Introduction

Learning the German Language will surely benefit Indian students in many ways. It is not only for students who want to pursue a Masters course in Germany but also for every career enthusiast. To have the skills and knowledge of other foreign languages like the German Language is certainly a big plus for the advancement of your career if you are looking for higher studies in Germany. If you are fluent in the language, then a big opportunity awaits you to be part of the various exchange programs for both schools and universities. Germany is the largest contributor to research and development. They offer a partnership to scientists abroad.

Germany is the largest economy within the EU and the fourth largest in the world. It is the home of multiple international organisations and a popular location for innovation in technologies. If you have any German business partners, learning the language will greatly improve your communication with them and will lead to successful professional relationships. In this blog, we’ll discuss some of the ways to improve German listening skills:

1. 1. Review the dialogues again and again: Most learners listen to a listen and simply move on, but by reviewing it again, you make sure that you fully understand what you hear. The key to fully understanding a dialogue is to review it over and over again. With our audio lessons, you get the dialogue track so you can listen to the conversation without distractions.
   2. Practice active Listening: One of the best ways to practice listening is to, well, listen to your target language. Get your hands on a recording of spoken language. You can use a movie, news broadcast, or podcast. You can even try subscribing to a Youtube channel. Listen to a segment of the audio and do your best to write down what you hear. This is simple, easy, and you can be sure that the transcripts are correct.
   3. Don’t overuse the dictionary: Write down unfamiliar words to check their meaning later. If you have doubts about the meaning of some words, want to expand your vocabulary, or don’t want to pause even when you don’t understand a key term, keep a piece of paper and pen (or a note-taking app) nearby and write out words and phrases to look-up in a dictionary later. 
   4. Prepare yourself before listening: They say, ‘if you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail’. While listening practice is not a matter of life and death – you won’t fail at understanding everything if you come unprepared, preparation still plays an important role in your success. One of the most damaging ideas here is that you have to understand 100% of what you hear.
   5. German speaking Media: Through the internet, it is easy to get access to German media like books or movies! You can expand your vocabulary, improve your reading and even listening skills – there are almost no limitations. For movies, series or videos you can start with subtitles in your first language. So you can slowly get used to the German language and as soon as you feel more comfortable, you can also change the subtitles into the foreign language.
   6. Learn German while playing games: Learning German is not only about difficult grammar exercises. Often you have to work on your language skills outside the classroom. What could be better than learning German while being with friends and enjoying a game night? There are many games, which are perfect and helpful to improve your German skills and get a better understanding of the language.