For language learners, being able to engage in real-life conversations is often the ultimate goal. Practicing speaking is an invaluable way to prepare for everyday interactions and build your confidence. Regardless of where you live, there are many opportunities to practice and strengthen your speaking skills.
Practice with a speech recognition tool
Receiving immediate feedback on your pronunciation is an effective and efficient way to practice multiple skills simultaneously. Babbel’s speech recognition tool is integral to both our courses and review features, making it easy to incorporate speaking practice across all your devices.
Learn here how to set up speech recognition on your devices.
Read aloud
Reading aloud is an excellent method for working on various skills simultaneously. Whether it’s the news, a short story, or lines from a play, reading out loud can help you get comfortable with speaking. It may feel a bit unusual at first, but it’s a fantastic way to develop the habit of speaking and to practice commonly used words and phrases.
Watch movies or TV shows
Enjoying movies or TV shows in your target language is a fun way to blend relaxation with language practice. Turn on captions and choose a few short scenes to focus on. Watch the scene, then rewind and read the captions out loud. Repeat this process several times, paying attention to the rhythm and pronunciation of the dialogue.
Find a tandem partner
Engaging in conversations about everyday topics is the perfect way to make language learning relevant to your life. Your speaking partner doesn’t need to be fluent; practicing with a friend, family member, or someone in your community who is also learning the language can create a comfortable and convenient environment to enhance your speaking skills.