Spanish Grammar – The Text Books
Over the years I have used a number of Spanish text books. The reasons for the different text books were various, sometimes because it looked better than what I had been using. Sometimes because I...
View ArticlePractical Spanish Grammar by Marcial Prado – Errata
I am using Practical Spanish Grammar to study Spanish. As with all textbooks there are mistakes and stuff that just does not make sense without a teacher there to ‘fill in the blanks’ that slip in...
View ArticlePimsleur Spanish – Taught by Hot Girlfiends on Facebook
Pimsleur Spanish on Facebook I have tried to learn Spanish. Many times. As a matter of fact I think I have 6 years of first semester Spanish under my belt. I get started and then other priorities...
View ArticleSpanish 2.0 – Home Immersion Program in 3 Steps
Lately have had some conversations which left me wondering why I had dropped my attempt to learn Spanish. Well, maybe not “why”, it was because of time constraints and priorities. But I did wonder if...
View ArticleExtensive Reading in a Foreign Language – Spanish Immersion 2.0
In my past attempts at learning Spanish I have tried ‘reading’ Spanish but without success. I would get Level 1 Spanish readers from my local library but would struggle though them because the...
View ArticleReading in 2nd Language as a Primary Learning Tool
The Power of Reading. Stephen D. Krashen. When second language acquirers read for pleasure, they develop the competence to move from the beginning “ordinary conversational” level where they can use the...
View ArticleExtensive Spanish Reading – Level 1
Level 1 Spanish Readers As part of my Spanish 2.0 learning program, I am immersing myself in Spanish, yet at a comprehensible level. To do this I have found these ‘graded’ readers that limit the...
View ArticleSpanish 2.0 Progress Update – 2014/04/17
Current Stats: Vocabulary Active Cards: 2103 Reviews Pending: 748 (too high – see note below) New Cards Waiting: 694 Total Cards: 9943 Conjugations Active Cards: 255 Reviews Pending: 96 New Cards...
View ArticleSpanish 2.0 Progress Update – 2014/04/24
Current Stats: Vocabulary Active Cards: 2174 Reviews Pending: 563 – working this down New Cards Waiting: 685 Total Cards: 9946 Conjugations Active Cards: 434 Reviews Pending: 5 New Cards Waiting: 106...
View ArticleSpanish 2.0 Progress Update – 2014/05/11
By reducing the number of new cards added each day, I have been able to reduce the number of ‘seen’ cards that are pending review down. I need to get that number down so that cards are not getting...
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