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| aftonbladet Newbie Sweden Joined 5070 days ago 32 posts - 35 votes Studies: Spanish | Message 1 of 3 11 November 2012 at 12:44pm | IP Logged |
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After much hard work I´m currently on level V. To me it seems like an easy level compared
to the previously. I would like to hear the opinion of you that have done that level about your perception, and also for you that have done more, how does the following levels compare in difficulty to that one? 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| luke Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 7204 days ago 3133 posts - 4351 votes  Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: Esperanto, French | Message 2 of 3 11 November 2012 at 3:03pm | IP Logged |
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I found levels 5 and 6 to be a bit of a breather. It seems in the original FSI Basic Spanish course, there was a shift in thinking that having native speed audio might hinder learning, and they slowed the pace. Some of the exercises seem easier as well. In FSI Basic, this was level III (lessons 31-45). Don't worry, there is plenty to learn in level 5 and beyond. By the way, it also seems to me that when the FSI did level IV (lessons 46-55), they had a reversion on the idea of making it easier for the student and they come out with both barrels blazing.
Good luck! I found the Platiquemos/FSI courses to lay a very solid gramatical speaking foundation. Not that I'm without error by any means. I need to go back and really finish up the course. Perhaps I'll do that in 2013 or 2014. What I will say is that I can often detect gramatical errors that I would tend to never make in some non-native speakers who are quite fluent. E.G., the wife of a native speaker who clearly has passion for the language. Once one gets to a certain level, one sometimes finds communication skills are more important than grammatical perfection. That can start quite early for some, later on for others, and never for a few. That's just something I notice. For me, I will feel no shame grinding through FSI drills again and again at some point to make certain grammatical constructions instinctive. E.G, the variey of gender agreement constructions are quite solid for me in Spanish. The subjunctive is not at the same level for me. Platiquemos levels 6-8 hit the subjunctive quite a bit. On the other side of the coin, I know a Columbian immigrant who has clearly spent time working on his accent over the past few years and has moved from a rather thick to a mild accent. His grammar has improved too. I would like to be like this fellow. I.E., if we speak Spanish some years down the road, he'll pleasantly notice that I no longer make certain errors that were habitual in the past. FSI Basic Spanish and Platiquemos are good for this sort of thing. 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| James29 Diglot Senior Member United States Joined 5374 days ago 1265 posts - 2113 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish Studies: French | Message 3 of 3 12 November 2012 at 1:50am | IP Logged |
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Enjoy it when you can... lesson 47 is a monster!
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