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Hi Does anyone know of any discord servers for language learning where people actually use the voice chat rooms to speak? I have joined a few but the voicechat features are almost never used. I'm a woman who is learning French, Esperanto and just starting Mandarin. English is my native language. Thanks in advance J

Hello everyone! I wanted to share a resource for speaking and conversation practice! For anyone looking to practice speaking other languages, the mobile app Jeenie is a great resource! It connects the user instantly via audio/video with a qualified bilingual for personalized practice. Currently you can use the app to practice Chinese (Mandarin or Cantonese), French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, and Spanish, in addition to English. And they are adding new languages constantly--next is American Sign Language. App download is free! Here is a link for a free 10 minute session https://jeenie.app.link/geQdfKxB8Z Simply download the app from the link and the minutes for a free session will automatically be loaded on your account! Happy learning!

Hello Everyone! I am working on making a mobile phone application that helps people learn a new language through conversations. The application will connect students with nearby native speakers so they can meetup, chat and help people pick up the language in a more authentic environment. You can search people based on the languages you speak or are learning, and can plan your meetups through creating invitations. My team is trying to change the traditional way of how people practice a newly learnt language. A comprehensive command of language requires more than a disparate list of words in your vocabulary bank. It requires that you have the skill to discern the nuances, and the ability to use words in their right context and setting and even knowing the history and roots behind those words. We believe that only a native speaker can help someone understand these intricacies. Therefore, we aim to help learners by pairing them up with native speakers so that they are able to practice their spoken skills and become confident speakers. So I am looking for some insights as to how generally people would like to learn in this kind of scenario, and gather some feedback. Please leave a comment below if you'd like to volunteer to contribute and share your thoughts and I'll reach out to you with some follow up questions. If you have ever traveled to a different country and tried to learn their language, I'd love to talk to you! Hit me up below

I am leading a new project called www.speakmates.com where we are trying to let Language Mentors and people seeking to practice speaking a language find each other, meet in a cafe in small groups and socialize while practicing a language. We would be very happy to have you in our community, get your feedbacks and any support you might want to offer. Registering, creating and listing a language meetup is completely free for now, we are financing ourselves and we are planning to keep it free as much as possible.

In a vast yet diversified country like India where dialect and languages vary for every couple of hundred kilometres, English and Hindi remain among the most widely spoken, understood and recognized languages. Along these two languages, English generally connects a lot of people who hail from areas where spoken local languages are completely different from each other i.e. Tamil and Marathi. In such cases, English acts the bridge between the individuals and enables them incommunicating with each other easily. For all other practical purposes also, English is widely hailed and used as a common language across the globe. Therefore learning English language becomes pertinent for any individual who aspires to build his/her career in today’s globalized economy. English language acts as a stepping stone towards success for students of all streams as well as working professionals across all the industry verticals. Developing command over any language including English comprises of developing deep understanding of vocabulary, grammar and pronunciations. Generally English is considered as a funny language because its pronunciations and vocabulary vary alot. Often similarly spelt words have different pronunciations and alphabets remain silent in many words which make the pronunciations very peculiar and it takes consistent time and effort to remember and master them. This primarily happens because roots of large quantum of English wordsoriginate from other languages like Latin, French, Spanish etc. This trait also adds lot of diversity to the language and makes it easy for people across the globe to adapt it. ELTIS which stands for English Language Teaching Institute of Symbiosis is a Pune based institute which has been instrumental in training students from 25 plus countries in developing command over English language. ELTIS offers wide range of courses for International as well as Indian students which help them in developing command over written and spoken English. They also provide specific focus on Business English which enables the students in exceling in competitive corporate environment.ELTIS also offers specific courses for Indian students who want to learn English speaking. Institute boasts competent and qualified faculty which also helps students to learn English grammar which is often considered as one of trickiest aspects of English language.Institute also offers short term crash courses, summer courses and year long diploma courses which cater to needs of college students as well as working professionals. They also offer a course specifically designed for students who want appear in IELTS exam which provides admission gateway to 9000 plus universities worldwide. ELTIS is part of Pune based renowned Symbiosis International University and it has been at helm of helping out many individuals from diverse backgrounds in mastering the spoken and written English.

Ciao! Propongo di praticare italiano qui, in questa traccia. Possiamo discutere sulle nostre lingue straniere. Spero che alcuni madrelingue vorrano corrigerci Io ho ricominciato' di studiare l'italiano quest'anno. Sto studiando col libro di testo che si chiama "Pronti, via". Provo di parlare un po' con la mia compagna dello scambio linguistico ogni settimana. Mi piace molto studiare l'italiano ma e' abbastanza difficile, particolarmente quando uno apprende lo spagnolo. E voi, che fate per imparare l'italiano? Scrivete qui!

What about having french courses in a tropical island, in the warm Indian Ocean ? You can choose to attend Group course or Private Course or a Combination of both of them. It's up to you ! After school you can discover the marvels of our amazing Reunion Island. Make new friends and enjoy our suggestion-of-activities planning ! You won't forget the taste of the reunionese dishes, the colorful culture, the magnificent intensity of the tropical, coastal, montaineous landscape ! We guarantee high quality courses : the group are up to 8 students max., and are conversation-oriented. The Private lessons face to face with a teacher are personalized and designed to improve where the student has difficulties. Most of our students are staying in one of our carefully selected host families : the best way to make the most of the language stay and intensify the french practice after school. If you want to discover what’s going on at our school at the moment, feel free to like and follow our Facebook page : Learn French on Reunion Island - DP LANGUES Reunion ! You can also have a look at our website DP Langues - School of Language. We have an Online French Test that can you do at any time ! Looking forward to hearing from you soon ! With tropical regards, DP Langues Team

Hello everyone! This is a post to share some experiences. I am a masters student in Sweden, currently on my second year. I had studied Swedish for merely 3 months before my arrival here in my home country, where I covered the absolute basics. Then I had a university course for a semester, mostly revisiting what I already knew and of course learning new things also. After that, I haven't had any tutoring on the language, although I kept practicing reading, listening and writing in Swedish on a daily basis. I would say I have reached an intermediate level by now, Meaning, I understand (simple to normal) texts, simple conversations (not just the really typical small-talk lines, but a simple everyday conversation in general) and since I text some friends in Swedish sometimes, I rarely have to switch to English to express myself. If you are familiar with the european framework, I'd say I'm B1+ or something, just to give you a little understanding of my level (that is also based on several assessment tests). I almost always understand what people are saying to me but (here it comes) I just don't seem to be able to talk. It's very frustrating and it gets me down. I feel I sound like a retarded. I have Swedish friends who are happy to help, talk to me in Swedish (slowly and clearly also) but I just turn mute on or reply in English. I was wondering if you had similar experiences that you could share in this thread. I would be more than glad to read through them. Thank you very much for your time

Looking for French Courses ? Come to Reunion Island, at DP LANGUES school of language ! What about having french courses in a tropical island, in the warm Indian Ocean ? You can choose to attend Group course or Private Course or a Combination of both of them. It's up to you ! After school you can discover the marvels of our amazing Reunion Island. Make new friends and enjoy our suggestion-of-activities planning ! You won't forget the taste of the reunionese dishes, the colorful culture, the magnificent intensity of the tropical, coastal, montaineous landscape ! We guarantee high quality courses : the group are up to 8 students max., and are conversation-oriented. The Private lessons face to face with a teacher are personalized and designed to improve where the student has difficulties. Most of our students are staying in one of our carefully selected host families : the best way to make the most of the language stay and intensify the french practice after school. If you want to discover what’s going on at our school at the moment, feel free to like and follow our Facebook page : Learn French on Reunion Island - DP LANGUES Reunion ! You can also have a look at our website dplangues.com. We have an Online French Test that can you do at any time ! Looking forward to hearing from you soon ! With tropical regards, DP Langues Team

First of all, I want to thank God for allowing me up to make this video, so that I can show you all. Since this was a dream I have had for almost 4 years, to make a video where I am speaking a lot of languages, and well, here it is my dream. (I AM NOT FLUENT IN ALL THOSE LANGUAGES)- I would like to warn you guys, I don't consider myself as a Polyglot, and any other fuckery related to it. I just do something I like, and I really like this stuff. (I really enjoy learning languages, and practicing them with people.)This is not everything guys. Stay tuned for more videos. I am preparing for you guys, such as Level up videos.Any critical commentary, negative ones as well as positive ones are warmly welcome, in addition I am not perfect or that good in most of those languages, so any advice outragiously will be taken and accepted by me.My best regards, and hope you enjoyed this video.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/setuarpFacebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/setuarp/Twitter: https://twitter.com/setuarpFacebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/765125346839301/

Have you ever been in this situation... You are abroad, in that nice country whose language you've been learning, so excited to finally test your newly acquired skills. You go inside the shop and proudly say "Good morning, I'd like a bottle of mineral water, please" - in a foreign language of the country in question, of course. Maybe your accent is not that great. Or maybe you are still struggling with words and mix them up a bit. Either way, the shop assistant smiles and says in perfect English: "It's all right, I speak English! Sparking or still?" And your good mood goes like "pffff" I've had many situations like that in Berlin this year, when I was desperately trying to practise a bit of my beginner's German and friendly people were invariably replying in English, even if they were happily chatting to each other in German just a second ago. What do you do in such situations? Do you give up or just go on trying?

I've seen a thread about meetup in the Spanish subforum but it relates to any language really. Have you ever used meetup as a way to meet native speakers in your city and practise your languages? I've only tried it recently, and it seems to be a good starting place for meeting people that speak a particular language. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to find groups for all the languages I am interested in, and I'm not brave enough to start my own. What are your experiences? Have you ever used meetup or another similar site to practise your speaking skills?