I'm sure many of you want to stay up to date with the latest news and events every day. Then you want to watch messages in your language that you want to learn [Pii_email_e6685ca0de00abf1e4d5] regardless of your progress?

In fact, watching TV news regularly can help you learn and fully understand a foreign language. I used my television news strategy when I was learning Spanish. I started with 24Horas and their notices (link can be found online). At first, it was difficult to get all the latest information. To be honest, I could barely understand a few words for the first week, but in the end as my vocabulary and grammar improved I was able to actually understand more.

When we watch, we will always hear more than we can understand (at least to the abdominal muscles in the beginning). You can work around this by watching the entire newscast and then returning to the elusive part to watch it again. If the news seems presented with little movement, don't give up. This is very common in Spanish and Italian news because presenters tend to speak very quickly. If you are just starting to see the news, try to answer some basic questions such as: B. when, where, who, why and how this applies to news.

Well, world news and events are always broadcast by major television news services. This way, you can follow the news in your native language first, to know more about what is happening in the world in general. This general knowledge of current events can help you better understand when you see news in your target language and your anxiety level will drop significantly.

Yes indeed! Finding the news channel of your choice is the first step. Of course, you can find your own TV channels and choose any news service you want.

Are there any advantages to watching TV news? What's in it for me personally?

Another good thing is that the following messages will give you a chance to familiarize yourself with the sounds of the different languages ​​and accents. After the news, you will most likely receive various speakers and messages who are speakers with good diction and pronunciation. In addition, the news presented will give you a good idea of ​​what is happening in the country where the target language of your choice is actually spoken.

In addition, television news typically has what is called a news ticker (also called a "robot" or "slide"), which is placed in the lower third of the television screen on television news networks that specialize in showing headlines or news stories. Information tickets, as a rule, differ in television lists. In this case, Sky News displays the entire broadcast day always in black with white text. This ticker turns yellow with black text to highlight the latest news.

The news ticker can be a great new dictionary proposition for you personally too, because while watching the news, you can take into account all the new words that appear on the news. Information services for television or radio broadcasts. When I started learning English (the first language I wanted to learn) I listened to the latest BBC news. The only thing dealing with radio news can be more difficult to follow because you don't have a visual image (picture) to help your general knowledge of the news presented in TV news material. In fact, you will find sound - it can also improve your listening comprehension and speech sound and not be distracted by pictures.

Radio news services also often offer podcasts - MP3 news files that you can download and listen to later. You can then play as many downloaded tracks as you want to better understand any news you may have missed.

Don't have time to watch regular TV news?

Um...there are options for you too. You can install apps that will help you stay up to date with the latest news (such as breaking news) on your PC, iPad or mobile phone. It's up to you to track the news in the form of your choice.