language partner
Practice speaking companion
A language partner is someone you practice a foreign language with, typically in an exchange where each person helps the other learn their native tongue.
The arrangement is usually informal and reciprocal: My language partner and I meet weekly—we speak Spanish for an hour, then English.
Unlike a tutor, a language partner learns alongside you rather than teaching for pay.
- conversationExchange of spoken ideas
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- speaking practiceRehearsing verbal communication skills
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- fluentSpeaking smoothly, effortlessly
native speaker · native · speaking · learning · tandem · buddy · pen pal · chat · video call · pronunciation · immersion · vocabulary · foreign · tutor · one on one · dialogue · accent · broken English
- language learningvocabulary lists, lessons, acquisition, basic vocabulary, grammar books
- partnersassociates, collaborators, colleagues, co-workers, coworkers
- online relationshipsonline friend, internet friend, virtual friend, e-pal, pen pal
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language partnerlanguage teacher
One who teaches tongues
classroom teacher · language coach · professor · grammar teacher
language partnerself-study
Learning independently, without guidance
independent study · autodidact · language app · self-directed learning
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