You can learn French via social media - How ?

By Shastry V Mallady
Mar 14, 2020, 16:00 Pm03150

MADURAI: Students can acquire and improve foreign language

skills through social media. The easy way was explained
by Prof.Milton Powers, a popular French faculty in Madurai,
in his talk at Fatima College in Madurai on 26th February 2020.

10 POINT ROUTE: http://www.lotustimes.org/

Prof. Milton Powers gave 10 points on how to learn foreign languages like French or German etc
by using social media.

1. Create and establish the contact with the polyglots, language specialists, professors
who have good spoken language etc and follow them in social medias and maintain the contact
with them to practice the language.

2. Watch the You Tube videos but in French or German with the objective of developing
the languages. For example, see the video of French cuisine to know the recipe of making
a Poulet roti (roasted chicken). The beginners can see with the sub title in English or reduce
the speed of the video. This practice with help to have the right pronunciation and intonation.

3. Interact with the native French speakers without shyness and hesitation. The mistakes can be
corrected. This interaction will become the habit and routine in due course.

4. Join in the groups which are interested in developing language skills in facebook and in whatsapp.
Interact with other students. Choose a topic to be discussed. Fix a date and time and discuss
the topic in simple phrases. It is better to prepare some points to discuss the topic.
This practice will give a good result in developing the spoken language.

5. In social medias the students should not use other languages other than the foreign language
they learn and practice. For example they should not use tamil or English. In case if they don’t
know a word or phrase in French, they can ask the others, know it and have to speak.

6. The wishes can be shared to the friends through messages like Birthday, marriage, new year,
functions etc. Chatting in foreign language will help to develop the writing skills without mistakes.

7. There are many sites to learn and practice foreign languages. Exemple : Busuu, Duolingua,
Mosalingua, FluentU, Natoo, Live Mocha, Les Tutos etc. Some sites are free and some offer free
lessons for a particular period.

8. Watch the movies, serials, quiz programs, discussions and listen to the music according
to the level of a students.

9. The social medias can be used during the free time, travel time and time of relaxation. For example,
in the train and bus, during a long wait in a queue, in the waiting hall in different places and during
the peaceful time.

10.The time which is spent on social media just to pass the time can be used to develop a language
outside the class in an interesting and funny way.
Courtesy : http://www.lotustimes.org/