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If you are relying solely on the language school or teacher to improve you language abilities, then you also must understand that your rate of learning will be greatly diminished. There are many alternatives to schools and resources to available to help accelerate your learning curve. 
 

For parents wishing their children to learn a language, there must be adequate support and reinforcement in the home. 

Some additional language resources include:
* Self-learning texts. Some texts include CD-ROMs, and some do not. Some provide useful, easy to understand information and wonderful exercises, while others are much too complicated even for a native speaker.

* If you belong to or live near a university, they jut might have a self-access center. This can be used on-sight in most cases. Some require you to be a student, and some do not. It does not hurt to check it out. 

* Books, Magazines and Newspapers. Find your level and read aloud to yourself. Try sounding out the words and get a feel for the language as it tastes in your mouth. Even if you understand very little of the text, you are at least starting to get a feel for the language. 

* TV, Videos and Movies. If you have closed captioned, now is your chance to make use of it. While watching your favorite TV program or Video in the target language, turn on the Closed Caption option on your TV. Read along with the spoken language and in addition to getting visual and audio reinforcement, you can also play with finding errors in the text (there always are). 

* Language circles. You can find one in your area or establish one yourself. As you will see in the next section, Collaborative Learning and Peer Practice, language acquisition and practice isn't only possible through a native speaker.

Don't know where to find a partner, a private student or teacher in your area, let us help you. For partners, click on Find-a-Partner or for a private students or teachers click on Cross-Cultural-Cafe to learn more about our unique service and register today. 
 

If in the Tokyo or Chiba area, and looking for private or small group lessons, contact Cross-Cultural-Cafe at info@cross-cultural-cafe.com.