How to teach yourself a new language? If you are asking yourself this question, you are in the right place! I’m going to show you three simple tips that will tremendously help you do it! Here they are!

1. Learn from the Internet

If you are reading this article, you probably have access to the Internet. This means that you can use its power to teach yourself a new language! How? It’s simple – just use sites such as Google, YouTube or iTunes to search for free language lessons – interactive lessons (for example on BBC Languages), video lessons and audio lessons (podcasts).

2. Set mini-goals and test yourself

Set mini-goals such as “I can understand 50% of a movie in my target language” and test yourself from time to time – in this case watch a movie and find out if you understand 50% of it. Mini-goals should be motivating and realistic. You can motivate yourself by having fun while learning – watch movies, listen to music, read jokes and so on. Boring methods aren’t effective.

3. Interact with native speakers

Use the Internet to interact with native speakers – find message boards in your target language about your interests, find a pen pal (or a person who wants to speak on Skype), read blogs, websites and books written in your target language. There are dozens of ways to interact with native speakers online.

That’s it – the answer to your question “how to teach yourself a new language”. I’m pretty sure that if you put them to use you’ll quickly teach yourself a foreign language and become a fluent speaker! Good luck and have fun learning!