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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 13 05 February 2010 at 1:50am | IP Logged | ||
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Well I take AP Spanish online as a course in high school. I love the language, but taking this class is horrible. (I can't quit or change the class now.)
I've just learned I have a write a 4 page paper on a Latin American writer (in Spanish). Although I love the language, this is not what I'd like to be doing. UGH. :( Can anyone suggest a popular Latin American author? I need an easy one so that finding information won't be difficult :D American language education....I give it a thumbs down. :D -Jordan Edited by datsunking1 on 05 February 2010 at 2:02am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| MegatronFilm Triglot Senior Member United States peligrosa.tumblr.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5940 days ago 130 posts - 275 votes Speaks: English*, SpanishC2, French Studies: Portuguese, Mandarin, Japanese | Message 2 of 13 05 February 2010 at 2:18am | IP Logged | ||
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Pablo Neruda, Isabelle Allende or Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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| goosefrabbas Triglot Pro Member United States Joined 6370 days ago 393 posts - 475 votes Speaks: English*, French, Spanish Studies: German, Italian Personal Language Map | Message 3 of 13 05 February 2010 at 3:15am | IP Logged | ||
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Marquez is my favourite. Borges and Cortazar are good too. :)
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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 4 of 13 05 February 2010 at 3:22am | IP Logged | ||
I'll be sure to check them all out :D This will really be a test of my Spanish ability, this is a pretty abstract topic :D 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| kyssäkaali Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5555 days ago 203 posts - 376 votes Speaks: English*, Finnish | Message 5 of 13 05 February 2010 at 4:56am | IP Logged | ||
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Ha, at least you're using the language. I remember our high school Spanish classes being conducted entirely in English, and in my last year of Spanish I remember a typical day consisted of writing a 1-page journal entry entirely in English and using our dictionary to translate no more than 10 words into Spanish. Oh, but how could I forget watching Matilda in Spanish (which everyone slept through) and having Spanish food day where the teacher brought us food from whatever country she hailed from without even telling us the names of the dishes in Spanish. All I remember from that class is ñame (yam) and papas fritas (french fries).
Keep doing things you enjoy in the language on the side. Never lose hope :D Edited by kyssäkaali on 05 February 2010 at 4:57am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| hypersport Senior Member United States Joined 5883 days ago 216 posts - 307 votes Studies: Spanish | Message 6 of 13 05 February 2010 at 5:59am | IP Logged | ||
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When I first started learning Spanish I wrote a lot. And I didn't do it because I was required to, I did it because I knew it was another essential piece of the learning process and that it was going to drive stuff that much deeper into my brain. I did it because I wanted to learn Spanish and be able to speak it with native speakers.
If you want to learn Spanish, look at this as an opportunity to learn more and get better. The fun factor wears off quickly. When this happens, you'll know if you've got what it takes or not to put the work in every single day for as long as it takes to reach the goal. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Johntm Senior Member United StatesRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5424 days ago 616 posts - 725 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 7 of 13 05 February 2010 at 6:11am | IP Logged | ||
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That's not good to hear. Maybe when typing it you could translate each sentence in your head to one of the other languages you are learning. Or try and make some sort of game out of it.
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 meramarina Diglot Moderator United States Joined 5969 days ago 1341 posts - 2303 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: German, Italian, French Personal Language Map | Message 8 of 13 05 February 2010 at 6:52am | IP Logged | ||
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Yes, in language-learning, the fun mysteriously vanishes when it's a chore and not a choice! It will be back soon!
It's a good way to improve your written Spanish, so don't think of it as wasted time. As you already know, language-learners must acquire many skills: listening, speaking reading, and writing. Is this assignment no fun because you were making so much independent progress, for example, in speaking, and now it's hard to be told what to do? I think I would feel like that! But still, you can get something out of it. Even though you'll be using writing rather than other skills to complete this task, your other skills with benefit from this. You will probably learn some new words and phrases, and you can put them into your active vocabulary. Then, you"ll recognize them in reading and use them in speaking. Plus, to write correctly, you have to slow down and pay close attention to grammar, and that should improve all the skills you need to become fluent. And even if the assignment turns out to be a dud, you know that you"ll return to self-study language-learning as soon as possible Here is a link to information about Latin American writers: Latin American Writers I'd go for Pablo Neruda: his work is a good read and not difficult or boring. And there is a ton of information about him on wikipedia. Good luck with your paper! I have had a few too many of these in my life! 1 person has voted this message useful |
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