Monday, November 19, 2007

How to learn a new language using Skype

Spyke is the most popular voice communication service in the world. Spyke has over 100 millions of users. The integration of voice and IM (instant messaging) in one application make Skype very useful. Skype offers free PC to PC service. If you use Skype to communicate from PC to PC you don't pay anything. Millions on people all over the world are using Skype ... so imagine how you is easy to use Skype to learn a foreign language.

What Do You Need to Use Skype?:

1) A good Internet connection.
2) Good speakers or earpieces
3) A microphone
4) Download the free software at http://www.skype.com
5) People who want to communicate with you ... they have to be Skype users too ... friends, family, other Skype users ...

Why Skype can help to learn a foreign language?

Like I have already said in previous posts: if you don't practice the language ... I don't care how long you are studying your target language ... 5 years ... 15 years ... or 40 years ... you won't be fluent in that language if you don't talk the language with natives.

Skype offers a free service, the opportunity to communicate from computer to computer with people all over the world. What you need is just a Skype ID.
People use Skype mainly for the high quality of voice it offers and especially because it offers free PC to PC service.

How To use Skype to learn a new language?

Now, you are a Skype user.

1)
Go to the Skype online forum related to languages learning.
Sign in with the same Skype Name and password you use in Skype

2) Post a message expressing your interest or search a post.
For example, if you want to learn French, you can search "learn French" or you can post a new message ... in either way, you will have a lot of people, natives, teachers etc. willing to communicate with you via Skype.


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