How to Enrich and Expand Your Language Knowledge and Skills

A famous writer rightly said, “Stay hungry, stay foolish.” The meaning of this phrase is that you should never stop learning. No matter what society thinks of you, you should always aspire to grow your knowledge base even if it requires asking stupid questions. As far as language learning is concerned, you cannot develop your language skills by just attending classes. You need to work on it on a personal level to expand your knowledge and skills.

So in this article, we are going to share a few ways to enrich and expand your language knowledge and skills.

1. Change the Language Settings of Your Devices

In today's day and age, we spend most of our time on our devices. So it is a good idea to change the language settings of your devices. In this way, you will consume most of the content in a day in the target language. You will be bound to know the meanings of words that are difficult and by the end of a month, you will be able to name most of the things in daily life in the target language.

2. Watch Movies in the Target Language

Convert the movie time into a time when you learn something while enjoying every moment. Watch movies in the target language and try to understand the culture, lifestyle and of course the local language. Learn vocabularies and phrases that are used on a regular basis.

3. Interact with Native Speakers

If you are learning a new language, you need to change or expand your social circle. You need to befriend people who are also learning the target language or are native speakers of the language. This will inbuild the language in your everyday life, strengthening your grip on the language.

4. Read a Book You Already Know Well

Read translations of books if you read in your primary language. This will help you understand the language as you relate to knowledge that you already have about the book. This is an easier and fun way to learn new words and phrases in a new language.

5. Carry a Dictionary with You Always

An underrated way to learn a new language is by using a dictionary. But dictionaries are really your best friend when it comes to learning a new language. Carrying pocket dictionaries will help you address unexpected vocabulary gaps. In fact, in your free time you can open a pocket dictionary and learn a few random words.

6. Memorise the Lyrics of Songs

Another effective way to enrich your language skills is to listen to songs in the target language and memorise some lyrics. Songs portray the local culture and its words are often a projection of a foreign lifestyle. So if you memorise some songs, it will help you remember words and phrases used on a daily basis. And since it is a song with a rhythm to it, it will be easy for you to remember the words too.

We hope these tips will help you enrich your knowledge and skills about a language. These tips will work only when you keep your mind open for knowledge beyond the classrooms and prescribed books. So open the shutters of your mind and experience the varieties in the language that you are pursuing.