As a young adult, what is the most effective way to learn Spanish?
I stared learning Spanish at university and I did not speak a word. We had 7 lessons a week at university and was taught the basics, but it was when I went to Spain for a year when I really started to pick it up. Spending time in the country allows you to get to grips with Spanish much quicker and is the best way to learn Spanish. I understand that this may not be feasible to do so try audio tapes as sitting reading Spanish will be useless if you do not understand the language. Listening and practising is the best way to pick it up. You could also try night school as this would help you understand the complexities of the language and give you a good base to start from. If you are going to buy books, beginners Spanish is obviously where you should start. Try the basics such as my name is (me llamo…) and I live in (vivo en…). It is always good to know the basics of a language before you progress. The most important thing to remember is that it will take longer to really get a grasp f
Here are three things which I have found very helpful as I have learned French, and I’m sure they remain equally as applicable toward learning Spanish and most any other language. They are: • Get into the habit of regularly putting time into your study. While I was learning French, I made it a point to study it at the same time each day in the same place. Before too long, the association took hold in my brain and when it was 4:00 and I sat down into my desk I was already in study mode, which is an important mode to be in when studying! • Although vocabulary lists and pure grammar textbooks are good things and have their places, something more interesting to me (note: when your mind is interested, things go better) was to find the language in actual use. The ultimate source is to find an actual person or group of people to practice with. If that’s not an option, If you can find a book that interests you that’s written in the language or a TV channel or radio station in which to immerse
