Learning tips
How can I learn from my partner?

You both talk and/or write about topics of interest, using both languages. You learn from what your eTandem partner writes or says in his or her native language, from his or her corrections and from help in other areas.

Learning from your partner

Neither you nor your eTandem partner are language teachers - you therefore cannot "teach" each other.

Nevertheless, you are both native speakers of the language the other person is learning. In addition, you know a great deal about life in your own country. You can thereby learn a lot from your eTandem partner, for he or she can:

• Serve as a model - you learn from what he says or writes in his native language
• Help when you don't understand something
• Help if you want to say something and are not sure how
• Correct your mistakes
• Give you information about life in his country

On the following pages you will find additional information about how this works.

Individual coaching

Individual coaching by foreign language learning experts on a regular basis can improve the effectiveness of your eTandem work. Some universities, schools and language teaching institutions offer a special language learning coaching service, and many teachers advise their language students as well.