I am interested in learing to speak Spanish, is anyone familiar with the Rosetta Stone teaching discs? They are extremely expensive, but may be worth it if they are really good.
JMO of course, but I feel that learning a foreign language for most people is pretty hard work, and these "learn it easily" products seem attractive because they tout how easy it is. And, for most people, it isn't.
Learning a foreign language is memorization, just like your native language. You have to know the proper tense, usage, etc, which, let's face it, is done by memorization. I have heard that the best way to learn is to put yourself in surroundings where you have to speak the language.
You might check into a local college and see if they have classes in Spanish. Our local college has night classes in Spanish and French.
fj12ryder wrote: JMO of course, but I feel that learning a foreign language for most people is pretty hard work, and these "learn it easily" products seem attractive because they tout how easy it is. And, for most people, it isn't.
Learning a foreign language is memorization, just like your native language. You have to know the proper tense, usage, etc, which, let's face it, is done by memorization. I have heard that the best way to learn is to put yourself in surroundings where you have to speak the language.
You might check into a local college and see if they have classes in Spanish. Our local college has night classes in Spanish and French.
WOW!! I just checked out the prices!!
I took a conversational Spanish class at our local cc, and I still cannot speak Spanish. As you say memorization is part of the process and immersion is the other part. When the class is only once a week and you do not have any Spanish speaking friends to practice with, that leave one of these types of systems to learn from.
BTW trying to get into the regular begining Spanish clas is almost impossible for our CC, i've tried three times. Every time they have been full.
Years ago I studied German in college. It was easy to learn since it is the derivative language for English. I was allowed to tape the class as it progressed so I kept the complete class on video tape. You might want to try that option.
Good luck.
Frank
You're in Texas, just go down the any town on the Rio Grande, you'll have to learn Spanish REAL quick. No stones needed.
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