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able to speak freely with native
speakers is an amazing ability in itself
but being able to speak freely to a
whole new group of people opens you up
to possible new relationships most
people don't realize that spending the
time to build relationships in a foreign
language can actually help you improve
your language skills dramatically in
this video we look at how making
relationships in a foreign language can
help you learn the language faster the
benefits of having friends and partners
who speak a foreign language first its
motivational one of the greatest
struggles for anyone learning a second
language is motivation nine times out of
ten learners start out their language
learning journey with loads of
enthusiasm only to see it gradually wane
over time try as they may it's difficult
to maintain the spark they once shared
with their new language so why not
borrow energy from a different part of
your life when you make relationships
with people in your target language all
the excitement of a new relationship
carries directly over into your learning
suddenly you have a very rewarding
reason to improve your skills and keep
practicing as your partner or your
friends get involved you will also have
the advantage of a constant source of
support and encouragement second it
makes language learning practical
studying vocabulary and grammar is a
vital part of language learning whether
you use a podcast text book app or find
yourself in a classroom
however as great as studying is a
language really only starts to come
alive once you start using it in
everyday life there's a huge difference
between a scripted conversation in a
lesson plan and a real life conversation
with a native speaker building
relationships with native speakers will
give you the chance to talk in your
target language often furthermore it
will be in a way that feels natural
you'll learn the words in the context
which is hugely important third it's fun
one of the greatest benefits is that it
allows you to practice without having it
feel like practice oftentimes you'll
find yourself so wrapped up in the
conversation that you forget you're
using a foreign language
this takes a lot of the pressure off and
helps you focus on communication over
trying to speak absolutely perfectly you
also get to learn about a whole new
culture from your partner or friends so
you're not only learning language skills
but also about the cultures that
surround your target language the risks
of having friends and partners who speak
a foreign language first it's easy to
miss communicate when it comes to
relationships humans can easily
misunderstand each other so it can be
hard when building relationships in your
target language when you or your
partner's lack of ability in each
other's respective native tongue can
lead to miscommunications that would
otherwise be avoidable depending on the
language you're speaking
a simple mistranslation or mispronounced
word can drastically change the meaning
of a sentence as long as you can afford
each other some extra patience and the
benefit of the doubt then you should be
able to overcome this pitfall second
your language skills could suffer if
your relationships don't work out if all
your language practice is wrapped up in
one person and your relationship with
that person doesn't work out then your
language learning could take a big hit
so it's best not to put all your hopes
for language growth on one area
relationship or otherwise you don't want
to risk losing motivation so try to find
it in many different areas an idea for
building relationships in a foreign
language make games out of getting to
know one another sometimes opening up in
any new friendship or partnership can be
hard
add in the added struggle of a new
language and it can feel impossible to
share your true feelings with others so
instead of trying to take first
interactions so seriously and talking
about the usual things like the weather
or work try to ask new interesting
questions try to figure out what the
other person's hobbies are without
asking directly or what kind of job they
have this will give you a chance to
stretch your language skills in a new
way and you'll probably get some funny
answers out of it too
being comfortable being silly or making
language mistakes is a great way to bond
with someone even if you've just met
relationships in a foreign language have
a lot more benefits to offer than
drawbacks don't be scared to open up to
people and make mistake
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