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Intermediate Spanish

by Rosana on March 3, 2010

in Learn Spanish

The two programs for learning Spanish that I recommend the most are the multi-media Fluenz Spanish and the mostly-mp3 Rocket Spanish. Those links take you to my reviews of the programs. Also, do get yourself a copy of my free ebook Five Keys to Learning Spanish Rapidly — there’s a form down a ways on [...]

Recently I’ve taken a few articles of mine about learning Spanish and put them on document-sharing sites. I did them as PDF files, and you are welcome to download any of them to keep yourself or to give to anyone you want to.  They can also be embedded in any website.
I’m experimenting with new ways [...]

Vivian has already studied some Spanish and practiced it on vacations in Puerto Vallarta. She wants to improve her Spanish before her next vacation. George just graduated from college with two years of Spanish on his transcript. He is job-hunting but in today’s economy he doesn’t know how soon he will find a job. He [...]

I was poking around Amazon the other day, curious what odd things I might find related to learning Spanish. The oddest was a mug that said enigmatically, “Save the Planet. Learn Spanish.” I didn’t bother linking to that, but here is something else I hadn’t known about:

I came across this article recently and even though by February a lot of resolutions have gone by the wayside, I feel that one of the most useful things I can do with this blog is help you think about how to get going, keep going, and make satisfying progress in learning Spanish. Hope you [...]

Reading Spanish to Learn Spanish

by Rosana on January 20, 2010

in Learn Spanish

As an American living in Mexico these past few years, I’ve been working on my Spanish in a variety of ways. In fact, I have become fascinated by how people acquire second languages and have made a study of the subject.
One of the things that helps us to acquire proficiency in another language is to [...]

If you have ever trained a dog, even to the most basic level, you know some things that can help you with your own process of learning Spanish. Here are four:
[1] Repetition is essential. If you want your dog to come when called, for example, you will need to practice over and over and over. [...]

Learning Spanish Like Crazy — At Amazon

by Rosana on December 10, 2009

in Learn Spanish

When I wrote about Learning Spanish Like Crazy recently, I didn’t realize it is also for sale at Amazon.  That link takes you to what I said then. Here’s what is up at Amazon.
By the way, I am not much of a fan of the FSI remastered programs that are mentioned here as bonuses. They [...]

Learning Spanish… Like Crazy?

by Rosana on November 11, 2009

in Learn Spanish

There’s a downloadable program called Learning Spanish Like Crazy. I haven’t used it but I knew it was pretty popular and was planning to write about it this week. It teaches Latin American Spanish.
Serendipity rules! I got an email from one of my email subscribers, saying:
Rosana, a program that I am using, that I don’t [...]

LoMasTV Revisited

by Rosana on November 5, 2009

in Learn Spanish

Online video is a quick and easy way to work learning Spanish into your schedule.  It’s always there, so long as your internet connection is!
I’m deep into work on another website (on a topic unrelated to this one) so am going to be a little lazy today and refer you to a long post I [...]