It’s important that mobility participants find a language learning method that they enjoy and that best suits their learning style – sometimes finding it is a matter of trial and error. This can include taking part in an online chat with native speakers, listening to and memorising songs, watching a favourite TV series, reading a book, using flashcards, or getting stuck into the grammar straight away. 

Each OLS course has videos, reading and listening exercises. The forums are great for writing and interaction with fellow learners and with the community manager.

For the grammar buffs in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish, additional, in-depth courses can be found by scrolling to the bottom of the learning community and resources for each language, clicking on ‘Curriculum’ and ticking the ‘Grammar’ box.