Today, without knowledge of English, it is very difficult to get a job or even elementary chat with a tourist who is lost in the city and asks for directions. Language proficiency also helps to make new friends or even love.
If we talk about the methods of learning a foreign language, today many people prefer various services and applications where you can chat with a person from any country in the world. Why is it so popular? Because communication with native speakers through correspondence or video chat helps to overcome the language barrier. In addition, training in this format is much faster and more interesting. In this case, we are talking about the person for whom English or any other is native. You can find such an interlocutor on numerous sites for communicating with native speakers or using the application for a mobile phone.
Some prefer teachers. However, in this case, most often it turns out that people communicate with a Russian-speaking resident who simply leads the entire lesson in English. Communicating with such people is not very interesting. It is impossible to relax. In addition, there is a great guarantee that the pronunciation of the teacher does not meet the standards. In this case, it is best to find communication with those people who, for example, also want to learn Russian. In this case, a mutual exchange of knowledge is obtained, which turns into fun lessons. Therefore, we consider the largest services for communicating with native speakers of a foreign language. There are a lot of them on the Internet.
Busuu
This is a very large platform for interactive learning of foreign languages. On it you can find lessons in Spanish, English, German and many other languages. If you wish, you can chat with any user in a chat or even with a video camera. The main advantage of this site is that it provides applications for communicating with native speakers for free. The service has a convenient chat and video call function. If necessary, this application can also be installed on a mobile phone.
Also, the user has access to some free language courses, exercises, exercises and many other interesting material. If you buy a premium account, which costs only 200 p. per month, then in this case you can get more advanced functionality.
Also, in order to interest and motivate students, very interesting games are thought out on this service. For example, there is the Busuu language garden, which begins to fade if the user does not visit the site for a long time and does not perform tasks. Thus, you can use this service to communicate with a native speaker for children. They will love to keep an eye on the garden and learn something new.
Sharedtalk
This service by and large is a complete social network, which provides for interactive communication with native English speakers and many others. However, the site is recommended only to those who are already well versed in grammar and just want to hone their skills.
In order to start using this platform, it is enough to register in it and indicate the necessary parameters of the person with whom you want to chat. In this case, you need to clarify your native language and the language you are studying. The same thing needs to be done in the interlocutor’s selection field. After that, the user is provided with a list of all site visitors who meet the request. It remains only to find the one who causes the greatest interest and begin communication with native speakers. It remains only to wait for his answer.
The site features more than 30 languages.
My language exchange
This is another good option for learning languages ​​when communicating with native speakers. In this case, you can also find a pen-pal for yourself or use the built-in services, which are many interesting games. For example, the user is prompted to guess a famous proverb.
If we talk about the selection of the interlocutor, then in this case a fairly wide functionality is available. For example, you can determine in which country he should live, what age and gender to be. Thus, you can choose a friend for the child. There are a lot of children at such sites. Chad will be interested in starting to learn a language with his peer.
Additionally, a lot of interesting literature, dictionaries, and much more are presented on the platform. You can communicate with each other in both text and voice chat.
English, Baby!
On this platform, you can receive free daily lessons. And every day they will be on a completely different topic. A lot of thematic audio materials are available on the service, which will help not only learn the spoken language, but also prepare for specialized exams to receive an international certificate. It is noteworthy that there is a separate section on the service, which is designed specifically for teachers of English. They can provide their services or share experiences.
Lang8
The idea of ​​this service is that a new user should write a small post in the language that he wants to learn. After that, the medium reads a small blank and indicates errors. Thus, you can make many friends and learn how to communicate correctly and correctly in English or any other language.
This service also has both paid and free use cases. In addition, there are many interesting "chips" like diaries and very convenient comments.
Ling
This service provides not only virtual communication with native speakers, who simultaneously learns Russian, but also the opportunity to speak with an experienced teacher. Here you can also download very useful audio lessons or even do written work, which experts then check.
This service can also be called a social network, which is suitable for both a beginner and someone who has already mastered the language a little. It is worth noting that the emphasis in this case will not be on grammar, but on the accumulation of vocabulary. In addition, a person learns absolutely free communication with native speakers without any embarrassment or embarrassment. Each learned word can be saved in your account and then repeated if necessary.
Among the advantages of the platform, many note the rich library of this service. There are a huge number of podcasts of various texts. If necessary, you can install a program for communicating with native speakers on the phone.
Livemocha
This service positions itself as an international community for the study of foreign languages. In addition, she, like many others, implies communication with native German speakers and many others. At the same time, users can perform interesting exercises that will be tested and commented on by residents of other countries. In this case, you can learn the language for free. Instead, it is enough to just check the tasks of those people who decided to learn Russian.
In addition, the site has a very large number of lessons, which are divided by topic. After each block, the user is prompted to complete a written or oral exercise.
Interpals
This is a social network for communication in different languages ​​for free. However, the site does not have to register. You can even log in through your Facebook account. Like many other services, you can use the chat or forum here. Partners for learning a language are selected according to various parameters. For example, you can determine what gender or age a foreign teacher will be. The main advantage of this site is that, in addition to English and German, there are more than 100 languages ​​present.
Italki
On this service, you can also start a conversation with the carrier without any problems. Ordinary users help each other fix bugs and learn to overcome the language barrier together. You can even create entire interest groups and start interesting conversation topics on them. Registration is carried out through the site itself or Facebook.
For a fee, you can find a tutor here. At the same time, reviews of other students will always be available in his profile. Therefore, you can choose the best option.
What to speak by a native speaker
In practice, the idea of ​​registering on such a site and trying to communicate in written or video chat looks very good. In fact, each student faces a problem related to what actually you can talk about with a person who does not understand you. First of all, you need to pay attention to the fact that many services have built-in translators, or at first you can use those that are presented in search networks.
If we talk about the topic of conversation, then first of all, it will be logical to talk about cultural differences. It is worth telling the interlocutor about your city, sights and clarifying how things are with him. Also ask to ask the foreign teacher about where he works and what he does. What a hobby he has.
By and large, you can communicate on absolutely any topic, including education, healthcare, music, weather, food and much more. The main thing is not to cross borders and not to forget that these services are intended primarily for learning foreign languages, and not in order to insult other nations or get your address negative.
As a rule, in order to avoid such situations, such services have a special “block” or “complain” button. Therefore, no serious problems in the process of learning a language should arise. Some make great friends and after some time even meet in real life during their travels. Thus, one can broaden one's horizons and at the same time, in an easy and relaxed way, learn to speak absolutely freely in any language. Such a skill is very useful in finding a job.
Finally
Such services are becoming an excellent alternative to language schools. This is especially a salvation for those who want to learn non-English or German. A huge amount of useful information has been collected at such sites. Therefore, the study is very easy. In addition, users themselves decide when they will be engaged. It is also quite convenient.