"Language is not a genetic gift, it is a social gift. Learning a new language is becoming a member of the club – the community of speakers of that language." – Frank Smith Why practicing languages with native speakers matters The more you practice in a real conversation , the more comfortable you become with speaking your target language. When you start interacting with native speakers more often, your brain starts associating ideas directly with words in that language. This helps a lot to stop translating in your head and enables you to express yourself more freely in your target language. Besides, native speakers use language in a way it is actually spoken . This is something you can’t really learn with a textbook. Plus, by mimicking native pronunciation, your own speaking abilities improve and become more natural . Not to mention that interacting with natives can also bring you closer to different cultures . That’s why practicing languages with natives is a excellent way...