Many parents are using programs for learning Spanish with their preschoolers and young school-age children, whether for homeschooling Spanish or not. I went looking around Amazon for some, and I ended up finding…
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Here is an article from another woman who writes on learning languages. I was drawn to it because of the emphasis on fun. This begins a monthly series of guest articles by other writers on learning languages.– Rosana
5 Ideas to Instantly Boost Your Linguistic Knowledge While Having Tons of Fun
By Martina Srblin
Having fun is the [...]
Want to have more fun while learning Spanish? A lot of Americans and Canadians in the Lake Chapala area of Mexico, where I lived for several years, would buy DVDs of Spanish movies at the local street markets.
My husband and I did this a few times, but sometimes the programs were too violent for me [...]
A friend of mine diligently studied Spanish for months before a trip to Mexico. But right after flying to Guadalajara, she went out for dinner and discovered that she couldn’t understand a word anyone said, nor could they follow her halting attempts at speaking Spanish.
All too often, when people go through an experience like this, [...]
I admit it, I love books… used to be a librarian, as I have mentioned before. I do not think you can learn Spanish just from books, but they do have their place for sure. And when you are learning Spanish verbs, a good reference book can come in very handy.
Several years ago, I got [...]
My friend Jason wanted to learn to speak Spanish, but he was confused about how to go about it. Should he take a class? Maybe he should study Spanish online, but there were so many websites to choose from. Since he worked and had a young family, he didn’t have much time. Maybe he should [...]
The idea of working on your Spanish by speaking it at work won’t apply to everyone, of course, but if it doesn’t apply to you maybe you can modify the concept so it does provide you with an opportunity, through other community groups, for example.
Today I’m suggesting that if you have a job where some [...]
This blog is meant to help you learn how to speak Spanish…. or I could even say to help you learn how to learn. You may be saying “well duh” if you are a regular reader, but I was just thinking about what I am trying to do here. Unlike the other websites on learning [...]
Spanish immersion classes that take place in Spanish-speaking countries have the advantage that the students are surrounded by the language everywhere they go. But you can imitate part of their method to learn Spanish without having the time or money for such a trip.
How? Just listen to Spanish. Work it into your daily life:
Can you teach yourself Spanish? I think so. Of course, you can’t teach yourself anything you don’t know without some form of help. But what I mean here is that you can learn a lot of Spanish on your own, without formal classes, by using Spanish language software, sound files, websites, etc. You do have [...]
