How to Learn a Foreign Language with a Language Helper

Are you serious about learning a foreign language? Here are some techniques that are off the beaten path, but that really and truly work! These techniques are used by experts who have written the first materials for languages that have been previously been unwritten. But you might find them fun and extremly useful in learning even foreign languages that have been written down for centuries. Ready to begin? Let's go!

1. Get a language helper. There is simply nowhere else to start. Unless you have someone to interact with in the language you desire to learn, you won't get anywhere of consequence. For starters, you need to find someone to help you. The best person is someone who is a native speaker of the language. Better yet if they are easy-going and flexible, willing to help you learn their language, and glad to make new friends. You will do best if you find someone who you are comfortable with and who you would love to get to know no matter what language they speak!

So where on earth do you start when looking for a language helper? Of course there are always newspaper and internet want ads. You could advertise on Craigslist or even match.com for that matter. But who knows what kind of potential helpers you might turn up that way--you could get a gem or you could get a dud.

A more dependable way to find a language helper (especially if there are numerous speakers of that language in your area) is to contact a local community college and speak with someone in the language department. Ask them if they can make recommendations. It may even be that a student would be willing to help you with the language you want to learn, in exchange for some help with their English language skills.

Once you have located someone who seems to have potential, ask if they would be willing to get together for a couple of learning sessions. But then, what do you do with your learning sessions? This is where it gets fun, especially for those who love interactive, hands-on learning!