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Necronos Newbie United States Joined 4620 days ago 37 posts - 41 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish	Message 1 of 3 26 March 2012 at 1:32am \| IP Logged
	My name is Jeremy, also known as Necronos, and I'm new here. I'm from Ireland but have been living in the US for 12 years. I've know about the site for a few years and have used it many times as a resource.It is now serving as an inspiration to finally get moving and dedicate myself to learning all the languages that I've dreamed about all my life. Right now, I've recently re-started to learn Spanish. I'm working in a prison with many native and non-native Spanish speakers and it would help me out greatly to be able to understand them in while they are speaking Spanish, as well as increase my odds of getting promoted. While in school, many years ago, I learned Irish but I am not very fluent in the language. I've also learned German for 3 years but can't do much more than understand some of Nena's '99 Luftballons'. Currently I'm using some books for Spanish beginners along with some Android apps for learning the language. I've access to the FSI courses on Spanish, but I've not started with them yet. I'm also close to acquiring some Pimsleur material too. That's me... 1 person has voted this message useful
iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5253 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French)	Message 2 of 3 26 March 2012 at 2:06am \| IP Logged
	Welcome to the forum, Jeremy! I think that too many materials early on can be overwhelming at the start. Try to choose two main resources to use and stick with them. Don't worry about acquiring slang vocabulary/constructions initially. Try to build a good base in standard Spanish and later the more informal language will come more easily. There are many paths to learning a language through self-study. You must discover on your own what works for you. Once you do, be persistent. Do something in the language everyday and you will reach your goal. Try to get a copy of Barry Farber's book "How To Learn Any Language" ($5 on ebay). The book has loads of good advice even though it was written just before the internet. Just adjust the old school techniques to modern times. ¡Buena suerte con tus estudios! 1 person has voted this message useful
Serpent Octoglot Senior Member Russian Federation serpent-849.livejour Joined 6588 days ago 9753 posts - 15779 votes 4 sounds Speaks: Russian*, English, Finnish^C1, Latin, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese Studies: Danish, Romanian, Polish, Belarusian, Ukrainian, Croatian, Slovenian, Catalan, Czech, Galician, Dutch, Swedish	Message 3 of 3 26 March 2012 at 9:23pm \| IP Logged
	Seconding. Especially, find out whether your local library has Pimsleur before getting it. It's quite expensive and perhaps overrated, especially as you're no longer a beginner. If you can give it a try for free, sure. If not, better try something else. There's way too much English there, and as your main goal appears to be listening comprehension, it's better to just listen to more native materials. TV, music, movies, podcasts... See the various techniques listed here: http://learnanylanguage.wikia.com/wiki/Category:Techniques IMO, what you do is far more important than which course you use. 1 person has voted this message useful

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