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Learning Spanish need not involve the drudgery of learning endless verbs and grammar, though that has its place if

you desire to become really fluent in the Spanish language. What is required though is your real commitment to a

goal of being able to converse confidently in Spanish.

You must have a real desire to learn the Spanish language in order to become motivated and to stay motivated. You

should have in mind a particular reason for learning Spanish. Is it to further your business or work prospects? Are

you going on holiday to a Spanish speaking country? Do you want to communicate with Spanish speaking friends or

neighbours? Perhaps you would like to watch Spanish Movies or read Spanish books. Whatever the reason, keeping your

goal firmly in front of you will help maintain your motivation.

It is also a good idea to break your main goal of learning Spanish into a series of smaller steps and set a time

frame in which to reach each of those steps. There will be times when the going gets tough, but keeping your goals

in mind will help you to stay focused. Also as you master each of the steps your feeling of achievement will

continue to grow.

The Spanish language being phonetically excellent means you will find little difficulty with pronunciation. Also

because many words have been borrowed from the Spanish language, English speaking students will find they already

understand the meaning of many of them.

As a student of the Spanish language you will find you don't just learn words, you learn how to put them into

context. You will focus on sentence structure (not just vocabulary) along with complimentary words to form phrases

and sentences.

You can find lots of free help by doing a search on Google, but unless you are extremely motivated these will only

take you part way towards your goal.

Some useful tips for studying the Spanish language, (or any language):

" Make a realistic lesson plan-any good course will include plans which you can if necessary modify to suit your

needs.

" Put audio tapes on to an Ipod or similar so you can listen to them at your convenience -while you are on a bus or

train traveling to or from work.

" Work through the course systematically. This is better than picking out parts of it. Courses are designed to

build your understanding and confidence in an organized way.

" Use flash cards.

" Some courses include games you can play which make it fun to learn new words.

" Make a practice of spending time each day learning the language, even if it is only 10 or 15 minutes it will keep

your mind focused on your goal of learning Spanish.

" Listen to podcasts about learning the Spanish language. Again a search on Google will provide you with choices.

" Practice reading out loud. Find an area or room where you will not be disturbed and read sections of the language

aloud. It will build your confidence and fluency in speaking Spanish.

To get a well structured course, flexible enough to cater to your individual needs and which includes enthusiastic

support, it is better to invest in a paid course. While some can be quite costly there are also excellent courses

which won't cost you the earth. Courses which you can download from the internet will, in general, cost less than

formal courses offered by a school or private tutor and provide excellent value for your money.

If you wish just to be able to carry on a casual conversation, there are programs available which offer an

interesting and fun approach to the job of learning to speak Spanish. You can quickly learn sufficient every-day

language to enable you to enjoy your travels to Spain or to Latin American countries.

For your job, to talk to friends and neighbours, communicate with pen pals; learning Spanish can bring you much

pleasure and satisfaction.

Norm Pavelka.

Spanish is a popular language to study as a second language because it is relatively easy to learn and it opens up

exciting new vistas to those who make the effort to learn it. Learning Spanish should easy and fun.

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