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Learn To Speak Spanish
Travel Spanish or survival Spanish. A big conversation or just the nicieties. Come along with us as we learn to speak Spanish. Whether you are a beginner or a fluent speaker, you are welcome as we help each other become proficient.
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Welcome to LEARN TO SPEAK SPANISH
Spanish is spoken by a large number of the world's population. Join us as we learn this vibrant and colorful language.
Whether you are a beginner or a fluent speaker, you are in the right place as we all learn together.
One excellent website that offers free instruction can be found at: www.studyspanish.com view link
Bienvenidos.
about 1 month ago
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Roll Call
OK, gang. I am trying to get a feel for who is still active in this group. By active, I mean, who visits here fairly regularly, even if they don't post.
Please sign in here on this thread and say hi, so we know who is still alive and kicking. I will be deleting anyone I don't hear from after a week. If I make a mistake and drop someone who wishes to remain a member, they can always rejoin the group.
Please sign in here on this thread and say hi, so we know who is still alive and kicking. I will be deleting anyone I don't hear from after a week. If I make a mistake and drop someone who wishes to remain a member, they can always rejoin the group.
Hola to Our New Members
Forgive me. I have down and out with the flu. In fact, I am still sick. I hate being sick. But let me take a moment to welcome our new members with my dying breath. I am sure it is my dying breath. So happy to have you in our group. Our formal 'classes' will start September 3. Meanwhile, why don't you tell us a little about yourselves?
Now I am going back to bed.
Now I am going back to bed.
Good to See All Your Smiling Faces
Looks like we have an eager group ready to dig in and learn some Spanish, me right along with you. My Spanish sucks, even though I have lived in Mexico for almost ten years. But I have an excuse. Ready for it? I teach English, and spend most of my day speaking English. And when I go out into the community, many people automatically assume I am a gringa (gee, wonder why?) and try out their handful of English words on me. So, I am not often compelled to use my Spanish. It is rather amazing, actually, that one can get buy in a foreign country with so little of their language.
But now we are going to rectify that, and buckle down and learn to speak Spanish.
Good to see some folks here that I know from other groups.
Remember, those of you who have a higher level, jump right in and correct us lower level types. That is why we are here ...... to learn. It doesn't help us for you more advanced speakers to be diplomatic and polite and ignore our errors.
Tuesday is coming. Get your notebooks ready.
But now we are going to rectify that, and buckle down and learn to speak Spanish.
Good to see some folks here that I know from other groups.
Remember, those of you who have a higher level, jump right in and correct us lower level types. That is why we are here ...... to learn. It doesn't help us for you more advanced speakers to be diplomatic and polite and ignore our errors.
Tuesday is coming. Get your notebooks ready.
jugeebean Welcome
jugeebean welcome to the group. Hope to hear from you and find out where you are at in your Spanish.
We Will Begin Our Formal Study on Sept. 3
In the Announcement section of the group is a link to a free online course. We will begin to work with this course, starting from the beginning and clawing our way to the end. LOL
We will begin on Tuesday, September 3. That should give us (OK, me) time to organize it and decide just how we will attack it. Everyone should be prepared to do the exercises and I will try to provide additional exercises for practice.
Since we will be systematically working our way through the lesson plan, it should not present too much of a problem for people who cannot check in daily, or who have to miss a day here or there. They can simply start where they left off and catch up with the group.
Sound good?
We will begin on Tuesday, September 3. That should give us (OK, me) time to organize it and decide just how we will attack it. Everyone should be prepared to do the exercises and I will try to provide additional exercises for practice.
Since we will be systematically working our way through the lesson plan, it should not present too much of a problem for people who cannot check in daily, or who have to miss a day here or there. They can simply start where they left off and catch up with the group.
Sound good?
The Way to Proceed With This Group
I have been pondering the best way to proceed with this group. I am so appreciative of Colgringo's WOTD posts, and Ceide's wonderful lessons and corrections, but I am beginning to think we need something with more structure.
I teach English here in Mexico. And I don't teach it by offering random pieces of information. I have a structured course that starts with the absolute basics and works it's way forward. Of course, as children, we don't learn a language that way, we are simply surrounded by the language and we pick it up. But that is because our brains are hardwired to learn a language by absorption until we are mid teens. Then that window of opportunity closes, and we are forced to 'study' a language and for that we need some structure.
As I understand it, the original premise of the group was to work along with the free lessons that are in the link in the announcement section. Perhaps we should go back to that, and now that we have two Spanish speakers among us, Sarita and Ceide, we could do those lessons knowing we have someone to correct our mistakes and add to the lessons as we go.
I would like your input and thoughts on all this. What is your opinion?
I teach English here in Mexico. And I don't teach it by offering random pieces of information. I have a structured course that starts with the absolute basics and works it's way forward. Of course, as children, we don't learn a language that way, we are simply surrounded by the language and we pick it up. But that is because our brains are hardwired to learn a language by absorption until we are mid teens. Then that window of opportunity closes, and we are forced to 'study' a language and for that we need some structure.
As I understand it, the original premise of the group was to work along with the free lessons that are in the link in the announcement section. Perhaps we should go back to that, and now that we have two Spanish speakers among us, Sarita and Ceide, we could do those lessons knowing we have someone to correct our mistakes and add to the lessons as we go.
I would like your input and thoughts on all this. What is your opinion?
New Here
Hello, I did have 2 years of Spanish in High School in 1971 thru 1973
that was a very long time ago... all my children had taken Spanish and my daughter can speak Spanish and German. I would like to learn Spanish, as my daughter
has moved to Texas and she was never real patient with her Silly Mommy. LOL
Just wanted to say Hi and that I am ready to learn :-)
that was a very long time ago... all my children had taken Spanish and my daughter can speak Spanish and German. I would like to learn Spanish, as my daughter
has moved to Texas and she was never real patient with her Silly Mommy. LOL
Just wanted to say Hi and that I am ready to learn :-)
Esta es mi primer mensaje
Hace 2 años que yo estudiaba español. Yo hace 2 intercambios de español y íngles por semana ahora. Tambíen a veces yo envio correos electrónicos a mi hija porque ella habla español muy bueno. Es dificil pero le me divierto. Es un pasatiempo para mí. Yo trato de leer los mensajes cada día pero no es posible a veces. Muchas gracias por su ayuda.
I would like to join!
Buenas tardes--
I have been away on a vacation for awhile, and have just read of this group. I am working as a volunteer teaching English to Hispanic adults. I have been wanting to improve on my Spanish, so this learning process works both ways for me. As a part of this volunteer work, this is the first time I have actually been able to speak Spanish to another adult, although I have studied it for quite sometime.
I am very interested in what this group will be doing. Those messages in Spanish will prompt be to look up words that I am not familiar with.
Thank you for this opportunity.
Eduk8er60
I have been away on a vacation for awhile, and have just read of this group. I am working as a volunteer teaching English to Hispanic adults. I have been wanting to improve on my Spanish, so this learning process works both ways for me. As a part of this volunteer work, this is the first time I have actually been able to speak Spanish to another adult, although I have studied it for quite sometime.
I am very interested in what this group will be doing. Those messages in Spanish will prompt be to look up words that I am not familiar with.
Thank you for this opportunity.
Eduk8er60
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