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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
by Andrew | Jul 11, 2010 | General Language-Learning, Spanish
Edit [March 20th, 2013]: The tip below still applies, but I just got done doing a much more comprehensive post on what Anki is and how to use it complete with a video demonstration (by me) that I highly recommend you see here: My Most Important Language-Learning Tool:...
