Discussion forums

You might want to take part in an online discussion forum as part of your language learning. You usually have to subscribe to a Forum by sending an e-mail, after which you receive messages sent by any other members of the Forum, and you can send messages to be read by all members. Some discussion forums are on-line and some are more like discussion lists. You can decide whether you prefer to participate actively or just read others' contributions. It can be motivating to subscribe to a Forum in the language you're learning about a topic that interests you, from mechanics to music...