This article looks at some of the first steps that you might want to think about taking when learning Spanish. It introduces some of the differences between how English and Spanish is used and makes the point, that early on it is best not to get to bogged down with these differences.
Learning Spanish – Mental Preparation (A Guide to Learning Spanish)
This second article offers some advice to those thinking of learning Spanish. It makes the point that the entire learning process could take a long time and that it would be wise to fully prepare for this before beginning.
Learning Spanish – Part 5 – Using Text Books to Their Full Potential
In this article I talk about some of my experiences during the early stages of my Spanish studies. I talk specifically about a certain Spanish text book that I used. In retrospect I would have used this text book to its full potential!
Part 4 – Learning “Parrot Fashion” or Learning Spanish Grammar?
This articles looks at two different general approaches that can be adopted when trying to learn Spanish. The first is learning “parrot fashion” and the second is by learning Spanish grammar. The most important thing to remember is to keep the human brain enthused. Therefore a mixture of both approaches is probably the best policy.