Six ways to learn Spanish

Tomisimo

May 08, 2006 12:06 PM

Six ways to learn Spanish

I ran across this article and thought it was an interesting read.

http://www.fortwayne.com/mld/newssentinel/14472241.htm

Introduction:

Quote:

Many of us have studied language in high school or college, but truly gaining fluency is no easy task. And it only gets more difficult with age.

"Linguists say that most children will learn a foreign language well up to age 12. After that, the brain works differently, and it is difficult to learn a foreign language," explains Dr. Pierina Beckman, associate professor in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature at the University of North Texas.

Spanish is everywhere, and even learning a little can expand your cultural horizons. So if you're looking to improve your skills, what works and what doesn't? Here are six ways to learn Spanish and the effectiveness of each.

Their 6 points are:

Study on your own,
Take a class
Start a program in your workplace
Hire a tutor
Immerse yourself
Use the internet

Read the whole story here.

Zach	May 08, 2006 01:39 PM

Re: Six ways to learn Spanish

Muy interesante. Gracias.

EnglishStudent

May 08, 2006 05:05 PM

Re: Six ways to learn Spanish

Hi everyone

I´m a Spanish speaker and I´m learning English. I would love to practice my English with somebody, and maybe I could help him or her with Spanish. Any interested? If yes, my e-mail is: stdnt_english@yahoo.com

Neophyte

May 10, 2006 11:30 AM

Re: Six ways to learn Spanish

Thank you for that article I'm going to follow some of those points. The only thing I'm not sure about is using the internet. What other ways can i use the internet to help me learn Spanish? Besides posting in forums and sending emails back and forth with a Spanish person who wants to learn English (That's what I've done in the past and it doesn't seem to work very well.) ANY SUGGESTIONS WELCOME Thanks. :)

Zach	May 10, 2006 08:40 PM

Re: Six ways to learn Spanish

If you download iTunes there are several free Spanish-learning podcasts available for download. I listen to them quite often.

WMX	March 21, 2007 10:58 AM

Zach, how did you find teh spanish learning podcasts? I can't find them.

Zach	March 27, 2007 05:34 PM

Once in the iTunes store, click "Podcasts" in the top left corner.

Then, to locate the language learning podcasts, click "Education" and then "Language Courses", and the most popular ones will be in the "Featured" box, or the "Top Podcasts" list.

One of the most popular Spanish podcasts is "Coffee Break Spanish".

Tomisimo

March 28, 2007 11:56 AM

Also be sure to check out Zach's blog post on how to find the podcasts.

http://www.zgraham.com/2007/03/learn...unes-podcasts/

:)

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