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| oceankyle Newbie United States Joined 5244 days ago 28 posts - 32 votes Speaks: English* | Message 9 of 19 16 August 2010 at 4:10am | IP Logged | ||
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Well I haven't had time to thoroughly search this question yet but:
When I eat I usually watch tv. So I was thinking of watching some Spanish TV or Movies during this time. Problem is I don't understand much. My comprehension of speaking is poor right now so I would think a program without captions would be best. Any good TV shows for someone who doesn't know much Spanish? I'm halfway through Pimsleur #2 and my vocab is decent so I know some. Edited by oceankyle on 16 August 2010 at 4:10am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| Cainntear Pentaglot Senior Member Scotland linguafrankly.blogsp Joined 6014 days ago 4399 posts - 7687 votes  Speaks: Lowland Scots, English*, French, Spanish, Scottish Gaelic Studies: Catalan, Italian, German, Irish, Welsh | Message 10 of 19 16 August 2010 at 11:52am | IP Logged | ||
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Watching foreign TV while eating is really difficult because the sound of food in your mouth stops you hearing properly. It's not such a big deal in your native language as your brain knows how to fill in the gaps based on long experience in the language, but without that knowledge, you'll be lost.
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| oceankyle Newbie United States Joined 5244 days ago 28 posts - 32 votes Speaks: English* | Message 11 of 19 17 August 2010 at 2:58am | IP Logged | ||
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That makes sense, thanks for the response.
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| Desacrator48 Groupie United States Joined 5311 days ago 93 posts - 127 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, French | Message 12 of 19 17 August 2010 at 7:45pm | IP Logged | ||
Haha, this is true for me too! And I thought I might be the only one. It's tough when you are eating something crunchy like cereal and you just hear *crunch, crunch, crunch* in your head and can't really make out what is being said in your foreign language. Also, even if it's something soft, if you constantly have to bend your head down to the plate or look where you put your fork, you will be distracted enough at times. The crunchy noises and the distractions of eating a tasty meal won't affect you when watching a TV in your own language, like the previous poster said, because your brain automatically fills in the missing gaps and you never pay attention...to...every...word...that...is...said...because.. .that...is...not...effective...human...listening....comprehe nsion 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| global_gizzy Senior Member United States maxcollege.blogspot. Joined 5706 days ago 275 posts - 310 votes Studies: Spanish | Message 13 of 19 20 August 2010 at 7:59am | IP Logged | ||
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Pimsleur, I was under the impression teaches "Castelano de Espa'na" I dont have an international keyboard...:(
I'm also facing the same dilemma as the OP. I'm using Pimsleur (this time I'm double teaming it, doing it with a freind. 1 lesson a day for 100 days straight! I will finish all 4 levels before New Years, mwahahaha!) But I also have Teach Yourself Spanish and several Videos from the library and several workbooks and study books at the house that I own. As for watching TV in a foriegn language, many dvds can be played (with or without captions) in Spanish and sometimes French. Check how many in your collection can be played in Spanish. I'll be taking Spanish III (OR Intermediate Spanish I. depeding on who you ask) This fall in School also along with lots of independent study. Edited by global_gizzy on 20 August 2010 at 8:00am 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| hypersport Senior Member United States Joined 5884 days ago 216 posts - 307 votes Studies: Spanish | Message 14 of 19 21 August 2010 at 5:49am | IP Logged | ||
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Watching tv in your target language is a great tool. If you're serious about learning Spanish switch your satellite package to a Latino one and stop watching American tv. My package from Dish has around 40 Spanish channels I think.
So what if you don't hear every word while you're eating. You need that input as much as possible. To the point that you can hear a commercial while you're brushing your teeth and you know what they're saying because you've seen and heard it 100 times already. Yeah right now you don't understand hardly anything, but that will change with enough exposure. The news, sports, discovery, history, home improvement, music, movies, everything that you're watching now in English you can watch in Spanish. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| oceankyle Newbie United States Joined 5244 days ago 28 posts - 32 votes Speaks: English* | Message 15 of 19 21 August 2010 at 3:46pm | IP Logged | ||
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Anything in particular good for beginners? Maybe something I can listen to while cleaning
or cooking? Pimsleurs I have to pay too much attention to to do while doing these tasks. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||
| hypersport Senior Member United States Joined 5884 days ago 216 posts - 307 votes Studies: Spanish | Message 16 of 19 21 August 2010 at 5:33pm | IP Logged | ||
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Utilisima is a channel that recently made its way to Dish. Not sure if Directtv has it.
Massive amount of programming from fashion to cooking to homes and crafts. Very little music in the way of the speakers and almost all of the shows are really easy to understand. If you decide to start watching Spanish tv and you are dedicated, you'll go through some stages. In the beginning you're not going to understand much. Try to not let it discourage you. You will start recognizing stuff and you'll be translating it into English. This is something else that you have to get through. The breakthrough will be when you are thinking in Spanish and you quit translating what you're hearing. The key here is massive input. All the time. And this is just another tool that you are using. If you are doing a course, reading books, writing, practicing speaking and listening to podcasts then watching tv in Spanish will come much faster. 2 persons have voted this message useful |
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