http://www.learnspanishblog.org Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:21:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One real advantage to learning a foreign language is the wealth of cultural bonuses that it delivers to the learner. It would be almost meaningless to master French, for example, without using your gift to discover the poetry of Baudelaire, the majestic writings of Albert Camus or the films of ... http://www.learnspanishblog.org/?p=22 If you never plan to leave your home country, then learning a language may not be for you. If you genuinely have no interest in learning Spanish, then there’s no point in trying to convince you. But if you have a traveller’s spirit it is really for the best that ... http://www.learnspanishblog.org/?p=20 The best way to learn Spanish from scratch is by receiving some form of external tutoring – this is undeniable, as only by learning from a Spanish speaker can you gain the essential feedback that lets you know where and how you are going wrong, what your weaker areas are ... http://www.learnspanishblog.org/?p=18 There will be times during the learning process when you feel that things are dragging a bit. This is completely natural, and it specifically tends to happen a few weeks in, when the initial novelty and surprising early progress have exhausted themselves. It is by persisting through these tricky times ... http://www.learnspanishblog.org/?p=17 If you haven’t learnt a foreign language before, then Spanish can appear intimidating to start off with, with those funny squiggles over the Ns and its upside-down question marks and exclamation points. But don’t let those get to you, they’re really no more complicated than much of what you’ve learnt ... http://www.learnspanishblog.org/?p=15 There is a sentiment among many English speakers – frustratingly prevalent for the multi-lingual – that there’s really no reason to learn a second language because everybody else on Earth understands English anyway. Not only is this phenomenally misguided – just you try navigating from rural Spain (or Mexico) back ... http://www.learnspanishblog.org/?p=14 One of the best ways to go about learning a new language is to expose yourself to that language as often as possible. If weekend trips to Spain are slightly out of budget, there is a range of other ways you can bring Spanish in to your every day life. ... http://www.learnspanishblog.org/?p=12 It would seem that the entire world is determined to learn a new language, with it being one of the most used New Years resolutions there is. If you've decided to learn Spanish, you now have to decide how to go about learning it. Due to the popularity of learning ... http://www.learnspanishblog.org/?p=10 When it comes to learning a new language, you firstly need to be comfortable with the environment you'll be learning it in. If a night school class sounds too much like a return to school itself but you want the benefits of having a teacher on hand, private tuition is ... http://www.learnspanishblog.org/?p=8 So you've decided you want to learn the beautiful Romance language of Spanish. With this wise decision made, you have many options available as to where to start. One of the most enduringly popular ways to learn any new language is to enrol on a course at night school. The ... http://www.learnspanishblog.org/?p=6