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| datsunking1 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5587 days ago 1014 posts - 1533 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Russian, Dutch, French | Message 1 of 4 27 February 2010 at 4:28am | IP Logged |
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In all honesty, I'm not very happy with where I am in Spanish. I can read fairly well, listen to music, and watch tv (Somethings I might rewind and go over again, but sooner or later it "clicks") I understand around 80% or so.
Is there anything I can do to get my fluency up? I find that I have a lot of trouble speaking spontaneously, especially with advanced tenses like haber + past participle (subjunctive etc) I've been studying German and a little Italian, and I've found that I've made a ton of progress just by studying them on my own... Ugh. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Paskwc Pentaglot Senior Member Canada Joined 5679 days ago 450 posts - 624 votes Speaks: Hindi, Urdu*, Arabic (Levantine), French, English Studies: Persian, Spanish | Message 2 of 4 27 February 2010 at 6:11am | IP Logged |
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I see two things:
1) Your passive skills are still a bit raw. 80% is certainly commendable, but it doesn't reach your own targets. In my experience, the only solution is massive exposure (as in all the time). 2) I see drilling as central to conversational fluency; maybe you can go through a few sets a day. I'm also a big fan of Splog's "connectors" approach. Connector description All in all, drilling and a temporary reliance on memorized connectors may make your conversation a bit wooden for a little while. This should eventually wear off. Edited by Paskwc on 27 February 2010 at 6:20am 3 persons have voted this message useful | |
| nescafe Senior Member Japan Joined 5411 days ago 137 posts - 227 votes | Message 3 of 4 27 February 2010 at 6:31am | IP Logged |
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A bad founation will be hardly removed, as long as you are going at Spanish. The best way to improve Spanish will be to learn German more and compare it with Spanish.
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| Johntm Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5424 days ago 616 posts - 725 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 4 of 4 27 February 2010 at 7:36am | IP Logged |
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Obviously, going to a Spanish speaking country would help a lot, or at least finding a ton of native speakers and immersing yourself. Maybe it's feasible for you this summer? Edited by Johntm on 28 February 2010 at 5:17am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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