Introduction

German is the language of both Germany and Austria, and it is easy to improve your German language skills. Practicing German will make you speak with native speakers fluently, which will be useful in your day-to-day life.

In this article we will be seeing how you can learn and practise the German language.

• Spend time with old people

You can visit the places where the elderly peoples live where they can provide great opportunities to practice German. Be bold in contacting your local home for the aging and enquire them if they know of any residents who speak German. 

Most employees will have a good idea about the histories of the people they care for and can direct you accordingly. You can practice your German all at the same time by participating in community service and make new friendships. Even if they are not native speakers you will get a very positive language learning experience.

• Participate in University events

You can practice the new obsession where many universities host a “language day”. Generally, participants will have name tags listing the languages they can speak and most of the languages will be represented by a table of fluent speakers, as well as those they want to practice.

You need to be a student at these universities to take advantage of their language events. Practice regularly by participating in these universities and no one can be a sincere German learner.

Take advantage of a positive atmosphere with other people doing the same and this also will give you the opportunity to search online for a local Stammtisch. American-German associations can also be one of the useful places to inquire.

• Join German communities

For those who cannot able to participate with old people, universities and organized community events do not worry about it. There is no loss at all, you can find a variety of online German language communities where you can not only receive instruction but also connect with real-life fellow L2s just as enthusiastic as you. 

You can message or voice chat with learners all over the world, from sites like MyLanguageExchange.com. Another website FluentU offers comprehensive support everything from authentic German videos with interactive subtitles to multimedia flashcards and vocab lists, which take your German to the next level. 

This keeps track of the vocabulary that you are learning and gives you extra practice with difficult words. 

• Write emails

Writing an email is easier to connect with people. Always prefer writing email or old-fashioned letters, finding another German learner to write to (or even a native speaker)and this is another way to practice the language in a real-world context. This will make you a friend sight unseen, instead of exercises in a book

In sites such as Interpenpals and Students of the World, you can take advantage of a variety of sites that help potential pen pals find each other if you are having trouble locating a German.

• Travel with German speakers 

If German speakers are not very good at your language, travel with them and this is a great way to get immersed in the language by having fun. Even if you find it difficult to communicate at first, the level of understanding that begins to form as the day progresses.