Something You Can Do When Learning a Language Ideas for learning a language. 1. Write diary in the target language. 2. Write your schedule in the target language. 3. Write fan email to your favorite singer/author/etc, whom is native at your target language. 4. Sing out-loud in the target language. 5. Invite a native speaker to eat out. 6. Have a girlfriend/boyfriend in the target language. 7. Listen to Tedtalk in the target language. Tedtalk is the name of the series of speeches on business, technology, education, art, etc. All of them are interesting. They are available in almost any languages. The website is tedtalk.com. 8. Translate a translated article and compare your translation with a good translation. (A book chapter, a newspaper article, a chapter of an ISO quality standard document, etc.) 9. Listen to music in the target language Great way to learn when you are relaxing, isn’t it? 10. Travel to country whose people speak the language you want to learn. 11. Stay for months in the country whose people speak the language you want to learn. Find a part-time job, hire a native language tutor, talk with people on the street, teach your native language in exchange for their language, etc. There are so many ways to improve your language skills. 12. Read your favorite novel in the target language Nowadays, popular novels are translated to many languages which may include your target language.