Spanish is one of those languages that you never regret learning because of the enormous literature of not only Spain, but also South American countries where Spanish is still a dominant language. Again, Spain is a great place to live in, be it for your job or as a tourist. These definitely make learning Spanish worthwhile. Besides taking classes or teaching the language to you, chat en espanol can indeed be a great method.
As we all know, fluency with a language comes through reading books, watching movies. However, this is limited to the fluency in understanding. Chatting in the language that you are trying to learn can be indeed of great help for learners, especially with a language as Spanish that in which finding people to chat with are never difficult to find. You do not have the time to watch movies in Spanish or read books- how can you learn. Again, chat en espanol comes as a boon. You get two advantages if you attempt learning Spanish if you know English. One is that the script is the same- well, almost!
The second is that the pronunciation is quite similar to English, in fact, there are a few common words meaning the same in Spanish and English. Conversing in Spanish is a great way to learn the language. However, if you do not have the opportunity to reside in Spain, you can get hold of a few chat friends online and text chat with them. You could also use voice chat facilities if your messenger supports them. Chatting with Spanish people, will not only help you learn or improve your skills with the language but also give you a decent idea of knowing the culture that is unique to Spain? With democracy the world over, Spain still maintains its lineage of monarchy. Besides, Spain has been the seat of various thought processes, philosophies and theories, which give you an intellectual insight.
The Spanish cuisine is also one of the most mouth watering in the world and you can know about all these and many more things as the Spanish lifestyle, the festivities, celebrations and priorities that they hold in their lives. All these come in a simple platter once you show in the chat room that you are interested in Spain- its heritage and culture. Chan en espanol saves a lot of your money and time as well because you do not have to attend extra classes for learning the language. You do not either have to sit and search and read about the Spanish lifestyle over the internet. Chatting is a medium that is more simplified and can be retained by the brain. Besides, it gives very simple and realistic details that most literature over the internet fails to note. Besides, you always have the online advantage of time flexibility and can chat as per your convenience. The chat rooms are always swarming with people and it should not be very difficult to find yourself a perfect teacher.
How To Learn Foreign Language
After studying around 30 minutes French or German I start to get tedious and anxious. It has always been like this, and not just for languages, but for almost everything: math, chemistry, programming, etc. About a year ago, I found a really good way of studying languages, which never got me tired or anxious.
I've always been a computer geek and always loved to play computer video games. Someday, when I started wondering about things (usually this happens in bathroom...), I started questioning myself how did I learned English (I'm from Mexico, so my first language is Spanish). A good percentage of my English was learned at school, but what I discovered was that most of my English came from video games, especially RPG's (Role Playing Game). Then, a marvelous idea came to my mind: why not do the same with French and/or German? Immediately I began my search for some games.
After a good research, I remembered I had a game called The Secret of Monkey Island, the CD version, which came in several languages. I began playing it in Italian (I didn't know any Italian, 0%, nada), and after around 30 minutes, I noticed I started to understand a lot of words. After beating the game in 2 days, I was able to talk some Italian (just some... I wouldn't survive in Italy... or maybe I would, but just because the Spanish is like a brother to the Italian). Then, I decided to start the game again (damn, I love that game), and during this second time I was able to understand around 70% of what the characters were saying. And after beating it the second time, I started it in German. Well, I guess you got the point by now.
The most important thing about this technique isn't how fast I started to get a catch about the words, grammar, etc., but how long I lasted playing the game! When I study French the classical way, I only last about 30 minutes without a headache... when I study French playing a video game, I only last... well, I'd last until I gotta go to college.
If you believe you can stand against studying languages the classical way, do it! You'll learn in a better quality way. But if you are struggling because of all those headaches, I recommend to try this out.
Don't have a video game to start studying? Well, you can download The Secret of Monkey Island. This game is so old they made it abandonware (it's free). Or you can buy a video game which comes in several languages.
If you don't like video games, or you're really lazy to be playing one, you could try listening to music in that language. I learned a lot of German just by listening to bands like Rammstein.
I hope this technique will be useful for you. Remember, once you have acquired some vocabulary and understood somewhat the grammar of that foreign language, I recommend you to start practicing it as much as you can!
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