Tandem

Hello guys! It is Rümi. Today's topic is an application; Tandem. Firstly, I should warn you before you start to use this application because you can be addicted to this. Tandem is an application on which you can find a chance to speak with native speakers. You can download it from both Google Play and App Store for free. It also has a web site. After signing up, you choose your native language and the languages you want to learn, practise. You also can add some of your hobbies and informations about your personality to your profile. That’s how, people who have similar tastes with you may find you quickly.

Let’s start with the most obvious advantage: the language skills. By practicing a foreign language with a native speaker, your listening,writing,reading and speaking skills will improve immensely. One of the properties of this application is being able to correct the words of the person you’re talking to. It is really beneficial and thanks to it, I also improved my grammar knowledge. As you try to reinforce your skills by practicing, you make a lot of foreign friends as well. By spending time with someone from another culture, your cultural sensitivity increases. You get knowledge about local foods, histories, traditions of other countries. I think this application is much

better than many applications because you also learn how to help someone out with the complexities of language.

✓ Tips & Suggestions

▪ Try to choose someone whose level is similar to you. That’s how you can improve yourself and communicate very well.

▪ Be patient and polite, don’t push your partner for talking, stop being persistent. Avoid from using bad words, especially about the nationality,personality or race of your partner.

▪ Take notes when you learn something new about the language you learn. Then try to use them in sentences while talking, that’s how you won’t forget the word you learned the next time.

▪ Don’t be shy to send the recording of your voice. If you continue to send recording, you will realize that you made progress in speaking exceedingly.

I hope you enjoyed my post. I will share more application and softwares with you. Stay tuned <3