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| JamesAE Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5035 days ago 10 posts - 10 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 1 of 12 06 February 2011 at 4:47pm | IP Logged |
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Hi, I'm here to learn Spanish. I've got very basic knowledge of it but am hoping to go all the way to fluency
(hopefully by the end of this year. I don't know if that is reasonable). I found this site and want to keep track of my progress. To learn, I've bought a frequency dictionary, a flashcard app, a copy of El País from my supermarket, a book on grammar and a phrasebook. I've also downloaded loads of Spanish news onto my iPod. If you have anyother advice, please let me know. Edited by JamesAE on 08 February 2011 at 6:23pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| James29 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5368 days ago 1265 posts - 2113 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French | Message 3 of 12 06 February 2011 at 9:51pm | IP Logged |
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Good luck James. I have been doing Spanish for a little while over a year now and I was very happy with Michel Thomas and Assimil Spanish With Ease. I would highly recommend both.
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| JamesAE Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5035 days ago 10 posts - 10 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 4 of 12 07 February 2011 at 5:05pm | IP Logged |
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¡Hola James29 y Buttons! Muchas gracias. I'll look out for those, although they do seem slightly over my
budget. I'm sure I'll be able to find some cheaply though. I've also set my iPod to Spanish so I can learn vocabulary with minimum effort. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| JamesAE Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5035 days ago 10 posts - 10 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 5 of 12 07 February 2011 at 8:45pm | IP Logged |
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I'm quite impressed by how much I can pick up from reading a newspaper and flashcarding. I'm starting to be able to read small parts of sentences and sometimes whole ones with ease. I'm following the Michel Thomas intro course when I'm walking and after those two hours, I'll start with Paul Noble Spanish (because it's cheap). It's apparently a lot like Michel Thomas.
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| JamesAE Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5035 days ago 10 posts - 10 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 6 of 12 08 February 2011 at 6:25pm | IP Logged |
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Okay, I'm no loner going to go with any of those courses because I don't concentrate enough. The problem
is I don't seem to think in a consecutive way. I like to approach things from all angles. So now, I'm going to crack on with El País and SBS radio podcast. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| JamesAE Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5035 days ago 10 posts - 10 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 7 of 12 11 February 2011 at 8:45pm | IP Logged |
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I've been doing all I've said and now I am going to read my frequency dictionary. All the unknown words, I'm going to make flashcards from them.
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| JamesAE Newbie United Kingdom Joined 5035 days ago 10 posts - 10 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish | Message 8 of 12 26 February 2011 at 1:08pm | IP Logged |
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Okay, I haven't updated in a while but soon I am to do a post written in just Spanish, so you can judge my efforts. I have found a site called LingQ which is really helping (I wonder if I can put my banner on this site) and also a site called Lenguajero, which I have yet to try out. Here is a link to LingQ:
http://www.lingq.com/learn/es/welcome/ Lenguajero: http://www.lenguajero.com/ Edited by JamesAE on 26 February 2011 at 1:09pm 1 person has voted this message useful |
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