by Andrew | Aug 24, 2010 | General Language-Learning
There are essentially two language learning styles that people have, and it’s not necessarily black or white, but they will typically have a preference for one or the other, usually a strong preference: global or linear. Most language teachers, in schools anyway... Read more
by Andrew | Aug 19, 2010 | General Language-Learning
One question that beginners inevitably ask is “how long should I study every day?”. I will save you a lot of my usual babbling and give you my personal opinion based on years of experience in foreign language learning right now: 30 minutes per day is the... Read more
by Andrew | Aug 18, 2010 | General Language-Learning, Miscellaneous, Spanish
Just found this, I smiled a bit, kind of funny (“Merci beau coup!” lol), but he’s absolutely right: Most Western Europeans speak at least two languages fluently, and someone speaking 5 or 6 isn’t the least bit abnormal or special over there at... Read more
by Andrew | Aug 17, 2010 | General Language-Learning, Spanish
Frankly? None. You can learn all the grammar you’ll ever need for anything other than passing a test on grammar via context–meaning that you’ll learn how to say things correctly simply from trial and error: speaking with native speakers, making... Read more
by Andrew | Aug 15, 2010 | General Language-Learning
Short post, just wanted to show you guys this video I came across, it’s only about 5 minutes but there’s a lot of insights and useful info there, I’d like to especially point out to you how much he emphasizes how important speaking is when it comes... Read more
by Andrew | Aug 10, 2010 | Basic Spanish Grammar Rules: Lessons & Explanations, General Language-Learning, Popular, Spanish
This is going to start out a bit technical and academic, but I promise that if you’ll wade through it you will be rewarded with some very useful practical information that you can use to significantly enhance your learning of the Spanish language, or any other... Read more
by Andrew | Jul 27, 2010 | General Language-Learning
Charlemagne (dude on the left) said that. I’ve heard before that learning a second language not only gives you a whole different and new way of thinking but, most importantly, it gives you an insight into the culture of the people who speak it that you would... Read more
by Andrew | Jul 18, 2010 | General Language-Learning
Stay out of capitals and especially stay the hell away from the touristy areas. I understand that you may need or want to go to those areas for a short period of time, but as soon as you can you need to get out of there if one of the primary purposes of your trip is... Read more
by Andrew | Jul 16, 2010 | General Language-Learning
At least he’s trying! This is more relevant than you would think, in a roundabout sort of way, because the hardest aspect of learning a new language is also generally the most important one and therefore the one you need to focus on the most: speaking.... Read more
by Andrew | Jul 15, 2010 | Spanish
Just a quick short post here that I suspect will save a lot of you guys some time googling around and trying to find a Spanish dictionary and online verb conjugator that your like–I’ve tried a bunch of them, I’ve used Google Translate (too simple,... Read more
by Andrew | Jul 13, 2010 | Spanish
This is awesome, you beginners out there really need to take heart and have a look at this, because I realize how daunting the way verbs are conjugated in Spanish is for beginners just starting out and trying to understand the language. I just saw it in this thread... Read more
by Andrew | Jul 12, 2010 | General Language-Learning
I just got an account on Smart.fm the other day and finally, about an hour ago, got around to trying it out: it sucks. Allow me to elaborate: I’m fairly computer/web saavy, I’ve used a billion different similar software/web interfaces before, I spent... Read more
