I recently wrote a blog Fluency vs Proficiency in Foreign Language Learning and this topic appears to be quite hot when judging from the number of readers. And unless they are studying for a proficiency test, most learners want to become fluent in their new language, to communicate with family, friends, acquaintances - at home, at work, or while traveling.
How can you improve your fluency?
There is only one way to do it: You have to speak the foreign language! Learning vocabulary is great and necessary, but it is not enough to help you speak.
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Practice by reading aloud
Chose language programs that encourage you to repeat phrases and sentences, not just words.
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Find a foreign speaker with whom you can practice, either in person or via some of the social/language networks.
Language fluency is acquired by speaking - the more the better. Your pronunciation may not be perfect (Did this prevent Henry Kissinger from being understood?), your grammar a work in progress. But if language fluency is your goal then: Just do it and speak!