break is a podcast series put on by Radio Lingua with the opportunity to purchase additional content. After spending hundreds on your flight, the extra five bucks to make yourself seem less alien to wherever you’re traveling is worth it.
You can try it for free then purchase a language for just $5. I’ve found that Mindsnacks is great for starting a new language because it gives you a collection of words and phrases that you’ll recognize later on when you use different programs to start putting sentences together. Plus in its learning-through-games approach, it made me feel like I was actually accomplishing something. Where would I be without that goofy little alien? MindSnacks made language learning fun for me, something I badly needed after traditional schooling bored me to tears. Some are great for beginners, others require a bit more background. To improve my language skills (or get started in a new language), I switch from app to app. (Before traveling Japan, I tried that as well.) Now I actually find that I love language learning, even though I’m not at all fluent in Spanish and am still working my way through German while occasionally dabbling in French and Italian. So if we’re that special, why should I bother learning those sounds you’re spewing from your face?Īs you can imagine, I never took language learning seriously until I got my worldview kicked in its stupid head. SUPER AWESOME FANTASTIC (insert Rambo-esque explosion) AMAZING-SAUCE! Still, I was in a very homogenous school and world events were taught with a basic understanding that we - the United States - are the best. Plus with my limited worldview, I at least knew it was the second-most spoken language in the United States. My brother was already blowing through Spanish, so I went with that.
In retrospect, this was way too late to start.
I had about three months of German, French, and Spanish in 8th grade to determine what I’d want to focus on. My background in language was minimal as recent as a few years ago. I’ll update as I find new apps that interest me.Īdmittedly, I might not be the best person to be giving advice. First, I’ll give you some background on my language learning background (feel free to scroll on if that sounds terribly boring) and then we’ll cover MindSnacks, Coffee Break with Radio Lingua, iTalki, DuoLingo, Babbel, and Memrise. To help get you started, I’m sharing some of the best language learning apps I’ve been able to find. After all, what makes a trip special is meeting fellow travelers, locals, and sharing stories. Wherever you’re going, spending just 20 to 60 minutes a day learning some basics of your host country’s language will go a long way in enriching your experience. Studying abroad, moving abroad, traveling abroad - doesn’t matter. If there’s anything I can encourage someone traveling to do, it’s to start learning a new language.
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