It’s a gadget-infested world we’re living in. Fortunately, those electronic toys aren’t only good for fun and games — you can use them in your language learning efforts, too.
Here are some ideas:
1. iPod. You can use your iPod (or any other music player) to listen to lessons and vocabulary practice while on the go.
2. Voice recorder. I highly recommend recording yourself using the language and playing it back. Listening to yourself speak gives you an opportunity to evaluate your current abilities, confirming areas you think you’re good at and finding faults that you can improve on.
3. Electronic dictionary. An electronic dictionary gives you a handy translator you can quickly pull out and use any time you need to find a word or phrase. While electronic dictionaries are still available, they’ve been replaced, for the most part, by smartphone apps.
4. Ebook reader. If you prefer a little reading to supplement your language studies, an ebook reader should come in handy. Unless, of course, you still prefer old school paperbacks for reading.
5. Personal computers. You know how much we love language software around here. As such, it isn’t surprising a computer will figure in our list. Just note that the definition of computers is ever shrinking — those powerful smartphones can easily qualify as one.
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