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| akprocks Senior Member United States Joined 5096 days ago 178 posts - 258 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: German | Message 1 of 5 06 February 2011 at 11:40pm | IP Logged |
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I'm going to Puerto Rico this June and will stay with family there for a few weeks. What I'm wondering is how can I make the most of this opportunity to improve my Spanish the most? What techniques do you guys use when undergoing immersion?
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| polyglHot Pentaglot Senior Member Norway Joined 4876 days ago 173 posts - 229 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, English, German, Spanish, Indonesian Studies: Russian | Message 2 of 5 07 February 2011 at 7:07am | IP Logged |
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Just 1: Don't speak English!
(Don't write it, no cellphone, no TV, no computer etc.) 1 person has voted this message useful | |
 Iversen Super Polyglot Moderator Denmark berejst.dk Joined 6513 days ago 9078 posts - 16473 votes Speaks: Danish*, French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Esperanto, Romanian, Catalan Studies: Afrikaans, Greek, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Icelandic, Latin, Irish, Lowland Scots, Indonesian, Polish, Croatian Personal Language Map | Message 3 of 5 07 February 2011 at 1:03pm | IP Logged |
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just one or two more:
1) carry a small notebook (paper or digital) and write things down, 2) listen and look attentively and specifically for things that deserve to be jotted down 1 person has voted this message useful | |
 Fasulye Heptaglot Winner TAC 2012 Moderator Germany fasulyespolyglotblog Joined 5657 days ago 5460 posts - 6006 votes 1 sounds Speaks: German*, DutchC1, EnglishB2, French, Italian, Spanish, Esperanto Studies: Latin, Danish, Norwegian, Turkish Personal Language Map | Message 4 of 5 07 February 2011 at 1:54pm | IP Logged |
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I have also experience with staying with host families in foreign countries. My advice is to take part in the family life actively and communicate with the family members a lot. Take notes of the new words you encounter and ask a lot of questions about the culture, the country etc. to show your serious interest.
Fasulye Edited by Fasulye on 07 February 2011 at 1:55pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| polyglHot Pentaglot Senior Member Norway Joined 4876 days ago 173 posts - 229 votes Speaks: Norwegian*, English, German, Spanish, Indonesian Studies: Russian | Message 5 of 5 07 February 2011 at 7:11pm | IP Logged |
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I beg to differ Iversen - don't jot things down. It's time to actually start
speaking If it's only for a few weeks speaking and listening should be the number 1 priority. 1 person has voted this message useful |
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