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  • Why You Have To Listen First And Speak Later In Second Language Learning
    If you've been following my articles on Second Language Acquisition, you know I've made a big deal about seeking to comprehend the language you've chosen to learn before trying to speak or produce in the language I've used the imagery of a horse-drawn cart to illustrate the question of which comes first: learning grammar or listening-speaking
  • What Is Total Immersion In Learning A Second Language?
    Introduction

    In the 1990's when I was contemplating learning Spanish, I was told repeatedly by well-meaning friends that if I really wanted to learn Spanish I would have to live in a country in which Spanish was the dominate spoken tongue If you Google "Spanish Immersion," you will get 1,790,000 hits
  • Not Knowing Spanish And Living In Mexico? A Dangerous Mix
    If you happen to have an interest in expatriation and are targeting Mexico as a possibility, here is some of the banter you most certainly will read on the forums: "To Learn Spanish or Not To Learn Spanish, That is the Question"

    I fall, of course, on the "You've got to learn Spanish" side of the fence
  • Heading Back To Spanish Class--Again!
    I am 19 days away from starting my Spanish classes-again When the wife and I first moved to Mexico, we enrolled in Spanish classes
  • Living In Mexico And Taking Spanish Classes – Why?
    The wife and I walked downtown from our East Guanajuato Barrio today On the way back, I stopped in one of the local Spanish Schools
  • Want To Be Fluent In Spanish? Watch Cartoons!
    I've enjoyed my return to Spanish class here in Guanajuato immensely It's been a little strange because basically one ends up taking classes mainly with other Americans with a few other nationalities thrown in for good measure
  • Learning Spanish: Financing Your Spanish Education
    A couple of years ago, an American lady came to Guanajuato to learn Spanish She enrolled in one of the most expensive schools in town
  • Learning Spanish: Begin By Listening - Part 1
    I remain convinced the primary reason why so many Americans are attracted to Mexico is in the Gringolandias, or Gringo Expat Enclaves, they will never be faced with what seems to be the overwhelming task of learning Spanish The British, I am told, do the same thing in the south of France
  • How Do I Become Fluent In A New Language?
    I read the following online on a site supposedly devoted to learning fluency in a second language:

    "Language is like any other skill or aptitude: some people are proficient in languages, while others are better at math, science, or music Everyone has the potential to learn, but the fact is that some people are just more capable of learning language than others
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